| mmnin said: isn't the world suppose to end in 2012? But seriously, I think he is on to something especially since services are starting up to make games entirely remotely accessed. I would think though that we might have another generation to go, but the future of the consoles does seem a bit shaky at the moment, with so many new trends, technologies, and money issues. There are some good points there regardless if he is wrong. I don't know if you guys have read this article at IGN about OnLive, but all the trends seem to be leaning toward this type of service. Question is how long out? http://pc.ign.com/articles/965/965542p1.html
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While the technology does seem awesome, I don't see this replacing consoles anytime soon. We still don't know how this service will run when millions of people are trying to stream the same game. We DO know that much of the world doesn't have the internet speed to stream video games without some sort of lag. Then there's pricing which hasn't even been announced but it appears as though it will be subscription based, which doesn't appeal to some. This might very well be the future of gaming, but I think it'll be awhile before consoles die.
