Do you think MS is losing out by not having its own portable gaming console?

I know MS does a lot more things than gaming, but come on -- Nintendo and Sony are banking on the portable scene.

I'm sure Sony appreciates the profits from the PSP while they work on PS3, and Nintedo -- my god I think every man, woman, and child own a DS in Japan.

If MS made a portable gaming device do you think they'd be able to crack into the competition like Sony did?

If Microsoft ever releases a handheld I'd Love to see Live the Japanese launch eventAgentA-Mi6

Not even the stereotypical chirping crickets would bother attending. :lol:

without japan, it cant be done.

MS should focus on consoles and PC first

somebody needs to make a portable with two analogs sticks.....ms sony whoeverxXMcClaneXx

I have high hopes for sony's next handheld.. though it probably be a ways off.

2x analog

touch screen (even though I enjoy classic interface more)

internal HDD or SSD that can hold 10G+

integrated AT&T cell phone and Internet ability

with that, full Internet browser that supports most plug-ins

basically smash a i-phone and psp together :P

I have high hopes for sony's next handheld.. though it probably be a ways off.

2x analog

touch screen (even though I enjoy classic interface more)

internal HDD or SSD that can hold 10G+

integrated AT&T cell phone and Internet ability

with that, full Internet browser that supports most plug-ins

basically smash a i-phone and psp together :P

FragTycoon

Oh gawd, but allow different phone companies and I would be totally sold.

[QUOTE="xXMcClaneXx"]somebody needs to make a portable with two analogs sticks.....ms sony whoeverFragTycoon

I have high hopes for sony's next handheld.. though it probably be a ways off.

2x analog

touch screen (even though I enjoy classic interface more)

internal HDD or SSD that can hold 10G+

integrated AT&T cell phone and Internet ability

with that, full Internet browser that supports most plug-ins

basically smash a i-phone and psp together :P

Expect something veeeery cheap from sony's next handheld, Nintendo Proved that cheaper outdated hardware = Faster sales.

I'd be surprised if the PsP2 is priced above 180$ at launch.

without japan, it cant be done.

MS should focus on consoles and PC first

-GhostMLD-

Why can't it be done exactly? Xbox and Xbox 360 bombed in Japan also you know. Why is it ok for a console to bomb in Japan, but not for a handheld?

[QUOTE="-GhostMLD-"]

without japan, it cant be done.

MS should focus on consoles and PC first

AvIdGaMeR444

Why can't it be done exactly? Xbox and Xbox 360 bombed in Japan also you know. Why is it ok for a console to bomb in Japan, but not for a handheld?

[QUOTE="AvIdGaMeR444"][QUOTE="-GhostMLD-"]

without japan, it cant be done.

MS should focus on consoles and PC first

jg4xchamp

Why can't it be done exactly? Xbox and Xbox 360 bombed in Japan also you know. Why is it ok for a console to bomb in Japan, but not for a handheld?

DS and PSP have sold better in America and Europe than Japan, at least according to Vgchartz. I know Vgchartz is not the epitomy of accurate info.

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"][QUOTE="AvIdGaMeR444"][QUOTE="-GhostMLD-"]

without japan, it cant be done.

MS should focus on consoles and PC first

AvIdGaMeR444

Why can't it be done exactly? Xbox and Xbox 360 bombed in Japan also you know. Why is it ok for a console to bomb in Japan, but not for a handheld?

DS and PSP have sold better in America and Europe than Japan, at least according to Vgchartz. I know Vgchartz is not the epitomy of accurate info.

Games for Windows. Lets see Sony and Nintendo match that...Wasdie

Although GfW (on MS' side) is a start, it's no match yet for Steam, let alone Xfire.

While Sony and Nintendo will not be able to catch up to GfW, I doubt GfW will ever be Steam caliber.

Losing on what?

They're the ritchest company in the world.

They could... but I think for them its like whats the point. The PSP is doing ok-ish. I mean, you could make a valid argument that, with the DS having like 180 million units sold or something crazy like, everyone who wanted a DS pretty much has it and the only folk left are people like me, really slow to pick up a handheld. I think I bought a GBA like less than a year before the DS came out. And it wasn't even the redesigned GBA, its was a the old ones that were super wide.

