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JWeinCom said:
Hynad said:
Wait... I thought the Switch was the first 9th gen console and wasn't really competing with the PS4 and X-Box One. What happened to that?

I dunno.  Maybe you should go find some people who advocate that position, and ask them.

RolStoppable said:

JWeinCom likely belongs to the far too many Nintendo fans who honestly believe that Switch is in the same gen as the PS4.

Nah.  I just don't really think the concept of generations really applies anymore, at least in regards to Nintendo, since they sort of abandoned that model arguably over a decade ago.  It makes sense when companies are maintaining hardware parity, or at least launching at around the same time.  When companies aren't doing that, and are introducing significant hardware revisions mid-"gen", it doesn't really work anymore.  Bottom line is that they're both the primary products being offered by their respective companies, and each company would much rather you spend money on their product (and games for it) than the other.  

It is Nintendo's 9th generation console though. Like Wii U was in line with 8th gen. They only cut its life short due to its sales (or lack thereof).

OT: They made/make consoles to attract third parties, which made PS such a hit. FFVII blew up and sold a lot of consoles and went from there. Strong first party support throughout the generations as well.