Exactly. That's probably the best response I've seen this whole thread. I adore my 360, it is one of the best consoles I've ever played. To me, I'd be fine if the 360 was supported until the day I just decided to up and croak even if that was 50 years from now. I'm dead serious. Now do I expect that? Of course not. The system has been around for seven years (and I've probably played for 6 of those years) and to me there are a few hundred games that I still want to play whether they be on disc or Live Arcade. I could play this sucker conceivably for the rest of my life.

That said, I was still excited about a new Xbox. This was a couple of years ago, but I thought surely...this is the first system (along with PS3 naturally) with a mountain of DLC. This is the first system where we have digital downloads. This is the first system with a really good save system, so I can load up a game I played a year ago with no problems. So SURELY they would want to keep all that since gamers had gotten used to that. Well, much to my surprise, Microsoft decided to completely forget the Xbox 360 in its One plans. No BC to discs, No BC to digital downloads, No BC to the mountain of Downloadable content that most of us have amassed. Strike One.

The worst thing about this current generation I have thought often is the rise of motion controls. Sure, with the Wii, it was kinda cute, kinda fun. But it quickly wore off after 6 months. Soon, afterwards my Wii broke playing SuperSmash Brothers. Even though I kept a good handful of games (like my rare copy of Metroid Prime Trilogy), I've had no urge to go and buy a new Wii. So, Sony and Xbox decide to include motion gaming as well if we want it. Okay, I don't...no problem. The games are minimal and my 360 is still intact.

The Xbox One on the other hand is forcing me on a Kinect. All I want is a controller and a comfy chair. Heck, the living room carpeted floor will do for a bit. I work all day, drive roughly 2-3 hours, about 120 miles round trip. The last thing I want to do is get up and move or speak commands and hope that a sensor picks it up. So Strike two.

Then comes the final strike. Used games. Gaming like every other leg of entertainment has complained for years about the fact that they receive no money for used copies. It is a classic forest for the trees scenario and that the companies fail to see that Used games actually do generate revenue as good games generate word of mouth which in turn generate sales. Furthermore, used games drive down new game pricing. If I can get a new copy @ $30 or even $20 bucks versus a used copy at only $5 less difference, I'm almost always going to swing the new copy.

Now, we don't know the full details of used gaming when it comes to at least the Xbox One, but what we do have is a very eerie framework. We have went from no used games at all to possibly some kind of activation key with a fee attached. None of it sounds good. None of it sounds like something worth doing for the consumer. So used copies become almost negligible and since new games don't have to compete as much with used games, they never get clearanced and many games (even diamonds in the rough) will never be played. Thus only the big boys will eventually be able to play.

I have played games for 30 years. I would like to think that minus arthritis or getting running over by a bus, I can play for 30 more. But even though I am usually a late adopter, I am almost always on the current generation. But I'm still here standing on a cliff, looking over to the ravine where everybody seems to be going. I think I'm going to stay right here under the apple tree and play my Xbox 360. At least until the lights go out, and maybe even after that.