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Xbox Portable Might Be Just a Dream

Nintendo has enjoyed nearly two decades of portable gaming success with the Game Boy line of devices, more recently printing money by way of the touchscreen-equipped Nintendo DS and DS Lite.

Sony has been able to achieve a good level of success with the PSP and PSP Slim. While devices like the Sega Game Gear and Neo Geo Pocket have come and gone, their full-sized home counterparts have also come and gone.

For all intents and purposes, the Microsoft Xbox 360 is still doing very well in the marketplace. People are still more than happy to enjoy games like Halo 3 and Rock Band on the Xbox 360, so it's clear that Microsoft has a formidable game-playing following. Why is it, then, that Microsoft has yet to grace us with any sort of portable gaming ambitions? Where is the Xbox Portable?
TheDynamo - contributor
Published: 487 days 17 hours ago | Article | Xbox 360 | Mobile
 
 

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Arsenic13 - 487 days 16 hours ago
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We already know there will be no potable Xbox. They said it themselves its pointless to enter that field.
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PirateThom - 487 days 16 hours ago
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Yeah, with the Nintendo monopoly on the handheld market and Sony barely hanging on and mobile gaming taking off, there's really not much room for a fourth handheld platform, let alone the three we have now.

I think Microsoft have the right idea, publish on DS and reap the rewards from that.
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silverchode - 487 days 16 hours ago
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in my opinion sony is doing ok in the handheld field.
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PirateThom - 487 days 16 hours ago
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I think the PSP is doing well, but its software sales are killing it as a platformer for some developers.
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silverchode - 487 days 16 hours ago
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true i see my friends using the psp more for media than games.
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Cheeseknight28 - 487 days 14 hours ago
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All Sony has to do is support homebrew/custom firmware on the PSP and then it'll get more interest again.
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Killjoy3000 - 487 days 15 hours ago
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Microsoft has never had success with portables and the fact of the matter is this weakness won't strengthen itself any time soon. Sorry, Microsoft, but you should just let Nintendo and Sony momopolize the handheld video game market just like you do with everything else.
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Wit_wolfy - 487 days 12 hours ago
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This is a first i never even knew Microsoft were even considering this at all, will be a great idea though. I dont think we'll see a xbox portable anytime soon in my opinion
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