So, was the Nintendo Switch an 8th or 9th generation system?
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mckmas8808
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And it can't play 9th generation-ONLY 3rd party games.
Kvally
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Speaking of logic, the Switch started the 9th gen, followed by Xbox Series and PS5.
Baemono
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Yes and no, it has Mortal Kombat 1 and Bright Memory which are 9th gen only games
MSduderino
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Firmly in the 9th in my mind. Doesn't really matter, but I think haters trying to shove Switch into same gen as the Wii U. They released 5 years apart and there isn't really a precedent of putting back to back consoles by the same manufacturer in the same gen. Switch 1 wasn't a midgen refresh and it competes with PS5 and Xbox Series, unlike the dying consoles of other generations.
Kacho
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Yes way. Generations aren't determined by software or power. Switch 2, PS6 and Nextbox are all gen 10 consoles regardless of software and power.
normalguy09x
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9th gen started with the Xbox series and PS5, and now the Switch 2
kpopSuperstar
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How is that hard to understand?
Nintendo ended the Wii U because it flopped and launched a new 8-gen console.
PS5 started the 9th console gen.
Early consoles was a little more wild west and different, but recent home tv consoles is built to run games of similar make because they need third party devs to be able port to their systems.
PS5 is built to run different games than the previous gen and is hence not 8th gen. Switch is not which makes it 8th gen.
This is how consoles gens have worked and been defined for 20 years now.
T4keD0wN
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Does anyone even know what the hell 8th or 9th generation are?
Switch came out during the time PS4 and Xbox One were current so its the part of same generation.
Likewise Switch 2 is coming out before PS6 so its a part of the same gen as PS5 and Series X/S
Anyone disagreeing is wrong.
Switch came out during the time PS4 and Xbox One were current so its the part of same generation.
Likewise Switch 2 is coming out before PS6 so its a part of the same gen as PS5 and Series X/S
Anyone disagreeing is wrong.
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apple_of_enlightenment
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Switch shared 3 years of the PS4 gen, and overlapped the PS5 by 5 years. Plus power isn't everything.
That said, Wikipedia agrees with you.
Kvally
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Switch 2 is the first gen 10 console.
PaintTinJr
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The most telling piece of evidence that the Switch is 8th gen is that it doesn't have its own Mario Kart game, MK8D is cross-gen, and Mario Odyssey and other first party games were developed originally for the WiiU and only skipped the console because they were pushing the Switch to replace the WiiU.
A modern day Nintendo home console without a new Mario Kart for it IMHO communicates that even Nintendo don't believe the Switch is 9th gen.
A modern day Nintendo home console without a new Mario Kart for it IMHO communicates that even Nintendo don't believe the Switch is 9th gen.
mckmas8808
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Exactly! To me it's obvious. And nothing is wrong with the Switch 2 being a 9th gen device.
apple_of_enlightenment
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I rarely do this, but ChatGPT:
Is Nintendo Switch the 8th generation or 9th generation of consoles?
The Nintendo Switch is generally considered part of the 8th generation of video game consoles.
Here's a breakdown:
- 8th Generation includes:
- PlayStation 4 (2013)
- Xbox One (2013)
- Nintendo Wii U (2012)
- Nintendo Switch (2017)
- It replaced the Wii U, Nintendo's 8th-gen console.
That's a great question — and it's one that's been debated in the gaming community and among analysts. While the Nintendo Switch is widely classified as 8th generation, there's a valid argument that it could be considered 9th generation, depending on how you define console generations.