Not for you probably.

By my conversation with him, I came to the same conclusion.Either that, or we all dont have The Spark.

Not for me and not for anymore. They just built on what was already there.

Do not offer a general view on your view; there was a guy who knows the spark... so it is: all - n where n>=2 and that is not all by any means. And you know you know the spark, you are just playing the agnostic relegious track.

Did you just acknowledged my mind reading abilities? Well - thanks.

It's because Sony and Microsoft stupidly waited so long to release new consoles. Had the PS4 and Xbox One launched in 2010 and 2011, games like Minecraft and TLOU would have defined the 8th generation but instead, alot of IP had to launch at the end of the 7th, which meant slim pickings for the next consoles.

There's still time though... even though I don't think we're going to see much more than copy and paste from them. Nintendo, with Splatoon, is the only company that really did something unique, new and fresh. At least up until this point.

Why is Wii Sports missing from this thread's title?

Unique, new and fresh. They just turned the Unfinished Swan into a multiplayer game.

Why are people mentioning sequels?

Also, I would put Mass Effect up there with UC and Gears.

The funny thing is Uncharted:DF was only a modestly received and OK selling game. It became a generation defining franchise with Uncharted 2.

The problem we have with finding something new and amazing is that the technological leap between 7th and 8th gen was not as great as between 6th and 7th gen. This makes it harder to make games that are generation defining in the way of bringing something obviously big and new to console gaming that just was not there in the 7th gen. In many ways, the 8th gen is really just the 7th gen with better graphics.

Is Horizon going to be a whole lot different to Skyrim in their core elements? The world might be more detailed with cooler robot monsters. But ultimately it doesn't look like being a genre or generation defining game. Perhaps it will being something new and amazing to the table, but I'm thinking it will simply be a great game that still fits quite neatly into the open world RPG box.

In some what what could define this generation is the evolution of indie games that have a AAA look and feel. No Man's sky looks to be a bit like that. Made by a 15 person indie studio, but has big ambitions and has a AAA look about it. Can smaller studios put out AAA type content on a budget? If they can put out AAA type games at a fraction of the AAA dev costs and put them on the market for $30 or $40 then that really shakes up the industry. I know No Man's Sky is a full $60 retail release but there's a lot of scope for big and bold indie games to come in at a lower price.

I was just curious who is the person behind the androginic avatar, the person who always plays it safe. No harm or dissrespect intended.

What was my assumption?