Tuesday, May 30th 2023
Sony PlayStation "Project Q" Handheld Battery Life Reported to be 3-4 Hours
Insider Gamer's past predictions about a Remote Play-enabled PlayStation handheld rang true last week when Sony announced Project Q - teaser material points to this fancy accessory integrating into the PS5 ecosystem. Technical details were not explored in any depth during last week's Sony showcase, but it is clear that the controller and 8-inch screen combo will be capable of streaming content via WiFi from a host PS5 console.
Insider Gaming's Tom Henderson has gathered more details from his inside sources, and released leaked information about the remote play device's operation time on a single charge (late last week): "Prepare yourselves, because Insider Gaming understands that the Project Q battery life will be around 3-4 hours. Yup, you read that right. At least Project Q is on brand with the DualSense having a short battery life, I guess. If the retail version of Project Q does indeed have a 3-4 hour battery life, then the handheld might be a hard sell for Sony. Already people are skeptical of its success, with the handheld only being used with Remote Play." Henderson has been informed that the accessory is slated for a November launch, but he opines that Sony should carefully consider their pricing strategy in the interim: "Ultimately though, I think the success of Project Q will depend on its price. A $200 or less price tag could see the accessory sell in strong numbers, but PlayStation has been notorious for having high price tags on its products."
Sources:
Insider Gaming, Kit Guru
Insider Gaming's Tom Henderson has gathered more details from his inside sources, and released leaked information about the remote play device's operation time on a single charge (late last week): "Prepare yourselves, because Insider Gaming understands that the Project Q battery life will be around 3-4 hours. Yup, you read that right. At least Project Q is on brand with the DualSense having a short battery life, I guess. If the retail version of Project Q does indeed have a 3-4 hour battery life, then the handheld might be a hard sell for Sony. Already people are skeptical of its success, with the handheld only being used with Remote Play." Henderson has been informed that the accessory is slated for a November launch, but he opines that Sony should carefully consider their pricing strategy in the interim: "Ultimately though, I think the success of Project Q will depend on its price. A $200 or less price tag could see the accessory sell in strong numbers, but PlayStation has been notorious for having high price tags on its products."
5 Comments on Sony PlayStation "Project Q" Handheld Battery Life Reported to be 3-4 Hours
Really now, cant they make is a bit thicker and heavier but have 10+ hours of runtime?
It all comes down to the games available and what Sony can do with it. Nintendo, for all of its faults, made some unique games on the Wii U system that really took advantage of that 2nd screen. I fondly remember the "Mario Chase" game from Nintendoland (2012 Wii U title), for example. No other system could have delivered that experience. I also remember the Dreamcast controller memory-packs that had little pets and mini-games inside of them, and have many hours of fun on those little things.
I'll need more details: like how does Sony plan to innovate from this platform? If its just a crappy NVidia Shield or worser Steam Deck, then they'll have issues. But with PS5 integration plus an army of video game developers, surely they can find out a creative application of some kind?
Playstation has a game streaming service "competing" (not really) with xcloud but there was not a single mention of it being compatible, to the contrary they said you have to have the game installed on the ps5 (maybe that changes who knows). It's like they're begging to be flamed, who allowed this terrible idea to get off the planning phase as is!?
It's an absolute joke of a product that will most probably be expensive as fuck for the short duration of time during which it will be sold before being swiftly discontinued.