What will the CURRENT GENERATION of consoles be called?

[Atari7800]

Assuming that you following this particular mantra, what do you think the current generation of consoles will be called?

"Classic Consoles"- 2600, CV, INTV, O2, Etc.
"8-bit"- NES, Master System, 7800
"16-bit"- TG-16, SNES, Genny, Neo, Sega CD, Turbo Duo, maybe CD-i
"32-bit"- 3D0, Jag, 32x, Saturn, PSone, N64, maybe CD-i

"?????"-DC, PS2, GC, Xbox

What are we going to call it? It's already getting sketchy with the "32-bit" tag as the N64 had a 64-bit processor but performed like a 32-bit (and I think the CD-i belomgs in 16-bit as it used a 16-bit main processor... I am not aware of any 32-bit components)

With the current consoles being 32,64, and 128 bit, we can't go by "bits" any longer. What will they be called????

@_@

[Dangerboy]

"Next Generation 1"
"Next Generation 2"
"Deep Space 9..."

oh..wait...;)

[omnedon]

Unreliable

[Happy_Dude]

I use the control method:
Stick
D-Pad
Thumb Stick

Of course the current gen could also be called Optical with any previouse
Optical consoles being CD because they used CD technology.

[PDorr3]

i just simply call them the next generation consoles, but for the people I talk to that have no clue what I am talking about I just say current consoles.

[punkoffgirl]

I don't count the Dreamcast as a "current" console.

[SpasticFuctard]

New Millenium consoles.

[Happy_Dude]

I don't count the Dreamcast as a "current" console.
BLASPHEMY. :angry:

[BHvrd]

Larry, Curly, and Moe.

[gleavepaul]

How about
"overpriced lack of playiblity only concerned with fancy graphics consoles"

[Atari7800]

I don't count the Dreamcast as a "current" console.

Thanks for the fabulous help. I'm glad everyone has an opinion on this.

As far as the DC not being a part of the current set of consoles... why not? The DC is way ahead of the N64 in terms of power, and many of the current crop of PS2 games could be duplicated on the DC with reasonable accuracy. Look at Shenmue or Headhunter and see what I mean... no way a Nintendo 64 could duplicate those games. The DC may be weaker than the PS2 in most respects (but not all, like texturing) but it's not off by much. PLus, the DC got a lot of PSone ports that don't look so hot now... I don't think the DC was ever pushed to its limits due to its short lifespan (yes, I know that there are still games being made for the DC in Japan, but puzzle games and 2-D shooters with 3-D visuals are hardly cutting edge.) To say the DC belongs in the Saturn/PSone/N64 group is silly and incorrect IMHO.

It sounds silly and was probably meant to be such, but "The Millenium Consoles" is the closest thing anyone has come up with so far...

The DC came out in 1999
The PS2 came out in 2000 and is the dominant console
The X-Box and GC came out in 2001

All close to the millenium.

Anyone else care to offer a serious suggestion?

[farfel]

"Classic Consoles"- 2600, CV, INTV, O2, Etc.
"8-bit"- NES, Master System, 7800
"16-bit"- TG-16, SNES, Genny, Neo, Sega CD, Turbo Duo, maybe CD-i
"32-bit"- 3D0, Jag, 32x, Saturn, PSone, N64, maybe CD-i
"?????"-DC, PS2, GC, Xbox


128-bit. That's what they're called now in gaming rags.

[charitycasegreg]

crap

[Spoony Bard]

I'm hoping its known at the "Empty Graphics Generation." You have so many games being released now, even more than the previous generation, that are just empty graphics showcases.

[punkoffgirl]

I don't count the Dreamcast as a "current" console.



The reason I mention that is because the previous systems were named/grouped based on their processing abilities, etc, which would make it difficult to include it in with the PS2, Xbox, and Gamecube.

[MarioAllStar2600]

How about
"overpriced lack of playiblity only concerned with fancy graphics consoles"
I like it!

[spoon]

Unreliable

I second this. Atleast an * next to the PS@ and X-Box. Especially the PS2.

