Pachter: Microsoft is preparing for life after Xbox

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prayformojo said:

gergroy said:

Madword said:
Consoles are not going anywhere as long as they are as nicely designed as the PS4 :)

nah, they will go away once worldwide broadband connections get up to snuff.  

People these days are polarized to the point where they think it's always all or nothing. Remember the "post PC" era? Well, here we are, years later, and people still buy laptops by the millions. 

Consoles will be around in different forms for as long as people still have large TV's in their living room. The AMOUNT of them will probably shrink but they will always be there. 

PC is blending with tablets and mobile. That is Microsoft vision.

There will always be people that want high class quality entertainment that only a powerfull hardware at location can provide. 

The same way movie theater still exists, unless you are willing to spend thousands on your own home theater you can´t get closo to that level of quality.

However, the big money is on people that would be satisfied with tablets and smartphone games.