Will There Ever Be One Console To Rule Them All?

supergg2k

Shared on Mon, 11/19/2007 - 06:07
From Gamasutra:

Recently, there has been talk about the idea of a standardized game console platform -- whether this would be unified hardware specifications or development tools. The article is a discussion of the following questions:

Do you think it's possible that the video games industry will create a standardized (development or hardware) platform in the future?

How would independent developers not benefit in a market with a single gaming platform?

Isn't PC gaming already the "one gaming platform" standard? Or is this analogy not quite right?

Comments

KingBayman's picture
Submitted by KingBayman on Mon, 11/19/2007 - 07:20
I don't think it will ever happen. And I don't really think that I would want it to. Competition is what drives the business forward. For example, look what happened to the WWE after they finally took out the competition. Sub-par product and really, really bad storylines. (yes even for wrestling)
J-Cat's picture
Submitted by J-Cat on Mon, 11/19/2007 - 08:55
In the future: sure, why not. But not anytime soon. Companies make way too much $ developing their won games for their own platforms. Indie developers would not be as screwed as you think. If the coding is the same, then it's easy for anyone to make a game. gah: gotta dash: dd wants keyboard!

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