Bloomberg Article "PlayStation Boss Sees Limited Potential for Handheld Gaming"

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killeryoshis said:

OTBWY said:

I think it's time to let go of "generations", since the big three have released newer hardware halfway. Also hate the buzzword "next-gen".

No

Until the big three give me a good reason to get rid of generations I will not stop using generations. The only one trying to get rid of generations is Microsoft. 

The label certainly seems to have lost a lot of its value. MS are actively disregarding the concept, Sony currently seem undecided, portable gaming now includes an industry (mobile) with an entirely different set of generations, and the Switch looks set to spend a solid chunk of its life-span competing against 8th gen systems and their 'new but not a successor' upgrades. We can still call stuff gen [whatever], but the practical use for that label has diminished recently.