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Microsoft Reveals Surprising Project Q PlayStation Handheld Price

Microsoft makes a suprising claim about the price of Sony's upcoming handheld, Project Q, during its hearing with the FTC for its Activision deal.

gamerant.com

"Microsoft claims that Sony’s upcoming handheld, codenamed Project Q, will cost less than $300. This was revealed in a filing presented to FTC"


Anything over $200 for this thing would be dead in the water. If you can't use it to play games where there is no wifi or it doesn't have an OLED screen, I can see the price being less than that.

 

[DR3AM]

$299.95

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Random, not related fact: entry level Steam Deck is only 100 bucks more.

 

[KellyNole]

Microsoft Reveals Surprising Project Q PlayStation Handheld Price

Microsoft makes a suprising claim about the price of Sony's upcoming handheld, Project Q, during its hearing with the FTC for its Activision deal.

gamerant.com

"Microsoft claims that Sony’s upcoming handheld, codenamed Project Q, will cost less than $300. This was revealed in a filing presented to FTC"


Anything over $200 for this thing would be dead in the water. If you can't use it to play games where there is no wifi or it doesn't have an OLED screen, I can see the price being less than that.

I'd say anything over $150 it will have issues. You can pretty much use anything to stream the PS5.

 

[adamsapple]

I mean, it's a remote play device that does no native game processing.

anything above $150 is overkill as far as I'm concerned.

Not to mention you can already do remote play on android / iOS devices.

PS Remote Play | Download the PS Remote Play app and stream PS5 and PS4 games to your device | PlayStation

Stream your PS4 and PS5 games to any compatible iOS or Android device, PC or Mac, and play using your DualSense or DUALSHOCK 4 wireless controller. Download the free app now.

www.playstation.com

 

[Bond007]

Seeing how the third party one is $100.
A fair price for this would be $150.

So with that in mind. This will be $200-$250 with Sony tax. My guess.
Its a niche accessory so I don't really see this as a item that "fails or succeeds"

 

[nightmare-slain]

It better be less than $300

It's just a screen with half of a DS5 glued to each side so that you can stream games from your PS5.

If it's any more than $150 then it's a complete rip off.

 

[FalsettoVibe]

I mean.....it should be. Also, what does this have to do with anything?

 

[SlimySnake]

Should be $100 max for something that is just a streaming device.

 

[nightmare-slain]

I mean.....it should be. Also, what does this have to do with anything?

Obviously MS does research into Playstation products so with that info out there some people might be interested because they might want to buy it....

 

[adamsapple]

Should be $100 max for something that is just a streaming device.

The only thing I can see it being above $100 is that it comes with a (fairly expensive) Dualsense built in.

Have they said if the screen will be LCD or OLED ?

 

[RoboFu]

Id say a fair price would be $100;

its just basically a controller with a screen that works over local wifi.

 

[SlimySnake]

The only thing I can see it being above $100 is that it comes with a (fairly expensive) Dualsense built in.

Have they said if the screen will be LCD or OLED ?

They didnt say it was OLED so its LED.

 

[Wooxsvan]

still not worth it. remote play is so bad. i just tried it the other day on my very fast connection

 

[intheinbetween]

250 at lauch, 299 months later

 

[Nankatsu]

Is Microsoft trying to guess Project Q price in an attempt to justify "anything else" they are currently doing?

 

[IlGialloMondadori]

still not worth it. remote play is so bad. i just tried it the other day on my very fast connection

I quite like remote play. Been doing it on steam deck and ipad pro. Quite nice. What's the problem?

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

MS seems to be obsessed with Sony.

 

[lh032]

its still exp.
99 dollar max

 

[ToTTenTranz]

100-150€ is about as much as Q can possibly cost to become a tangentially successful product, in my opinion.

 

[FalsettoVibe]

Crazy some of you saying $100.
DS alone is $70+
We expect the screen and inner components to be $20?

Heck, the DS: Edge is $200......
This thing will be at the very least $150-$200. Would not be shocked at $250

 

[Thirty7ven]

Should be $100 max for something that is just a streaming device.

You’re crazy. It’s a dual sense and an Oled screen, which must have a processor inside. 100$? For free while you’re at it.

 

[yurinka]

$299 -or more- sounds as a good guess. My bet is $349.

It's basically a DualSense + 8" tablet / smartphone. It's not only the display: it needs CPU, memory, wifi, etc.

People who thinks this can cost less than $200 doesn't know what they are talking about. $300 already sounds optimistic to me.

Consider that Sony will sell it at a profit, because there won't be games made for it. It isn't like a console where you can sell it at a loss and compensate it with the profits from the games.

Have they said if the screen will be LCD or OLED ?

In the press release they mentioned it's LCD. It alredy will be too expensive with a LCD for most people, so with OLED would be far too expensive.

