PlayStation has seemingly appointed Apple Arcades former content boss to lead its mobile push

ABizzel19h ago

@rayford15

I get that, and I will say I don’t think a PStab would be a huge seller even on mobile carriers, having 5G, and being able to be purchased on installments (I’d say it’ll sell anywhere from 20m – 40m). It’ll be more of a companion device (like Steam Deck) than a main gaming platform at this point (in comparison to something like Switch/Switch 2).

But as far as what it need to do “exclusively” I don’t think it really needs to do much beyond natively supporting PS games. Mobile tech is about to enter “desktop” territory with the steam deck is a prime example of that. It uses the same basic hardware instructions and components the PS5, SX, and SS use just half the CPU cores and significantly less GPU cores, so an upgrade 5nm PSTab with 12 GPU cores would basically be a 1440p OLED tab, that plays 1080p PS4 quality games but can also play some 720p PS5 games or stream all PS5 games at 1440p.

But to make it a better overall experience and elevate it above what other tablets can currently do, I’d say have built in companion hardware and software that allows it to talk to the PS5 directly and function as a second screen/controller in-game like the Wii-U and PSP did. Not to mention some cool VR things can be done with this.

Smaller things

*5G support and an improved Remote Play link to let you have direct access to your PS5 at all times.
*Possible built in controls / Instant Dual-Sense connectivity.
*Better overall price / value in comparison to iPads, and micro SD card support for game library
*Potential to be added to a phone plan for easier purchase options, in comparison to a Switch 2
*Better GPU performance than Steam Deck / iPads with 5nm (up to 12 GPU cores)
*If built on Linux / Android (significantly better emulation capability…a huge selling point of Steam Deck)

PlayStation has seemingly appointed Apple Arcades former content boss to lead its mobile push
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