Wi-Fi Filing Points to Two Unannounced PlayStation Devices, Possibly an OLED Portal
The Wi-Fi Alliance certified two unannounced PlayStation devices, model numbers CFI-Y2000 and CFI-Y2105, according to The Verge. The filings suggest possible Portal updates, with an OLED version previously rumored.
The two products are classified as “Gaming Console/Peripherals,” The Verge reported. Their model numbers suggest a step up from the CFI-Y1001 used for the current Portal. The documents also say the new models run Android 15; the existing Portal runs Android as well, while the PS5 home console runs a custom operating system.
Sony has not announced the devices. PlayStation did not immediately reply to a request for comment from The Verge. The certification documents do not provide product names, pricing, release dates, or confirmation that either device is a Portal successor.
The current PlayStation Portal streams games rather than playing them natively. It can stream from a user’s home PlayStation or from Sony’s cloud. Sony pointed to the cloud-streaming approach in June, saying, “Cloud streaming also requires minimal memory, making it an increasingly attractive low-cost thin client device in the current market environment where memory prices are rising.” Sony is also expected eventually to announce a PlayStation handheld that natively plays PS5 games on next-generation AMD graphics, according to The Verge.
The new devices do not appear to offer a major Wi-Fi upgrade for streaming. The certification lists 1x1 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi, but not 6GHz, and seemingly without additional antennas. That may limit any improvement in streaming performance if the devices are Portals.
Earlier this year, hardware leaker KeplerL2 said Sony was working on “another version” of the Portal for this year that would be an “OLED version,” as reported by VideoCardz. The Wi-Fi Alliance filings are consistent with the possibility of an updated Portal, but they do not confirm an OLED screen or any other specification. The Verge embedded the certification documents at the end of its article.