This gen is not over, and shouldn’t even be considered to being close to being over. Developers are still finding ways to optimize current hardware usage, still haven’t fully taken advantage of HD gaming, still haven’t solidified 3D gaming, still are developing an install base for alternate “input” etc.

Hasn’t console gaming always trailed PC gaming??? I was playing PC games online 10 years before I was playing on-line with my Sega Dreamcast! Consoles have always taken a performance hit because of their dedicated / proprietary hardware that costs hundreds if not thousands of dollars less than what it costs to game on a decent PC.

Can we all just go back to enjoying what this gen has to offer? Next gen will come, but change for change sake shouldn’t be why we have to shell out for a new console.