Square Enixe: Sony und MS sind auf den Tod der Konsolen vorbereitet

Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada has said that Sony and Microsoft are secretly preparing for the death of the console era.

"In ten years' time a lot of what we call 'console games' won't exist," he said in a recent interview.

"In the past the platform was hardware, but it has switched to the network… A time will come when the hardware isn't even needed anymore," he added before noting that Sony and Microsoft are already preparing for "a new era dominated by server-based offerings, game streaming and digital distribution".

"Somewhere around 2005 the console manufacturers' strategy shifted," sagte er.