Any XBOX / PlayStation players here?

[beer]

I have a lot of spare time at home recently for reasons I will not go into, yes this forum helps kill a lot of it..however looking for something else

The last time I played a video game was in 2006 when I had an XBOX360 - this was back when one had to go to the game store and purchase the disc, and the games could be enjoyed without going online. I understand now that the majority of games are purchased online similar to iTunes but wondering if the new consoles / games can still be played without going online or would I be missing out on the majority of the content this way?

It is worth noting that I would only play the single player aspects of the games ... I dislike playing games online as I hate rudeness/confrontation and do not have thick skin ... anyone who has spent more than 15 minutes playing an online game will know what I am talking about when I say playing online would be no fun at all to me

Would probably be looking at modern games in the Half-Life/Doom genre and maybe driving games...If anyone here has a console and has any info to share as to whether it would be worth me buying one I would appreciate it and also which console you would recommend

Thanks in advance