The quote you pulled from our article was not directed towards Alan. It was a generalized statement regarding buzz words. Alan actually goes on to explain what the word means to him in the very next sentence of his quote stating…

“To me, next-gen is any combination of thousands of things that developers pull out of their bag of tricks and mix and match things together to create their own special recipe.”

That was proof enough to us that he had done his share of thinking before hand. Thanks for the comment.

Mad-

“That said, marketing is a HUGE part of our culture, so before you decide to ‘hate’ a word because it lacks clear definition, try and think about what the word means to you.”

Rockstar was one of the two title sponsors of the “What Makes A Next-Gen Game?” event produced by International Game Developers Association, San Diego. Alan was involved in the success of the event and was also in attendance, and so I guarantee you that he has thought long and hard about the phrase.