Updated w/sum info from Gizmodo. Probably Project Gotham we're seeing in the vid.

This looks nifty, but I'm more than happy with my iPhone for all of that stuff. I wonder how much support it will get from developers?

I think it's cool that it does all that stuff, but it's still not a phone, which still makes for one more thing you have to carry around in your pocket.

I imported my gen1 Zune to Europe a few years back and I love it. Will deffo have to import an HD too. Too good to pass up.

I want a handheld that is fully based on Steam

Monodi, that's the best idea i've ever heard!

I don't think it's similar enough to the iPod touch. I don't think I want it.

No big surprises there...

ACHIEVEMENTS?

That'd swing a purchase for me.

Audiosurf puts me at the edge of the cliff, Achievements would force me to take the big plunge.

Would be cool if you
can stream music from the Zune to the 360.

I doubt the iPhone has anything to worry about, as Microsoft has already reportedly approached a number of iPhone devs, asked them to port their apps, and were turned down. That doesn't mean that some won't go through with it, but the success of the iPhone is largely to do with the success of the App Store. Microsoft has been very successful with XBLA, so they're no strangers to running their own downloadable store, but without talented developers that know the ins and outs of programming for a touch-screen device, there's no guarantee.

But, I do hope that some devs port their games to it and add cross-platform multiplayer, so that the number of players in some of my games goes up. Some people would not buy the iPod Touch/iPhone just because it's Apple, and now they've got a device that they can use instead.

Wonder how the graphics will look.

Audiosurf! In my pocket!

I don't have the money to spend on this thing :(

Also, @Cowboy TTop, the touch screen is not conducive to controls for traditional games. Certain XBLA games could be ported quite easily, such as Age of Booty, but games like Castle Crashers would be more difficult, as on-screen touch controls are less precise than button controls.

Furthermore, the architecture for the Zune HD is going to share a great deal more in common with the iPod Touch than the 360 (particularly due to the fact that the 360 uses PowerPC chips, similar to older Apple Macs, while the Zune HD likely uses an Atom processor, which is Intel and therefore completely incompatible with games developed for the 360.

More than likely, games developed for the Zune HD will be ports of iPhone apps, ports of Flash apps, or developed from the ground up for the device (or possibly both Zune HD and iPhone/iPod Touch).

Personally, I'm not a fan of the original Zune, and as such I am skeptical about the Zune HD. But, I'm all for more competition in the marketplace, as Apple will certainly push forward on the iPod Touch, and developers will make better games for all platforms as a result.

Audiosurf Tilt? Well, sex me up.

well this would be nice if we're sure that the thing won't freeze after new year's like the original.

What is it with this and the iTouch not having enough memory? 32GB? Bitch, I'm from the internet. I have way too much data for this mess.

But...did I just read Audiosurf?! YES PLEASE!

I do like this zune thing for some reason, maybe I'll buy one.

Does Zune HD even have buttons? I don't know if I want to play games with nothing but a touch screen. At the very least, that limits the number of games that would work well on Zune HD.

I've never owned an iPhone or an iPod Touch, so I'm not familiar with how they work, but all the pics I've seen of Zune HD looks like it doesn't have any buttons at all.

What the hell is a Zune?

Remember when they all broke? That was hilarious.

@zephr

That's not exactly a repetutible article at all. It orignates from an apple-fansite, and all of the information it gives is either false or was true 2-3 years ago. Such as, OLED's lifetime is currently rated about 5-7 years, which is well within the lifespan of most PMP's.

And the tegra stuff is just avoiding the real facts. Such as the article says that the tegra could run quake 3 at 35 FPS but the iPhone could run it at 40-45 FPS. What (on purpose) didn't mention was that the tegra chip was running the game at double the iPhone resolution, and was using anti-aliasing+AF.

It's so increadibly biased and wrong it's not even funny. It's even more retarded that the apple crowd is throwing it around as if it's fact. If you even try to say otherwise on their forums they outright ban you and delete your post, to make it seem like everyone agrees with them. It's absolutely rediculous.

I'm still waiting for Microsoft to get the "launch zune marketplace in canada" achievement.

Else come the new year, I'm switching to iPod.