Sony has announced the PlayStation 5 Pro, which is now available for pre-order However, new rumors suggest that Sony is already working on the PlayStation 6 and may produce at least two different gaming platforms

The rumor comes from NEOgaf forum poster KeplerL2 (discovered by Techspot), who initially made the claim in a thread speculating on the final PlayStation 6 price This thread eventually became an independent thread in the gaming forum

KeplerL2 posted that Sony was working on two system-on-chips for the next generation console He said, “I don't know if this is a Series X/S situation or a home console + handheld console

Prior to NEOgaf, KeplerL2 was known as a relatively reliable source of leaked information about chips on Twitter However, he is Brazilian and the country recently banned the social media platform run by Elon Musk, forcing the rumor-monger to find a new home

Since it is a forum, the speculation was sparked by the suggestion that Sony would release a high-end version of the PS6 and perhaps a “slimmer” more affordable model at the same time [KeplerL2 stated that at least one of the new systems would be more affordable

The idea of a new Sony handheld is not new; in August, another reliable leaker revealed that the Japanese tech giant was considering a return to the handheld market Fans of the excellent PS Vita and its predecessor, the PlayStation Portable (PSP), will be pleased Similar rumors emerged in February from Moore's Law is Dead, which claimed that Sony was working on a “pocket-sized gaming console that doesn't use streaming”

All of these rumors seem to be a rebuke to PlayStation Portal, a streaming gizmo that has proven surprisingly popular

According to a Reuters report this week, AMD processors will power Sony's next console as Intel loses Sony's business in 2022 Currently, the PlayStation 5 Pro is built on a custom chip and manufactured by AMD

Allegedly, one of the reasons Intel and Sony could not reach an agreement was backward compatibility

The PS5 Pro, on the other hand, will retail for $700 and will be available for pre-order on September 26, with an official release date of November 7