Posted 3/31/2024, 3:00:00 AM
Xbox and PlayStation Shake Up Gaming Strategies, Anger Fans and Trigger Layoffs; Consoles' Future in Doubt as Nintendo Seen as Last Bastion
- Xbox thinks exclusives are evil and is making games multiplatform, abandoning their console
- PlayStation is moving to live service games instead of big budget single player games
- These decisions are angering gamers and employees, with studios laying off thousands
- The author predicts consoles will die off, with Xbox going multiplatform and PlayStation focusing on PC/mobile
- Nintendo is respected for sticking to its guns and making the games fans want, so Switch 2 has hopes of filling the console void