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“RETRO GAMES COULD BE SONY’S ROUTE BACK INTO THE WORLD OF HANDHELDS.”

Imagine: a Sony handheld dedicated to retro games.

WRITER BIO
Luke Kemp was born (mumble) years ago. This makes him retro and not, as disrespectful young TikTokers might claim, old.

Once upon a time, there was something called ‘PlayStation 3’. It cheerily played discs meant for the previous two consoles (well, the first version did, anyway), and allowed way, but a way.

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