Disney Infinity designers explain why we don’t need 4.0 and … a possible Michael Jackson figure

Big changes are coming to Disney Infinity.

Previously, a new version of the (according to the market research group NPD, most popular) “toys to life” game would come out every year. Those would support new playsets and characters, but they wouldn’t work with older editions of Disney Infinity. Now, future figures and playsets will all work with Disney Infinity 3.0, the edition that came out last year for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, mobile, and Apple TV. This is a huge shakeup in the toys-to-life category (which also includes games like Skylanders and Lego Dimensions), which has emerged as one of the most popular gaming trends in the last few years.