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Video Game Consoles Are 'Fundamentally Doomed,' Says Lord British

Posted by Soulskill on from the depends-on-your-timescale dept.

zacharye writes "Microsoft sold nearly one million Xbox 360s last week alone, but we're nearing the end of the road for video game consoles according to one industry visionary. Richard Garriott, known for having created the fantasy role-playing franchise Ultima, says converged devices such as computers, smartphones and tablets will soon render dedicated game consoles obsolete: '... the power that you can carry with you in a portable is really swamping what we've thought of as a console.'"

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  1. Re:Dumbing down OSs threatens general purpose PC.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    They don't have to. They can just not sell you a new one when it breaks. They can just not allow "non-trusted devices" on the internet.

    You'll bend to their will. Wait and see.