Xbox 360 portable does not exist, buy a Windows PhoneWe’ve heard the Xbox 360 successor, likely the Xbox 720, will be announced at E3 next year. What won’t be announced is a portable Xbox 360 to rival the PS Vita. Unlike Sony, Microsoft has yet to crack the portable gaming market and because of this, remains set to deliver Xbox gaming on-the-go through its Windows Phone devices.

Portable gaming profits for next-gen devices are hard to come by. Sony is expected to sell the PS Vita for a loss during its first two years of availability; a similar position it faced with the PS3. Meanwhile Microsoft is enjoying the fruits of its labor with the Xbox 360, but like Sony it took a couple years to get out of the red and into the black.

With the Microsoft Zune closing up shop, it would seem Redmond’s camp might welcome a new endeavor. Unfortunately Microsoft has made it very clear — if you want to take your Xbox 360 gaming on the road, it’s time to get a Windows Phone.

via DVICE

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  • Anonymous

    Just to point out the obvious problem with this article, in the real world Microsoft won’t be in the black with the Entertainment and Devices division for a very long time.

    The RROD, Xbox360 Development costs, Xbox and Zune hardware losses and NVidia lawsuits meant that they lost well over $12bn in total this gen.

    However, Microsoft have clever accountants, what they do is they hide all these losses in single bad quarters, and then claim to make profits the following quarters.   Whist I can’t run my home finances like that, Microsoft can run their business that way it seems.

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