Paradox CEO made a bit of noise last week when he predicted that the next generation of consoles would probably be the last one. He expands a bit on his theory in this interview with GRTV, and also discuss how they plan on treating their hit franchise Magicka moving forward as well as the benefits of open platforms (PC/iOS/Android) versus closed platforms (PSN/XBLA).
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I played Magicka, but I never realized it was the same dev as Helldivers. Makes plenty of sense considering how much friendly fire is in Magicka lol
"The founders of Arrowhead Game Studios (the team behind one of the world's biggest international game successes with the game "Magicka") is now investing in the Swedish Gaming company Mind Detonator whose business concept is to capture talent at a very early stage and build the next generation of gaming developers far from the big cities." - Arrowhead Game Studios
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Console manufacturers and game makers: "Console games are fine and will continue to grow"
Mobile and social game makers: "Consoles are at their end"
Personally: "Don't you guys realize both markets can prosper in parallel? Why are you so close-minded?"
Um, who the feck are Paradox?
At some point I see consoles going the way of the dinosaur. Especially since this newest generation was born into the days of the digital age and are not afraid to game on PCs that have close to photo-realistic graphics for dirt cheap. (years from now when those toddlers are in their early 20s)
Hell, in the future I see your Television set will have a PC built into it capable of playing more advanced games than what we have today. Why would you need a console or a PC? Another option is streaming your games. A certain possibility in the near future. Your cable box, TV, satellite box, all of these things could offer game streaming in the future.
One way or the other it will go away from consoles, away from publisher/devs paying a royalty and having to meet certain standards set by the big 3. If there is a way to make money without having to give it to MS, Sony, or Nintendo it will happen eventually.
I cant believe how they can say consoles are gonna go away.I love consoles and will always buy them so will other gamers.Sony and Microsoft make so much money from them they will not give up so easily.
Yeah I forgot to mention Nintendo. Bad thing about Nintendo is when the ps4 and new x box come out the Wii U will be obsolete which is very sad because i grew up playing Nintendo games