Will handheld gaming ever die out in favor of mobile platforms?

What made me think: http://portablegamingregion.com/the-future-of-mobile-and-handheld-gaming/

Basically, Vita is half-dead after only a year on the market, manufacturers are becoming more interested in creating gaming tablets and mobile accessories, in spite of the optimization issues, the framework for mobile development is MUCH better... Thoughts?

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Mobile platforms are hand-held, right? Thus hand-held gaming does not die, but only thrives. The old model of game consoles whether for the living room or hand held and their premium priced games however is threatened.

Very witty of you, but no, mobile gaming refers to gaming on mobile platforms that are NOT dedicated gaming systems, like tablets, smartphones, PDS's, etc.

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