Every year has it's fare share of ups and downs and 2016 makes no exception of course. But is it the worst year for gaming... maybe to you but clearly people beg to differ.
There is always a game that will be over hyped and not deliver
Microtransactions are not new and imo they are getting better and better. A lot of these can be earned by playing the game and a lot of them are not giving you a real advantage in multiplayer games... if so I think you should vote with your wallet.
Nothing prevents you from enjoying a game that is on both X1 and PC except for your bias.
This year had a lot of blockbuster releases already and many more are coming.
Forza Horizon 3 is where it's at right now but yeah it's not exclusive so you might not be able to enjoy it.
As for Street Fighter V... well there are other fighters outhere...
We have new hardware that introduce new features such as HDR and 4K.
We get to experience VR on PC and soon on Playstation.
We get mods on console
We get crossplatform multiplayer games
Etc
2016 is amazing actualy
