wraggster
March 8th, 2012, 20:51
Market share will be 'significantly' reduced as customers abandon systems for smartphones and tablets, claims Ben Cousins
Consoles are set to die out and be replaced by tablets and smartphones, claims NgMoco’s Ben Cousins.
As reported by Gamasutra (http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/164923/GDC_2012_Ngmocos_Ben_Cousins__the_death_of_console s_is_already_under_way_.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GamasutraNews+%28Gamasutra+Ne ws%29), the former EA and DICE exec said that the sea-change was already underway and that new devices would steal a ”significant” amount of market share from home consoles.
“I believe that mobile devices and mobile platforms are the disruptive technologies that are going to cut a slice through the Western market,” said Cousins.
One example he gave was THQ’s failure with its uDraw tablet, which drew poor sales that he Cousins says reflects the move by children to mobile games.
He highlighted the fact that more convenient and in many cases less powerful technology seemed to prevail throughout history. He cited the move from arcades to home consoles, and in some respects with Cinemas to TV.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/40128/GDC-Consoles-will-die-out-in-face-of-new-platforms
Consoles are set to die out and be replaced by tablets and smartphones, claims NgMoco’s Ben Cousins.
As reported by Gamasutra (http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/164923/GDC_2012_Ngmocos_Ben_Cousins__the_death_of_console s_is_already_under_way_.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GamasutraNews+%28Gamasutra+Ne ws%29), the former EA and DICE exec said that the sea-change was already underway and that new devices would steal a ”significant” amount of market share from home consoles.
“I believe that mobile devices and mobile platforms are the disruptive technologies that are going to cut a slice through the Western market,” said Cousins.
One example he gave was THQ’s failure with its uDraw tablet, which drew poor sales that he Cousins says reflects the move by children to mobile games.
He highlighted the fact that more convenient and in many cases less powerful technology seemed to prevail throughout history. He cited the move from arcades to home consoles, and in some respects with Cinemas to TV.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/40128/GDC-Consoles-will-die-out-in-face-of-new-platforms