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Microsoft finally makes handheld gaming move

GDC08: Firm's portable MP3 player Zune welcomes its first games titles; compatibility with XNA output revealed

During the firm's keynote at GDC today, Microsoft revealed that its Zune portable music player was staking a claim in the handheld gaming space by being able to play games made using XNA Game Studio.

XNA general manager Chris Satchell demonstrated the portability of code between Zune, Xbox 360 and Games for Windows platforms, saying games could be developed on PC using XNA Game Studio and then loaded onto others.

To read the story in full, head over to MCV sister site and the first stop for all GDC releated news, Develop.

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when?

posted by shuten doji Feb 21, 2008 at 11:05 am
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shuten doji

when r we gonna get the ZUNE in the UK?

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Re: when?

posted by Chuck Norris Feb 21, 2008 at 12:05 pm
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Chuck Norris

I dont think we will ever get it, to be fair not interested in it.

However I do want a portable Xbox would love to play HALO 1 on the go and have Live Anywhere like Microsoft promised over a year ago.

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Re: when?

posted by _-MrT-_ Feb 21, 2008 at 1:09 pm
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We don't have Zune yet? I didn't even realise that. Guess that just shows how little I actually care about ANOTHER MP3 player...

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when..?

posted by Ian May 12, 2009 at 9:03 pm
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Ian

hopefully never..

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