Gamasutra writes:
The time is drawing near for a new generation of consoles...isn't it? As I'm sure many of you know, the generations would turn every five years or so, meaning that a new round should be expected around 2011.
However would it be a smart move for anyone to release a console at that time? I say no. I say that the current crop of consoles have more than enough features to carry us for the foreseeable future.
We are staring at the law of diminishing returns. If you look back at each console cycle, it was the screen shots and gameplay movies that fired up the public's enthusiasm. The consoles could easily demonstrate their superiority over the hardware they were replacing. However, the current consoles are so advanced that a comparison with better hardware is difficult.
It's important in life to maintain a broad palette when it comes to culture and the arts. Hideo Kojima agrees, as he continues to use video games like Death Stranding to introduce people to music and other elements they might not otherwise discover.
Mojang has partnered with Merlin Entertainments to build the world's first Minecraft theme park in the UK.
A three-episode live-action adaptation of the first two Yakuza video games will debut Tuesday, March 17 exclusively IGN. Each episode is about an hour long and will stream on IGN.com and IGN’s YouTube channel.
