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PSP2, Switch 2 and an Xbox handheld... a brighter portable future?

Poll results: your dream next PlayStation portable device

Last week, I ran a Twitter poll on what Sony, if it could ever be bothered to compete with the Switch in the market it gave away (so... unlikely) could produce next as a portable...
Some of the comments included:

"I want it to be to the PS5 what the Vita was to the PS3"

"Compatible with PS3 and earlier. Including PSP and PSV. R2, L2, R3 and L3. 720p. Some ports from PS4"

"Where’s the PS4 level graphics option? That’s be the next step haha"

Over 200 people responded and its a narrow win with a simple majority voting for a fully portable PS2/PS3 system. Imagine the power of a modern mobile-gaming console and a well-thought out emulator bringing all those cool lower-poly games to life with filters and up-scaling.

Emulator RCPS3 is already a well regarded app that can do great things in full HD, and Sony showed it will (badly) use emulators, as with the half-baked PlayStation mini, so there's hope for a better showing if Sony ever makes the effort, licensing issues aside. Pack in a HD screen and dual triggers and we're sorted.

There are some 200 PS2 games playable on PS3/PS4 currently on the UK PSN, and it shouldn't be too hard for Sony to build up a fuller roster. With over 1,250 PS3 games available, that's a monster library if Sony can do something sensible with storage or use PlayStation Now as a delivery mechanism (over 5G maybe?).

One of the better concept ideas from back in the day... would still be cool! 
Pipped into second place was a new Vita update, encouraging the many people who missed the Vita bus, or buyers who don't want a second hand unit or have never even heard of the Vita a chance. A new model would also help Sony maintain access to 15-years worth of PSP and Vita games (plus the PSOne titles).

All us gamers would want is an update to the PS Vita 2000 model unit, maybe with a HD screen for Netflix etc, SD card storage and a revamped PSN store. Market it as a bundle with Persona 4 Golden and FFVII Crisis Core (subject to Atlus/Square approval and licensing changes) and it could easily be a huge winner.

Even with Sony execs so blind to the love of portables and retro, should it really spite its fans and have us miss out a decade-plus of great gaming?  Putting all that gaming joy in one place isn't much of a challenge for the might of Sony, and it will have plenty of free resources now PS5 is almost in the wild.

Surprisingly not much interest in a dedicated PS4/5 remote player, and guess a single device that could play every PlayStation game available would be rather pricey.

Currently playing on my Vita/PS4/PS5