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00Xander00 on 31 January 2025
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Generations are now broken down into two halves.
I consider the Switch 2 to be gen 9.5 (or Gen 9-B) like PS5-pro, PSVR2 and MetaQuest 3.
in the same way as Gen 8 was divided into two halves.

---------------------------8th Gen----------------------------

Gen 8-A:
3DS, Wii U, PS4, & Xbox One

Gen 8-B:
Switch 1, PS4 Pro, PSVR, Oculus Rift, Meta Quest 1

---------------------------9th Gen----------------------------

Gen 9-A:
PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Meta Quest 2

Gen 9-B:
PS5-Pro, PSVR2, PlayStation Portal, Meta Quest 3, Switch 2.

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You could also say the Switch 1 is both Gen 8-B/9-A.
and the Switch 2 is both Gen 9-B/10-A.

I don't know if the Steam Deck would be considered Gen 9-A or 9-B (or just simply 9th gen) as it got released in 2022.

Last edited by 00Xander00 - on 31 January 2025

I have (or have/had in the household): ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amiga, NES, Sega Master System, Super Nintendo, Sega Megadrive, Gameboy, Playstation, Nintendo 64, Windows 95, Gameboy Colour, Windows 98, Sega Dreamcast, Gameboy Advance, PS2, Gamecube, Xbox, Windows XP, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, Wii, PS3, Windows Vista, iPhone, Windows 7, 3DS, Wii U, PS4, Windows 10, PSVR, Switch, PS5 & PSVR2. :D

and I Don't have: Magnovox Odyssey, Any Atari's, Any Macintosh computers, Sega Gamegear, Virtual Boy, Sega Saturn, N-gage, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PSP, PSVita & Andoid Phone. Plus any non-mainstream consoles/platforms I haven't mentioned.