What if Microsoft came out with like an xbox portable to compete with the PSP and Nintendo DS although it probly wont happen I think that would be pretty cool.

yer that would be cool

It would be yet another handheld I wouldn' t buy.

they got palm pilot experience dont they?

What if Microsoft came out with like an xbox portable to compete with the PSP and Nintendo DS although it probly wont happen I think that would be pretty cool.

They' d probably get buried... The PSP was off to a great start, it was outselling the DS in Japan on a weekly basis earlier in the year, but ever since the DS rallied back after the release of multicolored units and Nintendogs, it' s just been unstoppable as of late. It quickly closed in on and surpassed the Year 2005 sales lead the PSP had and now the PSP is relegated to 20k a week in Japan which is still good but the DS is selling at double the rate. I don' t know if the traditional " PSP shortages" excuse can still be attributed to the lower than usual PSP sales in Japan or whether the shelves are well stocked and they' re just not selling.

Anyways Microsoft' s handheld would have to settle for third place and who knows how well it would sell with stiff competition surrounding it,,, or whether the DS would simply just stab it with its stylus and call it a day.

The DS is unstoppable! It got shooken by th PSP but its gona prevail even if microsoft comes with a new portable.


Note: That was the first paragraph ive done in this forum with capitals at the start of each sentence![:D

it would be cool

M$ definitely has the ability to do just what you' re suggesting...

I would buy a M$ portable...' cause by that time, the XBOX could be made small enough to be portable...and that' s a very good thing!

Many insiders predict that an Xbox portable will launch sometime mid/late in the lifetime of 360.

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To be honest microsoft actually is (kinda) in the console market at the moment. They are one of the partners that brought forth the Gizmondo. go to www.gizmondo.com. It runs on windows CE and uses media player for it multimedia functionality. On the site there is a tab to Corporate info then to the left you' ll see Microsoft and others... I would actually get one if it wasn' t going to be so expensive... I think when it launches in the U.S. it will cost more than the 360...



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Many insiders predict that an Xbox portable will launch sometime mid/late in the lifetime of 360.

Well, that' s good to know...

Adam, please keep us up on this subject.

Microsoft execs clearly stated that they have absolutely no plans of releasing an Xbox portable anytime soon. They said they are fond of the fact that Sony has made a portable, because they believe Sony' s attention might be split to two segments, giving M$ the benefit of putting it' s full effort on 360. In other words, Microsoft thinks the PSP will get Sony distracted, giving 360 a marketing advantage over PS3.