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xMetroid on 31 January 2018
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killeryoshis said:
StarDoor said:

Switch launched in March, and the successor will presumably launch no later than November, so your situation gives a maximum of 4 years and 8 months. Compare this to Wii U, which got 4 years and 4 months.

There doesn't seem to be much logic in thinking that the massively successful Switch will be killed off nearly as quickly as the failed Wii U.

He thinks the Switch is an 8th generation console. That's why he thinks it will last only four years. If the Switch lasts 6 years then he will have to admit that the Switch is a 9th generation console. Some people just don't want to accept that fact for some reason. 

Edit: Also giving the Switch such a short lifespan will mean it will be impossible to pass the PS4. So now he can avoid calling the Switch winner of 8th generation and therefore giving Nintendo two winning generations in a row. 

At least that's the logic I am getting here. Yeah it doesn't makes sense but nether does the Switch only lasting only four years. 

Well to me we will also have to redefine generation cause with consoles like PS4 pro and Xbox One X being a much more bigger upgrade in power than Switch is. So that argument is invalid. Switch released between the PS4 pro and the Xbox X. To me its Nintendo's revision of the Wii U except its a new system cause it bombed. I dont consider Switch as a newly generation but i dont see it dying before being 6 years old.

 

I just think the generations are a bit fudged up now with all these new upgrades and stuff. Wouldn't be surprise if next consoles you can had built in power or upgrade it in some way.