GameStop's Merchandising VP, Bob McKenzie, makes the claim that by the year 2020, console gaming will be disc-less - everything will be digital. This definitely is the future, but will it happen by 2020 or will it actually happen earlier? After all, isn't this going on now?
Console gaming, iPhone/iPod Touch and PC gaming already allow digital distribution of certain video games. Sure, the iPhone/iPod Touch games are not technologically advanced, but PC/console gaming sure as hell are. Look at the current state of console gaming downloads for the Xbox and Playstation. On top of the arcade games available, you can download entire games from the last generation! That's a remarkable feat to have access to digital versions of the previous generation games available for download.
However, because this technology may not be utilized in the next generation of console gaming. It most likely would be two generations out - unless, of course, you are Sony and on the ten year plan. Then it potentially would be their next console. Regardless, this would put us near that 2020 mark - good work Mr. McKenzie.
Read the article relating to this at Gamasutra
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