We need some kind of universal standard for console generations, like:
"1st Gen"/"Gen 1": Atari, Colleco, Intv, Odyssey
Gen 2: NES, SMS
Gen 3: TG-16, Genesis, SNES
Gen 4: Saturn, N64, PSX
Gen 5: DC, Xbox, GC, PS2
Gen 6: PS3, 360
And let people fill in the mid gens however they like, say 3.4 for the Neo Geo or 3.7 for the Jaguar and 5.1 for the Wii.
Because if we're making distinctions between (insert #)-bit cpu's, gpu's, actual graphics, etc, selectively on a console by console basis, then what's the point? No one uses 'bit labels when refering to actual specs anyways, except when they're
specifically talking about specs.
And we all know that anyone calling the Neo Geo "24-bit" is simply saying that it was a step up from the three 16-bit consoles and not making some kind of technological statement based on specs, because anyone who's into crunching spec figures wouldn't use such a label in the first place.
So what's the point in pwning them for using a term that no one is mistaking as a tech spec? It's like freaking out at someone for calling themself a "gamer" instead of "video game player".
Because to the average 'gamer',
this "makes no sense":
Adding a Zilog80 and a 68000 doesnt make a 24-bit cpu,as both those cpus are doing different work in the system.
Also, do you guys think that we'd even be labeling 'generations' by 'bits' if Sega hadn't branded the Megadrive and Genesis with a big "16-bit" across the top and if the TG-16 was simply named "Turbografx"?
