Do handheld gaming systems have a future?

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Originally Posted by x7q3

Okay... I think its safe to assume most people now days almost always have a cell phone in their hand, and they play games on it.

In this new reality... is there a future for handheld gaming systems? I mean systems like the 3DS.

How could a handheld gaming system compete in such an environment? Phones already have thousands of games to play on them, oftentimes free. How in the world could a handheld gaming system attract consumer attention? Also, when mobile games do cost money, they are very cheap, and people are used to this very cheap price.

Is the handheld gaming system doomed? Do you think phones basically replaced it?

I asked this a while back.

Mods can you merge please?

To answer, I won’t be gamine on a phone. The touch screen controls are awful imo. Once games are streamed, I think mobile gaming will only get bigger and that makes me feel a little sick in my mouth.

However, the success of the Switch has proven that there is still huge demand for proper hand held gaming consoles. Maybe all those mobile devices will be able to connect to a controller that becomes mainstream some how?