| platformmaster918 said: Just asking because I've seen this argument coming up a lot. Personally I think it ends when every console has sold its final piece of hardware. In this way I think the 6th gen is still active but with only 1 player now. Also the 7th gen won't end until 2017 or so most likely. I just can't discount the 50+m consoles PS2 has sold and all the SNESs that sold after its gen was over. If you can stay in the consumer eye longer and keep selling you deserve to have that counted. It shows that your product had more longevity in consumer interest than the competition if it keeps selling even after successors are out. |
A gen ends, if all the consoles of the gen are discontinued. Retro-editions don't count.
The new gen starts, if the first new console is released.
Yes, I'm aware that this means, that two gens can be happening at the same time. But in human society also different generations live together.
