| Alkibiádēs said: 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). |
You're grasping at straws ...
| A_C_E said: The SG-1000 came out summer of 1983 and was discontinued at the same time SG-2000 released exactly one year later in July 1984. In July 1985 (exactly one year after SG-2000 released) they discontinued it at the same time as they released what was SG-3000 in Japan but was rebranded as the Master System. The Master System - just like the SG-2000/PS4 Pro - is an upgrade to the SG-2000 and THAT is why Master System didn't start the 4th generation. There is a completely different picture being painted with the Switch considering it's an actual successor not just a rebranding of a previous console. Although I have to agree with your point that generations are defined with respect to how console manufacturers shift to a new hardware cycle in tandem with each other. Here's the problem with your sentiment that the Switch can't be 9th gen. The Sega Dreamcast launched the 6th generation in November 1998 yet the Xbox didn't release until November 2001. That's a 3 year gap between consoles in the same generation which means we have until March 2020 for a PS5/Nextbox. |
The Master System doesn't even set an example for the PS4 Pro when the new sega system has a huge rift in terms of access to content compared to the old sega system. In fact the Master System had it's own extensive library enough to practically deem it as a new platform altogether compared to what Sony or Microsoft is doing with mid gen upgrades ... (Master System specific games outnumbered the SG-1000 games!)
Backwards compatibility doesn't change the fact that the new system has a totally different identity compared to the old system. Just like how nobody would argue that the PS3 is a mid gen upgrade in comparison to PS2 because it features backwards compatibility ...
I'm well aware of overlaps in terms of release cycle but there is an algorithmic way to group these platforms altogether but my point is that it ISN'T unprecedented for console manufacturers to release another new platform in the same generation ...
