Sony is about to win 2 generations in 1

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Wonktonodi said:

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If they started selling N64s again now, it wouldn't suddenly be the 5th gen again, and the N64 wouldn't have won the 5th gen if it outsold the PS1 next year.

To win a generation you need to the the biggest market share. If PS3 sells 110m or whatever in a few year's time, the market will belong to the 8th gen consoles by then, so PS3 will never had had a winning share.

NES and SNES sold for longer than the N64 :P

Oh so the SNES lost to the sega genisis now? because it didn't pass it in sales until after the next gen launched?

To "win" you just need to sell more. It's mostly up to the market when a console stops selling unless a manufacturer stops selling it early.

 

SNES passed the Genesis long before the N64 launched. 

N64 wasn't the first console if the 5th generation by a few years

Much like PS4 and Xbone are not the first 8th gen consoles. Difference is, PS3 can't catch up in the month to go until its successor launches.