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SvennoJ on 18 August 2016
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Soundwave said:
bluedawgs said:

No, noone's kid is going to laugh at them for telling their kid about technology from their time, that's just a dumb statement. In fact, I'm sure they'll find that interesting and pretty cool. The parents of these kids will probably keep their consoles and their kids will actually get the chance to use these "shoebox size video game consoles that they will laugh at their parents for having used" Also, since you seem to agree that there will be a PS5, and since you seem to think that there won't be a PS6, we are looking at around 2033 or 2034 for the end of the PS5's production, so maybe in about 30 years we will have kids who have no idea what a video game console is or was, let alone laugh at that ever being a concept.

 

That is, of course, if Sony or Nintendo truly do decide to stop making video game consoles, because if they don't, and continue making them, then we're looking at around 2050 for the concept of dedicated hardware to be "laughable" according to children of people who used to play on said dedicated hardware. And that's only if Sony decides to not make a PS7.

My little nephew already laughs when I tell him when I was growing up to record a TV show when I was out of the house I had to individually program something called a "VCR" and had to make sure I had a blank VHS cassette. He has no concept of that whatsoever. 

My kids love old tech. Hence its a mess of controllers at the tv. They recently 'discovered' my ps2 and have been playing Champions of Norrath on it. They played some gamecube games before just because the controllers look cool to them. Same with the Intellivision from 30 years ago or gameboy color. Their much more interested in old games when it comes with different tech than playing old games on the PC or through BC. Kids are still a lot more physical focused and want something tactile to go with it. Anything with controllers and/or different media is interesting.
And as a parent it also feels a lot more satisfying to give my kid a 2ds for his birthday instead of a downloadable game. He keeps coming back to the 2ds, downloadable games are usually forgotten after a week.

Their grand parents still have VHS btw, they just as gladly watch an old VHS movie as Netflix.