Microsoft could launch a handheld gaming system

By Shawn Farner | Friday, May 15, 2009

A fake Microsoft portable game systemBefore you get too excited, no, that picture to the left is not the official Microsoft handheld.  It’s just a mockup/fake we found online.  But it looks cool, doesn’t it?  Imagine if Microsoft were really entering the handheld gaming market!  Well, they might be.

According to a post from Team Xbox, Microsoft is in the late stages of building a “digital entertainment handheld”.  The device has been tagged with the “xYz” codename; the Y is likely being capitalized to emphasize that this new handheld is the lovechild of the Xbox (x) and the Zune (z).  The source providing the information from within Microsoft stated:

“When this handheld arrives, people will say it is Microsoft’s response to the iPhone, the Nintendo DS, the PSP, and so on, but it will be pretty evident that this device, its software, and services have been in the works for a very long time.”

This is a very interesting development and we’re definitely going to keep our eyes peeled and ears to the ground on this one.  In the meantime, go read the rest of the article from Team Xbox – there’s a lot more for you to learn.

[via Team Xbox]

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