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

[Mazty]

MDMAlliance said:

Mazty said:

MDMAlliance said:

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.

Yep it is, but to classify it as just a redesign you have to look at the hardware. Why should that not be done over all existing consoles?

Let me put it this way...

Let's say you are a third generation American, your parents are second generation Americans, and your grand parents are first generation Americans (they were the ones who moved to America).  You can look like your parents but you still will be considered third generation.  You can be less capable than your parents, but you are still third generation.  A redesign would be like your grand parents getting plastic surgery to change how they look.  They will generally perform the same, they are the same person, but look different.  They are still first generation.  

Biology works on a genetic level to improve the child every time...So in fact if you want to use people as a comparison then you are saying performance is everything. Your comparison is an oversimplification of multiple factors e.g. diet, exercise, upbringing.