Pachter: Microsoft is preparing for life after Xbox

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nanarchy said:

Ruler said:

And in 2 generations consoles will be even more powerfull than smartphones, consoles will be here to stay. You buy a new console to play good graphics with high budget AAA experiences every 5 years just like you buy a new grapicscard every 5 to 6 years. Buying a smartphone automaticly buys you the small formfactor and touch display, consoles can be as large as possible and way cheaper for the performance they offfer. 400 bucks ps4 beats every abdroid device outthere and is cheaper.

The strongest apple tablet is a hell lot weaker than the ps4 and costs what? 700€?

Console generations are every 5-10 years. mobile generations are every 12-18 months at the moment. mobiles have increased in power 50 fold in 5 years and they are on trajectory to continue that rate at least for the next few generations of chips. Also the strongest apple offering is significantly less powerful than any of the top end mobile chipsets. mobiles "should" surpass console performance before the end of this generaiton at current rate. that makes it very interesting for the next round of consoles. The question will be on the next round whether a console is just another small device/mobile/handheld device that also acts as a console or remain a completely seperate device. regardless console gaming is set for some major changes.

not true, snes 1990, ps1 1994,  ps2 2000, xbox 360 2005. The normal console circle is 5 years