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TheMisterManGuy on 17 January 2019
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Pemalite said:

And the entire new generation was marketed based on improvements in areas such as graphics.
Otherwise there is no need for a new generation.

I am not denying that Microsoft stuffed up in other areas, higher price, kinect, always-online didn't help matters... But the fact that Sony offered better graphics out of the box on top of it is one of many reasons why the Playstation 4 took a commanding lead.

Not a fair comparison.
You don't compare a late generation title against an early generation next-generation title... Otherwise the Xbox and Xbox 360's differences look almost inconsequential.
You compare differences at similar points in a consoles release cycle.

7th generation did last to long, stagnated technology for to long... And this generation I agree will likely be just as long, if not longer, which is incredibly saddening.

...But, guess what? The next generation consoles will be betting on power as a vital selling point, just like every console generation with the exception of Nintendo's efforts.

New generations are always important. As I said, there's always room for improvement. I agree that power did play a part in the successful launch of the PS4, but it wasn't the only factor. Smart marketing, key properties, and an attractive price point, all while being really the only next gen console worth buying made the PS4 a success at launch.

I made that late gen comparison to show how 7th generation was a turning point. Yeah, it might not make sense to say that games very early in the generation don't look much better than current gen. But even this late into current gen consoles, the difference in graphics isn't as big of a leap as the past. Like I said, 8th gen's more of a sizable bunny hop than a major leap. The main improvements made all have to do with consoles switching to PC based hardware and development philosophies, so even last gen games can be touched up to be presentable on current gen systems. 

Next generation will be a similar, if not smaller leap in technology, Even then, very few games will really need that much power, especially as AAA game development costs continue to rise. Next gen consoles won't be failures, far from it. The novelty of a new generation promising new technology will always lead to successful launches. But many gamers and developers will still be fine with making and playing games on PS4 and Xbox One for quite a while afterward as well.