Perhaps they should make 1 uber-console. That would be the best solution. No more competition, but the powers of all companies combined.
Nintendo's controller with M$'s console power with Nintendo's games with PS2 popularity & game diversity.
I hate the competition. "PS2 is much better because it has cooler games!" "Well, I like the games Nintendo makes!!" "You suck!"
And besides, it's getting harder to play multiplayer games because everybody has different consoles (and thus different controllers).
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