Leak: Sony plans dockable PS6 handheld Canis for 2027

A widely circulated leak from YouTuber Moores Law Is Dead alleges that Sony is developing a dockable PlayStation 6 handheld codenamed Canis, with manufacturing slated to begin in mid 2027 and a possible fall 2027 launch. The leak, posted August 27, details processor, graphics, memory and feature plans for the portable unit and suggests Sony may aim to position the device against Nintendo and PC handhelds rather than rival Xbox hardware.

According to the leak, the handheld would use a monolithic 135 square millimeter die combining four Zen 6c CPU cores and two Zen 6 low power cores for a six core total, and an RDNA 5 integrated GPU with 16 compute units. The device is said to run at about 1.20 gigahertz in handheld mode and 1.65 gigahertz when docked, producing a claimed uplift in docked mode similar to the Nintendo Switch family. Memory support is listed as LPDDR5X up to 48 gigabytes on a 192 bit controller, though the leaker suggested Sony might pick a configuration in the 24 to 32 gigabyte range.

The leak lists a range of consumer features including a touchscreen, microSD slot, M.2 storage slot, haptic vibration, dual microphones and backwards compatibility with PlayStation 4...