The second you were able to interact with real people over the internet while playing a game is when it all started going down hill but it my personal opinion console gaming died when the party system was introduced and learning team work and socializing became obsolete. also it really dose not help with the new types of games and industries that we need to deal with now. These days its all about the graphics and making money nothing else really matters to much so people eventually start seeing this and get pissed off. Another thing is as people started to get older they wanted more from their games and started to see them differently than when they were 12. So its not even that their expectations are high but they are realistic for their age group. for example when I was 15 i remember playing halo all day and night and when I play it now i get bored after and hour or so because I realize there really isnt a point in doing the same thing over and over and people feel the same way about destiny.