Technology is evolving at a rate in which we can’t control. Innovations occur on a daily basis replacing old technology faster than ever. I agree with your statement that video game consoles will not be replaced by app games and that app games cant provide consumers with the gaming experience that a console can provide. Being a gamer myself, i enjoy the thrill of a game being played on a console such as an xbox over an app game on an iPhone, any gamer would tell you that the feeling is very different. Although the statistics suggests that mobile apps have taken over $58 billion off the global market for traditional video games, but i believe that consoles still have a larger consumer base and customer loyalty.

I also agree that app games is a growing market because it is easily accessible. However, i also think that app games are relatively cheaper if compared to a console. Normally, an app would cost around 1 dollar in the iTunes app store, where a xbox or a ps3 would cost up to nearly 400 dollars and extra for games. Personally, i think that app games are mainly for killing time in the short term, whereas consumers will spend hours and hours on a game console.

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