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Next Gen/Touchscreen games-quick opinion

Unnecessary next gen consoles

I’m in love with my Xbox 360, I care about my 360 so much it gets more playtime than my PS3, Wii, DS, 3DS and PS Vita combined.

I say that to ask you this, do we really need a “next genconsole right now? I’m asking as honestly as I can make that sound, why do we need a newer Xbox or PlayStation system?

Both Sony and Microsoft knows that this is the console gen that we should be focusing on, Sony is the biggest supporter for ten plus years of the same console, they still push out more exclusive games than Microsoft and Nintendo.

Third party games are the reason why a newer generation of consoles shouldn’t be in the limelight just yet.

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Mojang: Minecraft Coming to iOS and Android

A Minecraft Game

Minecraft is the runaway success of an independent PC developer.

According to Kotaku, the creators of Minecraft are planning on porting the game to Android and iOS in house.  This would, supposedly, include both mobile and tablet versions.  Questions remain as to how the interface will be reworked and how resource-intensive it will be.  Perhaps this will push for better optimization of the game, sooner?

Minecraft is still in beta (having just been released from alpha at the end of last year) and may possibly remain in beta by the time a mobile variant arrives.