Analyst: "Apple's iPad continues to cut into home console sales of Microsoft and Sony."

[DanneSandin]

kitler53 said:

DanneSandin said:

kitler53 said:
laugh now if you want but at the end of next gen when (wii + ps3 + 360) > (wii U + ps4 + nextBox) marking the first ever decline in the console market you won't be laughing anymore.

Oh, c'mon! that ain't gonna happen: at the very least they next gen will end up like this one will; around 250m (more likely 260)

sorry but it's true.  with the movement to mobile in the east, tablets in the west, smartphones and new services like onlive consoles are going to contract.  people are still going to be gaming...just not on consoles as much. 

Mobile gaming and tablet gaming ain't gonna hurt the home consoles. Why? Cuz you can't play proper games on 'em. I'll give you the fact that a lot of the casual market might move elsewhere, but looking at the growth of the industry (and especially the growth of home consoles) it's apparent that the market will keep on growing - or at the very least stay the same as the current generation.