Speaking to industry magazine Develop, Wada praised the strength of browser-based gaming and Microsoft’s Xbox Live, which he believes is the ”true strength” of the Xbox 360.
”Social and browser games, which is now a very big genre, is something we have started development into,” he stated…
He even hypothesizes that social games could overtake the traditional console game market in as little as 10 years, citing the current industry-wide focus on network-based gaming. Although he recognises that there are yet some hurdles to overcome, especially considering how such a ‘console-less’ system would devastate the more logistical based industries like distribution.
However, amidst all this praise for console-less gaming, one has to wonder whether or not Mr. Wada has seen the Evony adverts yet…
