Well I'm not sure yet. Sony and Microsoft have had their reveal events, which in both cases were pretty rubbish and, if anything, did them more harm than good.
The reviewers have been attacking both companies for their terrible announcements and what looks like a rather mis-guided future for the games console industry. But is this really the case?
In regards to the Xbox One (who thought of that name?!) and PS4, yes, I'm yet to see anything exciting about them. I'm fairly certain at the moment that I'll be moving back to becoming an almost exclusive PC gamer once again. Infact, the hardware which each console contains is now so close to that of a pretty standard gaming PC, I'm not sure what will be special about them at all?!
But, I think console gaming WILL evolve. I don't think sony or Microsoft will sell as many of their consoles as they have in the past, and I am going to predict now that they are on a downhill slope in the game console market. Or rather, that the console gaming market as we have known it, is on a downhill slope.
PC gaming is becoming very cheap. Gaming PCs can be put together for a few hundred pounds and many great games bought for less than a tenner. Even new releases often come out at the £25 mark and rarely over £30. So I wouldn't be surprised to see hardcore console gamers moving towards PC gaming.
I think consoles like the OUYA will be the future. I saw this when it was on Kickstarter last year sometime and was very excited about it. It's very cheap, compact, easy to develop for, open source and easy to use. It won't have the power of top end games consoles, but it'll target what people have always loved about consoles: easy to pick up and play fun. But it'll be more than that, with easier access for independent studios and easy internet connectivity, I think a console like this could revolutionise the market. And I hope it does!
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