| 20happyballs said: Sorry, but disagree. I don't think that the term next gen can be unanimously defined. While I agree that your definition makes sense and can be used to define the console generations, my idea of what a console generation is different, as with many other people out there. Definitions are created by popular understanding. Many people believe that generations are started with a leap in technology, therefore a new generation can be and should also be defined as a generation that is a leap ahead of the prvious technology. Both our definitions are valid. |
It is always a leap in technology. But a console's tech isn't only composed of its processor and GPU. The Wii brought the motion tech forward into the mainstream. The Wii U is bringing its Gamepad, an advance in graphical capabilities over what came before (modest or not), as well as an added focus on social features, which is going to be centric during its gen, among other things.
A new gen is defined by a succession. Not by which console is the most powerful among all the others. A Corolla 2013 isn't less a 2013 car than a Civic 2013. Even if one has more horsepower or is more efficient than the other. One may have better energy saving functions, while the other may be more secure. The technology going into each products doesn't need to be put into the same exact parts to make them a part of a new gen of products.
