Should we consider Switch successor as 10th Gen?

[160rmf]

Shtinamin_ said:

Mnementh said:

I argue against using gens outside of discussions of succeeding models inside a company. But my answer is to you saying most websites classifying Switch as 8th gen. I don't know if most websites do, but that in itself is not a good reasoning at all, reasonings should be based on something else than 'others say it'. I personally think the whole categorization is futile.

EDIT: Best thing for generations is based on the time it was on market. That is generally aligning with how we outside of video games classify gens. For people for instance we have Gen X, Millenials, Zoomer, Gen α. But some Zoomers might have interests or character attributes, which align them more with Gen Xers with the same interests/characters. So the classification is purtely time based, not on something else.

I agree that my reasoning isn't the best either. Hence the need of a discussion. And why do we need to categorize console "generations"?

Now we use to dismiss Nintendo. So when they use the term generations to separate specs capabilities instead of time, they will put most of the Nintendo systems as something that has passed its moment.

Last edited by 160rmf - on 20 February 2024