ZenfoldorVGI said:
Well I'm of the mind that they were already competitive, but to answer your question, there is absolutely nothing wrong with anything about any of this. The time is neither wrong nor right. My concern is strictly related to anti-competition, aka buying up all the competition, aka over-consolidation of industry. To be clear, the console war never was bad, it was actually good. What is bad is one company winning the console war. Specifically, all games under one umbrella will have to adhere to those policies. It could lead to homogenization, lack of innovation and lack of motivation to innovate. Diversity is a strength of the gaming industry, and sadly we often don't know what we had until it is gone. I simply want options, and I want everyone else to have them too. That said, once again, who knows if this move will lead to that homogenization or lack of innovation. We have no choice but to wait and see. |
The console war was when they all fought for the same land. But then Nintendo decided to fly to space and find a new frontier with hybrid model. Then Sony abandoned handhelds and shifted focus on quality native home console experience + VR. Microsoft shifted towards making their games available in multiple ways on multiple devices, rather than just a console. This is no longer a console war, but a console divergence.
But those three divergences are leading to three new wars brewing, just none of the Big 3 with each other. Nintendo is now challenged by Valve, PlayStation/Sony is challenged by Meta, and Microsoft by Google/Amazon.
