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Amazon Executive Foresees a Future Without Gaming Consoles
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Why it matters
The industry's pivot toward cloud and digital-only models reduces hardware costs for consumers but deepens dependency on network stability and platform uptime.
Amazon gaming lead Jeff Gattis predicts that escalating hardware costs will push players toward online streaming, eventually making dedicated consoles obsolete. This trend aligns with Sony’s move to phase out physical discs for PlayStation games, a decision the company attributes to technological advancements that render physical media unnecessary. Yet, the shift to digital and cloud-based ecosystems remains fraught with reliability issues. Recent outages across the PlayStation Network and Xbox platforms blocked users from accessing their libraries or launching games, underscoring the inherent vulnerabilities of a fully connected gaming environment.
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Jeff Gattis is the Amazon gaming lead.
SINGLE SOURCEJeff Gattis predicted that escalating hardware costs will push players toward online streaming.
SINGLE SOURCEJeff Gattis predicted that dedicated consoles will eventually become obsolete.
SINGLE SOURCESony is moving to phase out physical discs for PlayStation games.
SINGLE SOURCESony attributes its decision to phase out physical discs to technological advancements.
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