Aielyn on 28 November 2013
| Soleron said: It is the current most convenient shorthand. Everyone knows what you're talking about and there's no confusion. Its usefulness will last a few more years and I don't see a problem. |
Stupidity should never be tolerated just because intelligent people can figure out what was actually meant.
As I've said, "new gen" carries the same ability to clarify without being wrong. So if you're not comfortable with either "current gen" or "gen 8" for WiiU/PS4/XBO, then use "new gen". "Next-gen" needs to be available for use in referring to the 4DS/PSP3/WiiV/PS5/XBTwo. I really don't want to see the ludicrous "next-next-gen" that popped up throughout the last generation to refer to the current one.
EDIT: Oh, and "new gen" is even shorter-hand than "next gen", so "shorthand" isn't a justifiable argument for using "next gen", either.
