Gametech: In gaming, size really does matter

THESE days, gamers don’t just run operating systems — they run marathons, too, writes Ronan Jennings

The cliché of an overweight man playing a dainty elven queen in online RPGs just isn’t the reality any more. At least, the overweight part isn’t. Ahem.

You see, the games industry is no better than the fashion industry — convinced that thinner is better. Take Microsoft’s big E3 news, the announcement of the Xbox One Slim, a console 40% smaller than existing Xbox One consoles, with more power under the hood to boot (literally). Honestly, what are gamers supposed to think? Their consoles keep getting smaller, but their phones keep getting bigger. Such confusing messages.