kowenicki said:
I really think the industry and particularly gamers (the type of gamer thats frequents a gaming site) is vastly underestimating the effect that Smartphones and Tablets are having (going to have) on dedicated handhelds. The market will be decimated over the next couple of years imo.
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Are you serious? You're getting this impression from summer numbers, a normally slow time of the year, in this gen's 6th year (going by 360's release). This time last gen we would have already had new consoles from all 3 companies. Plus, the total number of consoles sold this gen is on par with last gen(even including the number of PS2's sold since 2006) and will pass it before the year is over, all while gaming on phones and tablets has become popular. Then you have to take in account that one of these consoles still hasn't hit $199, a price the PS2 hit just a year after its release. Which also brings to mind that a lot of people know price cuts are due and are 99.9% sure of occuring in the next few months.
So, in other words, console gaming isn't dead or dying, people are just awaiting a price cut and/or next gen.
