Microsoft and Sony have yet to release their latest game consoles and it might be what’s causing some disruption in the gaming world: game titles aren’t doing too well and game developers are already shifting their focus to mobile gaming.

You can’t blame game developers for abandoning consoles for mobile as more people are downloading on their phones and devices. In this era of the on-the-go gamer people also seem more interested in cheaper, casual games that they can play on the toilet than a much more expensive game that requires an even more expensive console, TV, home entertainment setup.

EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich spoke with GamesIndustry International about this trend and what developers (if not publishers and customers) can expect.

“Breakout successes of numerous games including Clash of Clans, Candy Crush Saga, and Angry Birds gathered strong interest from the large pool of developers who had found themselves out of traditional gaming jobs as a result of industry contraction. The total amount of developers shifting focus to solely mobile and tablet titles is frightening,” EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich remarked.

But Divnich cautions that though developing titles for game consoles isn’t that appealing at present, transitioning to mobile can also be brutal – it won’t always be an instant success.  Developers are advised to keep an open mind and consider developing for all platforms, even for game consoles yet to be released.  This could be a fruitful endeavor as not many are developing for future devices.

“Consider this – with the advent of new middleware technologies and a strong foundation of hungry consumers looking for next-generation experiences, creating content for future consoles could represent less competition. EEDAR is forecasting over 11 million consumers to transition to the next-generation by the end of 2014 (PS4 and Xbox). That’s 11 million consumers who are willing to spend money to consume interactive entertainment. Those are 11 million of the elusive ‘Whales’ we continually hunt in the mobile market,” he noted.

Divnich also noted that developing for game consoles is not a dying cause especially with Sony’s enticing offers such as “funding through programs like Pub Fund, discovery, development, marketing, and PR support, in addition to optimizing the submission process to court independent developers.”  He also added that Microsoft will likely follow Sony’s steps to keep developers happy.

Main point, though mobile gaming may seem enticing with the abundance of mobile gadgets emerging, game console developers shouldn’t be quick to jump ship, but is encouraged to keep an open mind that if one day the game console industry comes crashing down, they’ll be ready and willing to adapt.