Lige nu er der igen blevet stillet spørgsmålstegn ved konsollernes fremtid, og måske i helt særlig grad om Microsofts rolle i spilbranchen eftersom de tilsyneladende så småt vil begynde at udgive deres software på konkurrerende platforme.
Så er der en fremtid for den traditionelle konsol? Spørger du tidligere Xbox-chef Peter Moore, der ledte Xbox under den succesfulde Xbox 360-æra, og som senere hen blev chef for EA Sports, så bliver Xbox-konsollens fremtid diskuteret lige nu, men Sony er ligeledes også i fuld gang. I et interview med IGN siger han dette:
"I think it's a real serious question that's being asked I'm sure in Tokyo, in Redmond, Washington, in Kyoto. That's what everybody's working on right now, because when you start off that next generation, you've got to be ready to absorb billions of dollars in losses. And is the industry, given all the layoffs and everything we're going through right now, is the industry ready for that? Look at Sony laying off 900 people — a lot there in the UK. My two eldest daughters work at EA, they're all right, but they're always looking over their shoulder. So I think that in answer to your question, those are the questions that are being asked right now and it'll all be tied around, do we continue to develop silicon? The role of AI, what does that mean? You can't look away from that."
Han slog i øvrigt fast at det her spørgsmål dog er ældgammelt, og allerede dukkede op kort inden Xbox 360-æraen sluttede, men det er dog værd, branchen taget i betragtning, at diskutere.