Killy_Vorkosigan said:
In terms of gaming, the tablets and smartphone and touch input are not adequate in terms of gameplay imho. |
That's true, but what I think is going to happen is this gen you're going to see people cut back on their "game only" hardware purchases big time.
Tablets/smartphones are big time entertainment devices letting you watching Netflix, text, Instagram, Twitter, connect to all your friends, surf the internet anywhere, email, etc.
A game console can't compete with that, a phone is much more exciting and it's also a status/fashion symbol. 99 cent games are just the icing on the cake, there's so much more a smartphone can do.
People will still want their Madden/Call of Duty/etc. though, so for that they'll buy a Playstation or XBox IMO or in Japan a 3DS for Monster Hunter/Pokemon.
But I think what you'll see is people buying a PS3/Wii/DS/PSP/XBox all in one generation -- that's going to go away. To get their gaming fix, people will see they just need one device for "core games", the tablet/smartphone is going to cannibalize their free time otherwise.
