This generation will seem longer than it is while we are passing through it, but in the end we'll see it isn't much longer than normal. This is partly due to the fact that game companies are not redesigning their consoles altogether with each new generation, but making progressive upgrades between generations now.

As for Crysis 2, I've never played the original, nor do I plan to play this one. My older brother is all for Crysis, but he doesn't know anything about what makes a game great...