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[The_Liquid_Laser]

curl-6 said:

The_Liquid_Laser said:

The arrival of the Genesis launched around the peak of NES sales in the US.  It didn't cut into NES sales, and their was a lot of overlap between the two with millions owning both.  The Genesis did not compete with the NES.  The SNES on the other hand....

The arrival of the PS1 launched while the SNES was still selling strong.  It didn't cut into SNES sales and there was a lot of overlap between the two with millions owning both.  The PS1 did not compete with the SNES.  The N64 on the other hand....

The arrival of the XBox360 launched while the PS2 was still selling strong.  It didn't cut into PS2 sales and there was a lot of overlap between the two with millions owning both.  The XBox360 did not compete with the PS2.  The PS3 on the other hand....

The arrival of the Switch launched while the PS4 was still selling strong.  It didn't cut into PS4 sales and there was a lot of overlap between the two with millions owning both.  The Switch did not compete with the PS4.  The PS5 on the other hand....

Switch won't compete with the PS5 either simply because the two are too different.

Switch cannot replace PS5 as it cannot offer the same big AAA games, but neither can PS5 replace Switch as it cannot offer Nintendo games or portability.

"Genesis won't compete with SNES either simply because the two are two different."

"Genesis cannot replace SNES as it cannot offer the same big games like Mario and Zelda, but neither can SNES replace Genesis as it cannot offer Sega games."

It sounds reasonable.  It's not remotely true of course, but it sounds reasonable.