(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); My experience with the current generation consoles began in 2007. It was then that I first purchased an PS3, and it was then that my passion for gaming was revived. Since then, hundreds of hours were spent exploring the realms of Oblivion, grinding levels on Fallout, and steam-rolling parties with my chums on COD4. Five years later, -around summertime 2012 - what was once a burning passion for gaming had reduced to mere embers. Months of time were poured into the 'bad egg' of the Call of Duty series (MW3) and my will to continue gaming effectively drew to a halt. While my relationship with my gaming friends and my appreciation of the gaming hobby dwindled, my interests therefore branched into other hobbies and alluring pursuits. Eventually, I sold my PS3 and thus adjusted my scope to discover the larger pleasures life has to offer.

Having read the above details, no doubt you are wondering - 'Why am I here?' The answer is rather simple. As much as I tried to find that "larger pleasure", nothing seemed to surpass, or even parallel, the pleasures gaming had to offer. November 2012, I purchased an Xbox; partly on a whim, but mostly on the hope that I would be able to re-experience the mental and emotional gratification only gaming has to offer. With that Xbox, I purchased Black Ops 2, Halo 4 and Skyrim - three games I had heard were great. Playing those games - Skyrim most particularly - reminded me why I enjoyed gaming. It is one of the few hobbies that can completely withdraw you from the outside world - with all its hradship and melancholy - and instead treat you with an experience that only a rich imagination can produce.

Now it's 2013, and we're facing the prospects of new consoles and the next stage in gaming's evolution. Over the last few weeks alone, however, I've heard the constant bickering of a gaming community that believes that the quality and creativity of gaming has gone downhill. I've also heard the slights from PC elitists echoing even more frequently. With games with the atmosphere of Skyrim, the creativity of Dishonored, and the technical-prowess of Halo 4 & Far Cry 3, I couldn't disagree more vehemently.

I'd like to have some opinions on this and on what you want to expect from the next console generation; has the length of this generation stifled the creativity or overall potential of games? Is another console generation even necessary?

i want it to basically be a pc but only for games
so that you can install mods and change the graphics to your preference

Yeah, one of the admirable qualities of the PS3 was its amount of freedom and customizability (though this was also its weakness).

Another thing I would like to see is gamerscore carried on from the 360; same thing with the "PS4" and the PS3.