Let's settle this once for all...

[Mnementh]

numberwang said:

Did we consider the Switch to be 8th or 9th gen in March 2017 when it launched? Does anyone have a link back to that classification?

The discussion already was happening in 2017, but not so hotly.

This is 2018, but in the premise LiquidLaser considers Switch a 9th gen console: https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread/234359/prediction-the-switch-will-become-the-best-selling-console-yet/

2017 was a thread about a comparison to X1, and some posters considered Switch 9th gen:

https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8500742

https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8501863

I go a step further: as long as the Switch was the NX, nobody doubted it's status as a new gen. Only after it became clear that Switch sold well, the discussion started as people wanted it to put in the same bin as WiiU.

Last edited by Mnementh - on 04 May 2021