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Xbox, Nintendo or PlayStation: does it still matter?

Why the war between the big games console makers may be coming to an end.

During its contentious acquisition of the massive games maker Activision Blizzard, one of the chief objections of its rival Sony was that it could make smash hits like Call of Duty, played by millions on PlayStations, Xbox-exclusives. "Ampere does not expect Microsoft to exit the console platform business in the medium term as that would leave a gaping hole in its games-related revenues," he added. Unfortunately, your guess about that at this stage is as good as ours, although the rumour mill is going into overdrive that it could be some kind of handheld device, designed to compete with the huge success of the Nintendo Switch.

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