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HUH?

How is the Switch Lite, which released in 2019 the same generation as the 3DS and Vita, both releasing 8 years earlier in 2011? Isn't a generation supposed to be the time distance as well? Is this generation now 20 years instead of the typical 5 to 10? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1702:3AE0:4760:0:0:0:49 (talk) 01:38, 12 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The handhelds are not considered part of the generation breakdown, and the Switch Lite itself is just a revision of the Switch. --Masem (t) 01:53, 12 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

So I was kind of "binge" reading the articles about video game generation. I looked for the link to go to the ninth gen in the "see also" section, but it wasn't there. Neither was the link to the seventh-gen. I added the links. Are they supposed to be there, though? Was there a reason? CadeKimbrough08 (talk) 16:57, 5 March 2021 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by CadeKimbrough08 (talk • contribs) 16:54, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Because these are links in the various navigation boxes on the page, they don't belong in the See Also section. --Masem (t) 16:58, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
My bad. CadeKimbrough08 (talk) 19:17, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Same Generation?

What genius put, and keeps it there, The Switch in the same generation as the system it replaced? The Switch is not 8th but in the 9th generation. No donations this month until t his is corrected. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.117.182.52 (talk) 18:06, 19 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Console generations are defined not by technical improvements but by which systems they were considered to compete against. The Switch, given current reliable sources, has competed primarily against the Xbox One and PS4, so makes it a 8th generation system. It may also be a 9th generation competing against the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, but we don't have enough data for that yet. --Masem (t) 18:10, 19 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
FYI, Resetera is up in arms over the generations classifications today, so expect some more less-than-constructive commentary like the above. Sergecross73 msg me 18:16, 19 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The Genesis competed with the NES. Just as well, the Dreamcast briefly competed with the PS1. If you analyze the Switch by the same standards, it's easy to see it as the first 9th gen system. --186.242.243.153 (talk) 02:57, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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