27th January 2006, 8:34 PM
Woah, multiple post insanity.
Were Microsoft to enter the handheld market the likely outcome is that it would fracture the PSP fanbase, producing lower sales for each and leaving Nintendo relatively high and dry given the DS's wildly different approach. Yes the market is growing somewhat, but can it support a market that's already filled by[Apple, Sony, Nintendo, and several smaller competitors that show little or no sign of going anywhere [the big companies at least]. Not to mention that MS needs to make their home console a success and splitting their time, money, and effort between the 360 and a super advanced handheld simply isn't the way to go about it.
Were Microsoft to enter the handheld market the likely outcome is that it would fracture the PSP fanbase, producing lower sales for each and leaving Nintendo relatively high and dry given the DS's wildly different approach. Yes the market is growing somewhat, but can it support a market that's already filled by[Apple, Sony, Nintendo, and several smaller competitors that show little or no sign of going anywhere [the big companies at least]. Not to mention that MS needs to make their home console a success and splitting their time, money, and effort between the 360 and a super advanced handheld simply isn't the way to go about it.
Sometimes you get the scorpion.