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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


Eurogamer's week-long coverage of PlayStation's 30th anniversary continues today with the concluding half of our specia…

The end of consoles has long been prophesised, but at a time of spiralling AAA game budgets, £700 premium upgrades and an audience leaving for TikTok, the thought of us sitting here in 2054 celebrating PS9 seems increasingly unlikely. I want the entire game to be like that moment in Resident Evil where the freaking dogs come through the window and you drop your controller out of fear. Content should be the competition for publishers, not which hardware you get behind This is why, after the VHS vs Betamax fight, you saw industry consortiums come together for things like compact discs and then DVDs.

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