why hasent Microsoft made a portable yet?

Because there is no point and the DS would destroy it.

I doubt they ever make a portable system. WAY too much competition.KC_Hokie

Because there is no point and the DS would destroy it.

Darkslayer16

This. They can't compete with Nintendo in the portable race. Sony can barely keep up with them too, and with the 3DS coming out, no one can touch them.

yeah they wouldnt stand a chance. No matter what Nintindo is going to murder them.

They'e making one, it's called the Windows 7 lines of phones

Handheld gaming is dying and it doesn't make sense to introduce new hardware that wont do everything

Microsoft is going to have the new phones that tie in with the 360 and you'll see that grow

They'e making one, it's called the Windows 7 lines of phones

Handheld gaming is dying and it doesn't make sense to introduce new hardware that wont do everything

Microsoft is going to have the new phones that tie in with the 360 and you'll see that grow

Jaysonguy

They'e making one, it's called the Windows 7 lines of phones

Handheld gaming is dying and it doesn't make sense to introduce new hardware that wont do everything

Microsoft is going to have the new phones that tie in with the 360 and you'll see that grow

Jaysonguy

Forgive me if I'm wrong but isn't the DS one of the most successful consoles (not just handhelds) EVER.

Along with the upcoming DS I'm pretty sure it is and will continue to be alive and well.

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

They'e making one, it's called the Windows 7 lines of phones

Handheld gaming is dying and it doesn't make sense to introduce new hardware that wont do everything

Microsoft is going to have the new phones that tie in with the 360 and you'll see that grow

balfe1990

Forgive me if I'm wrong but isn't the DS one of the most successful consoles (not just handhelds) EVER.

Along with the upcoming DS I'm pretty sure it is and will continue to be alive and well.

[QUOTE="balfe1990"]

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

They'e making one, it's called the Windows 7 lines of phones

Handheld gaming is dying and it doesn't make sense to introduce new hardware that wont do everything

Microsoft is going to have the new phones that tie in with the 360 and you'll see that grow

KC_Hokie

Forgive me if I'm wrong but isn't the DS one of the most successful consoles (not just handhelds) EVER.

Along with the upcoming DS I'm pretty sure it is and will continue to be alive and well.

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The DS alone has sold nearly TWICE as much as the Xbox AND the PS3. Check worldwide sales figures

[QUOTE="KC_Hokie"][QUOTE="balfe1990"]

Forgive me if I'm wrong but isn't the DS one of the most successful consoles (not just handhelds) EVER.

Along with the upcoming DS I'm pretty sure it is and will continue to be alive and well.

balfe1990

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The DS alone has sold nearly TWICE as much as the Xbox and PS3. Check worldwide sales figures

I doubt they ever make a portable system. WAY too much competition.KC_Hokie

[QUOTE="KC_Hokie"]I doubt they ever make a portable system. WAY too much competition.The_Weird_Guy

[QUOTE="balfe1990"]

[QUOTE="KC_Hokie"]The DS has sold well, but portables combined still can't match consoles combined in terms of total sales. KC_Hokie

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The DS alone has sold nearly TWICE as much as the Xbox and PS3. Check worldwide sales figures

C'mon are we really counting the PS2? I thought it was a given around here that its irrelevant now. We might as well include Dreamcast and Xbox 1 sales then.

And plus as of Dec. 09 the DS has sold 131 millionalone, I don't know where you got that combined figure.

131 million sales, which is going to be rocketed by the 3DS is a clear indication that handheld gaming is just fine. And thats just the DS. The PSP has sold what, 60 million units?

C'mon are we really counting the PS2? I thought it was a given around here that its irrelevant now. We might as well include Dreamcast and Xbox 1 sales then.

And plus as of Dec. 09 the DS has sold 131 millionalone, I don't know where you got that combined figure.

131 million sales, which is going to be rocketed by the 3DS is a clear indication that handheld gaming is just fine. And thats just the DS. The PSP has sold what, 60 million units?

balfe1990

[QUOTE="balfe1990"]C'mon are we really counting the PS2? I thought it was a given around here that its irrelevant now. We might as well include Dreamcast and Xbox 1 sales then.

And plus as of Dec. 09 the DS has sold 131 millionalone, I don't know where you got that combined figure.

131 million sales, which is going to be rocketed by the 3DS is a clear indication that handheld gaming is just fine. And thats just the DS. The PSP has sold what, 60 million units?

KC_Hokie

Okay, say we disregard all of this, would you still agree that handheld gaming is in trouble or "dying"?

Okay, say we disregard all of this, would you still agree that handheld gaming is in trouble or "dying"?

balfe1990

[QUOTE="balfe1990"]Okay, say we disregard all of this, would you still agree that handheld gaming is in trouble or "dying"?

KC_Hokie

Sorry man, no thanks but its been fun. :P

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

They'e making one, it's called the Windows 7 lines of phones

Handheld gaming is dying and it doesn't make sense to introduce new hardware that wont do everything

Microsoft is going to have the new phones that tie in with the 360 and you'll see that grow

KC_Hokie

That's just the start

Soon it will have games and keep everything tied to the gamertag

Handheld games spiked and are currently crashing, the "one trick pony" device was great but it's primarily aimed at children and that limits what can be done with it.

Now a cell has a much larger demographic and it's something people are taking with them everywhere. If you give people a phone plus a chat client plus an email system plus gaming you're hitting people from all angles.

Microsoft was smart, they knew that the handheld market was saturated and that it had a very small demographic, they've been interested in targeting users from the start and the way to do that is with an all in one phone.

They might have a few arcade like games for Microsoft cell phones but I highly doubt they develop any games. Microsoft will never come out with any sort of handheld gaming system though. KC_Hokie

Well that "other" phone is getting quite a few games and it's "fruit" store is always busy with games

I see that as the direction that Microsoft is going, there's a much bigger userbase there

microsoft could make one but they dont think its a good idea. the concept pictures are amazing for one though. xbox 180

i think microsoft could have success with a portable system,

both of the other systema on the market have weaknesses that could be well exploited if they did things correctly,

although it looks like they will never even try unfortunately.....

I doubt they will soon especially since the DS has such a stranglehold on the portable industry and with the psp rising as well. Still would be interesting to see if they could come up with something.