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5 Reasons Console Gaming Is Dead

It�s fair to say I�m not really a big fan of consoles.  They�re expensive, require too big of the commitment of time to experience, are difficult to learn, and give me wicked motion sickness.
 
However i do respect that millions of people available love them.  Facts are facts right?  In 2010 video console sales totaled 52.3 million units, and that�s a lot of units.  And that�s just for one year.  It�s estimated you will find over 160 million consoles available.


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And that�s great business!
 
But think about this.  In 2010 when gaming console sales hit 52 million units, game ready mobile phones skyrocketed at over 1.27 BILLION units.  Analysts expect over 1.8 billion by 2014, or about 8 billion game ready mobile phones in the world by 2016.
 
That�s massively formidable.
 
When I perform the math it just is sensible: 160 million units versus 8 billion units.
 
Here are the five reasons I Click-Think console gaming is dead:
 1.Development costs are prohibitively expensive �Indie game developers discover the development costs of dev stations, licensing, certification and much more to be a major barrier to entry
 �Dev kits can cost around $50k each
 �Console games typically cost $1 million or even more to create
 
2.Gatekeepers are restrictive by what gets out �The Big 3 (Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft) are restrictive about what they�ll allow on their consoles
 �Rejection or delays can be quite expensive
 
3.Player time commitment is expensive �Console games are time commitment
 �In a tough economy, free time is a luxury
 �Pick up and play is really a growing trend
 
4.Game consoles and games are pricey �Console units typically cost $300 and up
 �New games cost $60 with older titles priced between $20 and $50
 
5.Mobile gaming is far more accessible �Development costs are low
 �No need for licensing or certification
 �Dev kits are usually free
 �No restrictions on what can be achieved and released
 �Low commitment of time from players
 �Inexpensive to purchase games, which range from liberated to $2.99
 �By 2016, everyone in the world have a game ready phone