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Gamasutra has a great article up right now about what constitutes a console generation, and the consistent pattern that each generation has been running since the 1990s. It’s a fascinating read, especially for those who were playing the games, rather than paying attention to what a console generation looks like to a developer or manufacturer.

The information is from the perspective of Stormfront Studios president and CEO Don Daglow, and was gleaned at the developer conference at Leipzig. Daglow dates back to the Intellivision era, in case you were wondering exactly who this guy thinks he is: that’s who.

The brilliant thing about the article, and the perspective, is how it really fits in to a lot of the arguments you hear around online right now. Print this one out for the people who claim the Wii is not “Next Gen” enough.

Daglow rolled it all up into his “Law of Next Gen,” which states, “Next Gen Hardware is any platform that, upon its introduction, dramatically changes player’s view of the potential for interactive entertainment.

And, unlike hardware, next gen software is usually recognized in hindsight, not in advance.”

At Gamasutra.