Xbox one and PS4 lack of triple screen

The ps3 supports triple screen in a few games (GT5 for one), but it requires having 3 ps3's and 3 copies of the game. I'd imaging there will be support for similar on the ps4, but not really practical.

It's a problem of video horsepower, they'd need to engineer in a ton of excess graphics power to support 3 screen on a single console and only a fraction of users would actually use it. They'd have to charge more which would hurt sales a lot more than it'd help, so not practical on a single console.

 

I don't know about the PS4 but my guess for the Xbox One is that with the new Kinect always on and all the stuff they are doing in regards to game sharing and games tied to one account made it difficult to run 3 consoles with 3 kinects and 3 discs or Digital downloads tied to one account.

 

Looking at the specs of both video cards, they are more than capable of doing triple screens @ 1080p.

Horse power isn't the issue, the fact is that 99% of people will never have a 3 TV set-up. It just adds cost to a system that's already losing money.

Even on PC, 3 monitor gaming set-ups only represent 1% of the market(check Steam hardware stats Steam Hardware & Software Survey ). Most PC gamers have either a single or dual setup.

 

I'm not disappointed at all. I keep my games on one screen.

 

The cue ball has moved. Both these systems are dinosaurs before they've even hatched.
Too expensive games and too many constant updates almost make me loathe turning on my PS3. Downloading one and two dollar games to the ipad and smartphone is where it's at now. Brings back that intimacy I used to feel playing games on the PC but even better with touch controls.

Just my opinion.