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I'm just a bit curious here, but a few months ago there were reports that someone at Microsoft (I forget who and I'm a bit lazy to go look for it) said that it was a matter of when and not if they decided to enter the handheld market. So I'm asking, that if and presumably when that happens, would you pick it up? For me, it would depend on what kind of support it got. If Microsoft supported it like Nintendo does the DS, then yes, I'd definitely get it. I just don't see how they'd do that without either buying a bunch more studios or hiring a few more teams at the ones they have now. But if they and other third parties supported it substantially, then sign me up. How about you guys?



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depends, Will it have good games?



Soriku (Feb 10/08): In 5 years the PS3/360 will be dead.

KH3 bet: "If KH3 comes to Wii exclusive, I will take a 1 month of sig/avatar by otheres open a thread apologize and praise you guys' brilliance." http://vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?start=50&id=18379
Original cast: Badonkadonkhr, sc94597 allaboutthegames885, kingofwale, Soriku, ctk495, skeezer, RDBRaptor, Mirson,

Episode 1: OOPSY!
selnor
: Too Human I even expect 3-4 mill entire life and 500,000 first day. GoW2 ( expect 7 - 9 million entire life and over 2 mill first day), Fable 2 (expect 5-6 million entire life and 1.5 mill fist day) BK3 (expect 4 - 5 mill sales entire life and 1 mill first day).. Tales/IU/TLR should get to 2 or 3 million! post id: 868878
Episode 2:
Letsdance: FFXIII (PS3+360) first week in NA = 286K
According to pre-order rate in week 13 (post id: 2902544)

No. I don't want my hands to catch on fire.



kingofwale said:
depends, Will it have good games?

That's pretty much where I'm standing on this one too. I guess the question is, do you think it would?



themanwithnoname's law: As an America's sales or NPD thread grows longer, the probabilty of the comment "America = World" [sarcasticly] being made approaches 1.

themanwithnoname said:
kingofwale said:
depends, Will it have good games?

That's pretty much where I'm standing on this one too. I guess the question is, do you think it would?

No idea, PSP has great games, and I love mine.

 

What I find funny is that people talk **** about PSP because it didn't sell as well as DS.

 

and my question is... do you buy a console because it sold well, or do you buy it because it has great games.

 

 

my stand is, if it has PSP style games, I will buy it.



Soriku (Feb 10/08): In 5 years the PS3/360 will be dead.

KH3 bet: "If KH3 comes to Wii exclusive, I will take a 1 month of sig/avatar by otheres open a thread apologize and praise you guys' brilliance." http://vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?start=50&id=18379
Original cast: Badonkadonkhr, sc94597 allaboutthegames885, kingofwale, Soriku, ctk495, skeezer, RDBRaptor, Mirson,

Episode 1: OOPSY!
selnor
: Too Human I even expect 3-4 mill entire life and 500,000 first day. GoW2 ( expect 7 - 9 million entire life and over 2 mill first day), Fable 2 (expect 5-6 million entire life and 1.5 mill fist day) BK3 (expect 4 - 5 mill sales entire life and 1 mill first day).. Tales/IU/TLR should get to 2 or 3 million! post id: 868878
Episode 2:
Letsdance: FFXIII (PS3+360) first week in NA = 286K
According to pre-order rate in week 13 (post id: 2902544)
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Yeah I would probably buy it. But then again as you can see by my badges I'm a bit of a system whore.



Last of what I read, MS can't get their shit together for a handheld, they really want a Zune that is a phone and a games platform just like the ahphone, but the Windows Mobile folks and the Zune folks have never spoken to each other ...




if its like the psp, no way



No, but then I don't play handhelds anyways.



ONLY if it has 2 things

 

1. Linked up with my XBL GT

 

2. Ability to earn achievements.