The notion that dedicated consoles will eventually become obsolete is beginning to gain some support. The logic behind this belief is simple: video games are going to be available on umpteen devices and in forms never imagined before in the not-so-distant future. Sandy Duncan, former VP of Xbox Europe also is among those who subscribe to the game console extinction theory.

He told That Video Game Blog that in the next 5-10 years video game consoles will cease to exist…

According to President of Airborne Entertainment, Andy Nulman, mobile phone games fail to attract gamers to portable gaming in the shadow of PCs and consoles. It’s hard enough to read the phone numbers off the tiny little screen much less see how you’re doing on the game.

Even trying to monitor your cell phone batteries while you play – hoping to make that final score before its completely drained completely – makes gaming on a cellular phone less attractive.

That is why Nulman is taking a different approach to cellphone gaming, declaring that “the passion isn’t there” during his recent keynote speech at the Playback Magazine Mobile Entertainment Forum (titled “Mobile: What Sucks and How to Fix It”). n his speech, Nulman discussed the many obstacles that have created indifferent consumers.