At his first public appearance since stepping down from running PlayStation around the globe, Andrew House revealed his own predictions for the future of gaming while at the GamesBeat conference this week.
He spoke on stage about the options for next generation consoles, but he didn’t share any exact details on what he expects to see from the PlayStation 5. House was clear he believes the PlayStation 4 and PS4 Pro have a long life ahead.
Perhaps one of the most interesting strands of the interview were House’s comments on the future of games as a physical media. Although many believe the future of gaming is set to trend toward downloading titles to your console, House still sees a place for the disc format. And that’s largely because consoles are still breaking into developing markets.
House said, “I don’t have any firm knowledge on this, but my sense is that you will see the disc around in the industry for a while. If you’re going to tap into some of these [developing] markets, then allowing for that more traditional physical purchase model as an option is probably no bad thing.”
No big change
Despite this, House still believes streaming titles directly …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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