The golden age of gaming, has definitely passed...There are virtually no "new" ideas left when it comes to game mechanics.
Almost all games are a rehash of something that has been done before, today's tech can put a fresh coat of gloss on it but core gameplay has usually been seen before...mostly done by adding 3D and fancy graphics and removing gameplay...
Construct 2 is a 2D engine, I will bet many use it for the sole purpose of re creating a classic game.
The Day the joystick is obsolete, is the day I give up gaming...
Having to dance in front of your device, or do harry potter hand movements,to control the game does not cut it...anything past the joy pad is a gimmick manufactured for the sole purpose of feeding the masses with something "new"
Touch input suits a minority of game types,granted...
There is a very good reason why a cars steering wheel has not changed in design for over 100 years...
I have seen all this "future" tech will change this and that before, The master system had 3D glasses in 1985...remember Virtual Reality anyone?..Nintendo's Virtual Boy and laughable "Power Glove"
The Future may well be that you need an EA account and a credit card to download Your player before you press start, a chip in your wrist to detect your movement, but Golden age....Nah.