Oh, boy, this sounds like another quote taken out of context.
According to EA research, mobile games hold the attention for 90 seconds and PC games for 90 minutes, but consoles can keep engagement for two hours at a time.
"Once I get your butt on a couch, I can get two hours for sure. That granularity means I cannot build the same game on every platform. I cannot build Battlefield on every platform."
Next generation games consoles will be more focused on updates to software and services rather than hardware specs, which will scale back the reliance on physical sales and mean the systems will be in a constant state of evolution rather than staggered over time.
This guy thinks that user-generated content is what will drive the next generation of console games, not what has been made in-house. He's also saying that Nintendo and Miyamoto have fallen behind the times and can't really deliver in a modern market, a statement that isn't so far from the truth.
I don't completely agree with him, by the way. I think that next generation, we'll see a smattering of different and new things pop up all over the place, especially in terms of smaller and indie titles, but I don't think that the traditional single-player story and campaign is ever going to disappear. I think that's still what will drive most people to buy games and consoles, and the multiplayer and user-created content is what will keep people playing.
Also, I could have sworn that last generation was supposed to be the one where software took over and we didn't really need new consoles.
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