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TWRoO on 21 June 2012
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superchunk said:
noname2200 said:

If you want to amend your point to "from now on game consoles will also have lots of multi-media capabilities!" then I'd say "yeah, sounds about right." If you're going to stick to your point that multimedia capabilities will be as important, if not more so, to future game consoles, I'm going to have to keep disagreeing with you.

Based on my latest addition to the OP and MS's leaked document... are you ready to agree with me now? Just go through the 56 page document and see how much it focuses on everything BUT gaming. Look at last E3 conference with MS and see how much of it focused on the new TV services etc.

Personally I think PS3 and X360 are near the limit of what I would call a game console anyway.... so yes I agree with you that while gaming is still going to be a major focus, it won't be the majority focus of future machines from MS and Sony (though I do believe at least the next machines will have a plurality gaming focus. e.g. 35% games machine, 30% browsing device, 20% film/tv box, 10% music player, 5% other) ... but I won't be calling them games consoles.

In fact do Sony and MS even call them that themselves... they are both trying to create entertainment hubs as far as I understand it.

I watch more films and TV series on my laptop now than I do through TV signals... but I don't call my laptop my TV.