Very good article. The thing with console gaming nowadays is that it's very divided. People want their platform to be better, xbox or playstation. The problem here is that the companies behind them (microsoft and sony) milk this notion to no end by signing exclusive contracts to developers. This means that the consumer feels they need to either make a choice between the two or buy both(more money for sony and microsoft). Aside from that, video games are getting easier in recent years, which leads to multiple games being bought for 6 hour campaigns; when in the past, games had no guides, no internet, no cheese strats and were much more difficult. 1 game in the 90's would last you between 3-4 months, depending on the difficulty level and your free time. Nowadays, if you seriously sit down and play a game, it's about 6-30 hours. Some games do still have hundred hour styled premises, but mostly not.