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Microsoft exec talks about handheld Xbox
Richard - July 19th, 2009 2:10 PM
Rumours have been circulating the internet about a handheld Xbox for a while now, you only have to do a Google Image Search for ‘Xbox handheld’ and you get a wide variety of fake and concept images.
If a handheld console is released it could prove to be worrying competition for both Sony and Nintendo.
Speaking to the games website Kikizo, MS VP Shane Kim strongly suggested that a handheld version of the Xbox is not just possible but actually likely.
Shane Kim stated: "For us, it’s a matter of focusing on ‘when’, because if we chased after a mobile or handheld opportunity, we would not have the resources and ability to do things like… Project Natal. But we’re building a service in Xbox Live that… will extend to other platforms. No question about it."
It is understood that connectivity is one of the most important factors in the device. "We understand that customers don’t want an island experience, they want to be connected to the rest of their lives."
There were also questions raised about what kind of hardware would be used, Kim said: "So the question will be, how do we enter into that market – do we do our own device, do we create our own phone?"
