Game consoles are under attack from portable handheld platforms, smartphone games, computer gaming, and really amazingly shockingly poor business decisions. Will they survive? Will Wright, creator of the Sims, chimes in with his thoughts on the twilight of the consoles. Gamesindustry has the story.
Consoles aren’t doomed, but they will likely change. Microsoft is well ahead of the curve here, as their Xbox console is transforming into a media center that also plays games. The Wii offered access to the internet from day one, and the PlayStation… Erm, I think Sony’s using the PlayStation as a complex means of committing corporate suicide.