Ex-BioWare boss: Next-gen no big deal

Next-generation consoles won't be "that big a deal" when they eventually arrive, according to former BioWare boss Dr. Greg Zeschuk.

Traditional game sales have been lagging in recent years, but publishers and developers are hopeful that the PS4 and next Xbox can stimulate the market.

However Zeschuk thinks the platform holders will have to do something special to change the way things have been going.

"Everyone's kind of holding out hope for the new consoles, but I honestly don't think they're going to be that big a deal," Zeschuk told GamesIndustry.

"I worry that unless Microsoft or Sony pull something magically out of a hat, it's pretty much the same old, same old repackaged and I don't think they're going to change the dynamic of the retail market.

"I don't see how they can - the market is what it is."

Zeschuk left BioWare last year to retire from the games industry.