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movement on the 'Xboy' Microsoft handheld front ?

I consider it a plus that Microsoft gets to laugh as Sony and Nintendo destroy each other's handheld dreams.
 
a portable sytem that supports the MS office apps with built in PDA fuctionality would get my $$. Don't bring up current PDAs because their "controllers" are shit.
 
Xenon said:
a portable sytem that supports the MS office apps with built in PDA fuctionality would get my $$. Don't bring up current PDAs because their "controllers" are shit.
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Throw in a harddrive in there and make it easily hackable (for homebrew) and you've got my $$$.
 
choplifter said:
if Sony can have a handheld out there, and if Nintendo can have like, 50, why can't Microsoft try one ? :)
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The perception alone would kill the thing. Having a big console was bad enough for the Xbox. Imagine what people would think of their handheld. And support is spread thin enough as it is. You think developers want more side projects?
 
Mrbob said:
I wouldn't mind a MS portable. Give me two analog sticks and Xbox Live support. :D
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But where would the games come from? PSP ports? What a strange situation that would be. MS' developers need all their games on the consoles.
 
The handheld market is flooded enough as it is... I don't see Microsoft introducing a handheld of their own for at least several more years, if ever. Right now, Microsoft is focused on knocking off Sony from the perceived "#1" position it's currently at, and that's all they should focus on.
 
people did not believe the rumors of a Microsoft X-Box console in late summer 1999 ...... through the time Xbox was announced in March 2000.

well, there are not really even any strong rumors of a MS handheld right now, but who knows tomorrow there probably will be.
 
Speevy said:
But where would the games come from? PSP ports? What a strange situation that would be. MS' developers need all their games on the consoles.
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Yeah the market is getting too saturated as it is. I would get a MS portable, but it isn't something I'm jonesing for right away. I'd rather have them focus on 360, as I like consoles more than portables anyway.
 
Tamashii Sensei said:
The handheld market is flooded enough as it is... I don't see Microsoft introducing a handheld of their own for at least several more years, if ever. Right now, Microsoft is focused on knocking off Sony from the perceived "#1" position it's currently at, and that's all they should focus on.
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neptunes said:
All they'd have to do is make Live Arcade the handheld's focus, and make sure they have content to boot.
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i agree with u on the live arcade focus.

i'd rather they put out a audio/video player w/ a big hdd. and then get games from xbla for a added bonus. that would interest me.
 
Tamashii Sensei said:
The handheld market is flooded enough as it is... I don't see Microsoft introducing a handheld of their own for at least several more years, if ever. Right now, Microsoft is focused on knocking off Sony from the perceived "#1" position it's currently at, and that's all they should focus on.
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By perceived, you mean "without question and anyone who thinks otherwise is factually wrong", right?

I sure hope so.
 
I <3 Katamari said:
By perceived, you mean "without question and anyone who thinks otherwise is factually wrong", right?

I sure hope so.
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Sony is #1 in terms of consoles sold, yes, I obviously would not dispute that in any way whatsoever, but in terms of money made, Nintendo is #1.
 
Speevy said:
I consider it a plus that Microsoft gets to laugh as Sony and Nintendo destroy each other's handheld dreams.
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Speevy, its not necessary that you slip into incoherence to express how much you dislike portable gaming.
 
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Sony is both perceived as being #1 and actually #1. They don't do everything better than their competitors, so in that sense perception isn't always reality.

In any case, I don't think the guy was arguing against Sony's 100 million PS2's sold. Quickly though, put this mongrel in his place!
 
kaching said:
Speevy, its not necessary that you slip into incoherence to express how much you dislike portable gaming.
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I post plenty of incoherent things, but I think that was pretty clear. MS' non-involvement in the handheld sector means they don't have to lose money on another piece of hardware, lose another hardware race, or be perceived as "out of place" in another video game market.

Therefore, I'm sure they're happy on the sidelines.

Coherent enough?
 
