An exciting 3 way console war is about to begin!

[KBG29]

A new war is about to begin, but I think it is a war over gaming first ecosystems. Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo will be releasing many devices across all types of form factors, that have access to a unified library of games, apps, and services.

I expect to see PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo phones in the next few years. The Phone industry is in major need of an overhaul, and they have run out of ideas. We have reach a point where PS4/XBO quality games can be played on the go, and still have the power to make it through the day on one charge. Once 7nm chips are available, I see no logical future where they don't all expand their ecosystems in this direction.

We should also see Laptop/Tablet varients of the consoles in the very near term. The PS4 Slim and XBOs are already in range of making this happen. If the rumor of a new even Slimmer PS4 for this holiday is true, I could see Sony offering an attachable screen like we saw on PSOne, and possibly a built in battery.

The days of Consoles that last 10 years, handhelds on completely diferent hardware, and feet dragging business practices are over. The rest of the industry is forcing better consumer practices on the console industry and I love it.

I predict that Sony will maintain its lead, but all three manufactures will see great success. I think PlayStation at 200 million users by 2025 is completely possible. I think Microsoft will have 125 million people on their Xbox hardware by then, and Nintendo will be around 80 million.