Thing has some pretty nice specs. Kinda lacking in the controls department for playing games though....

So it looks like its a phone aswell? Hmm interesting...

That is so stupid is Microsoft releases that, for many reasons:

1. XBox is famous for Halo mainly, and Gears Of War, can you play it on that? No.

2. The amount of abuse Sony has copped from its customers because no dual analogue sticks isn't even funny, and now Microsoft gets a chance to start from scratch and release a new portable console, and they leave it out? Stupid.

3. It doesn't bring anything new to the table, other than bluetooth, but it says you can put your Sim card in it so that hints you might be able to make phone calls and messages with it. And bluetooth is not new for a phone and nor is a flash drive. Though i am loving both of them.





They better have 'extremely' good games for this thing because that would be the only thing making me buy it. The look of it is the cheapest rip off of the PSP i ever seen, they must have came up with that in 1 day or stolen Sony's blueprints.



I'm sorry for being negetive but i am so dissapointed that this is the best Microsoft came up with, when i heard about the news last week (of a portable gaming system from Microsoft) i went and told all my friends right away. I'm going to give them this news with the pictures too and they will bag me for trying to hype them up about it.



Sorry Microsoft

1. yeah, good point. however nothing is famous for anything before it is released. ok duke nukem forever... but exceptions prove rules right?



2. the DS doesn't have any analogs... and who is killing who in the handheld market atm?



3.that depends on how you classify this device... which table is it sitting on? the phone table? the handheld console table? the only reasonable thing i can say it is lacking is GPS.



this thing is a freaking phone... think about that. mobile multiplayer gaming... anywhere. no wifi needed. that is huge.



a library of proven classics and original hits (XBLA) at launch? OnLive streaming...



if they pull it all off, it could be awesome. since m$ delivered with the 360, i'll give them enough credit to remain on the fence until i use it.

not bad, but im already a PSP/DS addict. i dont know if i can stray away from those to this.



now that Nin and MS has dished out their cards, i really want to see what Sony can do to blast them out of the water.

No anolog sticks? :( bah



also looks like a GBA micro lol

It says in the specs that there is an Analog Stick Attachment, but why isnt it built in...?

My only concern about the legitimacy of this article is the fact that under the Input under the specs, it looks like they spelled Controls wrong. (Customizable Controlls) < - ?

So does this if you read the spec sheet on teamxbox.com.

a console with the ability to stay online 24/7. Thats because after going to the linked page. In the connectivity bit it says HSPDA/UTMS (850/900/1900/2100MHz) and if memory serves me correctly. All of those bands are held by mobile phones or cell phones. HSPDA is a internet connectivity thing which allows you to surf the net using the sim card. And UTMS is bascially 3G. They could be used only for the internet using UTMS or its a phone. Id rather say gaming device with a ability to stay online where-ever when-ever. Unlike PSP and DS which is largely based on Wi-Fi.

HSDPA is 3G

UTMS is 2G (whenever i select UTMS on my 3G Modem i get EDGE protocol)

I say the analogue attachment is a good idea mainly because if you look at sony's analogue, it's basically a button that moves. By making it attachable you make it easier to fit a proper gamepad like analogue stick to it without breaking it in your pocket.

the touchscreen is interesting as well although i dont think it will have much use in FPS games, it makes more sense to just use the analogue and buttons since its not dual screen like the DS (waving a stylus around to aim would block your veiw on whats going on).

All in all it has very nice specs (Atom 733MHz dual core with NVidia and 128MB, what more could you want in a portable).

Will be very interesting to see once its released.

Not only will M$ give you a free replacement you'll now get a new pair of trousers when this one overheats and you've finished running around ablaze.



Maybe it could have a warning.. "You may need to Roll on ground to extinguish flames" and instead of getting the rrod you'd get a scar on your leg.

I'm pretty satisfied with my Zune, enough to consider going for this over the next PSP redesign. My only gripe is that that thing looks kinda ugly, The candy bar design makes it look awkward for using the phone functions, and the screen looks a bit on the small side.



An Intel Atom dual core at 733 mhz is pretty exciting however.

The patents are out there, and were put out within the past 2 years. I'm not sure about the dates, but they were after the release of those tablets.



I'm not saying there are no ways around it but I guess Microsoft would be a company to do just that. Also, the patents can be read to defend nothing other than the heuristic methods Apple uses for the input like the pinching method for zoom. Which doesn't make sense since that method has been used since the mid 90's when multi-touch was being developed. Whatever they are though, they're just hampering the evolution of technology and giving them publicity that they don't need.