A credible insider suggests that a big design change in the upcoming Xbox handheld console may allow it to natively run PlayStation games.

It's also mentioned in the report that Xbox is prototyping handheld consoles, which has been assumed but not confirmed by Microsoft so far. Recently, Xbox's Phil Spence r said he "loved" the idea of building a device in the future.

It’s said that the device builds on the PlayStation Portal, which was originally designed as something akin to this before moving to streaming.

Beyond December’s “Indiana Jones and the Great Circle,” upcoming “Avowed” and older “Fallout” and “Halo” titles make sense for PS5

While the PlayStation Portal offered a way to play PS5 games remotely, it wasn’t a standalone handheld. In fact, it’s been about 14 years since the PS Vita appeared, and now, according to a report from Bloomberg,

Sony is looking to get in on the handheld console action, with a console they're hoping to rival the Nintendo Switch with.

Sony is reportedly considering a new handheld console to rival the Nintendo Switch. The Japanese tech giant has created portable devices in the past, such as the PlayStation Portable (PSP) and the PlayStation Portal Remote Player for its PlayStation 5 (PS5) console,