There are (http://editorials.teamxbox.com/xbox/1664/Xbox-Portable-Explored/p1/) many (http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=32531) speculations (http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Is-Developing-a-Portable-XBox-28455.shtml) and (http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/8014/9038/xbox-360-screen-hori-portable.phtml)
conceptions (http://games.kikizo.com/news/200601/120.asp) of Xbox becoming a hand-held console.

It will come into being eventually, that's sure - but will it try to beat iPod and Sony PSP at a stroke? Give your opinions.

http://tweakers.net/ext/i.dsp/1147449793.jpg
http://ecetia.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/xportable.jpg
http://www.ubergizmo.com/photos/2007/4/xbox-360-converter.jpg

I kind of like the second one there...If it should be anyone of those it shoud be the second we or at least I hope.

I really think all of those suck...
I think if they thought hard about it, and made it work good, it would be awesome.
I hate having just my DS to take with me.
or cell phone games, but let's not even start on those...

I just want a hand-held with two analog sticks. So much would be improved at that point...

Personally I really wouldn't like them to go dual screen (they would be pegged as Ds copiers. If they could pull up a system with dual analog sticks, a good feel in the hands and great games I'm sure they could wipe the psp off the planet. Also I personally think they should focus on great games and not go the sony (PSP) route which would be the jack of all trades master of none sort of deal.

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2006/09/x360_laptop_main.jpg

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2006/09/x360_laptop_main.jpg

yea, ben heck.
That guy is my idol.
He ****ing rules.

I love my PSP, I always use it to quickly check email in the morning without having to boot an entire PC.

It would be 10 times as awesome if it however had a keyboard attachment and a Windows Mobile type of environment to transform it into a PDA, as well as the ability to lets say make VOIP calls via Wi-Fi

I want a Psp

If they could pull up a system with dual analog sticks

I agree. Dual analog sticks is really all that is needed. I think thats really the only problem with the PSP. If the box team could turn out a hand held that had the power of the PSP and dual analogs they wouldn't have a problem at all.

Although I don't really know if they should do it even if they can. I mean, they are doing so well right now with the 360 I would be almost scared to take any power away from that, within the company I mean. Less they just added on a whole new branch and hired all new people, then that would be Okay. It's Microsoft, I'm sure they could handle it.

It will come into being eventually, that's sure - but will it try to beat iPod and Sony PSP at a stroke? Give your opinions.


You're right, they did take a stab at it. Showing their traditional penchant for getting hardware just right, you can see Microsoft's first stab at it here:
http://www.sarcasticgamer.com/2007/06/ms-surface-how-we-would-have-done-it.html

It's Microsoft, I'm sure they could handle it.

Yeah microsoft definetly has enough money to open up a handheld branch. Stupid bill gates and all his money. Oh crap theres another sin. Thou shalt not say the lords name in vain.

i like the idea o handheld if it is small slim and well designed then bring it on

well i noticed on one of the gaming sites. i wanna say ign. in the news section they talked about how microsoft just put a patten out on a hand held system that uses motion sensors. the plans were very basic and didnt say if they would include anolog sticks (god i pray if and when they make a hand held it has them). so in all actuality i think they are gonna stick with what they have going for the consoles and pick up what ps3 and wii are trying to do with consoles and put it into a handheld. but who knows.

out of the pics at the top of this thread i would say the second one would actually be worth considering.

I agree. What they should do is almost completely drop this crap about buying games in stores and do everything over Live. WIth two analog sticks and a nice hard/flash drive. I would buy it up in a second.

Yeah, I agree but I would like it if you could have a Disc Drive that allows you to read your old Xbox Games and then allowing you to buy newer games for it just made for that console and it would be great if that happened. I mean it would be literally a portable XBOX. My mates have tried making a massive portable XBOX and then it exploded and this would be a great investment if they did this. Wouldn't you agree.

Why bother making a portable xbox when you can just use the competition? Viva pinata is coming out on the ds

The 360 laptop lewks so awesome! =D

Why bother making a portable xbox when you can just use the competition? Viva pinata is coming out on the ds

What makes you think that il will be that good on the ds

If Microsoft was even considering pushing out a hand held portable gaming device do you think they would let Rare develop games for teh DS Lite?

yeah. So? I have a DS and I would love to not have to get a Flash Card to play homebrew. On the PSP all you have to do is put it on there. And if this portable XBOX came out I would love it to play homebrew made by the community to be placeable on the marketplace. Homebrew is what PC gaming is all about, why not Consoles and Handhelds?

