Wired Proclaims the Death of the Game Console [Slashdot]

[DP ServBot]

SternisheFan points out an article at Wired arguing that game consoles and the business model that sustained them are now "obsolete." Quoting: "Years from now, 225 million devices will almost certainly be seen as the point at which the console business peaked. Gamers are going elsewhere for their fix. The console’s time at the top of the heap is drawing to an end, and these machines won’t survive without radical change. ... Consoles used to do everything best, but those strengths are now being wiped away. Unlike PC games, which may require finicky custom settings, consoles 'just work,' fans have long pointed out. Well, so does the iPad. Consoles are cheaper than PCs? Not when you factor in the growing disparity in game prices. Consoles have all the good content? Well, if you want Nintendo- or Sony-exclusive games, you’ll need to buy their hardware. But for many gamers, Angry Birds is becoming more attractive than Mario.

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[LaughingMAN.S9]

omfg....


every couple of months, another one of these assholes crawl out of some rock somewhere with the same rant


"angry birds angry birds, this is what hardcore gamers want, angry birds, death of nintendo because angry birds angry birds ipad angry birds"

[Kitsune Sniper]

... Wired still exists?

[joshnickerson]

Not a bad article. Though I don't agree with parts of it, it does raise some valid concerns, such as the rising cost of AAA game development with diminishing returns.

[The 1 2 P]

Next thing you know they'll be proclaiming the imminent death of PC's.

[RARusk]

Next thing you know they'll be proclaiming the imminent death of PC's.

I think that was last month.....

[Polygon]

Next thing you know they'll be proclaiming the imminent death of PC's.

They've been doing that for years. It's been more irritating since tablets have become prolific. I'm even hearing it about laptops, not just desktops anymore. Just like that, claiming that consoles are dead it is idiotic.