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TWRoO on 21 June 2012
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superchunk said:
TWRoO said:

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.

TV is just a monitor. Its always about what's connected to it just like any computer.

Thank you for clearly seeing my point in this thread. :)

TV signals though are different than streaming things online.

And yes, as I said at the beginning, I agree with you that the future of "games consoles" is going to pan out more like you predicted, my argument is merely of semantics.

In maybe 15 years time I expect a common thing though will be that TVs themselves will be capable out of the box of the majority current games console/smartphone features now, and will hook up with tablet like devices to play more casual games. Ultimately the only additional feature any other device will add is more "high end" gaming possibilities. (and a slightly different way of accessing the same stuff your TV can get)