9th Gen starts on March 3

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DonFerrari said:

dharh said:
Until someone comes up with something better, since I think we are witnessing the end of traditional generations, I will consider Scorpio and PS4Pro as gen 8.5 and the Switch gen 9 (due to technicality). However, I think this is mostly moot. Switch will be competing with gen 8 and gen 8.5, and of course all the phones and tablets out there as well.

I don't think we will see a new console from SONY or MS for a couple years or even longer, by then we might see a successor to Switch. So would we consider SONY/MS starting their 9th gen and Nintendo starting their 10th gen near the same time? That doesn't seem right.

It's funny that a 9th gen console isn't capable of playing MP of 8th gen console and there won't be a 9th gen MP until PS5 launches and certainly Switch won't play them.

Just because third party studios aren't putting their games on the Switch doesn't mean the Switch is incapable of getting ports of said games.

There's many games the PS4 or PS5 (if there will even be a new PS console in the future) won't be able to play either, so what's your point? Can you play 1-2 Switch or Arms on the PS4? Xenoblade Chronicles 2? Breath of the Wild? Super Mario Odyssey? Mario Kart 8 Deluxe? Splatoon 2? Fire Emblem? Pokémon? Shin Megami Tensei? Project Octopath Traveler? Fast RMX?

Can your PS4 play games everywhere you want without the need of a TV? No? Hmm, that's so last-gen!