With Sony and Microsoft both seeming open to change, we ponder what the future of gaming could hold…
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
What we need to do is recognize all that.
Were not little gaming ghettos that are not federated or aligned at all.
Were all part of the same gaming community, we just come at it through different doorways.
I think the future will be an extension of that metaphor.
Your platform is not your hideaway.
Its just your doorway to all these other gamer folk.
Phil Spencer, Microsofts Xbox boss, has provided a perfect example of this sharing-friendly new way of thinking.
Developers will also be able to implement Xbox Live support into their games.
Whatisa surprising partnership is Microsoft puttingthe PC port ofHalo: The Master Chief Collectionon Steam.
The end of the exclusive?
Nobody seems to mind that hefty home consoles could go the way of the dodo as a result.
It increases the size of the business.
We can definitely see the physical disc going that way, though.
As long as you have a strong enough internet connection, you could hypothetically stream that game anywhere.
Well just have to wait and see to find out, but it is an interesting future to imagine.