PSPaddict says:

OMG guys today i was reading in a game magazine (forgot which one) and they said microsoft are bringing out a rival handheld to the PSP. It;s got an in-built camera so u can have video chats online and its got a screen 0.5 inches bigger than the PSP and is touch sensitive (It also powers up when you touch the screen with your finger) I took a pic of a realistic design on my camera phone but i dont know how to get it on computer.

It looked pretty cool

12 Jun 2006 - 20:07 Perth

untoldlegend says:

That sounds cool...... It is the LAST THING my bank account needs though! Unfortunatly Microsoft will probably be at a disadvantage due to Sony having a head start on them as they have already released a handheld.... I mean the difference between the PSP and DS Lite is huge in the way of sturdyness and the way that the buttons are so smooth and not a struggle to use at all.....(PSP Shoulder buttons for example are loose and wobbly to use). Nintendo had a huge head start on Sony so you would expect them to be more solid..... I'm just left wondering.... Will this console be at a disadvantage in terms of design?

12 Jun 2006 - 20:16 Brisbane, Queensland

Huey says:

how big / heavy would this thing be? and what kind of processor would they whop into it? mmmm.. so many questions.. not enough answers.

12 Jun 2006 - 20:31 Melbourne, Victoria

Jo3L says:

H***b*** on another console LOL, After everyone figured h***b*** out on the psp. Alot of people lost it because of updates, the consoles will be eaten hahaa. That and it wont be released too soon if it wasn't really previewed at e3, i think this will come out sometime in the next 2 years.

Another issue with this console is that, theres not much market for ANOTHER console, millions of PSP's, DS's + lites, GBA's have been sold, the market won't be able to keep this up!

12 Jun 2006 - 20:36 NSW

pspfool says:

has this handheld got a name yet???

12 Jun 2006 - 20:37 Queensland

Finnagan says:

pspfool said:has this handheld got a name yet???

12 Jun 2006 - 20:39 Cause London is burning and I live by the river

Jo3L says:

hahaa, if the xbox controller was HUGE, the XBOX was huge imaginable the size of this beast!

12 Jun 2006 - 20:42 NSW

thegame10 says:

PSPaddict said:OMG guys today i was reading in a game magazine (forgot which one)

12 Jun 2006 - 20:45 Brisbane

SpaceMonkey88 says:

...come back when you can prove it, geez if I had a nickle for evreytime I heard something like this.

12 Jun 2006 - 22:11 The sticks Victoria

PSPaddict says:

yea it said alot of details werent released about it yet, although its due for release late 2007, dam just need to get my camera phone pic up somehow....

ill take a photo of it onscreen with my digital camera, prob be crap quality but at least ill have a pic

Ill describe it: It;s got a button just like the one on the xbox 360 controller to turn it on , its a bit longer than the PSP and its got the same coloured buttons as 360 controller on one side and Its also got a thumstick and below it a D-Pad on the other side of the huge screen. With a HD screenshot of PGR3 on it lol

12 Jun 2006 - 22:25 Perth

Jo3L says:

sounds fake, and a little lame,,,

12 Jun 2006 - 22:30 NSW

Huey says:

i read an article where microsoft weren't actually going to develop a handheld 'xbox'.. unless this is a completely different thing all together.

12 Jun 2006 - 22:37 Melbourne, Victoria

untoldlegend says:

Its all speculation as of the moment, this thread really can't go anywhere for another year or so....

12 Jun 2006 - 22:42 Brisbane, Queensland

stonecold says:

Microsoft said their not going to compete in the handheld market. Period.
Its a completely different thing all together as Huey said.

12 Jun 2006 - 22:58 perth

Patty16 says:

its just a portable PC,The geeks at microsoft have stopped batting off over the xbox 360 just long enough to unveil the origami PC - an ultra portable computer about the size of a VHS cassette.They're expected to go for between $800 - $1300. Bill Gates says it'll do everything a desktop PC does,like run windows XP,crash.get viruses etc.

Check it out at: www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/umpc/default.mspx

it was in a zoo magazine a while back

12 Jun 2006 - 23:01 Sydney

Huey says:

@patty16: did u read the thread title? pspaddict did state that it was not in relation to the origami tablet pc.

12 Jun 2006 - 23:27 Melbourne, Victoria

PSPaddict says:

yeh they also said it will have the ability to watch movies, play music and it has a camera and some other cool stuff dam i just wish i remember what magazine it was...

12 Jun 2006 - 23:59 Perth

Huey says:

was it T3?

13 Jun 2006 - 02:34 Melbourne, Victoria

junglecat says:

the ms hanheld is basically a portable penquin zoo

13 Jun 2006 - 12:42 Victoria

SpaceMonkey88 says:

oh well shall we lock this thread until a 'real microsoft handheld' comes onlong?

13 Jun 2006 - 13:57 The sticks Victoria

junglecat says:

from my pov u just locked it

13 Jun 2006 - 14:57 Victoria

pspfool says:

WOW i am gettin a umpc and i will worry about (WHY THE HELL THERE IS NO KEYBOARD LATER)

14 Jun 2006 - 17:19 Queensland

Ravi says:

ok Guys dude.. u saw it in t3 magazine and that picture was an artist's rendition of what it could look liek here's a link to it. http://www.t3.co.uk/news/247/games/xbox/xbox_handheld_rumours_endure


ATM its just speculation and rumour....

14 Jun 2006 - 19:38 Sydney

PSPaddict says:  

oh yea it was T3!!! (love that magazine)

hmmm ok i only scanned through the article well yea i guess it is speculation and another thing to get PSP users worked up!!!

17 Jun 2006 - 19:27 Perth

Ravi says:

I dont think we should get too worked up PSPaddict.. I reckon if microsoft released a handheld it would make for good competition. Plus im really sick of the releases for the psp like we get 2 games a month if we're lucky.... Just my opinion...

17 Jun 2006 - 19:46 Sydney