Types of Consoles for 8th Generation of Gaming

8th Generation will see not only new advancements in technology here but type of console made. It's not only Nintendo, Sony, & Microsoft that will have home consoles but Valve as well & it plans to release the World's First hybrid console. They call it Steambox. It will be able to function like a PC & Home Console. Though unconfirmed, there's the possibility of other competitors like Apple, Google, Amazon, & Dell. How about Android based consoles? Ouya is one of them.

Traditional consoles include Nintendo Wii U, Sony Playstation 4, & Microsoft Xbox 720.
These are types of consoles that are optical disk based but have the option of having games downloaded to their hard drives. Consoles like these have been around since the 5th generation of gaming & their competitors are going to have newer type consoles such as hybrid & android based ones. Might even be one Tribrid(PC, Home Console, Android). Wii U has already been released & I expect Xbox 720 & Playstation 4 to be announced by the end of March & detailed by E3 2013. 720 is expected to have a built in Kinect sensor, a touchscreen gamepad similar to Wii U Gamepad, Blu Ray, HDMI, & being awesomer in everyway than it's predecessor. PS4 could have a barrage of new features such as bluetooth HDMI input, ability to have mulitple TVs at once with one console for multiplayer, touchscreen on the console, PS Move snappable symetric controller, ability to have own console cover, etc.

Hybrid consoles include Valve Steambox & possibly Dell Alienware Home.
Valve has already confirmed but not revealed it's PC/Home Console Steambox which is intended to be like Playstation, Xbox, & Nintendo consoles only functioning like a PC but playing like a home console. Valve host PC gaming program Steam. A great go for Valve as they unveil a never before seen console of it's kind that can function like a PC in your living room but have as much convienence as a home console. I've thought about making a console like a PC & Home Console combined but Valve is going to reveal the first one. The Steambox will have convience as Wii U but will be functioning like a PC. Dell also produces Alienware PCs but could really follow in Valve's footsteps by releasing one of their own hybrid consoles. It could be one in which you hook it up to your TV & it would function like a PC & Home Console. It would be nice if Dell spiced shit up.

Android consoles include Ouya, possible Google Gamedroid, possibly Amazon Kindle Fire Play, & possibly Apple iPlay.
Ouya set to be released this spring. I've heard it might support OnLive games but Ouya hasn't really been dubbed a console like Wii U. Ouya is $99 & could fit into a hollowed out Nintendo Gamecube. It has only 8GB memory though & if you play alot of games, you may have to buy a second one. What if Apple, Google, & Amazon made home consoles that were android based? I presume Moga would produce controllers for these consoles but there's also possibility of using tablets as controllers. Android consoles don't have optical disk drives but require downloads instead. Games would still be of same quality though with stuff like Need For Speed. Android consoles could do much of what any other consoles could do.

Tribrid consoles include possibly Apple iGamac.
What if Apple produced a console as Functional as a Mac computer, technical as an Android, & convienent as a Home Console? That would be some serious big news here! If Apple could have games be played on their I portable products then what could possibly stop them from adapting the first TRIBRID console that is part PC, part Android, & part home console!

Here's a list of types of consoles:

Traditional: Nintendo Wii U, Microsoft Xbox 720, & Sony Playstation 4
Hybrid: Valve Steam Box & Dell Alienware Home
Android: Google Gamedroid, Amazon Kindle Fire Play, & Apple iPlay
Tribrid: Apple iGamac

If all these were to be a reality, then there would be NINE different consoles for the eighth generation of gaming, which is three times more than the previous generation. Some android consoles like Google & Amazon may have portable versions like Nintendo & Sony have 3DS & Vita respectively. Apple would have TWO consoles on the market simultaniously with Andriod iPlay & Tribrid iGamac though iPlay could be a hybrid between handheld & home console.