gaming Are we moving away from proprietary gaming devices?

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You may have noticed that outside the big 3, every new gaming console is being powered by Android. Hell, Nvidia's new Shield console is one of the first devices running Android TV, a platform that offers more than just games and is already powering the newest Smart TVs. Hell, if you want another example, the fact that Windows 10 can power anything from tablets to PCs, to smartphones means that Microsoft has no need to make a direct Xbox One successor, they can just make a Windows 10 TV edition for set-top boxes and Smart TVs. Although, the Xbox brand will probably live on as a name for Windows 10 gaming. And lastly there's speculation on what the NX is going to be. According to the info given so far, it seem Nintendo moving away form propriatary gaming only devices with seperate development enviroments, and are aiming to make all of their devices unified under one single platform. 

 

Now, there will still be gaming focused machines, but they'll be like gaming PCs. Powerhouse, bleeding edge boxes designed to handle the biggest games at max settings without compromise. However, the future of gaming platforms IMO is them being less of proprietary platforms that get replaced every 5 years, rather, they'll be more general entertainment platforms with some devices focusing on games, and some not. Meaning, you'll be able to play Assasin's Creed on your tablet the same way you can play on your new Smart TV. Now I understand the success of the PS4 and Xbox One, but that kind of success won't last forever. We're still in the early stages of this, but gaming is moving away from being restricted to propriatary boxes designed to play games, and is instead becoming an equal part of an entertainment platform like Movies or TV shows you can download or Stream.

 

So what are your thoughts on this, is the traditional console slowly dying?