2nd February 2010, 9:45 PM
That's been tried, DJ. 3DO, remember? Didn't work too well... :)
Anyway, no, I don't think all consoles are going to turn into handhelds (or vice versa), or that PCs and consoles are going to merge, or that PCs are going to go away anytime soon. Each of them are just too different for them to merge compeltely. Maybe someday they will, but in the forseeable future, no way.
Computers need to be larger to hold the additional, changeable parts. They are important as they are and their place is definitely not going away. iPads do not replace computers.
Handheld consoles... well, they've done fine against phones so far. Maybe if phones had physical games sold in stores, decent controls for games, and didn't cost so much money they'd compete, but as is, they're no replacements for anything beyond occasional casual play -- and that's exactly what most of the games on cellphones are for. They need to be small, you know... how exactly would a handheld become a major console too? It's just not going to work, sorry. Nintendo is not going to release just one next-gen system, they are going to have two, a handheld and a major console.
Anyway, no, I don't think all consoles are going to turn into handhelds (or vice versa), or that PCs and consoles are going to merge, or that PCs are going to go away anytime soon. Each of them are just too different for them to merge compeltely. Maybe someday they will, but in the forseeable future, no way.
Computers need to be larger to hold the additional, changeable parts. They are important as they are and their place is definitely not going away. iPads do not replace computers.
Handheld consoles... well, they've done fine against phones so far. Maybe if phones had physical games sold in stores, decent controls for games, and didn't cost so much money they'd compete, but as is, they're no replacements for anything beyond occasional casual play -- and that's exactly what most of the games on cellphones are for. They need to be small, you know... how exactly would a handheld become a major console too? It's just not going to work, sorry. Nintendo is not going to release just one next-gen system, they are going to have two, a handheld and a major console.
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