| sc94597 said: I personally think platforms are all going multi-form factor. Nintendo is already there within a closed system (Switch & Switch Lite were two form factors.) Microsoft is following with Game Pass and the fact that they seem to be moving away from fully closed systems towards maximizing subs. Sony probably will follow Microsoft. I'd be surprised if we see consoles as fully closed-platform devices in 2035. You might have a box under your TV that has the "Playstation" or "Xbox" name on it, but it probably will be one among many different devices within a family. |
The "home giant ass brick" console is going to be in trouble in the coming years IMO. Which is really basically just the standard Playstation mainly as XBox is fading out of the picture.
I think even for Playstation, when people see they can buy a hybrid/portable model that runs most/all of the same games, the userbase is going to splinter heavily right there and a lot of people are going to opt for the hybrid model only.
Nintendo will respond with a Switch 2 Pro and off we go.
