Are people still denying 2023 is not gonna be the GOAT year in gaming?

[Gizmo_Duck]

Personally I don't knock sequels. It's just the business.
Games as service are eternal.
Franchises change. Zelda to Tears barely even the same game.
BG3 is a spiritual sequel.
A lot of companies don't want to risk a new IP.

Yeah, BG3 and FFXVI are only really sequels in name. They are pretty much new games, BG3 is probably more of a sequel to DOS2

But stuff like ToTK, SM2, RE4, Jedi, Mirage, MK1, SF6, D4, etc. etc. feel like continuations of games we loved already. Its not bad but when we have such a big year and none of the new IP made it through its a bit worrying