What makes a console "next-gen"...?

[curl-6]

Mazty said:

curl-6 said:

Mazty said:

Thats a contradiction. How can you determine the next iteration of hardware if you are not looking at power?

 

Because the Wii U is the successor to the Wii, which was 7th gen, and was the successor to the GCN, which was 6th gen.

So then a successor is determined just by the name? If you ignore the hardware then how are you determining what is a successor? How is the 360 elite not the 360's successor if you are ignoring hardware? 

 

Because the 360 Elite is still, by brand, an Xbox 360.