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New handheld to launch half way through 360's life cycle

Author Dean Takahashi has claimed in his new book, The Xbox 360 Uncloaked, that half of Microsoft's Xbox 360 hardware team has moved onto a portable hardware project - designed to compete with Nintendo's DS and Sony's PSP - since the launch of the next gen machine.

Takahashi claims the team was split in two following the launch, leaving the other half to work solely on reduced production costs of Xbox 360.

According to the writer, the portable is planned to be released halfway into Xbox 360's lifespan, a strategy to assuage the crippling costs of moving through hardware cycles. Sony, obviously, has employed a similar approach with PS2 and PSP.

A Microsoft gaming handheld has been long-rumoured, the latest occurrence adding fuel to this particular fire being the release of a movie for the company's Origami project. A promotional video for the handheld PC showed Halo 2 running on its screen.

Future-gazing aside, Takahasi's book contains a wealth of insider information on the creation of Xbox 360 and the team responsible for the project, including details on the departure of Ed Fries, Microsoft's VP for game publishing; the machinations surrounding decisions to work with the likes of nVidia and Intel with Xbox 360; and Microsoft's internal reaction to the announcement of PlayStation 3's Cell processor.

Source : http://www.engadget.com/
 
i would love to know hw big is it??

bcause psp is jus too big to be carried arnd ina pcket.............

also SE is bringin "playstation" brand to cellphones in late 2007.
 
U r not supposed to carry the PSP in ur Pocket ! :P Its a Playstation Portable which means u can have Fun while Traveling or In ur Bed , In the Toilet , Bathroom etc etc !!! :P

Also is the xbox Portable gonna look like that ?? I mean Its Looking Really Sweet :)
 
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