The Sony Venture Q PlayStation handheld is working Android in a leaked video

At the least one in all our questions concerning the Sony Venture Q handheld game-streaming system has seemingly been answered by a brand new leaked video posted by Zuby_Tech on Twitter (through Reddit / Imgur). In it, a primary model of Android OS working on a plastic-wrapped system reveals a easy menu system and a QR code. It’s very uncertain that is what the ultimate model of the hand-held’s menu will seem like, however it provides us an concept what’s working below the hood, at the least.

The individual making the video rapidly faucets by the menu, then begins rolling the hand-held over to indicate the highest, again, and backside of it. The low decision makes it arduous to inform a lot. You can also make out what seem like a set of 4 buttons behind the pill portion of the system on the highest, centered holes on the highest and backside fringe of the pill (microphones, possibly?), and what seems to be speaker slots on the highest edge.

In a separate Zuby_Tech tweet, there’s additionally an image of the pill with the display screen eliminated, exhibiting the body behind it and a few of its guts:

If you would like a greater have a look at the Venture Q, take a look at our protection of its Might announcement, when Sony stated it will likely be an 8-inch pill framed by DualSense controllers that gained’t stand by itself just like the Nintendo Swap or the Steam Deck. As a substitute, it’ll exist as an adjunct for the PS5 that can stream video games out of your console — making it extra corresponding to the Nintendo Wii U.

Sony gave little or no different element concerning the Venture Q at its PlayStation Showcase announcement. We all know it makes use of a 1080p LCD show working at 60fps, and it makes use of Wi-Fi to hook up with a PS5. Operating Android, although, means it ought to (and hopefully will?) be able to far more.