How much did Sony invest in the PSP? Have they actually made a profit from it? Is it a profit even worth mentioning in the grand scheme of what their company pulls in each year? I think MS is of the opinion that Windows CE or Mobile or whatever it is now, that is there handheld. They are approaching it the same as they do regular computers: making hardware is too much of a risk and involves too much money. You're better off just doing software or an OS.

If consoles were an open system like a PC, I think they never would have made the xbox. They would have sold a video game centric OS for consoles.

I know MS does a lot more things than gaming, but come on -- Nintendo and Sony are banking on the portable scene.

I'm sure Sony appreciates the profits from the PSP while they work on PS3, and Nintedo -- my god I think every man, woman, and child own a DS in Japan.

If MS made a portable gaming device do you think they'd be able to crack into the competition like Sony did?

Koalakommander

I'm hoping they don't. I like the PSP vs DS war. a new system would waterdown the rivalry lol. Plus what would a MS handheld do that PSP & DS can't?

[QUOTE="FragTycoon"]

I have high hopes for sony's next handheld.. though it probably be a ways off.

2x analog

touch screen (even though I enjoy classic interface more)

internal HDD or SSD that can hold 10G+

integrated AT&T cell phone and Internet ability

with that, full Internet browser that supports most plug-ins

basically smash a i-phone and psp together :P

TenP

Oh gawd, but allow different phone companies and I would be totally sold.

YEAH!! allow us to transfer our current service over to the new handheld, Im sure both Nintendo & Sony are on this for the next handhelds. Microsoft needs to stay away.

Well if they did join the handheld market, it would definitely raise the bar. I'm not saying that the X360 handheld would be better, but it will make competitors respond to the new hardware and try to come up with new features that will benefit over the competitor.

I highly doubt the PS3 would be a PS3 if Xbox and Xbox 360 wasnt in the race.

After 2 generations(like the 360 after the Xbox), they might. All they need to do is get Halo multiplayer with Wi-Fi and they're golden.

Who knows, they might be working on a portable system that has graphics that are between the Xbox 1 and Xbox 360, something that people would really be attracted to.

Losing out? Not at all - the hand-held market is being adequately covered by DS and PSP...

If MS made a Handheld it would be HUGE!!!! and would catch on fire.

No Thx.

Ever heard of Laptops and Smartphones?

If Microsoft ever releases a handheld I'd Love to see Live the Japanese launch eventAgentA-Mi6

Losing on what?

They're the ritchest company in the world.

ffxrox2

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2007/full_list/

Um, 139th "richest" company... As of last year, at least. A year of Vista probably hasn't helped.

I know MS does a lot more things than gaming, but come on -- Nintendo and Sony are banking on the portable scene.

I'm sure Sony appreciates the profits from the PSP while they work on PS3, and Nintedo -- my god I think every man, woman, and child own a DS in Japan.

If MS made a portable gaming device do you think they'd be able to crack into the competition like Sony did?

Koalakommander

I don't think it would work. How exactly are they going to levrage their OS monopoly in the hand held market again?

Microsoft has already taken the best option available for them with the Zune. Competing against Apple in another demographic and eventually offering short casual games will get their foot in the door. Eventually. Blue-Sky

Maybe if the Zune ever becomes a decent competitor to the Ipod/Iphone.

nope, psp and ds have the market cornered. MS don't have the right fanbase to follow a portable xbox.

PSP worked because many have a ps2, and psp is the portable ps2. + its cheap

DSL worked because of gameboy, and that its a shovel ware kiddy console like the wii ( i have one despite this ) + its cheap

Now i'd love to see one thing from portables and thats a full online service, if the mobile internet could be pimp'd up by MS and there was a new handheld a little bigger than the iphone and super-high quality graphics, downloadable games instead of discs to improve load times and xbox live portable, then we could see handheld gaming reach its eutopia, unfortunately it'd have to be around £100 for people to buy it *sigh* maybe in the next decade.

it would have stuck pixels like the psp, but instead it would take all of the psp's exclusivesZe_ALEX

:lol:

M$ already supports the DS in small ways with Rare, other than that I think they're doing well as it is -- they already support the PC in place of a handheld.