The future of consoles

Hi guys. So... what do you think is the future of consoles?

1. Nintendo/Sony/Microsoft will join and create the last console ever to be made
2. Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft will keep producing Wii's, Playstation's and Xbox's over and over and over
3. Consoles + PC = Future of Gaming
4. Consoles will come incorporated on the TV, because we will need no controllers to play
5. None of the above

(Pick a number, and give me a good argument, write whatever you want, I like to read :P)

Most likely 2, look how far they have come by doing this over and over

Honestly, I would prefer number 1. One console to every gamer... more games, bigger community. The end of system wars. Just sayin'

2, or I stop gaming.DarkCatalyst

Same, only I'll just stick with my older systems.

Consoles are just going to become more and more powerfull, with more and more unique features added. I hope too god they never ever totally get rid of controllers, as i could not be arsed to play all games like you do on the kinect.

i say number 3

these new console are almost cheap pcs anyways

I mean from a console you can play video games,browse the net,rent movies,play movies,and do other things

people can call me crazy but with consoles doing all this

I honestly think they will eventually replace pcs.

2, or I stop gaming.DarkCatalyst

This man speaks sense.

I honestly think they will eventually replace pcs.

fubbal

Don't count on that mate.. you see I would not trade Windows Media Player for the crappy player on the PS3/360... Are you gonna make your documents on a console hm? Instead of working places with pc's, we have consoles? Kind of crazy if you ask me... try to write an entire page with console keypad, and then with the keyboard... just sayin'

I fear for the future of gaming, I don't know how to explain it, some of your points help explain my point, but I don't really know where to start.

Definitely number 2. Just make the games even bigger and even better, I hope controller free or motion gaming (motions ok actually, no further beyond that) doesn't become the norm--or anything of the sort...

2. Because it works extremely well for them now and more than likely always will. Doing these things in this gen are what really got them into every home. Before,video games were just played by "nerds" as everyone saw it. Now its almost the biggest industry in the world and everyone wants a part of it

The future of consoles is up in the air, they are becoming more like computers, or tablets in the WiiU's case lol

2, or I stop gaming.DarkCatalyst

Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo will keep producing new and improved versions of the PlayStation, Xbox and Wii. They're not going to join forces and make a single console because they're separate corporations and that would be completely nonsensical in a capitalist economy. They're not going to incorporate the upgrade-ability of a PC because that would kill the main selling point of consoles - put a game in and it works. No extra money to spend on the latest hardware, no compatibility problems - just stick the disk in and start playing.

Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo will keep producing new and improved versions of the PlayStation, Xbox and Wii. They're not going to join forces and make a single console because they're separate corporations and that would be completely nonsensical in a capitalist economy. They're not going to incorporate the upgrade-ability of a PC because that would kill the main selling point of consoles - put a game in and it works. No extra money to spend on the latest hardware, no compatibility problems - just stick the disk in and start playing.

Jackc8

Can't wait to buy a Playstation 203 to my grandson... who knows maybe I'll get him an Xbox 1992830

2, every other choice (excluding 5 of course) would soon mean the death of gaming.

Producing consoles over and over and over, doesn't seems correct...

After the next big video game crash, Sony and Microsoft will halt production of new consoles, 1st party exclusives, etc because they have other divisions of the company to fall back on. The only one making games will once again be Nintendo.