1:11 PM on 01.09.2007
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Ishaan
Looks like Microsoft is getting more and more ambitious by the day. According to Bloomberg, they are now looking to enter the handheld gaming market.
Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, will introduce video games for its Zune music player within 18 months to match features available on Apple Computer Inc.'s dominant iPod.
Peter Moore, a vice president in the company's Xbox video- game business, confirmed the plan yesterday, saying the Zune's large screen will offer a better way to play handheld games. He didn't specify what games would be offered.
I didn't think people cared much for the Zune, but if Microsoft manages to introduce some decent apps on the device, Apple might just find themselves facing serious competition. Although, I have to say, it looks like Microsoft is trying to compete with Apple, Nintendo and Sony all at the same time and depending on what they have in mind for the Zune, stretching themselves too thin may not be a very good idea. Live on the Zune would be awesome, though. Also, well-functioning and useful 360 compatibility is a must.
What do you guys think?
[Thanks to Chris Taran for the tip!]
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if i wanted to play games on the go i don't bother with music devices...how about you have a psp that has homebrew/games/+your music.
if i wanted to play games on the go i don't bother with music devices...how about you have a psp that has homebrew/games/+your music.
But then, there are always rumors that they're working on a separate handheld gaming device...
Jobs is announcing the iPhone right now.
Zune is already DOA.
with flash mem reaching into the 10's of gigs, we're less than 2 years away from affordable phones with substantial hard drive space. phones are very capable of gaming, music playback, and limited web functionality. zunes control scheme unfortunately limits its potential as a gaming device. gimmie a decent cell with wifi and make live easily accessible to mobile users, imo, a better stragtegy than designing hardware destined to be obsolete.
I'd really love it if they released an "X-Boy," a full-fledged portable system, with XB1 graphics and a Halo port. That would make me swoon.
Or Zune?
Shit.
The Zune isn't even the N-Gage killer.
Everytime I see that picture I think of the doctor who where its just a bunch of reality shows..
Zune is just a media player, I don't see it taking off even if they add games. Unless of coarse the games are 100x better than those on the Ipod, and the Ipod games are just a tiny bit better than the mobile games I play when I'm hiding in the bathroom at work...
I don't know much about the Zune, though it looks fine as a simple hard drive mp3 player. But it's not going to accomplish much in the gaming game, except maybe making those looking for a music player a bit more interested for the little gag.
OSX FTW!
I am getting one ASAP
That's about it.
secondly, M$ isn't trying to compete with DS you motherfuckers. They are putting casual games on the Zune and shit like that, they aren't making a gaming handheld, they are just putting some games on the Zune.
ipod 5g > zune
already has casual games
I'm also of the opinion that by games they mean very casual games, like tetris, card games, etc. Not like Halo portable or anything. (how would you control it!?)
Oh and the iPod phone is the most overhyped product of the year, seriously. Its like 500 dollars, for 8GB flash memory. Sure, its huge, but seriously... just buy a god damn psp. Who wants a phone that can do all that? Its just an accident waiting to happen. I for one don't want all media devices in a single piece of hardware. I just want a phone to work well as a phone, and maybe take some pics and play some mp3s. I don't need a gigantic widescreen video phone with internet browser and shit.
Plus I'd have to switch to Cingular, and I still like verizon's In-network stuff. So no deal, sorry Apple.
That iPhone looks really sweet. it's a definite Razr killer. man, I want one.
Quality doesn't matter when it comes to iPod, it's brand recognition. look at the Dell DJ Ditty, competing against the Shuffle. the DJ completely owned the shuffle with it's screen, larger memory, and cheapness. the Ditty was pulled because it didn't sell. iPods won't die any time soon.