It's gen one of hybrid conoles, unless there are/were other hybrid consoles that I'm not aware of. I know that VGC categorized it as 8th gen home console, but if you ask 10 different people, how they mainly use their Switch, you'll get 2 different answers, with close to 50/50 split. That simply indicates that there should be 3rd category and I'm gonna stand by it.
OR, if MS's rumors are correct, maybe we should simply scrap the idea of console generations as in the future we might see incremental hardware updates every two-three years and individual sales for SKUs like XB1X or PS4pro should be indicated as well. Hypothetically, if 100% of year one and two next gen games are fully compatible with the latest hardware revisions (like PS4pro), are they going to be true next gen consoles? I doubt it. At least they're not going to be perceived as next gen. I honestly wouldn't be even slightly surprised if this happens.
Last edited by Kristof81 - on 21 December 2018
