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iPod touch Ipod 2nd Gen

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lukeyyyyy

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When do you think support for the 2nd generation Ipod touch will end?

I am currently wondering If I should upgrade to a 4g, or perhaps it will last me until I get an iphone 5 next year as I am due to an upgrade my blakcberry june next year.

I do use my 2g a lot, playing games such as Modern combat 2, reckless racing and lots lots more, it plays these flawlessly, and is a great tool to browse the web on, and the capacity is fine

However recently there are games out which I would like to buy, such as Rage and of course preview the epic citadel (unreal engine) which the first game using this engine "project sword" will be released next month. being a 2nd gen I am unable to obtain these and I can only presume over the next 7months the list will grow larger and larger.

I find the batterly life reasonable, about 2hours of 3d intense games, is the newer model much of an improvement,

I admit its becoming slower and slower, my girlfriend just got an iphone 4 and using that has really made me realise how outdated mine feels.

please share your thoughts,

Thanks in advance
 
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i have an ipod touch 2g and it fulfills all my needs. i dont really use it for games though, imo games for it are pretty crappy. im actually typing this from it- feels just as fast as when i got it.
 
lukeyyyyy said:
However recently there are games out which I would like to buy, such as Rage and of course preview the epic citadel (unreal engine) which the first game using this engine "project sword" will be released next month. being a 2nd gen I am unable to obtain these and I can only presume over the next 7months the list will grow larger and larger.
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Rage plays on my 2nd gen Touch. Just get the standard def version.

Of course, I'm hoping for a 4th gen for Christmas, maybe, for Infinity Blade.

I think there will be plenty of quality games still compatible with the 2nd gen until the 5th gen comes out — but there will be a growing list of ones like Infinity Blade that will be waiting for you when you upgrade.
 
kuwisdelu said:
Rage plays on my 2nd gen Touch. Just get the standard def version.

Of course, I'm hoping for a 4th gen for Christmas, maybe, for Infinity Blade.

I think there will be plenty of quality games still compatible with the 2nd gen until the 5th gen comes out — but there will be a growing list of ones like Infinity Blade that will be waiting for you when you upgrade.
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Ah yea I realised the other day, and downloaded it, graphics still look good on the standard version, I know my 2nd gen ipod touch is at its peak when playing this,

any information on battery life? is the 4g considerably better?

Like i said I get about 2 hours gaming on my ipod, how many would the 4g get?
 
Apple has never stopped supporting a product until the next major release of a version (so far). For example, they won't stop at 4.x if they gave you 4.0. They might stop at 5.0 though ... but not in the middle. I think you should wait, it should easily hold out. Theres no point going for a new iPod now when you'll upgrade in 5-6 months. I guess you could sell it though.

You can also take an early upgrade. That would cost you $399 for a 16GB iPhone 4, or $499 for a 32GB iPhone 4.

Choose your poison.

Personally though, I have no doubt my iPod Touch 2nd generation will last another 5-6 months
 
cubist said:
Actually there is no 8gb touch 3g. The 8gb model was still the 2nd gen. I have one. The paucity of RAM on it makes it flakey even for simple games.
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I know that but there are some people that will say otherwise.
 
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