Xbox Author Discusses Microsoft Handheld

Dean Takahashi wrote an authoritative book on Microsoft's original console, called 'Opening the Xbox'. We're fortunate enough to be able to read a similar work on their next-gen console, a book entitled The Xbox 360 Uncloaked. Takahashi did an interview recently with Kyle Orland, of Videogame Media Watch. There he lays out the challenges of reporting on the industry, and getting publishers to understand the subject matter. Eurogamer reports that part of the book discusses a Microsoft handheld gaming system. From that article: "Takahashi claims the team was split in two following the launch of the Xbox 360, leaving the other half to work solely on reducing production costs for Microsoft's next-gen console. According to the writer, the portable is planned to be released halfway into Xbox 360's lifespan, a strategy to assuage the crippling costs of moving through hardware cycles. A Microsoft gaming handheld has been long-rumoured, the latest occurrence adding fuel to this particular fire being the release of a movie for the company's Origami project. A promotional video for the handheld PC showed Halo 2 running on its screen."

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[shoma-san]

Here we go again with more of the typical Slashdot slam fest, like every other one that shows up when the big bogeyman Microsoft is mentioned. The haters and flamers will get modded up as insightful or funny while jerk posts like mine will go untouched or modded down to troll or offtopic.

I don't care whether you hate them or are in bed with them, they are here to stay in the gaming community and they aren't going away. And let's be honest, how many slahdot'ers bought Nintendo gamecubes and play Mario brothers based content all the time? No thanks, I'll take an XBOX with adult content any day of the week and twice on Tuesday - to hell with waiting for Sony's next product to come out or another Mario Kart. I'm an adult damn it and I want to play adult games (I'm so mature)!

But to say that Microsoft doesn't belong in the handheld console market means that you all bought PSP's or that gay stylus Nintendo dual screen hunk of junk and are sooo pleased with the way things are. There's always room for more products and other companies to get into the business. If there wasn't, we would all still be playing pong on our TV's. I look forward to seeing how MS fails or triumphs in the handheld market. Maybe they'll cause the other two big players to focus and create better products with the next generation.