It would be clear that, in the long run, the console makers cannot have their digital stores compete directly with the app store, however one can use these spaces to recreate the advantages to working on a console in miniature. These spaces should be realized as points in which one can distribute content with a lower barrier of entry, yet not with a lack of barriers of entry, and they should, optimally, be viewed as places where one can buy games that are generally "fuller" than the games available on iOS. Generally, of course, because there's nothing stopping XBLA/PSN/WiiWare level games from going to other platforms, but if the market self-segregates, they can have the advantage of being viewed as a place for a fuller experience, and retain the talent interested in working in such an environment.
Monster Hunter: pissing me off since 2010.
