Until proven otherwise yes.
Depending on when the Switch's successor releases, the Switch might be 8th gen or might be 9th gen.
But as it stands there's a chance that the Switch will:
-Spend more of it's life alongside the PS4/XBO than the PS5/XB2
-Shares more of it's library with PS4/XBO than the PS5/XB2
-Has a release date closer to PS4/XBO than the PS5/XB2
So it could certainly be considered an 8th gen console in hindsight, we'll see what happens
"Spend more of it's life alongside the PS4/XBO than the PS5/XB2" is the key one for me. So if we say the PS5/XB2 launch November 2020. That means the Switch will have been out 3 years 8 months prior to them releasing.
Then let's say the Switch's successor is released November 2023. This means that the Switch was the latest console alongside PS4/XBO for 3 years 8 months, but only 3 years alongside the PS5/XB2 and thus I would put it in the generation with PS4/XBO.
So yes it depends how long the Switch lives, and when other devices are released.
Last edited by Barkley - on 12 August 2018
