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PlayStation's Project Q Images And Footage Leak Online - Insider Gaming (Looks to be Running Android) (insider-gaming.com)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1992679

Direct link to Photos: https://imgur.com/a/sgvKTFk#DkmzRuD

Direct Link to Video: https://twitter.com/Zuby_Tech/status/1682660832340058112?s=20

Looks to be running modified Android

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I basically see this going in 1 of three directions:

a) Sony will deliver the Q Lite as is, in this form - a barely unmodified Android (13?) Tablet handheld that presumably has Remote Play and PS+ preinstalled. I find this very unlikely, but probably the best case scenario to maximizing value/minimizing e-waste of this device.

b) Sony will deliver a heavily modified/locked down version of Android dedicated to a PS5 aesthetic/UX that only uses Remote Play/PS+. I find this the most likely option from a matter of cost and practicality. Android is extremely competent at scaling to various form factors and has 1.5 decades+ of application and hardware support. Other than embedded Linux (yes I know the kernel, shush) it's one of, if not the easiest OSes to build up from, especially if you are running Qualcomm, which they are rumored to be in a partnership with. This will make things more difficult to modify/hack though.

c) Sony will ship a completely different, restricted scope OS likely based on a cut down Linux or variant of their PS4/5 BSD-derived Orbis OS. This is less likely than the modified Android, but far more likely than the naked Android tablet shown above. It would fit the branding and ethos that Playstation tries to exude and probably increase the difficulty of hacking even higher, but the design of this device does not strike me as being in the scope/budget of porting over their console OS to mobile ARM hardware. They are very clear about this being a companion device, likely just to test the waters of making handhelds again, with a lower scale target to reach (video and input streaming) than actually including another power target for their entire platform SDK (committing to a Switch style platform halfway through the console cycle or adding the equivalent of a PS Vita in an era of developers barely being able to target 1 console SKU competently, let alone 2).

Either way, this mf ugg-leee.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I love the detailed write up and certainly think that option 2 is the most likely. But the kicker for me was your last line lmao. 🤣

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Much appreciated