I think that while a movement towards open homebrew development would be great it would also remove some of the fun. Back when I was modding my PSP half the fun was knowing that SOny wanted me dead. If they wanted me to do it I probaly wouldn't have gotten as much of a kick out of it. (Plus you could no longer laugh at the hackers continuously breaking down the huge corporations defenses. :)

Yep. I agree. A portable Xbox means that we could play games with the disc size of the Gamecube and then play them again but much better like if there were for instance on Halo other than wireless multiplayer local but actually 16 player battles like Halo 2. Also Halo 3 could released for a portable (this is all sounding like crap now lol) it would be an exact port with some more content because those games were short as hell in single-player apparently and i wouldn't diagree with playing games and stuff but maybe microsoft won't enter this portable war!

I think some of you are right it wont be for a looooooooooong time because if they even get part of the graphics and things from the 360 then it would like become a supernova of heat in 2 seconds.

the Zune allready flunked, I don't think M$ is taking a shot at the iPod's stranglehold on the iPod-market anymore... methinks this is specifically targeted at the DS and PSP.

Offcource, that's still a given M$ is actually doing this...

ANybody ever heard of the oFone?

the Zune allready flunked, I don't think M$ is taking a shot at the iPod's stranglehold on the iPod-market anymore... methinks this is specifically targeted at the DS and PSP.

Offcource, that's still a given M$ is actually doing this...

ANybody ever heard of the oFone?
Ever heard of Spell Check? It's awesome, you should use it.

Anyways, I was thinking of an add-on for the Zune. It would plug into the bottom and snap into a case that has the buttons and a game port. I'll see if I can draw it for a visual.

yeah, as a matter of fact I have, what's your point?

breaking into handhelds would be hard with nintendo dominating and psp just getting soe ground. could be costly..and knowing microsoft..it WOULD be costly.

I think some of you are right it wont be for a looooooooooong time because if they even get part of the graphics and things from the 360 then it would like become a supernova of heat in 2 seconds.

lol. It gives PEOPLE the red rings of death when it melts your SOUL.

yeah, as a matter of fact I have, what's your point?

You have a lot of spelling errors in that post. Just saying, might want to iron those out. :D

You have a lot of spelling errors in that post. Just saying, might want to iron those out. :D

Such as?
Feel free to send me a Private Message if you fee this is off-topic.


Back ON topic, however, I seriously hope GideonB is correct, I don't think we need a M$-branded handheld out there, we already have the Xbox and the 360... and for those countries where it's actually been released in, the Zune.
I fear if they do, the general rumor that "Microsoft is doing nothing but copy-catting everybody else" would only be further enforced.

As I said in my post, I've been tinkering around with the idea of a gaming attachment for the Zune. Here's a little something I made up in my C.A.D.D. (Computer Aided Drafting and Design) class. http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/3417/zunepicturebmpmt9.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v148/ZZDaikun/xbp.jpg

how can i upload pictures???

A hand-held with dual stick control would be ackward at best. the reason people have portable is because they are flat. If it was a flip screen portable then how would the dual stick cortrols even fit?

It should be small, not to small though, and of course it needs a good proccesor, good bit of ram, and 2 analouge sticks.

Nintendo dominated Sega, Atari and so far sony in the handheld market. It would be unwise for Microsoft to enter now with sony and Nintendo feuding.

The only reason the DS is taking off is because of the touch screen, if that wasen't their then Sony would be killing the DS. I mean come on, the DS d pad sucks for games!

I like the Dpad, I prefer the PSP dpad, but the DS Lite dpad isn't bad...

I like the Dpad, I prefer the PSP dpad, but the DS Lite dpad isn't bad...

I think the DS DPad would be a little better if it allowed for diagnonal movement more easily.

I'm still not sure how well 2 analogs on a handheld would work, though. It seems like trying to move the right stick and hit the buttons would give leeway to dropping it more frequently.
Or maybe I'm just clumsy? How many people drop their handhelds every so often?

I will only say this once

MICROSOFT will not make a handheld because the market is flooded with the psp and ds maby in like 5 years but not now

For now they have the Zune, I believe J Allard already made it clear that some time in 08 games would be released for it.

Hey if the 'Xbox Portable' didn't RROD had 2 analog sticks, widescreen, and good third party development i would buy it

You never know, they could learn from sony and nintendo's mistakes. Maybe they make a 0artly open software.

Another Ben Heck xboxlaptop (elite!) with video
http://gizmodo.com/352233/xbox-360-elite-laptop

The only reason the DS is taking off is because of the touch screen, if that wasen't their then Sony would be killing the DS. I mean come on, the DS d pad sucks for games!

Nintendo invented the D-pad, and the one on DS is perfect for its games.

No it's not.

It's not bad.

But it's nowhere near to poerfect.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dpad firstly, no they didn't invent the dpad

Secondly, the one on the lite is horrible unless you have REALLY short fingers, meaning your under the age of 12 and are growing at a normal pace. I don't know about the original phat model though since I only have the lite.