Footage of PlayStation's Project Q has been leaked online from various sources and seems to indicate that the handheld will run on a modified version of Android's operating system.
One of the most controversial announcements that Sony has made in recent memory is the reveal of its new handheld, nicknamed Project Q. The device was anticlimactically revealed towards the end of its latest PlayStation Showcase (which in itself was considered a disappointment) and saw a lot of hate for essentially just being a screen with a DualSense attached to it that could be streamed to, rather than the dedicated handheld that a lot of fans have been asking for.
Popularity aside, PlayStation's Project Q is still a thing that's happening at some point this year, and we've just got our first glimpse at what it looks like in person thanks to a leak. As reported by Wccftech, images of Project Q were first posted on Imgur before being shared on the GamingLeaksAndRumours subreddit and on Twitter.
The first images that were shared of the device show what the device looks like with the thumbpads and screen taken away, giving us a better look at the inner workings of Project Q. I'm not enough of a tech whiz to tell you what we can actually gleam from the leaked images, but thankfully the leaked videos that popped up soon after are a bit more clear cut and easier to get some actual information from, rather than just looking at a disembowelled handheld.
After the first images leaked, Twitter user Zuby_Tech shared a video of the Project Q in action for the first time. The footage shows the Project Q's home screen after it's just been turned on, before whoever has their hands on it uses the touchscreen capabilities to look through some of the apps that are included on the device. After tapping back to the home screen (which shows a large QR code for some reason), the user then takes a look at the DualSense controller that's attached to the screen and shows a better look at the top of it.
Most interesting of all is that it appears that the device runs on a modified version of Android's operating system, as evidenced by the image of the Android logo on one of the apps. This means that the handheld doesn't have its own unique operating system like previous PlayStation handhelds have had and also indicates that hackers might be able to get some Android apps running on the device once it launches.