Are we witnessing the end of the console wars?

Sony and Microsoft's controllers appearing onstage at an Apple keynote speaks to a new landscape where former rivals are working together

[crazyCoconuts]

"If [game streaming] can be made to work, it could grow the pie significantly for everyone, and that's something far more important than squabbling over who gets which slice." Sounds nice but I think this is going to continue to be a fiercly competitive landscape.

[naruga]

i hope not ...console wars means competition aka quality ...

[CorndogBurglar]

The first comment Naruga has ever said that made sense!

[Orbilator]

We are 10 years to early consoles still have lots of life in them. I been playing since the vcs 2600 and I been hearing about the end of consoles since then, so they been hanging on for dear life for the last 35 years, well done consoles

[bluefox755]

Translation: "We make console gaming look more like mobile gaming, because that's where the money is."

[Godmars290]

More like moving console gaming to the mobile gaming model, but otherwise right on the nose.

[ziggurcat]

No. It's just announcing controller support on iOS devcies. That's it.

[ILostMyMind]

Everything today is a "gamechange".

[TK-66]

If there are people who are insecure about their purchase then there will always be a console war.

[CorndogBurglar]

What?

There will always be a console war as long as there is more than one company making consoles. They will be in direct competition with each other in some fashion. It doesn't mean they have to be hostile towards one another, but there is still that level of competition. That's before even considering fans at all...

[ILostMyMind]

True.

[PhoenixUp]

Even amongst all these collaborations there will always be a console war. It’s the nature of the industry

[CorndogBurglar]

Well yeah. There's no way around it. At the end of the day, as long as there is more than one company making/selling consoles then both of those companies will obviously want to be on top of sales. That's competition. Or "war" to put it another way.

[AK91]

Doubtful maybe MS will exit the console market replacing it with their Games as a Service model but Sony and Ninty will keep traditional console gaming strong.

[Orbilator]

I agree. Microsoft think of what they want and always tell us what we want. I kinda hopes they realise its us that spend the money, not them

[Obscure_Observer]

@AK91

"Doubtful maybe MS will exit the console market replacing it with their Games as a Service model but Sony and Ninty will keep traditional console gaming strong."

Lol. First we heard that Xbox division would be sold (with Bill Gates blessings). Then, Nadella and Spencer took over and as soon Phil Announced Play Anywhere, we heard that Xbox would leave the console business and focus on PC only. Then, BOOM! Phil Spencer announces Xbox One S and X!

As soon, Phil announced Xbox Game Pass and the haters moved the goal posts. This time, Xbox leave the console market and become a service. Then, BOOM! Phil Spencer announces Xbox One All Digital Edition.

Then, PHil Spencer announced the creation/acquisition of several studios alongside the Xcloud announcement. Haters moved the goal posts once again, we heard that Xbox would become a third party publisher. Then BOOM! Next gen Xbox CONSOLES are comming!

And here we are hearing the same BS all over again. Lol.

[ILostMyMind]

Then BOOM! All the Xbox hardware has never been so insignificant.

[ILostMyMind]

Actually, Sony and Nintendo could make a deal where everyone stays where they are, Sony with consoles and Nintendo with handhelds and they could help each other.

[ps5fanboy]

i would worry if the next shizbox and ps5 were under stated and under powered , as that would show they have both stepped back , but the ps5 is going to be a monster , so all good. if they did go substandard , consoling would die , it requires these big steps to stay relevant , and expand the gaming frontier on all fronts.

[Smokehouse]

Fanboys would never let it die. I could only imagine some of the people on here losing their shit. They’re like nerdy soccer hooligans with loud typing fingers.

[starchild]

Exactly. Another manifestation of primitive tribalism.

[-volt-]

Carry on.. I'll just be here on my PC.

[Tazzy]

No why do you think people keep track of the sales of consoles and games its to show what's selling and what's not.

[ILostMyMind]

If the console war is over, we would all be playing Crackdown 3 type games. So fight, console holders.

[Orionsangel]

Letters from the console war.

Dearest, Martha

They say the console war is nearing an end. I do not know how much more battles I can take. The men are weary and we have exhausted all of defenses. I pray this letter finds it's way to you.

Your husband always, James

June 9th 2019

[FanboySpotter]

There was never a war. Like phil spencer said in a podcast yesterday, that people think they hate each others guts and are hardcore competing with each other but reality is they all root for each other. Phil spencer did it with phil harrison before the stadia conference thing as well