Hello:
Evolution on technology is alway the word of the day in both the mobile phones and the game console business.
Cell phones start as a wireless option of telephonic communication and ended with wireless internet and multimedia product. And still continues to evolve. altough you can play games on mobiles, this will not represent a threat to consoles in the gaming area.
The reasons are simple. First of all, power. Consoles also evolve from simple gaming machines to a complete multimedia experience with internet connectivity and VoIP features. Consoles offers more memory, a comfortable controller, processing power and screen outputs than the small screen, akward buttons and simple audio offered on mobiles.
Second, type of gamer. Casual and non-casual gamers will probably take the mobile to play games while waiting on a medical clinic, or on the bus or train. Hardcore gamers will like to spend more time and effort on finishing their favorite game in house.
Last, but not least, design. A Mobile phone will always be a phone. It is their reason of its existence. Doesn't matter if you have a complete OS with most of PC and gaming features, it will always be a phone. A game console will always be a game console, despite the efforts of manufacturers on creating a pseudo-pc of their hardware.
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