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7th gen was a mixed bag,
HD was nice, wireless gamepads were nice, being able to access a range of online/offline features and the internet for the first time thanks to my PS3 was very nice.
On the flip side the hardware broke easily, and crappy trends started occurring, such as content being locked as DLC despite being on disk during launch.
I vaguely recall having major concerns with the direction of DLC - I managed to avoid spending money on a single online service or piece of DLC for almost the entire 7th generation, which I wish other people had also done.

As for the 8th gen, I barely engaged with it on consoles. From 2015, I spent my time gaming in 4k on my PC. Fast-forward to 2020, my PS4 collected dust with it's 4 games.

I'd prob give the 7th gen a 7/10. Dunno about 8th gen.