Twitch CEO Says Game Consoles Will Die After This Generation

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Twitch TV CEO and co-founder, Emmett Shear, say that consoles will die after this generation and likely be replaced by set-top boxes. Perhaps Nvidia is Right to make the Shield TV afterall.

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I really doubt consoles would die this generation, i think there will always be a demand and reason for sony and microsoft to keep going with them for the next generation and beyond.
 
I agree there is no way games consoles will disappear, not for a very long time if ever. There is just too much demand for them it's a multi billion pound industry and there is no way that will just stop
 
I agree there is no way games consoles will disappear, not for a very long time if ever. There is just too much demand for them it's a multi billion pound industry and there is no way that will just stop

It is more the fact that he can see consoles moving to a model which incorporates an upgrade cycle and to allows developers and manufacturers to take advantage of newer hardware.

For example if Microsoft made an Xbox 1.1 or Xbox 2 which can play games at 1080p and restricts all future Xbox One games to 900p or something with every generation adding more horsepower.

A more likely version of this is Nvidia's Shield Console, which will be updated with the latest SoC every few years an will be able to play all it's games with it's Android TV OS. But with this we would need to get past the Android Piracy issues.
 
Death of game consoles my arse. Jeeesus Nvidia like to talk smack.

Their Shield tablet is a failure, this will be a failure too. Ask my uncle what he thinks about Nvidia and he would look confused before saying he's never heard of them.

Ask him about his Xbox 360 on the other hand and he will tell you all about it.

Nvidia's problem is that they are a boutique graphics card maker. They have not gained the sort of reach they need for a product like this to become a household item that every one knows and talks about.

I would say I wish them well but I don't, really. They only have themselves to blame for their total loner state. They've alienated more companies than any one else I can think of.

I would say just stick to GPUs but sadly most of their GPUs are not affordable to all and their cheaper ones are specced cheaply. They made the 970 and 980 sound great, take them to 4k and they fall apart.

And £900+ for a top end GPU is crazy. I guess they have to feed their lavish image now.
 
After seeing Nvidia's 'apology' over the 970 I would safely say there is no one more ignorant than they.

False advertise your ROPS then offer some lame ass excuse.
 
The only way consoles won't die out is if they actually have good hardware inside of them next gen as the vast majority of titles being 720P/900P/30FPS on both consoles is not acceptable in this day and age.
 
After seeing Nvidia's 'apology' over the 970 I would safely say there is no one more ignorant than they.

False advertise your ROPS then offer some lame ass excuse.

Not ignorant. They know they've got idiots who'll follow them no matter what (see Titan Z). Nvidia has things locked down to a point where they get away with anything. See all the people who traded in their 970s for 980s to show their disgust at being mis-sold cards.
 
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