CGI-Quality said:
Guitarguy said:
I could definitely see Microsoft leaving the console space and essentially just focusing on PC gaming whilst putting out a stream box which would allow you to play your PC games on your TV via streaming much like Remote Play for the Vita. With Nintendo there has been a clear push to move into mobile gaming and movies which to me suggests that they are preparing for the 'possibility' of gradually leaving traditional consoles behind. I think if the NX is unsuccessful(ie Wii U numbers), Nintendo will focus on mobile and movies.
With Sony, it could go either way. The PS5 may very well be the last conventional console with actual hard ware and optical based media, or it could be a digital-only console but no streaming. Sony were very clear that they opted NOT to go for any online-always console with the PS4 because many countries around the world still do not have decent online connectivity. I don't really see internet bandwidth improving that much on a worldwide scale in 4-5 years to where you could stream GTA7 without issue. If they did go the digital-only route(non-streaming), it would reduce the cost of the machine due to it not having an optical/blu ray drive, but would still need a physical CPU, GPU, RAM etc. I'm really hoping for the PS5 to allow for physical media.
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I don't see a Sony-only market anytime soon (though if I had to take the wildest guess, I think Microsoft will exit before anyone else). However, I do expect optical media next gen.
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I certainly hope so. Sony have been pretty very good at listening to what the consumers want, this was shown when they discarded the notions of an always-online console and restricted second-hand game options. When they announced that they were not going down that path, they were met with gigantic praise from the public. Hopefully they will see that the masses do prefer physical media for gaming and that this is not the same principle as music CD's and compressed Youtube videos....
