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Microsoft to enter the HANDHELD MARKET?; WTF?!
Topic Started: Dec 18 2004, 12:52 PM (156 Views)
marklaw
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From www.cnn.com 12/14/04

Today Microsoft has announced that it too will be entering the hand-held gaming business with big time companies, Sony and Nintendo. The designer of the project, Microsoft's William Johnson, stated in a press meeting today that "because of the growing interest in portable machines, such as Apple's iPod, Nintendo's DS, and now Sony's PSP. Microsoft feels that [they] need to respond to the consumer's needs." He also mentioned that they are aiming for the same audience that has made the Xbox (Microsoft's console system) so popular. In response to a question asked during the meeting Microsoft announced its project as "Codename: Xman". When asked why they chose the name Microsoft simply stated that their new hand-held will be a stronger more powerful system, hence the name "Xman." A mutant system with many capabilities. Although they released no information about when the project will become a reality, they seemed eager to enter the new race for strong portable gaming. - Fredrick Guthbert (CNN Media Reporter)


So now it's

DS VS PSP VS XMAN?

Then Nintendo is releasing Gameboy Evolution.

WTF just happend to the handheld market?

microsoft is going to get pwned.
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That's weird.

2 months ago it was only Nintendo and now Sony and Microsoft are entering Nintendo's domain.

Interesting.
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wait a minute....

there's no articles from 12/14 about that.
This mite be fake.
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that's fake. Go to microsoft.com (crappiest site ever) they have no news on it.
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Well even though it's fake you never know.

We can see a 40 Kg handheld on it's way soon..
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it will be surprising to see what microsoft can come up with but for now i think its a bad idea
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I'm not surprised. Wait till 2008 or so then I think Microsoft will make their move.
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Handheld gaming is targeted to a younger audience. It's impossible to see a 5 yr old playing halo. Impossible..

Kids love Mario. Let that be.
I have no problem with Sony because they're generated to a normal audience of gamers.
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I'll love playing Halo on a handheld.
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this could be it

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but that's a huge handheld
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holy shit what is that???

yeah and i wouldnt be surprised if microsofts hadnheld turned out as big as an xbox
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hahahaa that's a big x box lol.
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can't remember where I got that pic lol
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it's just a rumour, according to microsoft but they are plannign to release Halo 2.5 on X box 2.. It's Halo 2 with updated graphics!
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so bill gates might actually release a handheld?
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