- Shawn Layden claims that we are nearing a point where consoles will become irrelevant as we know them.
- The former Sony exec believes that the collapse of traditional consoles might happen in the next two generations.
- Sony and Xbox have adapted to this dismal scenario by releasing their first-party titles on other platforms.
The concerns of modern consoles becoming trivial one day have been there ever since they came into power in the gaming scene. These fears have grown over the last decade as the differences between generations have become less noticeable. Now, gamers are not the only ones worried about this changing shift, as the former Sony boss also believes that consoles might become irrelevant soon.
He believes that this shift will happen in the next generation or two.
Why it matters: The words of the ex-Sony boss suggest that even the higher-ups are concerned with the traditional consoles eventually collapsing. We might see consoles become irrelevant in the next two generations.
Speaking to Eurogamer in an interview, the ex-Sony boss clarified that we have already reached a point where the ‘innovation curve’ in console hardware ‘is starting to plateau or top out.’ Additionally, he thinks that Xbox and PlayStation are already close to the final console specs.
I think we’re at a point where the console becomes irrelevant in the next… if not the next generation then the next next generation definitely.
The difference between the console generations has become so small that noticing them is extremely hard unless you have top-range TVs and speakers. So, consoles becoming irrelevant is only a matter of time.
Xbox has changed its strategy in a pretty controversial move to adapt to the changing times. On the flip side, PlayStation has also started releasing its first-party games on PC more often.
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