Is anybody else losing faith in console gaming right now?

[gigantor21]

Let me put it like this:

I've barely touched my PS3 in months.

I traded in all my games for it a few weeks ago, and haven't missed it. Almost all of my gaming time has been spent on my Vita, particularly PSP games. I can't think of anything coming out next year I'm willing to buy for more than $30, if at all--and yes, I know about GOW:Ascension, MGR and The Last of Us.

As far as the next gen goes? I've never been less enthused. There are no technological vistas left to explore, and the Wii U's design suggests that all the hysteria over smartphones/tablets is clearly getting to the console makers. I expect to see casual-orientation become a major factor, regardless of how powerful the 720 and PS4 end up being.

This generation has probably been the most disappointing and unengaging of all the ones I've been around for. And all the stuff I didn't like about it--blockbuster iterative nonsense, online passes, shady DLC practices, casual-angling gimmickry, etc.--stand to get worse with the next gen instead of better.

I don't think my faith in the industry has ever been lower than it's been for the past couple of years.