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To me, we're getting to the point where the graphical leaps seem way less big. Even if the spec differences in the consoles are just as big if not bigger than ever, the returns don't seem as noticeable.
NES-SNES-N64-GCN. Look at that line of consoles. You take a still image or gameplay footage from any of them and you see a massive leap with each console. Then GCN to Wii was not anything too significant for a successor. But then the Wii U looked far better than the Wii. And again with the Switch, it doesn't look like a successor to eye.
But even an PS4 doesn't seem to be as much of a step up from a PS3 as earlier PlayStations.
Maybe my eyes and attention to detail suck, but it seems 7th to 8th to 9th Gen doesn't seem to be anywhere near as much of a leap as say 5th to 6th to 7th.
Due to the fact that Nintendo is very behind on the graphics and spec front, I do want a big leap on the Switch's successor. To maintain the hybrid nature, it can't be anything too insane. Let's be real, the Switch 2 won't even be close in specs to the Xbox Series X and PS5. But Switch 2 really needs to perform at least the level of a base PS4, if not a PS4 Pro. Another Nintendo console in-between the graphics of a PS3 and PS4 isn't going to cut it.



Lifetime Sales Predictions 

Switch: 151 million (was 73, then 96, then 113 million, then 125 million, then 144 million)

PS5: 115 million (was 105 million) Xbox Series S/X: 57 million (was 60 million, then 67 million)

PS4: 120 mil (was 100 then 130 million, then 122 million) Xbox One: 51 mil (was 50 then 55 mil)

3DS: 75.5 mil (was 73, then 77 million)

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