Speevy said:
In any case, I don't think the guy was arguing against Sony's 100 million PS2's sold.
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Of course not (although I'm not sure they sold 100 million...). Sony's done a tremendous job getting so many consoles throughout the world; it obviously means they must be doing certain things right to get that many consoles into the population (hell, I own two of them myself).
 
kaching said:
Yes, and completely different from what you said the first time around.
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He's just babbling incoherent stuff left & right, I didn't actually even understand what he said with that first post. A veiled attack @ Sony and Nintendo, usual practice.

PSP will *soon* sell more units than his precious Xbox and with a higher price. Nintendo sells gazillions of units daily and yet he somehow sees the handheld market as $ sucking hole. Of course his view would change in an instant with the announcement of Xboy. Amazing.
 
The next five years are bound to be a complex one when it comes to the number of consoles developers and publishers would have to support; we've the 360, PS3, Revolution, DS and PSP as well as Windows computers. How would companies without the resources of Electronic Arts or UBISOFT handle yet another development platform that has to be absorbed? What kind of handheld could Microsoft be thinking of making; is this Game Boy-simplicity or PSP-style convergence? And if the Xbox and Xbox 360 have such a hard time outside of America, what kind of response would a first-run Microsoft handheld get anywhere?
 
Sugarman said:
What could they do that the current handhelds don't?
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I remember hearing the same comments when MS entered the PDA market with its Windows CE/PockePC/Windows Mobile Edition. Now it's the winning platform, even Palm embraced it :lol

Little OT: and as a PDA user, I'm really surprised no games developers tried to copy Nintendo's pen-based games. They're perfect for a PDA! Well, at least I can play Sam & Max using SCUMMVM :D
 
I wouldn't be surprised if Photon aka Windows Mobile 6 will have 3D support and universal gaming on PocketPC/Smartphones. They already have a strong partnership with Nokia and Samsung, that's half the cellphone market.
 
Hasn't this been obvious for some time?

After Microsoft purchased Rare, it continued to develop Game Boy Advance games and now DS games, and Microsoft Game Studios supported the Gizmondo.

Clearly Microsoft is testing the gaming handheld waters.
 
Sugarman said:
What could they do that the current handhelds don't?
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It'll have not one, not two, but THREE-HUNDRED SIXTY viewing apparatuses, inexplicably called "windows."

I'm reaching, so what -- I tried.

But seriously, this isn't big news, is it? Microsoft was thinking about releasing a handheld a while back, then it nixed the project to watch how Sony did with the PSP. Since that's made headway, MS prolly sees that it's possible to make money without being named "Nintendo" so it's restarting handheld development.
 
I don't think Microsoft should produce a handheld game system to compete with GameBoy, DS and PSP. however, a multi-media handheld to compete with Ipod, and gaming on the side is probably what MS will do. successful or not.
 
They'll probably make something similar to the PSP but add a touchscreen and then consider themselfs very smart.
 
A Microsoft "XBOY" with a large touch screen, a strong portable 3d graphics chip, XBOX live functionality and full Pocket PC support would make things interesting.
 
Xbox Live Arcade!

Imagine plugging the xboy in to the 360 via USB, copying your Live Arcade games to it, and taking them on the road.
 
This is pretty unexciting and expected. I cant see any original asset MS have to bring to this market.

Spider_Jerusalem said:
I remember hearing the same comments when MS entered the PDA market with its Windows CE/PockePC/Windows Mobile Edition. Now it's the winning platform, even Palm embraced it :lol
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Except Symbian kicked everyones arses and RIM are neck and neck with MS ;)
 
choplifter said:
I don't think Microsoft should produce a handheld game system to compete with GameBoy, DS and PSP. however, a multi-media handheld to compete with Ipod, and gaming on the side is probably what MS will do. successful or not.
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i hope this is what they do.

aaaaa0 said:
Xbox Live Arcade!

Imagine plugging the xboy in to the 360 via USB, copying your Live Arcade games to it, and taking them on the road.
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exactly

if MS really wants to get into the portable game, this is what they HAVE to do, add a web browser with the multimedia (audio,video,& pictures) & a nice sized hdd. all of this for $300 or less & i'm sold.
 
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