Microsoft says WP7 mobile phone is Microsoft Palm Machine Third strategy is insufficient

Don't expect Microsoft to launch a game console in the near future, they won't develop a handheld that matches the DS or PSP, and won't have a mobile version of Xbox 360 unless you think Windows Phone 7 counts. "This (Windows Phone 7) is our mobile gaming platform, our mobile gaming host," said Kevin Unangst, senior director of Microsoft's global PC and mobile game, at the CES show last week. We're turning on halo developers. "Unangst says Microsoft has collaborated with more than 30 developers, and Windows Phone 7 supports more than 5,500 apps, but he declined to say how many of these apps are games.　　In contrast, the iphone supports more than 30,000 applications.　　While Microsoft has collaborated with some well-known game developers such as EA and PopCap Games, many developers have not developed support for Microsoft handsets, such as video and epic. Epic's Unreal Engine mobile version cannot be run on Windows Phone 7. Unangst says they are considering porting some unreal engine games such as "Endless Blades" to the Microsoft mobile platform, but there is no real progress yet.　　A game transplant is also difficult for epic because the game must be compatible with Microsoft's XNA development tools. It is reported that the mobile phone was listed in November, has sold about 1.5 million units.