Microsofts New Handheld

Robbie Ragdoll · 27 Feb 2006 at 23:12

Just came across this on Gamespot

http://www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=24365883

Personally i hope it will rock. Fable, Halo and Dead or Alive on the move woo hoo.

Anyone elses thoughts?

Edit: Ok link not working now i think, but heres a video to back it up http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB7HIPKF1OY

However its looking more like a PC there than a PSP rival.

teh_captain · 27 Feb 2006 at 23:19

One word.

PSP.

Can't see this taking off tbh. Media/Game playing/internet surfing multi-function 'portable' machine.

I have a DS. Can you tell?

t3h

Kainz · 27 Feb 2006 at 23:20

Some news here too http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/27/microsoft-origami-tale-continues-to-unfold/
I look forward to seeing how this thing works.

mcc49 · 27 Feb 2006 at 23:23

http://creativecoremedia.com/mso.swf

Like this I would imagine

Sagalout · 27 Feb 2006 at 23:26

***_captain said:
One word.

PSP.

Can't see this taking off tbh. Media/Game playing/internet surfing multi-function 'portable' machine.

I have a DS. Can you tell?

t3h

I have both. Theres nothing wrong with the PSP in theory. Sony did a great job with the hardware (apart from forgetting one of the analogue sticks and insisting on UMD) but the games are dissapointing, which has to come down to the developers, but there is a market for an all in one device if the games are right.

lordrobs · 27 Feb 2006 at 23:29

I wouldn't exactly call it portable myself, that thing looks huge!

punky_munky · 27 Feb 2006 at 23:40

I think it's an ultraportable PC that will also play games.

sharingan_sasuk · 28 Feb 2006 at 02:22

I doubt powerful enough to play Halo at that detail. That's obviously just a JPEG or something on the screen

XPE · 28 Feb 2006 at 03:04

you know, ms could give the money to charity instead of throwing away another couple of billion getting there ass’s handed to them in the portable market.

McDaniel · 28 Feb 2006 at 04:40

XPE said:
you know, ms could give the money to charity instead of throwing away another couple of billion getting there ass’s handed to them in the portable market.

The fact that bill gates and his wife have a multi billion dollar charity set up, giving away hundreds of millions each year doesnt mean anything?

http://www.gatesfoundation.org/

Number of employees: 263
Endowment: $29.1 billion
Total grant commitments since inception: $10.2 billion
Total 2005 grant payments: $1.36 billion

$10.2 billion since 2000, pretty good stuff

Oakesy2001uk · 28 Feb 2006 at 08:27

oh no annother. errr its microsoft, lets all hate it and proceed to maticulously slate it thread! I hope its good, you can never have too much choice, if its not then fair enough!

JUMPURS · 28 Feb 2006 at 09:11

as far as i was aware the origami project was actualy ( as said by punky_munky) its actually an ultra mobile PC. Its more like a mini tablet PC as opposed to a game machine.
But i guess we will find out on march 2nd, but i doubt it will play games much better than the PDA's that are kicking around just now. Cant see it being to the quality and spec of the PSP and DS (and the GP32?)
I will wait for the iPod like this

Davey_Pitch · 28 Feb 2006 at 09:19

Oakesy2001uk said:
I hope its good, you can never have too much choice

Quoted for undeniable truth.

Psyk · 28 Feb 2006 at 12:25

Yeah it really doesn't look like it's supposed to be a competitor for the PSP or DS. It looks like it's just a really small general purpose PC. And of course being general purpose it can play games but isn't primarily geared towards them.

XPE · 28 Feb 2006 at 12:28

McDaniel said:
The fact that bill gates and his wife have a multi billion dollar charity set up, giving away hundreds of millions each year doesnt mean anything?

http://www.gatesfoundation.org/

$10.2 billion since 2000, pretty good stuff

and how much have they spent on the xbox and the 360 ? lets face it with the state of the world today i think the money could be better spent some where else.

deSade · 28 Feb 2006 at 12:36

XPE said:
and how much have they spent on the xbox and the 360 ? lets face it with the state of the world today i think the money could be better spent some where else.

3 unquestionable truths about Bill Gates:

1. His company releases buggy, security flawed products.
2. Despite what you may think of him, he gives more to charity than probably any other living person.
3. He looks just like one of those kids you used to enjoy beating up at school.

XPE · 28 Feb 2006 at 12:43

deSade said:
3 unquestionable truths about Bill Gates:

2. Despite what you may think of him, he gives more to charity than probably any other living person.

i know that, but it doesnt mean that ms should be allowed to throw away billions on trying to breach the protable market

punky_munky · 28 Feb 2006 at 12:44

They can do whatever the hell they want. Let them try. I don't think competing against the PSP would be impossble, especially for them.

HEADRAT · 28 Feb 2006 at 13:03

XPE said:
you know, ms could give the money to charity instead of throwing away another couple of billion getting there ass’s handed to them in the portable market.

Or everybody that whines about MS could give a £1 to charity and beat Bill at his own game

HEADRAT

Kreeeee · 28 Feb 2006 at 13:09

Looks terrible!

I don't think MS have what it takes to break the handheld market.