Posted October 20, 200717 yr http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/999999.gif http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44186000/jpg/_44186162_battlefield416.jpgGames are exploiting the increasing power of games consoles Rival gaming systems should make way for a single open platform, a senior executive at Electronic Arts has said. Gerhard Florin said incompatible consoles made life harder for developers and consumers. "We want an open, standard platform which is much easier than having five which are not compatible," said EA's head of international publishing. He said the web and set-top boxes would grow in importance to the industry. "We're platform agnostic and we definitely don't want to have one platform which is a walled garden," said Mr Florin. EA currently produces games for more than 14 different gaming systems, including consoles, portable devices and PCs. "I am not sure how long we will have dedicated consoles - but we could be talking up to 15 years," Mr Florin added. Absorb consoles Mr Parker said he believed they were in danger of being overtaken by other companies, such as Apple, and PC technology. "There are a lot of companies coming into the market." With space in the living room limited, set-top boxes could yet absorb console functionality. Mr Parker said: "Games will be provided over the net. There might not be a need for a PS4 or dedicated consoles." With Microsoft's track record in licensing its technology to other hardware manufacturers and Sony hoping to recoup the cost of developing the Cell processor, both firms could move toward a business plan of offering their services and hardware to other manufacturers. Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo could instead be walled garden content providers and licensors, said Mr Parker. "There could be a Nintendo channel, a PlayStation channel and an Xbox channel on your set-top box," he added. www.bbcnews.com
October 20, 200717 yr Its called a PC, we already have these... Dump the COnsoles IMO, and just offer a gaming OS isntead of all this other Console nonesense.
October 20, 200717 yr Its called a PC, we already have these... Dump the COnsoles IMO, and just offer a gaming OS isntead of all this other Console nonesense. Very true.
October 20, 200717 yr Its called a PC, we already have these... Dump the COnsoles IMO, and just offer a gaming OS isntead of all this other Console nonesense. hear hear!
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