| noname2200 said: If you're correct, and multimedia capabilities are the key draw with the games being just a sideshow, then all three console manufacturers might as well ditch the expensive gaming part now, since a beefed up Roku will beat all three of their consoles handily, as it would have all of the meat at a fraction of a price. You're putting the cart before the horse. The games remain the central draw on a games console, and they will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. |
Exactly my thoughts when I read the article. I however think this is where consoles are going - actually they are already well on the way there. The cellphone started out only making calls and look where that's ended up, but yeah I agree that gaming is a console's bread and butter.
I will soon be on the market for a new TV and some of the smart TVs out there are pretty impressive - they use linux or maybe Android OS.
The future of TV hardware is heading in a similar direction as consoles (apart from hardcore gaming for now) and they will offer pretty much everything that the consoles will - apart from hardcore gaming.
So in the not to distant future when most of the TVs in homes are "SMART" these multimedia addons on consoles will probably become less of a selling point.
