Microsoft Contemplating Psp Rival

***wraggster*** · January 28th, 2006, 00:54

News from C&VG

Rumours of a Microsoft-backed portable gaming system have been doing the rounds since before God decided he'd have a go at fixing the dodgy tap in the kitchen himself and managed to flood everything (thank Heavens for that Ark, eh?). Now though, Peter Moore has further ruffled the feathers of speculators by commenting on such a device. According to an article in Business Week, the magazine has learned that Microsoft is seriously considering producing its own portable media device, designed to rival Apple's iPod music and video player. At this point, it seems that the project is still in the very early stages, with Microsoft only recently assigning a team to investigate the business potential of such an undertaking.

So far, so unrelated to games then. However, Microsoft exec Peter Moore told Business Week, "It can't just be our version of the iPod." Additionally, Moore states that, "I think the [Xbox] brand is an opportunity." It doesn't take a monkey to realise that the Xbox brand could play a key role in leveraging sales of such a Microsoft-developed portable system. What's more, it's not unreasonable to envisage a handheld machine that plays games alongside music and videos, if tied into the Xbox product line - placing it in direct competition with Sony's PSP. Despite the very early stages of such a project - if Business Week's sources are accurate - the news could be the clearest indication yet of Microsoft's bid to enter the lucrative market currently dominated by Nintendo and Sony.

**lilvietquoc** · January 28th, 2006, 01:28

just a word of advise for Microsoft if they really are gonna do this....-BUILT IN HDD!-

**NeoXCS** · January 28th, 2006, 01:50

Ugg, I dont want microsoft squeezing into another market they dont belong in.

**slayer2psp** · January 28th, 2006, 02:20

what do you mean they dont belong you got money want to make something do it im all for it becuse you know power wise it will smoke everything

**NeoXCS** · January 28th, 2006, 02:51

Smoke everything... that is only an assumption of its power, but yeah power wise probably will. Thats the advantage of comming out last though.

**lilvietquoc** · January 28th, 2006, 03:58

more power wud be a must
since its last in the game
ppl will probly not buy it-maybe a year later tho
but it shud aim more to an older age person gadget (since they have the money to actually purchase it) rather than a 8 or 10 year old like the ds
im guessin that y the psp had more purchases than ds-since the older people woudld rather listen to music and watch movies than poke at a screen!