Video Game Consoles
Popular video game systems such as the Wii, PlayStation and Xbox
may still be in homes next decade, but they will look much different.
Rather than buy a separate console, Enderle expects that consumers will
instead buy smart televisions with a gaming system built into it, not to
mention tablets and smartphones that will continue to ramp up their
gaming options.
“It looks like analog game systems won’t make it
until the end of the decade,” Enderle says. “You are already seeing the
Wii have a tough time holding on to the market and PlayStation has been
struggling for a while.”The gaming systems that will succeed in the future will be those that manage to move away from being focused solely on video games and more on other entertainment options such as movies, evolving from a traditional game console into more of a set-top box
Recordable CDs and DVDs
Using CDs and DVDs to view and store content will soon be a thing of the past.“CDs are clearly not going to make it over the next 10 years because everything will shift over to pure digital distribution, so all those shiny discs will be gone,” Bajarin says. This will be due in part to more streaming options for music and movies and a greater reliance on digital downloads, combined with more efficient storage options for consumers, including USB drives, external hard drives and of course the cloud.
“All a CD is is a medium for distribution of content … and within 10 years, you won’t need a physical transport medium,” Bajarin says.
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