This is all fine and dandy but at the end of the day the average consumer won't care if Scorpio could be considered a next generation machine or if Neo intentionally hindered it's upgrade to maintain compatibility with PS4.
Consumers don't care about ideological theory on what defines a platform. They want what's best for them, and in this regard, Scorpio is clear and away the power Victor. So I hope Neo brings value to the table and prices itself sensibly because there will be plenty of negative press to go around for premium pricing for the sake of the word premium.
I'm sorry Sony, I don't buy into the 'consciously conservative console upgrade so we can be make a superfluous point about what defines the generation'. I garuntee consumers won't either.
Your wrong. A majority of people who buy Sony consoles do not care about what MS is doing at large outside of America because of their ecosystem.
So technically, Sony can dictate terms all they want without fear of people moving to Scorpio just because of power. It takes more than power to win mindshare and good will.
After DRM and what MS was planning at the end of the generation, it would have taken a miracle for me to go with them. PS4 being stronger was just a bonus.