Because trouble comes in all sizes.
I finally succumbed to the pressure and purchased a Microsoft Xbox One S. My son had been lobbying me for this particular game console for the entire year. It turns out “ALL” of his friends have one and he’s been the odd man out amongst his peers. Go figure. Yet it wasn’t that particular shaky sob story that convinced me. Instead it was the absurdly steep Black Friday discounts.
As an old school gamer whose childhood experiences included the nascent days of video game consoles such as the Atari 2600, I can tell you first hand much has changed in the video game industry. Rather than stand alone game machines, video game consoles have morphed into powerful home entertainment hubs featuring games, movies, e-commerce, and social media integration. The recently introduced Sony PS4 and Microsoft XBOX One were supposed to be heralded as the next giant technological leap forward in home entertainment. Yet the excitement by gamers and average consumers alike might be short lived. In fact, the 2013 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) could mark the last time we see new video game console hardware. The reason? The stunningly rapid global ascendance of mobile gaming via smartphones and tablets.