Rumors of a Possible Converged Microsoft Handheld
Posted 05/19/09 at 05:15:46 PM by Andy Salisbury

Update: Gizmodo has already debunked this rumor. Sorry guys.
Reports have claimed that Microsoft is currently in the developmental process of creating a mobile platform that mixes many elements of the Xbox and Zune – earning it the nickname “xYz.”
The rumored handheld is reported to be “unlike anything on the market today … think of a mashup of the Sony Mylo, the PSP, and the iPhone… errr, the iPod touch; [the MS handheld] doesn’t need access to a phone network. Although the Microsoft handheld is definitely a converged device, this is not a Zune Phone. Microsoft won’t compete with its Windows Mobile customers.”
The device will supposedly be based off of Live Anywhere, for the most part. “There will be a single online marketplace; the lines between the Zune, Xbox Live and Sky marketplaces will blur when the handheld launches.”
Given that both Nintendo and Sony have strong footholds in the handheld gaming sector, it seems like a natural progression for Microsoft to move here as well. Let’s just hope that this rumored handheld takes less pages from the book of Zune and more pages from the book of Xbox.
thanks.....
Submitted by Zachary K. on Tue, 05/19/2009 - 7:53pm
wow(not the game, the expression), halo, FF 13, and call of duty could have ben at my fingertips with much more power than the DS, and now i am sad. plz delete this!
why dont you go ahead and
Submitted by comptech08 on Tue, 05/19/2009 - 5:24pm
why dont you go ahead and just delete the article. Its kinda embarrasing to have lines through it all and the first story on the page.
I agree
Submitted by schmitty6633 on Tue, 05/19/2009 - 5:37pm
I agree
other than games an ipod
Submitted by armada439 on Tue, 05/19/2009 - 3:17pm
other than games an ipod touch will do everything better
iPods are good in their own
Submitted by dag1992 on Tue, 05/19/2009 - 3:36pm
iPods are good in their own right, but in my opinion, nothing can beat a hacked PSP.
Preach it!
Submitted by Pentium 0 on Tue, 05/19/2009 - 4:16pm
Preach it!
Feature
Review
Feature
Feature
Feature