 

[Crispy Gamer]

MS seems to be obsessed with Sony.

Yeah if I were them I wouldn't even be thinking about this device it looks d.o.a even from a casual observer

 

[JaksGhost]

With it having full Dualsense support there has to be something more going on than just basic Remote Play.

 

[adamsapple]

You’re crazy. It’s a dual sense and an Oled screen, which must have a processor inside. 100$? For free while you’re at it.

LCD, not OLED.

We know that the 8-inch display with be an LCD panel, not OLED, but also that it'll have 1080p resolution at 60Hz, which is a great match for the console games it'll be playing.

PlayStation Portal: Everything you need to know about the PS5 streaming handheld

Sony has unveiled its streaming handheld - PlayStation Portal. So, here's everything you should know about it.

www.pocket-lint.com

 

[ToTTenTranz]

Crazy some of you saying $100.
DS alone is $70+
We expect the screen and inner components to be $20?

The DS is sold for $70, on which Sony is probably taking a huge markup from BoM + assembly (at some point they're sold for $50 and I bet their profit is still %50 or so)

If Sony wants Q to ever become a mass market device, they'll need to take a proportionately smaller mark-up from it than they do with the DualSense.

 

[Kenpachii]

99, anything over it is a waste.

 

[Wooxsvan]

I quite like remote play. Been doing it on steam deck and ipad pro. Quite nice. What's the problem?

too much lag at times and pixelated image. I recently tried Sekiro via this method and the timings on parrys just dont work for me. i know i can ethernet my remote device (the ps5 is already using ethernet) but i dont see the point in having a remote device that has to be plugged in

 

[Roxkis_ii]

Imagine paying $250 because you don't like taking the case off your phone.

 

[DeepEnigma]

$100 would be a novelty impulse buy mover. $149 is stretching but still doable with holiday sales.

$249, cause Sony.

 

[Trogdor1123]

Better not cost more than 99$. I suspect it will be of course

 

[DeepEnigma]

Imagine paying $250 because you don't like taking the case off your phone.

Issue is. Heavy gaming on the phone, even streaming, is a lithium ion overall life state killer.

Not good for a multi-use device that is running so many background functions with WIFI, BT, cellular, etc..

But if you trade your phone in yearly or every two years, that may not be a bother.

 

[Thirty7ven]

LCD, not OLED.

PlayStation Portal: Everything you need to know about the PS5 streaming handheld

Sony has unveiled its streaming handheld - PlayStation Portal. So, here's everything you should know about it.

www.pocket-lint.com

Yikes that’s a never for me then, and it should be 149$ at the very highest.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Issue is. Heavy gaming on the phone, even streaming, is a lithium ion overall life state killer.

Not good for a multi-use device that is running so many background functions with WIFI, BT, cellular, etc..

But if you trade your phone in yearly or every two years, that may not be a bother.

You already need to charge your phone everyday, the situation you describe doesn’t exist. Your battery will be fine no matter what.

 

[DeepEnigma]

You already need to charge your phone everyday, the situation you describe doesn’t exist. Your battery will be fine no matter what.

Heavy gaming cooks those batteries compared to normal use, more so plugged in. Hell, even installing apps heats it up.

But with how often people upgrade devices, you are probably right.

 

[RoboFu]

if its over $100 its going to be shady as I fear a lot of people think this is a STREAM FROM HOME device instread of a STREAM AT HOME

 

[Tams]

If they charge more than a Switch Lite, then they'll have done goofed.

 

[Davevil]

I don't think it will ever come out

 

[Heisenberg007]

Did anybody literally think that it will cost more than $300? Sony is selling a PS5 Digital for $399 for FFS!

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

It's DOA in my eyes at 200 or more considering it's just a remote play tablet with a dualsense glued to it.

 

[Walter Matthau]

Such a bold statement from Microsoft. How could Sony afford to sell an 8in HD LCD screen for anything less than $300? They must have engineering wizards.

 

[JaksGhost]

People saying $100 are crazy considering a Backbone is $100 AND you have to provide your own phone for it to work.

 

[Shifty1897]

$200 is the most I would pay for it.

 

[Rambone]

So basically Sony's version of the Logitech Cloud G which retails for $299, although I'm doubting Sony will include much more than remote play functionality for PS5.

 

[deriks]

You know what is less than 300 and is the whole thing?

Spoiler

Pizza

 

[Kdad]

Apple sells computer wheels and stands for how much?
Google and Apple and Garmin sell watch straps for how much?
This with be 249 or 199 at a push.

 

[Fabieter]

That's still too expensive. There is no way for this to happen but it would have to be 99 for me to consider this.

 

[HTK]

I'll get it if its $150 max $170.

 

[Omnipunctual Godot]

Will buy after the inevitable flop and deep discount.