What truly makes a console next gen?

[MrT-Tar]

gurglesletch said:
Being far superior to the consoles currently on the market.

in that case the 6th gen never existed.

The GC, GBA, PS2, XBOX and DC collectively don't even come close to the awesomeness of the PSX, let alone with the GB, Saturn and N64.

 

Your hypothesis is flawed as hell