Yesterday we had the opportunity to witness a new PlayStation Showcase. Sony’s event left announcements of all kinds, from the remake of Metal Gear Solid 3 to the new game from the creators of Gris or gameplay of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. However, among so many announcements we missed one that is quite interesting to comment on: the launch of Project Q, a kind of “portable” console, but which is not very portable.
Let’s take it one step at a time, before this gets chaotic. Pending a final name, Project Q is an LCD display that is capable of 1080p resolution and 60 frames per second. Its design, as can be seen in the image illustrating this article, is practically identical to that of a DualSense controller, with the big difference being that in the middle we find the aforementioned screen. It is so similar to the PlayStation 5 controller that it even has haptic functions and the same vibration system.
So far so good, the reader will think, what a great handheld console Sony has come out with, right? But here’s the kicker: it’s not a console. If more technical specifications -such as RAM, storage or processor- have not been given, it is for a simple reason: it does not incorporate any of those things. Project Q is nothing more than a portable player (not a console) capable of playing what YOUR own PlayStation 5 is running. Yes, we put it in capital letters to make it clear: it’s your console that does all the work.
Basically, what it does is to take advantage of the Remote Play function of our console to transmit the games. Therefore, the device is useless if you do not have an Internet connection, as well as this connection being good enough for everything to run smoothly.
This is light years away from what Sony released some time ago. Comparing it to a PSP or PS Vita is not only out of touch with reality, it does a disservice to two handhelds that had their own games, real hardware to run titles and entered millions of homes around the world (especially PSP).
Do it yourself
Believe it or not, you can have this Project Q yourself in 5 minutes and without having to buy it. Yes, I’m totally serious. Just go to the Google Play Store or Apple Store and download the Remote Play application.
Through this app we can run any video game that is on our PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5 on the mobile device we have. And how to play? Well, you connect the DualSense via bluetooth and that’s it. In fact, you can pair any controller that is compatible, including also the Xbox or the large number of peripherals of a similar nature that exists in the market.
As if all this were not enough, we must add that there are already controllers for smartphones that work really well. This is the case of the Razer Kishi, a peripheral that attaches to our smartphone and turns it into literally the same as this Project Q: a multimedia player of what is happening in our console.
Needless to say, Sony has not yet taken a position on whether it will be possible to play video games in the cloud through Project Q. If this were to happen, the range of opportunities that opens up is greater, although without exempting that its functions would still be limited to a large extent (the need for Internet connection nobody is going to take it away from you, we already told you).
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