Will Video-Game Consoles Disappear?

As technology evolves, gamers won’t necessarily need their own consoles anymore to play video games.

By Joy DiazOctober 18, 2018 12:07 pmDigital Savant, Tech & Innovation

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The Atari 5200, which came out in 1982.

In 1977, the year the ATARI 2600 came out, it was the Christmas gift everybody wanted but few could afford. But as we get closer to the holiday shopping season this year, video-game consoles are still on some lists, but this might be the last year kids – or grownups – will ask for them.

Tech guru Omar Gallaga takes us through the evolution of video-game consoles, and then explains what could lead to their demise.

What you’ll hear in this segment:

– What the video-game console business looks like today

– Where the gaming-console business is headed

– How streaming will play a role in the next generation of video games

Written by Alvaro Céspedes.