When are we going to see a return on our investment?

^ People definitely need to give it time, like said, the console isn't even 5 months old yet.

I remember the launch window of the Xbox 360, it still had some great titles for it but look how long it took for the library to really build up.

People always talk about graphics, again look back at the early games to what we saw years after.

How many features did the 360 have to what it has today?

Trouble is, if the Xbox One had everything people wanted right now, what would we have to look forward to? ;-)

Killer AC71, I'm not sure you really remembering the transition from xbox original to xbox 360 properly. There really wasn't that much of a graphical leap then either. In fact it was one of the main gripes people had with that transition as well. It's why
this gen change is reminding me so much of that one. Really if you think there is not much of a change put on something like forza 4 on the 360 the hop forza 5 on the X1. You will see a jump. Is it as big as everyone hoped? Probably not. But neither has it
on any other generational shift. It always takes time!

This generation is about technical advances other than graphics in my opinion. Take Dead Rising 3, with 1000+ zombies on screen at once. Take Forza 5, with the calculations under the hood like tire wear, tire heat, air resistance etc. Take Titanfall's excellent
Auto Titan AI (and meh ground AI) calculated BY THE CLOUD.

Meanwhile, PS4 has no real innovation, and just has nice graphics and a 1080p mandate hurting framerate.

Even Titanfall is available on the 360 so, while I've only seen the One version of it, I'm struggling to see how it's actually a next gen game.

Titanfall looks WAY better on the X1, though I'm with you that it's not "actually a next gen game". I played the 360 version over a friends house for about a hour, and it seems to control the same as the X1 version.

I wouldn't consider myself a "graphics (Lady of ill repute.)", but do find more enjoyment in the X1 version of Titanfall and Tomb Raider.

I think where I feel unjustifiably short-changed is that even in the early days of 360 there was a clear increase in quality over the original Xbox.

I understand it's all about perspective, though I find the X1 launch superior to the 360 launch. For the first year the 360 was out I spent more time playing Halo and Ninja Gaiden than the new releases; I haven't touched a 360 (Except for trying Titanfall
over a friends.) for months.

Peace, J.R.

Interesting to read your replies and I agree - there is plenty of return in terms of fun, but very little as yet that I cannot not still get on the 360 (which I'm happy to say I decided to keep). Even Titanfall is available on the 360 so, while I've only
seen the One version of it, I'm struggling to see how it's actually a next gen game. I think where I feel a little short-changed is that even in the early days of 360 there was a clear increase in quality over the original Xbox. That level of clear improvement
does not yet seem to be present in the current generational shift.