Twitch boss calls the end of games consoles

PS4 and Xbox One have been great, says Twitch TV co-founder Emmett Shear - but the future is more likely to be about set-top boxes

The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One are likely to be the last dedicated games consoles as we know them, according to the boss of Twitch TV.

Speaking to the Guardian at the Changing Media Summit in London, Emmett Shear predicted that the long life cycles of the machines is at odds with the rest of the consumer technology industry.