Microsoft readying PSP challenger, reports say
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
Microsoft is designing a new handheld gaming device that can also play music and video in a potential challenge to market leaders Sony, Nintendo Co. Ltd. and Apple Computer Inc., according to published reports.
The company has assembled a crack team of engineers from its Xbox division to work on the product, which may take a year or even two years to reach the market, the reports said.
The project is being led by game executive J Allard and directed by Greg Gibson, the system designer behind Microsoft's Xbox 360 console, according to a report in Monday's San Jose Mercury News. Microsoft reorganized its gaming and entertainment divisions to assemble the team for the project, an indication of how seriously it is about building a successful rival to Sony's PlayStation Portable, the paper said.