[SoulBlazer]

There's still great games being made, people. Otherwise I would'nt buy one or two each month. LOL

And yes, I always call them the '128 bit' systems, because really, that's what they are. If the Dreamcast should be called one.....well, I would argue yes, but you could also make a case for no. It really belongs in the same group as the big three, IMHO.

[Atari7800]

"Classic Consoles"- 2600, CV, INTV, O2, Etc.
"8-bit"- NES, Master System, 7800
"16-bit"- TG-16, SNES, Genny, Neo, Sega CD, Turbo Duo, maybe CD-i
"32-bit"- 3D0, Jag, 32x, Saturn, PSone, N64, maybe CD-i
"?????"-DC, PS2, GC, Xbox


128-bit. That's what they're called now in gaming rags.

Sometimes that's all they are... rags. Does the GameCube or X-Box have any 128-bit chips? I thought they were just combinations of 32-bit and maybe 64-bit chips. I don't think either console has any 128 bit data pathways or whatever you call them... to group together the current three consoles as "128-bit" when only one of them even has a 128-bit chip is silly. We're past bits now. Thought maybe we folks at the DP boards could coin the next term, but it looks like that ain't gonna happen. I don't think "crap", "Deep Space 9", "unreliable", "Larry, Curly, and Moe", "overpriced", or "empty graphics" is going to stick. I had no idea today's gamers were so cynical.

[SoulBlazer]

It really does'nt matter, in the end, what you call it or I call it or anyone else here calls it. It's what the general PUBLIC calls it, and the most COMMON term in use right not, true or not, is 128 bit systems.

[omnedon]

Well, for what it's worth, I can back the 'unreliable' up. LOL

[jdc]

I'd like to call them "consoles that created the era of the casual gamer".

The most widely accepted term IS 128-bit. That's what they WILL be referred to when looking back on them.

[Rolland]

"the end of cartridge based home consoles"
the n64 being the last of the dinosaurs of the prehistoric

[KirbyStar27]

i think they should call it GGS Good Graphic Systems :P :D :o

[gleavepaul]

Casual gamer consoles
or
Casual Console





the next lot are lifestyle conoles

[Sylentwulf]

I call them the PS2, Xbox, and Gamecube myself.
I hate grouping systems together.

Sega blew it when they kept releasing systems "in between" anyways, the saturn doesn't fit anywhere, the jaguar doesn't really fit anywhere, and the DC doesn't really fit anywhere.

The CDI shouldn't be in a group with ANYTHING, and why do handhelds have to include the microvision and the gameboy SP in the same category?

[farfel]

128-bit. That's what they're called now in gaming rags.Sometimes that's all they are... rags. Does the GameCube or X-Box have any 128-bit chips? .


Yeah but we're not going for accuract. just a title. Intellivision was 16-bit but still gets lumped under the "calssic 8-bit" category.

[Atari7800]

I call them the PS2, Xbox, and Gamecube myself.
I hate grouping systems together.

Sega blew it when they kept releasing systems "in between" anyways, the saturn doesn't fit anywhere, the jaguar doesn't really fit anywhere, and the DC doesn't really fit anywhere.

The CDI shouldn't be in a group with ANYTHING, and why do handhelds have to include the microvision and the gameboy SP in the same category?

The Saturn doesn't fit in anywhere? I'd say it sits right next to the PS1. Both consoles are on fairly equal footing when it comes to overall power... the PSone is just better suited for 3-D and a hell of a lot easier to program, hence the better library. A well-programmed Saturn game can meet (and sometimes surpass) any PSone game in many areas, especially overall speed.l It's NOT just a 2-D machine... it just doesn't like 3-D so much and must be beaten into submission.

SoulBlazer is right... if the general public is calling the current sustems 128 bits, then that's prbably what they will be known as. Silly, but true.

I lost all respect for Neo-Geo.com when they changed the Neo-Geo designation to 24-bit after years of calling it 16-bit. The Neo-Geo is just a macked-out Genesis with expensive carts, not a "24-bit system".

[SoulBlazer]

Somebody agrees with me -- that's a first! LOL

Thanks. :D