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Several internal teams at Microsoft pitched the idea for a handheld "Xboy" multiple times.
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pasterpl
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surface tablets say hi
DaleinCalgary
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pasterpl
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had all since 2nd gen (including surface book and surface pro x) and never had more problems than with any other Windows machine...
point being that surface line is quite successful for ms and it is mainly portable devices and there is no sign of ms dropping it
Just buy a GPD Win 3 at this point
I have actually preordered this on Kickstarter, really curious on how this will perform
Bernkastel
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Why dont they just make a Surface tablet with the Xbox One APU at this point?
jakinov
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Zune from what I understood was fine as a product and it did a lot better than other manufacturers in the market just not Apple. Who dominated everybody. There wasn’t anything inherently wrong with the Zune as a product, it just didn’t have the same marketing, social/cultural influence, brand recognition and was disadvantaged by not being even close to being first to market; and so it failed as a business.
From a physical/hardware perspective, Microsoft has been doing a really good job at creating light portable and ergonomic hardware for their surface and in some cases Xbox line of products.
in terms of software support, if Microsoft could some how fit the series S Into a somewhat switch size in x years they could solve the software problem that Sony has never been able to address with their handhelds. A bunch of light Xbox indie games would be playable + a bunch of hardcore game’s and game pass would also make it very attractive.
DaleinCalgary
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So it's just as crappy as any other windows machine. Awesome.
cormack12
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You could probably get away with ex-boy
Jack Videogames
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Kinky
Odd. I have a surface pro1, at work we have the 3 pro and 4 pro, never seen that behaviour. In fact it is the most solid mobile hardware i've used.
N1tr0sOx1d3
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The theory is much better than the reality. I work at a university and the stacks of piled high surface devices that have hardware issues is beyond measure. Beyond economic repair. It’s disgraceful really.
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Would've been trash, because there's no world in which Microsoft or developers would commit to it.
You need at least PSP levels of software support for a successful handheld. Vita level of support is not even enough and I doubt Microsoft would have come close to matching even that.
You need at least PSP levels of software support for a successful handheld. Vita level of support is not even enough and I doubt Microsoft would have come close to matching even that.
Genx3
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I've been using a Surface tablet daily for 3 years now and it has never once crashed.
ArtemisClydeFrog
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Zune slapped, 1v1 me kid
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Kumomeme
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one of challenge made portable console is it must has good perfomance with reasonable price. also good battery and thermal
nintendo switch for example $299 which is similliar to psp and ps vita
people here mention surface but how much is that thing?
cheapest is $399 while the rest is line is around $500 - $2200
gdp win 3 for example $799
sure they can make one with low power specs for battery and cheaper price and i intrigued to see how it goes if they actually tried to do that.
also first party support is crucial. thats what drive nintendo's portable console, psp and what ps vita is lacking. what Robbie Bach said is make sense that they need to create another team for it. i believe even sony currently handfulls handling their home console division. surely not easy for microsoft as they also 'struggled' supporting their home console output. while nintendo make clever way of unified both home and portable console via switch.
nintendo switch for example $299 which is similliar to psp and ps vita
people here mention surface but how much is that thing?
cheapest is $399 while the rest is line is around $500 - $2200
gdp win 3 for example $799
sure they can make one with low power specs for battery and cheaper price and i intrigued to see how it goes if they actually tried to do that.
also first party support is crucial. thats what drive nintendo's portable console, psp and what ps vita is lacking. what Robbie Bach said is make sense that they need to create another team for it. i believe even sony currently handfulls handling their home console division. surely not easy for microsoft as they also 'struggled' supporting their home console output. while nintendo make clever way of unified both home and portable console via switch.
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Kuranghi
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I think her main problem is that either (or both things) these "gamer men" she's been with are actually social spastics or she's making it seem like she cares about what they tell her and then turn around and moan to her friends about it, what a stupid way to live haha. I love playing computer games and talking about them, sure I'll show my non-gaming friends a game or talk about something game-related that I think they'd find cool/interesting some times but I'm not about to go on a long diatribe about what I did in a game that day/week if they aren't interested.
