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

[MDMAlliance]

Mazty said:

MDMAlliance said:

Yes, it would.  It would have been irrelevant to the peoples' interest if it were like that, but it still takes the title of being within the 6th generation.

Okay then what stops the 360 elite being next gen compared to the 360?

I think you'll need to explain to me what exactly the 360 elite is, because from what it sounds like it is just a redesign of the same hardware.