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Ex-EA chief John Riccitiello pushes console makers to get four things right in this generation

John Riccitiello

Former EA chief executive John Riccitiello wrote an op-ed piece in Kotaku today that argued for a triumphant return of console games to the front and center of the game business with the upcoming introduction of the new game consoles from Sony and Microsoft. He said the rise of mobile games is huge, but it isn’t likely to kill off console games, in the same way that Skittles candy is unlikely to kill off steak dinners.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.