Ofcourse it's a part of this generation. It's competing in the same market, and more importantly it was released at a similar time. Dreamcast graphics sucked compared to PS2/GC/Xbox but most still consider it part of the 6th gen.
If we're going to get all anal about the graphics the PS2 was the 5.9th generatin, Gamecube the 6.0th and Xbox original was the 6.1 generation. Doesn't that sound retarded?
"Now, a fun game should always be easy to understand - you should be able to take one look at it and know what you have to do straight away. It should be so well constructed that you can tell at a glance what your goal is and, even if you don’t succeed, you’ll blame yourself rather than the game. Moreover, the people standing around watching the game have also got to be able to enjoy it." - Shiggy
