By definition it is next gen. It's a console released during the 8th generation. It doesn't matter how powerful it is or what features it lacks, it's it's an 8th gen console. I find it strange that people still argue about this. We should be complaining about the weak hardware and lack of features the expensive gamepad brings to the system instead of arguing about what something as stupid as "next gen" means.
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