Video Games in turmoil?

source: http://www.gamesradar.com/bleszinski-says-games-most-turmoil-80s-crash/,
http://www.ign.com/blogs/logicallydashing/2013/02/25/cliff-bleszinski-states-video-game-industry-in-massive-state-of-turmoil

Cliff Bleszinski thinks that the video game industry is in turmoil. What I would I say to that is to define turmoil it is currently in. He thinks that Nintendo will become a software-only company and that Microsoft and Sony will soon "come to major blows."  He also states that the masses are turning to mobile games and that PC games are in a "renaissance." He also states that the flexible business models and the ease of digital distribution may make consoles irrelevant. In order to combat this though, he proposed that console developers make an open-platform system rather than the closed systems of today.

I will agree with him on some points. Yes, the console wars are ridiculous. Consoles in general are hard to develop for because of their closed systems. Digital distribution does seem to be the wave of the future and mobile games cater to a larger audience than ever before. However, I don't think that Sony or Microsoft will come to blows or that Nintendo will solely make software.

Although the "console wars" have been raging for a while now, it makes for better business as the developers continue to vie for consumers to buy their products, in turn making the consumer experience a priority. Nintendo has consistently come up with innovative ways to play games. Mobile games might be reaching a larger audience but it is not really up to the same quality that a console game might have.

Games might be in turmoil as Cliff says. I, for one, am hopeful for the future.

-RJ Benavidez