Overview
- Strauss Zelnick told CNBC the industry is moving toward PC and more open ecosystems, though long-form, big-screen game experiences will persist.
- He said the market is roughly split between console and mobile usage, with mobile growing faster than consoles.
- Valve drew attention last week with the Steam Machine, a console-PC hybrid designed to run PC games on a television or as a standard gaming PC.
- Microsoft leaders have hinted at rethinking the console–PC divide, with Satya Nadella suggesting the company may revisit how its systems span both spaces.
- Coverage noted the contrast that Take-Two’s flagship Grand Theft Auto 6 still does not have a PC version announced.