My response directly to the OP:
I am not sure I will ever play DUST much myself beyond testing it out and seeing what it is like. After that I have a 9 year old son that will become my main merc and the kid can play FPS console games very well. So that is my unofficial plan to rule EVE by both Earth and Sky =p
Having said that, ultimately I believe that anything which brings more people into New Eden is (at the end of the day) an overall positive force in the universe and good in general.
EVE cannot ever stay the same. That is not MMO design. It has to keep growing or one day they will shut the servers off 'sooner' rather than 'later'. I don't care if I have to knock a few console gamers in line if it means 'later' due the assist with payment to keep CCP coffers in the black.
(not sure any of that makes sense but I know what I meant to say