Media homework
1. Give a definition of cross-platform gaming
2. Why is Microsoft's " Better Together" update so exciting for the gaming world?
3. Why might there be concerns over online child protection?
4. What is the future for cross-platform gaming, in your opinion? What are the pros and cons, for the games developers and the audience?

1.Cross-platform gaming is when you can play the game on multiple devices and play each other on different devices .
2.  The "Better Together" update for Minecraft is so exciting for the gaming world as it enables people to play the game from multiple platforms. For example, Xbox one, mobile devices and Window 10 PCs. The Minecraft update also allows people to interact and play each other on different devices, making the game accessible to a wider audience and permitting people to play wherever they are.
3.I think that there might be concerns with child protection online on Microsoft because: there are people playing from a range of ages so younger children could be exposed to something which could be considered inappropriate, younger children could communicate with someone who is older who may be trying to get their house details or try to ruin their lives in any way.
4.  I think that the future for cross-platform gaming is bright and that the cross platform software will be a valuable asset for games. I think that cross platform gaming will be great for gaming as it will allow games to be played in various places allowing people that don't have certain devices, to play it on the ones that they do have.
The advantages for the game developers is that there will be more flexibility in regards to what they can add to Minecraft.  Furthermore, they will be able to learn what type of games appeal to their audiences as they are creating games for multiple platforms. The game developers will also be able to have a financial increase as the game is being played in various places; not just on console.  The disadvantage is that the game developers will have to get major companies such as Microsoft and Sony to cooperate with each other so that they can widen their cross-platform gaming.  Unfortunately, they couldn't get Minecraft and Sony to cooperate before. As for the audience,  the advantage is that they can play Minecraft on multiple platforms and the disadvantage is that the game may occasionally start to buffer more often due to how many different platforms people are playing it on.