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I never quite understood why someone would be foolish enough to enter a dying market with so many established big players. The age of the dedicated games consol
by kstenerud 12y ago
I never quite understood why someone would be foolish enough to enter a dying market with so many established big players. The age of the dedicated games console is over. PS4, Xbox 360, and Wii will be the last successful consoles.
- jldugger 12y agoGiven that the gaming that replaces consoles is mobile, a console that runs on a Mobile OS wasn't a bad idea. The problem is primarily one of execution. It took Microsoft a lot more money and clout to break in with the X-Box; a five person team had no realistic chance of succeeding here.
- karmakaze 12y agoToo soon to call game consoles dead. We'll have compute clouds and ever increasing bandwidth. A fixed hardware platform makes for a better consumer experience. High-end (by definition a small market) gamers will always take custom PCs with latest graphics. The problem with the Ouya was hitting a sweet spot of a moving target. Casual to mainstream gaming at a good price point. Now squeezed further by the likes of Compute Stick, etc.