Video Game Console Wars & Exclusive Licensing Deals

Peter Lewis of Fortune Magazine has an excellent piece on the upcoming console war between Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and the Nintendo Revolution. He compares the three systems in understandable, non-technical language, and projects their relative chances for success. We have discussed the potential deleterious effects of exclusive licensing deals on video game innovation, although based on early images of John Madden Football, it doesn't look like we have much to worry about.