Should we consider Switch successor as 10th Gen?

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RolStoppable said:

Chicho said:

If you added handhelds to this graph, it would make things easier to understand for the confused people.

Just assume for a moment that Sony had not exited the handheld space, then the Vita successor would have been due in 2016 or 2017. It would have been a no-brainer for everyone that the Vita successor does not belong into the same generation as the Vita; and if a new Sony handheld cannot be the same gen in 2016/2017, then obviously a new Nintendo console wouldn't be the same gen as the 3DS and Wii U either. Things could have been so simple if Sony didn't suck so hard.

Or just look a the Dreamcast bar. Why do you put it in the sixth gen despite the bar actually looking more appropriate for the fifth gen? It's because Sega had the Saturn in the fifth gen already.

Console generations are defined by time, and time alone.

Why can't there be two consoles/handhelds in the same generation? You make it sound like there can only be one. If the Switch Successor is released in Spring 2025, then I would consider it as 10th gen.

I think the main reason people consider Switch as gen 8 is because there weren't any big consoles to release in 2017. 2017 had New Shield Android TV, Switch, New 2DS XL, SNES Classic, Xbox One X. New 2DS XL, and Xbox One X are upgrades. New Shield Android TV is too small to be noticed. SNES Classic was a "reboot"? No other generation has a 3 year gap between big console releases, so people just put it in as a very late gen 8 release.
There's the bias reason, where the gaming community doesn't view Nintendo as a big contender or want to downplay the Switch hence why its gen 8. (This reason is more of a speculation).

I have no problem saying that the Switch can be gen 9, but I do see what are some reasons for gen 8 placement.