Should we consider Switch successor as 10th Gen?

[Shtinamin_]

Ever since Nintendo's has gotten into the game console career. They have always been some of the later consoles to be released in a generation.

1. First Gen: N/A
2. Second Gen: N/A
3. Third Gen: NES (Jul 15, 1983), Atari 7800 (May 1986), Sega Master System (Sept 1986)
4. Fourth Gen: Sega Genesis (Aug 14, 1989), NEC Turbografx-16 (Aug 29, 1989), SNK Neo Geo (Apr 26, 1990), SNES (Nov 21, 1990)
5. Fifth Gen: Playstation (Dec 3, 1994), Sega Saturn (May 11, 1995), N64 (Sept 29, 1996)
6. Sixth Gen: Sega Dreamcast (Nov 27, 1998), PS2 (Mar 4, 2000), Gamecube (Sept 14, 2001), Xbox (Nov 15, 2001)
7. Seventh Gen: Xbox 360 (Nov 22, 2005), PS3 (Nov 11, 2006), Wii (Nov 19, 2006)
8. Eight Gen: WiiU (Nov 18, 2012), PS4 (Nov 15, 2013), Xbox One (Nov 22, 2013), Switch (Mar 3, 2017)
9. Ninth Gen: Xbox Series (Nov 10, 2020), PS5 (Nov 12, 2020)
10. Tenth Gen Rumors: Xbox (Nov 2026), Microsoft Handheld (2026), PS6 (Nov 2027)

Given this information we see that since Xbox and Playstation have been "competing" against each other, whenever the New Xbox or New Playstation releases looks to be the start of the New Generation. The WiiU is a special Nintendo case, otherwise the Switch should be a Gen 9 console. The Switch released <5 years after the Wii U, and the successor of the Switch is rumored for Spring 2025. This would make it release >5 years after the Xbox Series, satisfying this "rule" to have it be a 9th gen.

Last edited by Shtinamin_ - on 19 February 2024