. Microsoft just sold nearly one million Xbox 360 consoles last week alone, but we're nearing the end of the road for video game consoles according to one industry visionary. Richard Garriott, known for having created the fantasy role-playing franchise Ultima and the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) Tabula Rasa, says converged devices such as computers, smartphones and tablets will soon render dedicated game consoles obsolete. Read on for more.
“I think we might get one more generation, might, but I think fundamentally they're doomed,” Garriott told IndustryGamers in an interview.
Boy Genius Report, Video game consoles are ‘fundamentally doomed,' Ultima creator says
