the Handhelds have been great to us no question about it. But we want to see them on consoles more its where they belong.

No I wasn't counting handhelds......

Including them, well that's a different story.

I think this Gen will end up being fantastic, the only problem is that the games that get announced dont come out for soooo long, and I think that its bogging this gen down, games like killzone 2, and mgs4, ffXIII, Infamous, Alan Wake & Heavy Rain. all took and some are still taking 3-5 years and most arent out yet, I think thats the main problem this gen, and also the length of these games are a problem for me personally, you wait all those years only for it to end in 6-8 hours!

I would describe this generation as highly transformational and under achieving so far...

Pluses:
- Killzone 2, Gears of War 2, Halo, Uncharted, MGS4, etc. are graphical masterpieces
- Online fighting games finally exist on consoles
- Gameplay improvements in shooters and sandbox games have been excellent
- Nice to see digital distribution of movies and games taking form
- Lots of potential in LBP, Banjo Kazooie N&B, Prototype, inFamous, Overlord, Braid, Gears of War, Burnout Paradise, Crackdown, etc.
- Motion controller will be a good thing in future generations if they get it right and complete
- My wife understands gaming more because of the Wii, Rock Band, and Scene It! (I don't get critized on purchases now)

Minuses:
- 360 RRoD WTF
- Wii - No Hard Drive available? WTF
- Constant AAA title delays (Killzone 2, Lair, Haze, Alan Wake, Too Human, etc.) and disappointments (Lair, Haze, Too Human)
- No console is a total package
- I think HD DVD was the more consumer oriented HD media format (Loved dual-disc with DVD and HD DVD on one)
- Blu ray hasn't caught on as a de facto consumer standard yet
- Integrating music downloads the consoles is so far non-existent
- Whatever happened to Sony's promise of 1080p gaming all the time?
- Nintendo and Sony have been slow moving on console price so I can buy one for every TV I own
- Sony dropping the backward compatibility ball
- JRPGs are all under performing in general
- I was hoping this generation would have more MMOs and they would be free to play
- Wii has way too much shovelware
- Too much attention falling away from core gaming to casual gaming

i love this generation, i have all 3 consoles so ive been able to play many super games on all the consoles, which are all great.

Some Top Games This Gen For Me:

Gears of War
Super Smash Bros Brawl
Call of Duty 4
Mario Kart Wii
Forza 2
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue

Or the 64 bit gen Wink. ;)

Seriously though I'd say this gen is right up there with being the best gen. But like CGI here, I loved the PS1/N64 era. And also loved the Snes/ MegaDrive era. To be honest I cant choose out of this gen or the 2 I mention. They were all so good.

Solid gen, 4th and 5th were better though.

I think it is great, but next will be better because of what Nintendo has opened up. I think we will see innovation thrive with better graphics to boot.

So far so good. ^_^

Hmm... well, the 4th generation was the best for me. Everything was about making a good game. The sheer number of RPGs in this era made it even better. I personally would be content if the 4th gen lived forever. However, it clearly didn't... -_-

But this gen? There's not too much I can say good about it. I see it as another reset akin to the 3rd generation, but this time with the fanboys whining about change. Nintendo saw what happened pre-3rd gen, and I also could see some of the signs. Truth be told, if there is another crash coming up, I'm going to see this gen in a very negative light, since it was the generation that fanboys ruined the gaming industry with. It already doesn't have a good taste in my mouth, what with the lack of good RPGs thus far, and the emphasis many have on graphics instead of gaming.