Så sent som i går, kunne vi fortælle at den altid fornøjelige analytiker Michael Pachter, ikke mente konsollerne havde en plads på spilmarkedet om ti år. Men det er Sonys amerikanske boss Jack Tretton bestemt ikke enig i, hvilket han fortæller i et interview med AllThingsD:
"It's funny, I've heard about the ‘last console' since 1986, and only because that's when I entered the business. I've managed to ride the ‘last console' wave for the last, what is that, 27 years or so?"
"There's a reason the console came about: Sitting in front of a big-screen TV on a couch with your friends. To get the immersive depth in gaming and to get the social experience of sitting around the living room, we're not going to huddle around a tablet. We're not going to huddle around a smartphone."
Ydermere mener Tretton ikke at spil der passer til konsollerne, nødvendigvis vil passe på smartphones eller tablets:
"We can't take Gran Turismo 6 and put it on a smartphone or a tablet. It's just gonna be a lousy experience. It's not going to be what it is. Conversely, you can go out today and play Angry Birds on your PlayStation 3 and have a great time. I'm not sure why you'd want to do that, but you could."