What defines a Generation?

[AllWisdon]

arcaneguyver said:
Specific sets of consoles, all around the same general time and level of power, dictate when a new generation has arrived, in my eyes. Outliers exist (Neo Geo), but their impact during their gen isn't enough to warrant inclusion. Handhelds have never applied to generations, since the Gameboy lingered forever and competitors have mostly crumbled. PC almost has its own generations based on what's the most dominant iteration of Windows (95/98, XP, 7, 10). (And yeah, this is based on my experience, hence gens 1-2 aren't represented here.)

3 - NES, SMS
4 - SMD, SNES
5 - PS1, N64
6 - NGC, PS2, XBox
7 - XB360, Wii, PS3
8 - PS4, XB1, NNX (?)

oh my, at least try trolling harder than that.