How the MMO will influence Next-Gen consoles

It’s in the air, the general call for a new generation of consoles. With the release of the PlayStation Vita and the Wii U this year, 2012 is the beginning of the next generation proper and it’s only a matter of time until we start to learn more about what the future holds, this E3 is going to be one of the most revealing ever and fans of every genre in the industry should be holding their breath for a pretty spectacular show.

Gabe Newell, the now bearded overlord of Valve and the Steam service, said in a recent interview with Penny Arcade that the designers behind the next generation of consoles need to think outside of the box, that they need to embrace innovation.

“It’s not the games that are out there today,” he said. “It’s the games that […] haven’t even thought of yet that are gonna end up being important.”....