ethomaz said:
Because the power gap between N64 and the previous generation... the gap between Playstation/Saturn to N64 was not that big. The Wii to PS360 is way way way bigger gap than Playstation/Saturn to N64. |
So what? If we define generation by power or graphics, the N64 is clearly beyond the PS/Saturn, and thus, by the definition you put forward, should be considered next-gen to them.
After all, how big a change in graphical power is necessary to make it a new generation? If a console had released that was 4x the power of the Wii, and the 360 was then 5x the power of this new console, would it be grouped with the 360? The Wii?
In short, grouping by power is just not going to work. Power doesn't clearly increase in distinct steps, and effective power is debatable even if official raw power is known. As has been pointed out, the Xbox was something like 3x the raw power of the Gamecube, yet the GC was able to sometimes even outperform the Xbox, when used right. Which one is the more powerful console, in that case?
