GamesBeat session spotlight: The future of game technologies

New game technologies are sprouting practically every day, even as Microsoft and Sony are just about to launch their brand new video game consoles.

When the new generation of video game consoles arrive this holiday season, they won’t be alone. The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One will compete with smartphones and tablets, with set-top-boxes, and with a new wave of personal computers touting virtual reality and motion control. Just over the horizon lies the Steam Box and the potential of
Linux as a game platform, while cloud gaming suggests that gamers might eventually not need a box at all. VR? AR? 4K? 3D? We’ll sit down with two industry veterans to try to predict which technologies will make waves this generation, and which will fade away.