Jaffe: Xbox 720, PS4 Will Mark The Last Console Cycle

[badgenome]

ssj12 said:

badgenome said:

It's slightly surreal to agree with Jaffe on something, but that's what I think, too. It seems like Sony and Microsoft are looking to get PSN and Live on as many devices as possible. Eventually, the network rather than the hardware may be the "platform."

They already are their own platforms, just like Steam is its own platform. Basically its becoming possible to have two platforms on one device.

Yeah, but you can still say "Playstation" and people think of a console. Going forward, that's what I think will change. Steam seems a pretty good indicator that even on an open platform like PC, people will gravitate towards a more closed platform-on-a-platform if it's a good one. Valve has done a really good job of making Steam enticing, even without many (if any) exclusive games.