Should Microsoft enter the portable system world??

In my opinion I would love to see MS try their hand at the portable market.

It is a good time to do it with their sales being top of the food chain world wide.

What do you guys think? Would you give MS a shot and purchase a portable system if they developed one?

I dislike mobile gaming, so my personal opinion is no. I also think they would have a difficult time contending with Nintendo and Sony.

They already have, it's called Windows phone 7

They don't need to now since they have SmartGlass.

I would say that MS is already spreading themselves too thin with the Kinect and Smartglass stuff. If they included a dedicated portable gaming device I think we could kiss the gaming division of MS goodbye.

It might be something that stays afloat for a while, but I doubt it would be successful over any extended period of time.

NO! Big mistake!

I hope not, mostly because it would leach talent and $$$ from the main console and I don't give a flying **** about portable consoles

if they do do anything, it'll probably be something to with the windows 8 phones/tablets and not a dedicated console.

Hell No

Microsoft should continue to do what they've done, stay far away from the portable world.

Portable console are heavily supported by the Japanese market. With MS's relationship with Japanese developers, that aren't mega publisher, this would probably be a huge disaster.

I don't think it would be smart of Microsoft to do so.My vote is no.

Should the enter the handheld arena? No, they'd be crushed. If they did enter the handheld fight, they'd need to be able to import your gamer profile and have a stable 3/4G connection at no extra cost(above the standard gold account fee which would pay for online on both the home and the handheld consoles). And for you folks that keep saying "windowsphonewindowsphone," mobile gaming =/= handheld gaming.El_Zo1212o

Yes, Mobile gaming is ahead of handheld gaming.

Handheld gaming is dead and shrinking while mobile games are growing.

[QUOTE="El_Zo1212o"]Should the enter the handheld arena? No, they'd be crushed. If they did enter the handheld fight, they'd need to be able to import your gamer profile and have a stable 3/4G connection at no extra cost(above the standard gold account fee which would pay for online on both the home and the handheld consoles). And for you folks that keep saying "windowsphonewindowsphone," mobile gaming =/= handheld gaming.Jaysonguy

Yes, Mobile gaming is ahead of handheld gaming.

Handheld gaming is dead and shrinking while mobile games are growing.

Microsoft needs to focus on making games, if they stay the way they are, they won't last very long.

The traditional (Nintendo, Sony) handheld gaming market is dying.re65

It's becoming more and more apparent that handheld gaming devices cannot compete with smart phones. I think Microsoft knows better than to enter the handheld market.

It's becoming more and more apparent that handheld gaming devices cannot compete with smart phones. I think Microsoft knows better than to enter the handheld market.

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I think they would do a great job. Microsoft has always done well at supporting and making sure their hardware sells and gets third party support. The only down fall is I believe that is a dead format. Apple and Android have taken that market. Not a lot of people want to carry another bulky device besides their phone. The Vita is doing poorly, I called that when it was announced Since Sony cant support their peripherals. They're a sloppy disorganized company.

So yea, as much as I'd love it and would buy one since i work on the road, I dont think they'll do it.

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Windows Phone 7

They already are in the handheld market

NO. M$ needs to stay out of the mobile phone market too. the Windows7 phone is an epic fail. the 3DS and Vita are both struggling and might possibly be the last 2 handhelds you'll see from Nintendo and Sony. I like the 3DS and Vita, but the great games are just too few and too expensive to compete with games on mobile phones nowadays.