Xbox Goes Hand Held. What Will Microsoft Try To Do Next?

Portable Xbox

Rumours are strengthening that Microsoft is developing a portable entertainment device that will play digital music, video and games.

Competing with Apple's iPod, Sony's PSP and Nintendo's DS and Game Boy products would represent a huge challenge even for Bill's behemoth, but would seem inevitable given Microsoft's determination to dominate the games industry.

When Screen Play last year asked Microsoft Vice President J Allard, who oversaw the design of the Xbox 360, whether he was tempted to make the 360's removable hard drive a portable music player to compete with iPod, he responded: "Boy it's tempting, isn't it? It is tempting. Who knows, maybe someday?"

The Seattle Times is reporting that J Allard is overseeing the "Argos" portable project which will leverage the Xbox brand.

"What's being developed is actually a complete line of Xbox-branded digital-media products, including a device that plays media, a software media player and an online media service," writes columnist Brier Dudley.

What features would you want in a portable Xbox?

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It is about time that the Microsoft giant takes a look into this. Lets face it they have the money to do whatever they want. I for one am not a big Microsoft fan. I like what Bill Gates is planning on doing but dont really like how they have a monopolization on the OS market. But none the less if they really want to keep competative in the market place this is a step they will have to take.

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