I keep seeing many people on various sites claim the Switch is an 8th gen system, and I don't understand why.
The Switch is a successor to the 3DS and Wii U, both of which were 8th gen. So it is a 9th gen system.
The power argument is also moot because the Wii was a lot less powerful than the 360 or PS3 and considered 7th gen.
The last argument I see is that the Switch is 8th gen because it will be competing with the PS4 and Xbox One for most of its life span.
The next gen Xbox and PS5 are rumored to launch by November 2020, so that would mean the Switch was competing with the PS4 and Xbox One for 3 years and 8 months. Given the length of support for previous portables like the DS and 3DS, the majority of its life would still be competing with the PS5 and next gen Xbox.
All the arguments in favor of the Switch being 8th gen can be easily debunked.
So what do you think - is the Switch 8th or 9th gen and why?
The Switch is a successor to the 3DS and Wii U, both of which were 8th gen. So it is a 9th gen system.
The power argument is also moot because the Wii was a lot less powerful than the 360 or PS3 and considered 7th gen.
The last argument I see is that the Switch is 8th gen because it will be competing with the PS4 and Xbox One for most of its life span.
The next gen Xbox and PS5 are rumored to launch by November 2020, so that would mean the Switch was competing with the PS4 and Xbox One for 3 years and 8 months. Given the length of support for previous portables like the DS and 3DS, the majority of its life would still be competing with the PS5 and next gen Xbox.
All the arguments in favor of the Switch being 8th gen can be easily debunked.
So what do you think - is the Switch 8th or 9th gen and why?