If variety be the spice of life, Gerhard Florin, EA’s head of international publishing, has had too much. Considering the cost of development and the current retail environment, it’s easy to see how a single-console future seems like a really good idea. Why develop for three different consoles when you can develop for one? If there were one, standard, universal console, there’d no longer be an excuse for poor performance and missing features. There’d be no more idea of a “fanboy” because we would all be unified under a single console that plays all games with high-definition graphics, excellent connectivity, innovative controls, and costs less than $100. Mr. Florin predicts that this could happen within 15 years.