I'm not so sure consoles are the problem. XBox Live gets a lot of heat, and deserves it, but most of the fratcore's market strongholds don't have their roots in

I'm not so sure consoles are the problem. XBox Live gets a lot of heat, and deserves it, but most of the fratcore's market strongholds don't have their roots in consoles. FPS, MMO, and sandboxes all have famous PC roots, while technical fighters got their start in the arcades. Madden is really the only one the consoles can claim, and then only arguably: the first Madden wasn't released on consoles, but the consoles were where it really took off. That's why I'm reluctant to point the finger at consoles. The problematic franchises and strongholds have their roots elsewhere, and continue to start in these places, only coming to consoles later. If anything, consoles' low barrier to entry makes them more a part of the solution, not the problem: simply put, we need new blood, and lots of it.