It's odd that everyone on this thread has chosen to ignore what the idea of a unified platform would really mean, and has decided to go for the simplistic 'monopolies are bad' argument.
I think a unified platform future would be great. Notice that that doesn't mean a monopoly. Windows is a single platform, but there are lots of companies making windows compatible computers. DVD is a single platform, but there are loads of manufacturers for DVD players. For games, a unified platform would mean an agreed set of specs for all compatible hardware, which could be manufactured by any approved company, which would lead to the same competition for prices we see in other areas. Price competition, in the true sense, is pretty much non-existent in gaming.
The old argument against a unified platform was that it stifled technological advancement. That's not really a tenable argument now, as there are multiple games developers competing against one another, which is always going to push the tech envelope. A unified platform would also help those developers, as it would do away with the need for multi-platform development costs, and would immediately kill off the horrors of the 'bad port'.
I think it's a great hope for the future, but I don't see it for some time.
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