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HoloDust on 24 October 2012
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Veknoid_Outcast said:
HoloDust said:

Well, I'm no expert myself, so I'm pretty uncertain of what next 6-7 years are bringing us - I don't think most console users will migrate to PC, but I think it's possible we'll see some shifts. I think Microsoft is going for double hit in that period, both in console market and on PC - their is good article on Gamasutra about similarities of shift from DOS to Windows and shift from Win desktop applications to Windows Store apps in the future (http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/179420/). This means (when gaming is concerned) they are going after Steam in long run (and I guess Valve will have their counter-measure ready). I really can't wait to see if and how much Win8 and NextBox are connected, but I sense Xbox 720 will be just one of the parts in Microsoft's Next-Gen entertainment platform. That said, I'll probably keep doing what I usually do, enjoy the show, get PS for Sony's exclusives and PC for everything else.

Thanks for you response :)

I think your last sentence speaks to the idea that consoles and PCs may merge sooner or later. I own all three seventh generation consoles, and love them all. But to be honest the most expendable one is Xbox 360, only because most of its high-profile games are available elsewhere, on PS3 and PC. If I lose my Wii, I lose Super Mario, Metroid, Zelda, Pikmin, Pokemon, Animal Crossing, Star Fox, F-Zero, Donkey Kong, etc. If I lose my PS3, I lose Gran Turismo, Uncharted, Killzone, God of War, Ratchet & Clank, etc. If I lose my Xbox 360, I mostly lose Halo and Gears of War, and also Forza and Fable, but not much else.

So if Xbox 720 becomes even more like a PC, including a high price tag, and a PC offers almost everything an Xbox offers plus other applications and utility, won't fans eventually notice the similarities and jump ship?

We still don't know what exactly the next Xbox will be, so maybe my question is moot.

Well, I mostly agree with you - out of 3, 360 does seem like most expandable for me too, considering it has least critical exclusives, and most of other 3rd party stuff is either on PC or PS3 (actually I care only for Fable and somewhat Halo - same thing with Ninty, Mario Kart and Zelda). It's easy choice for me though, being mostly computer gamer for better part of my life and having consoles as suplement and not main diet. But I think this gen proved that, although most of 3rd party games were also released on PC, there is more than enough people out there who either prefer console gaming (and console exclusives), or don't want to wait for time-delayed PC releases or just don't want (or don't know how) to mess with PCs, and honestly, I don't see that changing too much in next-gen. Fact is that Xbox brand have managed to attract lot of those people, and I can very easily see Microsoft repeating (and surpassing) that success again (for the reasons stated earlier). One way or the other, I think it will be very interesting generation.