Alkibiádēs on 26 January 2017
| fatslob-:O said: Gens are not defined by successive releases from a sole console manufacturer otherwise we'd already have more than the defined 8 generations. Generations are most likely defined with respect to how console manufacturers shift to a new hardware cycle in tandem with each other ... The SG-1000 and the Master System are both in the same generation despite both having different game libraries but that doesn't mean 4th gen started with the Master System ... That specific case sets a precedent for new generations to follow so it makes no sense to brand the Switch as 9th gen when every other console manufacturer hasn't started a new hardware cycle yet ... |
That's because the SG-1000 was only released in Japan and was a commercial failure (even the Wii U is a huge success compared to it, lol).
"The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must" - Thoukydides
