I have to say, I highly disagree with the man for once.

How would one console hurt? Because the manufacturer of it would have ZERO competiion, and could deliver the crappiest console ever, and nobody would have any choice between it and something else. You would be stuck with the crappy console. The manufacturer wouldn't have to make it any better, because either way, they have no competition.

Agreed. Monopolies are almost always bad news for everyone involved. I wonder how Mr. Jaffe would feel if the one company that had a video game console acted like Nintendo in the 16 bit era and required heavy censorship in games published for the system. I imagine God of War would lose some of its effect without the blood.

Why does it sound like he's just whining about having to do more work?

“One game publisher would be bad. One giant game developer would be bad. I get how those things would hurt gamers. But why would one unified hardware platform?”

It's the same answer to those questions. People like choice. And with the competition comes competitive pricing, as well as competitive game development. Sorry Jaffe, stick to making the games, let the big 3 continue making platforms, and just let the gamers game on.

i agree with his anti-console-war view, but i dont know about his proposed solution. :\

I'd like one console that had the best of all current consoles. But I don't think it'll ever come out right with humans the way they are. The companies would simply deliver crap that costs more than the PS3. It isn't worth it.

This is pretty stupid. Having competition breeds a healthy environment for innovation and creativity. If one console were to have a monopoly then that innovation is restrained to just one potentially limited piece of hardware. Having the freedom for manufacturers to cater for different markets and different styles is a much better system.

Good for a concept, bad for an idea.

Boycotts can work wonders, especially in situations of luxury. If a lone console maker increases the prices or makes a shoddy console, you don't have to purchase it. Nobody buying a console forces a company to do a quick turn around of their business practices.

I'll agree with the lot of you. But, imagine for a second that there was a joint-venture on a platform. Say, Sony and Microsoft teaming up to make a console. You'll still have Nintendo, and maybe even other companies that could pop up over time, but merging two of them could make for a damn interesting result, you know?

I'm speaking in hypotheticals though, so don't take me seriously. And of course, I don't necessarily want that, but I'm just pointing out. I don't think one company making one all-powerful console is a good idea at all, BUT, a few companies working in conjunction to make a single console -- that's an idea that could work.

I'm perfectly fine with how things are now though. I just wish fanboys would quit whining. Shut up and go get laid.

Getting kind of tired of Jaffe's mouth.

There will always be competition, this will never happen

Damn! What's this guy talking about? A unified gaming platform? Here on planet earth? You gotta be kidding me.

Then we wouldn't have the fun of the console wars... and they are a great game of themselves.

Man , no competition would suck.