they did, I think it was called Origami so some sh... They showed the handheld and someone playing Halo on it.

I wouldn't buy it.

I can imagine how great the xbox live integration would be on it, so that would be nearly enough to sell me on a portable xbox.

However, most of all - if it had the game support, then yes, i certainly would buy one.

Love the PSP as a platform, i like the DS and would love to see what MS could do.

It would break shortly after being played for the first time.

Microsoft isn't a hardware company.

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equals pocket hand grenade. j/k lol.

Your comment is probably more boring yet. You don't even state WHY it's boring.

I love having movies on my PS3 and using my PSP to play them!

My psp can play Sega Gen, Sega CD games, SNES, NES, TurboGrafix, Mame, Neogeo,GB, GBA, PS1 games, it's own original IPs, movies, music, browsing, skype, gps... boring?

Lmao. I'm a launch owner with all 3 models, and I have gotten CFW for 8 of my friends, done by a guy I know in Northern California. (cause many of my friends live there, far from me)

I disagree with you, La Chance. The PSP is showing it's potential as I type this and has much more to spare after I am done.

Bubble, though. I see you're low.

hahahhahaa

Okay to be honest. They shouldn't Nintendo has a strong hold on the handheld market. As Sony has proved that newcomers just can't touch the surface of what Nintendo has done with handheld market. Another thing I don't understand why people are on about Microsoft can't do hardware. So they rush the 360 and that is the one thing people hold strong in their in head. Yeah it was "RUSHED" now if they had taken time with it. Can you say the same thing? If I do recall the original Xbox was built like a damn iron beast. And had less issues unlike Sony's PS2 Disc errors. Given the chance and time Microsoft could make a really good portable. Don't generalize things based on past mistakes. You look like a douche doing it.

Oh and I'm using a MICROSOFT mouse one hardware device by Microsoft that has lasted longer than any of my logitech mouses. Why? because they did not rush.

They only came in 2 consoles ago and haven't had half the success Sony had with their 1st two consoles.

Sony could risk a portable because they made enough impact to be recognised as a gaming company, therefore the PSP would stick

MS aren't only not even half way through the life cycle of their 2nd console, but it hasn't gained as much impact as Sony did when they came in (it isn't trolling, its just kinda true =/ esp w Sega being laid off)

I believe, next gen of consoles (circa 2014 - 2015) when MS comes out w a new Xbox, then i believe it will be a good time to hit with a portable as well =)

If they do release one? Yea I believe it'll be interesting. However the portable gaming market has never really had more than two successful ones at a time if you think about it...so what will happen? I don't know, but not this gen IMO

I will buy it Day ONE!

You would need a 3yr warranty.

Too bad it would probably burn a hole in my pocket; literally.

BSOD on the go!

Fair enough, La Chance. Fair enough.

You gave a good response. Someone give him a bubble. He's about to become extinct.

a hand held say good bye to handheld exclusives they will start bribing makers insted of making their own, they will try to steel pokemon and moster hunter, like always M$ steeling others glory.

... it'd be the first handheld to suffer from RROD
... it'd be the first handheld that required you buy all accessories separately and overpriced (mini wifi adapter)
... would be the first handheld to have a yearly subscription to connect to xbox live over wifi.

All jokes aside, I've wondered the same thing, but I'm not sure. Microsoft can't even get its accessories in the line of affordability and the 360 (despite what you want to argue) isn't exactly a pinnacle of hardware perfection. Aside from RROD and E71 it's made poorly with the cheapest parts available in the world. Sliding disk tray, Microsoft? Really? It feels cheap, looks cheap, is cheap. Xbox Live and games is really what made it successful because looking at it from just a hardware standpoint it's pretty awefully built.

And yes, I have a 360 actually play it more than my PS3, but that doesn't change the fact that the 360 is built with pretty low standards of hardware and I would imagine MS would treat a handheld the exact same way. The only thing MS has built with any sort of quality is Zune. Everything else has low standards and are meant to be made as cheap as possible so that MS can profit immediately.

The market is popular with the Nintendo DS thats the big boy on the market and for the right age catagory, Sony is second because of the features it has and the fact you can use it with the PS3, and the Iphone can do online. Microsoft would have to add something neither of these companies have and honestly I am not a big handheld fan. If the handheld that Microsoft makes is intergrated with the 360 and XBL I might buy one but if it dies will it get the nickname the Red Brick Of Death. If Microsoft would do more with the Zune add more applications to it and intergrate it with XBL and the 360 it could be a good handheld system for the price.

Microsoft needs to make their current console a solid experience before they can expand that experience. Right now, MS needs a boatload more developers. First Party and Second party. After that, they can think about making a handheld. Halo Kart might actually happen. I wouldn't mind. Splinter Cell portable, Viva Pinata portable, Forza Portable, and all of that. It's not like it won't happen eventually, but right now MS needs its gaming division to concentrate solely on making the 360 a perfected experience.

i don't know..... i bought zune psp ds....no iphone(not a gaming machine..aphone w limited lame games

all in all id probably buy one

ooo i bet it'll have to analogs....i wish psp had that..some games on psp are just so annoying....just for that one reason.

If Microsoft made a hand-held console there would be a pile of knock-offs following their most popular games like Halo and such and then MS would attempt to buy rights to Mario on their hand-held to dminate the hand-held war as well. ROFL! "Mater Chief... Meet Mario."

besides it's good for nintendo there DS handheld is makeing even more money since the PSP is giving it competition they may plan on it next gen but if they decided to release one now it would be way too late to try to compete with the PSP and DS

So much hate in this thread.

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It would be pretty interesting if they did. I doubt if it would make much of a difference though..

*looks at DSi*

*theme song starts playing---> http://www.youtube.com/watc...

mobile ring of death or would you just call it paperweight

if microsoft releases a handheld with 2 analogues i reckon it'll sell well. sony are dumb for not doing it

too many handhelds for another one

It would be so white, it would blind!

I have an image that the day that it is launched, the US would have multiple bombings reported as terrorist attack, and CNN will report that numerous bots have been destroyed by the deadly WMD.

Mini hand gernades!!

hat Microsoft can do it cause they are hardly handling one console in the market unlike Sony three consoles and they are doing just great

most likely not to happen,
and if they did would they have games for it?

oh ya kiddie games...

IMAGINE THE RROD IN UR HANDS!! OUCH

it would burn your hands off

I haven't owned a handheld since the original black and white Game Boy. They've just never interested me.

lolz

EDIT: but it would come with a 5 yr warranty and if it burns your house down you can always just sue ms thats the style these days :D, btw i took my stock out of them a lonnngggg time ago after vista and bill left its nothing but corporate slobs that think they know what they are doing

It would most likely be dirt cheap and it's cooling system would most likely malfunction causing severe burns. Not to fear though, microsoft would cover the skin transplant in their extended warranty now acting as a life insurance.

wether you like it or not bot sony is handling 3 systems in the same time and you know that one of them is the most successfully system in the history of video games and the handhold is also doing great it sells like cakes every where the last but not least the ps3 witch is also doing well considering that it has double the price of your stupid 3fixme also let me remind you that sony will have a fourth system (PSP GO) and so what does that make you think??? that sony doing horrible ??

ha ha too bad for you bot sony is still having the biggest share of the cake and Microsoft only have he remains

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the problem is most of the bots where a ps2 players and they know very well that without sony we will not see the games as it is today unlike the 3fixme the only trying to copy sony in every way in the games in the style everything well they sure managed to take the 10 year old kids this i have to say