Blake Snow
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My latest: Why console gaming is dying
Reporting for CNN
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November 9, 2012
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As evidenced by the Wii TiiVii thing on the Wii U, we’re on the precipice of the entertainment/media system versus the video game system. Sony may have been a little ahead of their time a decade ago when they released the PlayStation X:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_X
The changing gaming landscape is an offshoot of technological convergence.
(Also, I can now apparently download a video game directly into my Samsung TV without needing a console.)