I disagree fully. For example I thought Halo 4 was the worst Halo game yet. I don't see how the experiences are deeper at all. There are some N64 games I've played that have a better experience than the more 'complex' games of the 360.
I found a big difference between the xbox and the 360 but the xbox one looks pointless. Honestly how it looks and how the controller looks are superficial features. I'm more excited by the looks of the remaining PS3 and 360 games to be released this year than the new console games.
Plus no backwards compatibility on either console is a big let down. If the PS4 had it I would get one on launch as then I could catch up on the best PS3 exclusives.
If you're looking at halo games for proof of in depth experiences, then you are looking in the wrong places.
Do you think the level of detail and storyline of say mass effect was possible on the first xbox?
As for controllers being superficial, I couldn't disagree more, it's a big part of how you feel connected with a game, and a large reason why I never really played my PS3 as I found the controller way too loose and ergonomically poor. The new one looks like it's made some great steps forward and the new xbox one with variable trigger resistance and improved vibration feedback looks incredible.
As for backwards compatibility, I don't get why people really care about that stuff, the good games will eventually come out as an upscaled remake, or you can plug in your old console if you really want to. Given the massive differences in architecture from their predecessors, I'd rather they focus on building the best console they can instead of adding additional cost in providing backwards compatibility. This is a new demand, the super nintendo wasn't compatible with the NES, so I don't know why people expect it now.
The playstation especially would have virtually no chance of doing it moving from a cell processor to an x86 APU. They're virtually polar opposites of CPU architecture.
