Imagine a world where everyone was just on all PC. it would abolish physical media, steam would be king, and games problay would fair better being one platform, all dl's . I am kinda not mad at it if it worked in the quality of games but then again the pleasure of just turning on a device that does one thing and one thing well. idk ... hard to choose whats best .but I fear that's the future, especially PS5 bold move to do away with the optical drive and a standard
While I believe that Steam offers a good service, one that I am a huge advocate of, I would still caution against hoping for a monopoly. It is a pita to have a bunch of launchers but I think it's important to have that diversity of storefronts. The problem is that none of them offer a service that even remotely competes with Steam. For instance, Epic has decent deals on games sometimes and their free game a week shouldn't be looked over, but the service on the whole is *so* subpar. The launcher infamously had security issues, doesn't track gametime, has issues with achievements, offers no profile customization, no real library management, and no real social features.
well said
Agreed. The dev cost and time means more and more platforms can’t survive on their own. I think Sony will cater more and more to the premium crowd and will slowly shed consumers. Nintendo will remain relevant longest but mobile and PC are the clear growth/foundation areas
I'll echo this, and I expect the PS6 releasing in 2028 to last for a decade or so if there's a PS7 in 2038 or so. Partially because PS6 will sell less per year Vs the PS5 due to a higher base cost.
Yeah let's wait and see... Dunno about when the PS7 will be out... But I'll say around 2035-2037. But well I don't think the PS6 will cost more than $600 depending on how bad the inflation is by 2028 or 2029 as the PS6 might be delayed until 2029. But if the PS6 Pro is $700-$900 then yeah I don't expect it to sell much but I can generally speaking see the PS6 sales still been decent by the end of the generation and then well dunno about the PS7 but I'm hoping for the best as I want console gaming to still sell and be alive and do well including Nintendo and Microsoft... I mean if they decide to still keep the Xbox brand alive or not... But there's many years left until this happens so all we can do is wait and see.
Xbox hardware is indeed moving units, just not as many as the Switch (and PS5). Xbox, PlayStation and Switch are all very popular and doing well. There will always be a market for casual gamers, which these consoles mostly appeal to. Mobile is the biggest gaming market, so if anything, the could put a dent in console gaming. But consoles will be here for decades to come.