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Re: Evening Consolidation |
Jan 9, 2013, 23:21 |
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MattyC wrote on Jan 9, 2013, 22:43:
Cutter wrote on Jan 9, 2013, 21:52:
Consoles are over and they just don't know it yet. No need for them anymore.
I doubt it. A reduction, sure I could see that. Going away? I don't think so. I don't mean that as a console proponent, I just see that as the way things are.
It depends on how we define "console." In truth, the Steambox will almost definitely be a console.
HTPCs will die. No one wants them.
Things you just take out of a box and hook up to your TV will thrive longer. People don't want to deal with drivers and software, they want something that simply works. Hence: consoles. Hence: Steambox.
Arguably the consoles today aren't consoles. We already know an enormous amount of their usage is streaming videos. Does that still make it a console? If you say yes, then they're not going anywhere.
Things dedicated solely to gaming will be a thing of the past. Boxes that are ready to go with just a wire to the power and wire to the TV, however, won't be.
We're moving increasingly towards simplification (which isn't neccessarily dumbing down) as we move to a wider audience. |
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