Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft all have next gen consoles, out on the market. And two of the three company's have there own portable game players for gamers who travel. Now Nintendo has had the best one out there; the DS Lite. It has sold over 12 million in North America. For Sony, they have a pretty good player as well, called the PSP (PlayStation Portable.)They have sold over 6 million inNorth America. Now Microsoft does not have a portable Game player out on the market. To me this is the time to bring one out, as the xbox360 is the number 1 selling next-gen platform to date. And if consumers love xbox so much, and love there software, (which Microsoft is know to be good at.) Then give themwhat they want, overall Microsoft will get more money so it works for everyone.
The good they is if they were trying to make one, they would have tons of great ideas. And even tons of ideas how not make a small system. They have two examples, from Sony, and Nintendo. So if Microsoft followed both systems, then they would know the pros of the product and cons as well. So overall they can make a better product in the end; now there is one big problem though. Sony and Nintendo have a huge head start, so it would take allot of power to get in the same market numbers as those two.
Because of Microsoft's huge xbox live fan base they could put it easily in a portable system. So pc games, xbox 360 gamers, and xbox portable gamers can play with each other. How cool would that be! And lets face it, Xbox 360 has better graphics then the ps3, so they could put a even better graphics card in a portable, that is better the PSP. The DS is more for casual gamers, with Mario, cart racing etc. But there are more hardcore gamers out there that want good looking games and great gameplay. Now the PSP has tried to go for the hardcore gamers and have failed. Yes they sold alot, but in-fact there is only one portable hardcore gaming system out there. So they know choice; and with an even better line-up of games out on the Xbox 360, they could port it to it as well.
Even the marketplace and chatting with your friends, videos, music etc. There are so many possibilities out there for Microsoft if they made a portable system. Just name it Xbox Portable, thats it. Consumers would be very happy.:)