The market back in the 80s was an experimental fledgling market that was prone to crashing and loss of faith. This was largely solved through licensing however rather than technical drm (Nintendo lockout chips not withstanding).
There was after that, an expectation and an assertion of quality. From the user side of things, this was the Nintendo Seal of Approval. That meant to the buyer that it was at least a working somewhat playable game. We could argue the relative merits of that program but I think largely speaking it did the job.
These days, Gaming is a form of entertainment that is completely mainstream, I would argue that it is immune to abandonment and major crashes much like other forms of entertainment. (Keeping in mind that Video games thrive during recessions due to low dollar per hour of entertainment ratios.) Void some completely destructive force (Major War, that derails most normal avenues of business) it won't crash out anymore than books, TV or Film. (It may modify and change delivery mechanisms, but none of these are going away any time.)
So I don't necessarily agree that protection against low quality efforts is something that is compelling Console security, though its often what is said.
The market back in the 80s was an experimental fledgling market that was prone to crashing and loss of faith. This was largely solved through licensing however rather than technical drm (Nintendo lockout chips not withstanding).
There was after that, an expectation and an assertion of quality. From the user side of things, this was the Nintendo Seal of Approval. That meant to the buyer that it was at least a working somewhat playable game. We could argue the relative merits of that program but I think largely speaking it did the job.
These days, Gaming is a form of entertainment that is completely mainstream, I would argue that it is immune to abandonment and major crashes much like other forms of entertainment. (Keeping in mind that Video games thrive during recessions due to low dollar per hour of entertainment ratios.) Void some completely destructive force (Major War, that derails most normal avenues of business) it won't crash out anymore than books, TV or Film. (It may modify and change delivery mechanisms, but none of these are going away any time.)
So I don't necessarily agree that protection against low quality efforts is something that is compelling Console security, though its often what is said.