Remember all those rumblings before the Zune came out? You know, the rumors that Microsoft was creating an Xboy, a portable version of the Xbox. Well, there is no Xboy, but we did get a musical MP3 player (that is crazy cool in brown form)! But yesterday, in an exclusive interview with TVG, entertainment chief Chris Lewis spilled the beans on what the future of the Zune may lend itself to. Lewis commented on the possibility that the Zune will turn into a gaming device, stating:
Looking ahead, the vision for connected entertainment provides a number of consumer scenarios and with our heritage in Xbox and Games for Windows, gaming is certainly something we're considering for the device.
Have our Xboy dreams received some legs to run on or will this nasty tease simply end in broken hearts and an empty bottle of Jack? No matter, the Zune brand should eventually lend itself to playing at least some XBLA games or becoming a full fledged gaming device. We'll see ... but until then we're leaving the case of the missing Xboy officially open.
