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Sales tracking wise, I think from here on out Nintendo devices will track in the last half of one generation and the first half of another. Switch has been 8th gen, but will be considered 9th gen going forward and the Series X and PS5 will have to see if they can beat it's sales, in the end. But halfway through their life the Switch 2 will take the mantle. It's an odd thing to wrap your head around, but what else are we supposed to do with it? Have to compare and contrast sales somehow. And it has nothing to do with the fact that it's a hybrid and rather has to do with them launching devices halfway through the HD twins lifecycles.

The only thing that could normalize this is if Switch had a 9 year supported cycle and Switch 2 doesn't come out until Ps6 and Series X2. But I think they've learned if they lunch multiple years before/after the other two that they can have a lot of success and won't launch so close going forward.