The PlayStation 6 leaks won't stop, largely thanks to the YouTuber Moore's Law is Dead, whose most recent missive revealed a bevy of rumors concerning a potential PlayStation 6 handheld console. These include a docked mode, similar to the Nintendo Switch, and specifications for the CPU and GPU.
Starting broadly, Moore's says that the handheld will have a 1.20 GHz handheld mode and a 1.65 GHz docked mode. For comparison, the Switch 2 clocks in at 1,101 MHz and 998 MHz, per Eurogamer.
He also reiterated that the PS6 handheld will be backwards compatible with PS5 and PS4 games.
Furthermore, he mentions that it will feature a touchscreen, a microSD card slot, dual microphones, haptic feedback, and an M.2 slot. It's claimed that the handheld will have ray tracing performance on par with the PS5 Pro, but that not all games will match the base PS5 performance without a patch.
There's a lot of information in his latest video, which includes several internal hardware specifications.
Internal hardware
Moore's has provided specs for the console codenamed Canis before, but his latest seems to fill in some gaps.
It should feature an AMD six-core CPU with four Zen 6c cores and two Zen 6 low-power cores. Up to 48GB of LPDDR5X RAM is supported, but it's believed Sony will pick a range between 24 and 32GB.
As for the GPU, it could be a 16 CU RNDA 5 iGPU.
Interestingly, a PlayStation beta update in July added a new "low power mode." Sony says the mode is meant to help with its "Road to Zero" environmental plan, reducing the 200 watts at 4K power that a full power PS5 processor can eat up.
It's possible that Sony is testing low-power states for a handheld console. Meaning the company wants to see how PS5 games perform in a power-restrained state, which would enable developers to adjust as necessary.
Outlook
Moore's Law is Dead also provided a price range for the handheld between $399 and $499, though that appears based on the specs he's found so far. On the high end, that would make it slightly more expensive than the $449 Nintendo Switch 2.
With President Trump's tariffs fluctuating even in the last six months, it's challenging to predict how high or low those prices might actually become in two years. Manufacturing was predicted to start in mid-2027 for a Fall 2027 launch.
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