Ex-Microsoft employee says consoles will be dead in 5 - 10 years

March 28th, 2008
“The industry is fundamentally driven by technology. I think dedicated games devices i.e. consoles (and handhelds) will die [out] in the next 5 to 10 years. The business model is very risky and the costs associated with creating new hardware are incredibly high.” - Ex Microsoft of Europe employee, Sandy Duncan

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    JoshZTP2 Says:

    Reason why you always can’t wait to get a new console or handheld that preceeds an old console! What ever tops the Wii and DS better have backwards compatability!

    Comic Book Stores Says:

    I agree with her — I think they’re just going to start developing PC addons and developing more PC games. It would make more sense, we need and use computers in our every day lives. They’re not going anywhere.

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