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"There comes a time when we all declare the war is over": Former PlayStation Studios boss Shawn Layden on the future of video game consoles (www.eurogamer.net)
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Most of the article is on AAA development as a whole but I found it interesting the comments about consoles in general.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago

Oh you should read the next part

The pandemic gave us an unnatural pop for gaming, where we thought, 'oh my god, gaming is the biggest thing in the world'. Yeah, when you're locked down, it is the biggest thing in the world. But in a regular world scenario, you've got to combat against all the other distractions that are available to young people. And I'm afraid that we're not facing that threat head on as an industry.

Motherfuckers see unnatural conditions caused by a once-in-a-lifetime event, think they're the hottest shit ever, and when the numbers come back to normal levels they see other forms of entertainment as a "threat" that should be "faced head on".
Lmao. How can an industry be so full of itself?