Valve founder Gabe Newell has shared his thoughts on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, saying they’re becoming more like PCs.
Speaking to IGN, Newell said new consoles have become "just delivery sockets" for games and entertainment. The system architecture is good for developers, Newell said, because they don’t need to worry as much about choosing to support console, PC, or mobile. The PS5 and Xbox Series X have similar GPU and CPU designs, so developers don’t have to stress as much about support and compatibility across devices, Newell said.
"Those issues seem to be less relevant. It used to be that supporting consoles or supporting PCs or supporting mobiles was much more of a percent of the total development budget, so those decisions would have bigger impacts on how the industry collectively was investing in terms of the future. I think that’s less important now," Newell said. "I think [the new consoles are] just delivery sockets for people’s entertainment experiences. I think that’s nice. It’s good for developers that they’re having to make fewer bets that are out of their control in terms of what those things are."
Source: GameSpot