I agree, I think though, that the last 6 years of gaming as a whole has been the worst in comparison to years gone by. Very little innovation in comparison to Snes-PS2/Xbox era.

I no longer get a "wow" factor from a new game or haven't for quite some time.

Said this a long time ago. I remember playing Final Fantasy VII a few years back, purely to get a bit of fun out of a game.

I popped into Tesco the other day and seen all the pre orders, the usual sport games along with 'Destiny', another sci fi shooter. Is that all they make these days? I've been considering getting a PS2 but I'd be pretty peeved if I bought it and it broke after a while. I'm gutted I got rid of my old one for a PS3. Same with the PS1.

I think gaming is going through the same thing that Hollywood is, no brains, no fresh ideas, just churning out the same sh*t that appeals to the masses and makes a boat-load of cash, can't blame them though, it's a business afterall.

Destiny is great, I'm in the beta currently.
It's not just a cod clone in space, it's actually more of an mmo shooter where you're encouraged to join up with friends and play through the story missions.
There is a competitive arena as well, but you're not forced into it.

The game looks stunning and is a lot of fun to play; think of it as a cross between borderlands and mass effect.

Is it not just people getting old that causes that?

If you've got kids and see the reactions they have, it's the same wonder and excitement I had 20 years ago when playing Cannon Fodder for the first time. I still see plenty of 'Oh my god, oh my god, you can do this! LOOK!' types of reactions from the kids in my house.

There's a huge amount of innovation within the gaming industry; a booming indie scene; free games (in app purchase business model); commonplace DLC; shift to online multiplayer; developing potential of cloud gaming; and gaming actually being cheaper than ever before (new titles ~£25 within a few months of their release, huge discounts on Steam, many titles less than £10 in a massive pre-owned market).

Its a bit like the movie/music industry though, as things become more mainstream the large publishers seem to dominamate by contiunually pushing out more of the same, getting the big reviews, popularising through advertising.

However if you search around, even just through Xbox arcade or Steam, there's loads of innovation around in terms of games/gameplay.

Sometimes, however, you just need to take a chance, and stray away from just playing titles that score >80% on Metacritic, to uncover something that appeals to you.

You didn't just list DLC as a positive... Did you?

No, just as a demonstration of "innovation", noting both the negative applications (map packs, extra kits, poorly designed additional levels) and positive ones (hundreds of extra tracks for Rockband, GTA 4 LATD/ BOGT).

Oculus Rift is where its at now. I have one of these bad boy dev kits and the possibilities are endless. Imagine GTA where you are actually in the game. This will be possible in a few years. Even the EVE online dog fighting game that is available now, its amazing. An absolute surreal experience.

Regards

King James

I bought a PS3 just to play the Uncharteds and TLOU as I'm an Xbox man with a 360 and Xbone.

The Last of Us was emotionally and physically draining. I loved it. Best game on all consoles.