TLOU, Bioshock Infinite, GTAV and Beyond. They were all amazing games for me and all before the new consoles arrived.
Hmmm I see, I thought Bioshock was disappointingly ok and Beyond... just terrible haha. There were lots of transitional spinoffs like GOW Ascension and Gears Judgment too, but it was not a memorable year for me.
2010 had Super Mario Galaxy 2 (best game ever conceived), God of War 3 and Ghost of Sparta, MGS Peace Walker, KH Birth By Sleep, Red Dead Redemption, Heavy Rain, Halo Reach, Donkey Kong Returns, Starcraft 2, COD Black Ops an AC Brotherhood, and the western releases of Layton 3, Bayonetta and Demon's Souls. Some games I didn't like but were huge back then like Alan Wake or Mas Effect 2.
(+indies starting to get more light like Super Meat Boy)
All the platforms were shining back then. Nowadays, this is the « year of Switch » for 3 big games or « the Sony Year » for a few great exclusives. The AAA industry is really slowing down as indies get more traction. Hopefully next gen starts strong.