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When does Next Gen become Current Gen ?

  • Release day

    Votes: 163 55.3%
  • When I personally own one

    Votes: 35 11.9%
  • about 1- 6 months after launch

    Votes: 45 15.3%
  • 1 year after launch

    Votes: 41 13.9%
  • Way beyond a Year after launch.

    Votes: 9 3.1%
  • Never

    Votes: 2 0.7%
  • Before they are released

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    295
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FFNB

Associate Game Designer
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Oct 25, 2017
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Los Angeles, CA
I honestly never thought about it.

If I were to make a judgment now, it'd be when the new consoles are more readily available, so probably between 6-12 months after launch. It's also when the ramp up in releases for next gen consoles start to pick up, and the current gen slowly begins to fade out.

I guess I find it hard to think of these new consoles as "current gen" when so many gamers aren't able to jump in yet.
 

bunkitz

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Oct 28, 2017
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So... when do we start to call next gen (PS5, XSX/XSS) current gen?

With the release of XSX/XSS and PS5 today (sorry 2nd tier countries who have to wait one more week), comes the big question: when do we start to refer to these as current gen and PS4/XOne as last gen? we're now in this grey zone when people starts to confuse what is current, what is old and...
 
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