When it comes to the best years in gaming history, people often point to 1998 and 2007, and rightfully so. Both of those years were jam-packed with top tier, genre-defining new video game releases that raised the bar for what people expected from video games. Now that we're a few years removed from it, it's clear that 2018 belongs in that same conversation as well, as it stands out as arguably the best year for the PS4/Xbox One era of consoles, and the events therein helped shape the industry for years to come.