@Vincentt Not all consoles have the same hardware. Granted they all (including computers) have the same concept, e.g. CPU, GPU, RAM, MOBO, ect… But if you were to open a 360 and PS3 you would see they are quite different, if not in different worlds, but other than that I’d say your response is pretty solid.
Not only would a “Universal Console” be illegal, it’s almost improbable to assume it’s possible. Like “The Vulcan Science Directorate has determined” lol @ragingloli you would need all “the different hardware”, not to mention the software to be able to accommodate for the type of console oriented game you want to play.
Yes, this concept does sound cool at first too, but think about the future. Look at how EA laid off 16% of it’s workforce and canceled 4–5 titles due to the economy. Imagine what games would be like if one company monopolized the gaming world. Where would the originality come from? Would the company be able to support a work force the size of Developers plus more for this single gaming system?
Theoretically, I don’t think it would work anyway. It most certainly would flop. Also, it wouldn’t be able to keep up with Sony or Microsoft since they’re constantly reinventing the system since both entered the gaming community. I don’t think a whole team of reverse engineers would be able to keep up. By the time they were able to integrate all systems into one. Nin. Sony & M$ would probably have already release 1 or 2 new systems by then.