Game Consoles - History and Future...How does that Impact the Market Today?

Tricky Bits with Rob and PJ

Feb 2 2024 • 1 hr 6 mins

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In this episode, Rob and PJ explore the history of consoles. How did some of the technological advances from the 80s and 90s influence the rise of capabilities we see today?

With the increasing convergence in hardware between the XBox and Playstation towards a PC model, where does the market go from here? Is Nintendo the big winner?

Finally, does this convergence play into the current set of layoffs, where skills become more fungible across platforms?

(And yes...a tiny addendum at the end on mobile gaming...)

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