I think some of the criticism simply comes from press believing that the hardcore gaming industry doesn't matter anymore. And in terms of money-flow, they are not completely wrong - but I feel they are making the classic mistake of the either/or proposition, and the fact that the consoles have been made out of date by tablets and smartphones partly because they are, in fact, out of date in general (having been released before smartphones became 'the thing'). When new consoles appear and they have all the features that make consoles great (which includes media features), plus a lot of the stuff that makes smartphones and tablets successful, plus a lot of stuff that is currently 'hot' in the TV world, we will find out if the market for these consoles is smaller or bigger than before.
Either way, most of the features that interest the mainstream media, or make game journalists believe in the financially soundness of new console's future, have currently not really been shown. For the new PS Eye, all we know is that it tracks the Move better, and that's about it. In combination with the PS4, perhaps it could perform a proper magic mirror AR functionality with a make-up app, which would be the kind of thing to get the attention of the mainstream press. For streaming stuff to tablets and phones, we've seen Vita Remote Play, and that's a bout it.
Very few people have seen enough or thought long enough to make really sound observations. Socrates doesn't have many followers these days.
