sethnintendo said:
JWeinCom said:
I don't think that's an apt analogy.
With the concept of generations we're not talking about a principle. We're simply talking about categorization. Whether we call the Switch an 8th generation console, a 9th generation console, or abandon the concept altogether, it doesn't change anything about how gaming actually works. Whatever generation we consider the Switch should have no bearing on how we predict the gaming market will play out.
What is objective is that the Switch launched several years after the PS4 and XBox One and its processing capabilities are not on par with them. Those underlying facts really don't change based on what generation you consider the Switch to be. On the other hand, people were actually under a grave misunderstanding of the facts when it came to the housing markets.
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Kind of hard to have same processing power as consoles when your console is effectively a tablet. It would be like comparing laptop to desktop.
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Since when has processing power been a factor in determining what console fits what generation. We've had Wii, Wii U and now Switch. If we go by that metric we shouldn't even compare Wii with PS3 or Xbox in sales. We only compare PS4/Xbox One X with Switch because Wii U was discontinued and Switch is current available console from Nintendo. Switch is Nintendo home console and portable in one.
Its just another form factor but is designed to be used at home when docked as well as on the go.