Its just so funny she's like "I don't wanna hear how many guns you got today", putting games aside for a second like who tf doesn't end up talking to other people about things they don't care about, because you get passionate and carried away. If they kept doing it and you really didn't give a shit about what they were telling you or it actually annoyed/bored you then you should act like a mature human and communicate (in a polite way) and say you aren't really that into it.
FFS why are so many young people socially retarded now?
D.Final
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Al Pachinko, Konami President
Bruh, did you watch the whole video? lol
Kuranghi
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martino
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this is the right argument here....
Sony didn't manage to do it.
Nintendo stopped...because the more powerful hardware is the more complex games become to produce to feed the beasts.
I don't see split with multiple hardware to happen anytime soon
of course i could be wrong.
THE DUCK
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The switch and its success suggest its still a market worth going after. A "switch" without portability from Nintendo when it launched would have sold like the wii u, unless it had the horsepower to compete with other home consoles.
I think they should have made the series s a handheld, obviously a bit less powerfull than the s but a hybrid like the switch. Would have sold like crazy.
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Kokoloko85
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I think its a good idea. Especially if it can link with your Xbox console and share the same games.
Basically all the 3rd party games in the console generation on handheld would be amazing.
Imagine RDR2, Resident Evil 2 and Sekiro on handheld... plus a downgraded version to all the lastest XBSX games on handheld, would be awesome
Basically all the 3rd party games in the console generation on handheld would be amazing.
Imagine RDR2, Resident Evil 2 and Sekiro on handheld... plus a downgraded version to all the lastest XBSX games on handheld, would be awesome
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Kokoloko85
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They can just port the games And have 1 ecosystem.
Playstation can Do the same thing.
Handheld tech has caught up so they can have downgraded version on console games, look at Nintendo and Switch, they no longer need a 3DS like handheld and a console.
Hugare
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Try downgrading God of War or Horizon into the Switch. The thing would melt in your hand.
Even if they bring better specs, the battery would last 10 minutes. The tech isnt there yet.
And that would be considering PS4 titles. The PS5 just launched, and a port to handeld devices would be just impossible for the next 10 years at least.
It works for Nintendo because they make games with stylized graphics that can run on a tablet hardware.
There's no way around it: Sony and Microsoft would have to develop exclusive games for the handheld, since they cant run console graphics.
And well, that didnt work out with Vita ...
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cireza
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A handheld console needs to have dedicated efforts to accommodate the size of the screen. If it is only a means of throwing the exact same picture you get on TV, but at lower resolution on a small screen, then no thanks.
People seem to have already forgotten what an experience built for a handheld console really is. Bigger text, no space wasted in the HUDs and Menus, and games that don't rely on 50 buttons at the same time.
I highly doubt that MS would have proposed this kind of experience, so it is not a big loss at all.
People seem to have already forgotten what an experience built for a handheld console really is. Bigger text, no space wasted in the HUDs and Menus, and games that don't rely on 50 buttons at the same time.
I highly doubt that MS would have proposed this kind of experience, so it is not a big loss at all.
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alabtrosMyster
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Can't you already play xbox games on these devices?
Honey Bunny
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You know it would have been a game gear-like monstrosity.
No offense, game gear fan.
No offense, game gear fan.
THE DUCK
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Can't you already play xbox games on these devices?
Only if you can tolerate the lag. Tried to play Doom Eternal the other night like this, quit after 2 mins.
THE DUCK
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This is actually do-able, with the right chipset, imagine a nvidia based system with DLSS employed, game running at 720p scaled to a 1080p oled. It wouldn't melt the machine, heck, the switch is doing this at a lower level and the hardware is what, 6 years old? Heck they even ported doom eternal on that machine.
GOW at a lower res on newer hardware - completely possible.