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Forums - Gaming - Wii U and X Box One is NOT next gen console...

aikohualda on 27 December 2013
NeoRatt said:

Current.... Both the Wii U and X1 are current...

The term "current" is a relative thing. Is the consoles "current" with the history of all humanity? Absolutely, since humanity started many millions of years ago... Are they "current" to industrialization? Absolutely, as industrialization started a few hundred years ago. Are they "current" to computing? Absolutely, microprocessor computing started over 50 years ago, so using tech that is 1-3 years old is still current.

Using PS4 specs as "current" is really saying "only the highest spec console is current". I applaud Sony for using the higher end of hardware to build their console, but using that as the measurement for "current" simply is ridiculous.

As for "next" as in "nextgen" The Wii U and X1 are clearly the "nextgen" consoles from their manufacturers as there is no forward compatibility (meaning stuff on Wii U and X1 does not run on either the Wii or X1 without recompiling a separate version).  Therefore the consoles are nextgen from their manufacturers.

is it available today???? then it is current... not next....

latest is current.....



 

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bigtakilla on 27 December 2013

Lol OP, touche.



Sevengen on 27 December 2013

was this thread even necessary?
why on earth would people referring to the new consoles as 'next gen' annoy you to such a degree,
why would you get so worked up over it?
.... seriously, why does it matter?



FrancisNobleman on 27 December 2013

Wii U is more next gen than any other because it has got the lesser hardware.

If that holds true to iPhone it holds true to WiiU

x)



yvanjean on 27 December 2013

There over 100 million consoles owners worldwide less then 10% own NEXT GEN CONSOLES.

Many of us are holding off before buying a NextGen or CurrentGen consoles while we still play the LastGen (CurrentGen) Games.

Until I buy a PS4/Xbox One or the world wide sales of said consoles reach around 20 million. I'm going to keep saying NextGen.



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Sevengen on 27 December 2013

question for the OP

so if I buy a new car, drive it off the lot and take it to a friends house to show it off and my friend says
"hey, you got a new car"
am I suppose to say
"well, it's not actually new, I've had it for about twenty minutes now"

(what a silly thread)



NeoRatt on 27 December 2013
aikohualda said:
NeoRatt said:

Current.... Both the Wii U and X1 are current...

The term "current" is a relative thing. Is the consoles "current" with the history of all humanity? Absolutely, since humanity started many millions of years ago... Are they "current" to industrialization? Absolutely, as industrialization started a few hundred years ago. Are they "current" to computing? Absolutely, microprocessor computing started over 50 years ago, so using tech that is 1-3 years old is still current.

Using PS4 specs as "current" is really saying "only the highest spec console is current". I applaud Sony for using the higher end of hardware to build their console, but using that as the measurement for "current" simply is ridiculous.

As for "next" as in "nextgen" The Wii U and X1 are clearly the "nextgen" consoles from their manufacturers as there is no forward compatibility (meaning stuff on Wii U and X1 does not run on either the Wii or X1 without recompiling a separate version).  Therefore the consoles are nextgen from their manufacturers.

is it available today???? then it is current... not next....

latest is current.....

The PS4 is readily available to purchase as well...  so it is current only then too...  And I can make a PC equalling the PS4 hardware...

By that logic, nothing available to the consumer is "next", because in the labs of AMD, Intel, nVidia, etc, there are many processors we haven't seen hit the market yet which would truely be nextgen...  If anything available is "current" and not "next" then there is no consumer good can be considered "next".



aikohualda on 27 December 2013
Sevengen said:
was this thread even necessary?
why on earth would people referring to the new consoles as 'next gen' annoy you to such a degree,
why would you get so worked up over it?
.... seriously, why does it matter?

if it does not matter to you... leave it alone :)



 

aikohualda on 27 December 2013
Sevengen said:
question for the OP

so if I buy a new car, drive it off the lot and take it to a friends house to show it off and my friend says
"hey, you got a new car"
am I suppose to say
"well, it's not actually new, I've had it for about twenty minutes now"

(what a silly thread)


when did i ever define new in my OP?????

did i say new gen console???

i said next...and current

 

when you buy the latest audi a4... it is their current model)for example 2014)... cause you were able to buy it... it is still new but that is their current model.... like is aid i never define new in my OP

next gen audi a4 will be the 2015 model... because they are next in line...

 

(what a silly reply)



 

Sevengen on 27 December 2013
aikohualda said:
Sevengen said:
was this thread even necessary?
why on earth would people referring to the new consoles as 'next gen' annoy you to such a degree,
why would you get so worked up over it?
.... seriously, why does it matter?

if it does not matter to you... leave it alone :)

If the reasons behind your post didn't matter to me, if I didn't find them puzzling or want a logical explanation for what appears to be an irrational line of thought, I wouldn't have asked you the questions I did.
So again, why does it matter to you if other people refer to the new consoles as next gen?

(which is what we've been calling them for the past year or so in forums and discussion... and since two of the three next gen cosoles haven't been out for even two months yet, doesn't it sorta make sense that the term people have been using isn't going to disappear the moment the consoles are sitting on a store shelf?)