Should Microsoft make a handheld?

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#1 misiufraggle
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Anyone else think Microsoft should consider making a handheld?

They could probably make one as powerful as the original Xbox, (3DS is around this sort of power apparently)give it 2 analog sticks, live, and launch it with a remake of Halo.... It would sell.

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#2 racing1750
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I think it's a waste of time imo. Nintendo dominate the handheld market. Besides i'd rather MS focused on the Xbox 360.
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#3 Indie_Hitman
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No way. That thing would take you eyebrows clean off. Kaboom!
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#4 Ugalde-
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What games would there be to play? Halo and Gears are mainly MP games and MP on a hand held should not be a focus.
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#5 Vinegar_Strokes
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no. it would be a bad idea. the handheld market is to busy as it is.

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#6 vashkey
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Personally I'd prefer not. I'm not into handheld gaming and I don't want to feel pressured into buying one for the inevitable Gears or Halo games it would get.

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#7 KittenWishes
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Yes. I want to play all my XBLA games on-the-go. I would love that. They can call it Pocket Arcade. See, I even gave it a name, now do it.
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#8 SecretPolice
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They will and it will be fully integrated and in fact be part of the next MS console - bank on it. :P

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#9 reveiwer
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http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-announced-includes-xbox-live-support/

is this your handheld?

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#10 I_Stole_the_Tv
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I don't think a Microsoft handheld would go over in Japan, the land of handhelds.

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#11 Rahnyc4
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that thing would fail more than the psp.
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#12 KittenWishes
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I don't think a Microsoft handheld would go over in Japan, the land of handhelds.

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What about in the US, where 350 000+ NDS' are sold a month?
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#13 PandaBear86
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1) Microsoft is already marketing Windows Phone 7 as their mobile Xbox gaming machine. Any phone with that OS will become your mobile Xbox Live platform. You can gain achievements and communicate with your XBL friends 2) There is no way MS can compete with Nintendo in the handheld market, especially with the 3DS. They can compete with Nintendo in the console wars, but when it comes to handhelds, competing against Nintendo is like bringing a toothpick to a swordfight. MS knows better.
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#14 I_Stole_the_Tv
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that thing would fail more than the psp. Rahnyc4
Well to do better than the PSP it would have to outsell the 360 since the PSP has sold around 58 million units worldwide. So yeah it would definitely fail more than the PSP.