Next gen starts tomorrow!generation just as a word refers to a time period. not hardware, not specs, not games,.. a time period extending from Date A to Date B.
*Looks at Switch*
I'm not sure if you're being included.
xbox and playstation have been releasing very close together and thus their generations are very closely aligned. nintendo have cut their generations short and are no longer aligned but this much we know,.. switch has spent 3.5 years competing against ps4 and xbox one. if you have any chance of convincing me that switch occupies the same generation as ps5 and series x then it need to remain competitive against these system for more than 3.5 years so that at least a majority of it's life cycle is against these systems. so let's have this debate in march of 2024 and we can talk knowing if switch's longevity is still relevant or if nintendo has already moved on to their next system.
...but seriously,.. when has nintendo every supported their systems for 7 years.