Hideo Kojima, recently told the media at a news conference that he believes, in the very near future, consoles as we know it, will be dead. Well done Sherlock, technology develops and changes with time.
Hideo said, “In the near future, we’ll have games that don’t depend on any platform… Gamers should be able to take the experience with them in their living rooms, on the go, when they travel — wherever they are and whenever they want to play. It should be the same software and the same experience.”
Maybe I’m just not with it or am simply a crap gaming journalist, but in my experience gamers can already “…take the experience with them in their living rooms, on the go, when they travel…” It’s called a DSi. And, oh wait, you can plug your, ahem, PlayStation Portable (PSP) into your television.
Fair enough, the idea of the console, or more specifically the branded console, is what he’s predicting the death of. Maybe the answer to that is Cloud Gaming, maybe not. But as most economists will tell you, demand drives industry and motivates the production of a product. ‘The best’ option is not always the option that makes it to mass consumption. Just have a look at the Electric vs Petrol car debacle.
What in actual fact happens is whenever there’s competition in the market, it succeeds. This PS3 vs. 360 vs. Wii scene is, in fact, very healthy for the industry and raises the bar for developers on their respective consoles.
So I’m not sure I agree with Hideo. Although a singular console would be rad, the quality and budget for games will more than likely decrease and we’d be exposed to Flash versions of Metal Gear Solid 9 for all eternity…
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Grant Hinds is the presenter for GameState, South Africa, if not the world’s, greatest online TV Show. He hopes that they’ll continue to produce many consoles so he can complete his museum of consoles until it reaches the moon.
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