The iPad could be the future of games consoles, say Epic and EA

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As far as reaching the mass market with hardcore games goes, this is the end game. Between Android and iOS there will be 100's of millions, if not more than a billion devices on the market that can play yearly releases of games at a level most people will be satisfied with.

What is the difference going to be in the next 5 years when we have;

Home Console
-4 Core CPU with 4GB RAM
-GTX 580ish GPU with 2GB RAM

Tablet
-CPU between Gen 7 and Gen 8 console plus 4GB RAM
-GPU between Gen 7 and Gen 8 console plus 2GB RAM

The tablets will do more of the multi-functional things people want, and the graphics will be so marginally better on the consoles that it will not be logical for a normal family to own one.

When you put the brunt of EA, Activision, Epic, Sony, Microsoft, Ubisoft and more behind this and they will make sure the games are compatible. If this was not a threat, then Sony and MS would not leaning so strongly on Playstation Suite and Windows Mobile.

Sorry to those that want to reject this, but consoles as we know them are nearing their end.