Reader Predicts Xbox and PlayStation Fade Within 10 Years After 9,000 Layoffs

1 articles · Updated · Metro.co.uk · Jul 11

Ten years is the horizon reader Wotan gives for Xbox and PlayStation to disappear as console platforms or retreat to third-party publishing, arguing both are now in structural decline.
9,000-plus Xbox layoffs over three years — including 1,200 already and another 1,200 expected within 12 months — are cited as proof Microsoft is managing contraction rather than a comeback.
Sony’s recent move away from physical media reinforces that view, with Wotan arguing PlayStation has become an expensive default choice marked by weak first-party output, sparse communication and repeated price increases.
£1,000-plus hardware and £80 games are presented as the breaking point for traditional consoles, with the reader arguing only PCs and Nintendo systems are likely to remain viable over the next decade.