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Gates Hints at a Microsoft Gaming Handheld

Posted May 31, 2006 at 12:37PM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Bill Gates, rumor, Wall Street Journal, xbox 360 titles
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bill gatesWe've been told that Microsoft is not developing an Xbox handheld. But you know how it is in the gaming world, rumors of a portable device that might compete with the iPod or the portable gaming machines just won't die down. Naturally, it's one hot topic that was discussed at the Wall Street Journal's D: All Things Digital Conference in Carlsbad, California by no less than Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates.

Though Gates didn't make an announcement, he did say: We are looking at various ways to bring more to that space. There is a lot yet that hasn't been done. This implies that Microsoft may just be preparing to challenge Apple's iPod and Sony's PSP with one multipurpose device. If all the features of iPod and PSP could be put in one portable package, then Apple and Sony should have a reason to worry. Or should they?



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# MSGuest 2006-05-31 13:46
I don't think Microsoft will head straight into making their own device anywhere in the future. More likely is that they will develop platfroms for handheld games to run on. Eg. a new windows OS (similar to CE) for palmtop gaming with support for 3D gaming and physics, DirectX 9/10 etc. Even the expansion of "Live Anywhere" to Palmtop devices + mobile phones.

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# LMAOGuest 2006-05-31 13:59
WOW u gotta be shyttin me, i swear Xbox is like the biggest swagger jackers, they see anything that is making alot of money and they try to go out and get in there and top it, and since they have all this money cuz of Bill Gayes, i wouldnt be surprised if they DO come out wit a handheld....oh well, too bad its gonna flop tho

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# lol #2Guest 2006-05-31 14:16
well hate to burst the bubble but the only original handheld maker would be tiger even though its a crappy lcd game it started the idea and nitnendo made it a standard. the psp is just as much of a market jumper as microsoft. the psp was only made simply because sony wanted a share of the profits that nindo was making, and they wanted to shove umd into ppl's faces as a comon format but it flopped. microst has experiece with handheld devices even though they arent gaming machines. microsoft does have some good rules of thumb that i like on a handheld, 1 they throw a hard drive on everything,keep to a low cost buy versatile disk format,and ofcourse better video graphics chips. so a x-handheld would be sweet to add some options.

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# niceGuest 2006-05-31 14:25
sounds like a good deal, it would definately appeal to the japanese.



oh, and number 2, don't be jealous because gates is rich and you still live with your mum

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# Bill G.?Guest 2006-05-31 14:46
I suppose I'm honored by your impressive linguistic skills. At least you know to spell your name...Sort of. Anyways, I'm fascinated by the prospect of Microsoft finally entering the portable race, I think it would would be pretty awsome. Only because it would probably be more hackable and less UMDish. Don't get me wrong, I love PSP, but if they don't update the storage space of the UMD or update the batery, Sony's going to be in some trouble.

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# I'll buy one =)Guest 2006-05-31 15:01
If its an IPOD, PSP, NDS all in one, plus makes coffee... =) I'll be in line on release day.

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# .Guest 2006-05-31 15:13
i very much doubt its a portable game machine. at e3 they said the closest thing to a handheld is the mobile phone thing with live anywhere that alone will take alot of work to run smoothly. in the future we will almost certainly see a portable console from ms. but at the moment they are to concerned with vista and 360 do another big project.

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# hgGuest 2006-05-31 15:24
If it's better than that garbage ball PSP, I might buy it.

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# Sweet!!!!!Guest 2006-05-31 17:07
If they made a handheld console with a built in hard drive it would wipe them both out! Hopefully they allow homebrew!

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# ...Archimedes 2006-05-31 19:05
was he referring to the Ultra Mobile PC?

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# Umm no it won't...Guest 2006-05-31 23:47
It will appeal to the japs aswell as the 360... oh wait... there is no appeal...



'If all the features of iPod and PSP could be put in one portable package, then Apple and Sony should have a reason to worry. Or should they?'



The PSP does all of the above... what could the Xboy do that the PSP can't? oh wait... flop.

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# handheldGuest 2006-06-01 01:29
m$ will kick ass in the handheld market i have a psp which is ok but very very poo for some games first person shooters and platform only racing games are any good and ipod please what childish toy,

but a m$ handheld with 2 control sticks and movie playback plus i dars say the graphics would be the same as the xbox1 so it would be the best handheld around

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# Hmm no need to worry. BTW the PSP can and does do everything the ipod canGuest 2006-06-01 04:38
Lets face it MS isnt very creative. The only thing I see coming out of this another monopoly strategy to lock you into more windows software and devices.

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# PSP...Guest 2006-06-01 09:11
I have a PSP and the games are crap and they don't make 30gig sticks for the PSP yet. I just hope it has a right thumb stick and better text input maybe something like the sidekick!

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# why hate?Guest 2006-06-01 09:29
why hate on microsoft trying to be competitive? I love this idea!! psp is crapola!! I have a Psp with a firmware 1.5. meaning i can put games and homebrew and emulators on my memorystick. I know what your saying...WOW all of that?!! yup! all of that!! and its simply collecting dustballs on my shelf. It looks cool, but the games are CRAP!!

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