“Latter stage of its life cycle” basically means anything past the halfway point, and it’s already been out for like 4 years.
Considering how long it has taken for PS4 games to stop being published and for PS5 games to really get going, it’ll be a relevant console for several more years at least.
It’s not like it falls apart the second the PS6 is announced. I don’t like the thought of an accelerated console lifecycle either but this is such a vague statement a LOT of these reactions seems a little extreme for now.
Right, and the PS4 was released in late 2013, so its lifecycle from then to the release of the PS5 was 7 years.
So being in the latter part of the PS5’s cycle is basically on par with the PS4, which only just saw its last new licensed title I believe.
Further evidence, the PS5 JUST got a mid cycle refresh, indicating essentially a halfway point. It’s all speculation but to me this timeline seems basically in line with every previous generation.
“Latter stage of its life cycle” basically means anything past the halfway point, and it’s already been out for like 4 years.
Considering how long it has taken for PS4 games to stop being published and for PS5 games to really get going, it’ll be a relevant console for several more years at least.
It’s not like it falls apart the second the PS6 is announced. I don’t like the thought of an accelerated console lifecycle either but this is such a vague statement a LOT of these reactions seems a little extreme for now.
3 years and a couple months.
Right, and the PS4 was released in late 2013, so its lifecycle from then to the release of the PS5 was 7 years.
So being in the latter part of the PS5’s cycle is basically on par with the PS4, which only just saw its last new licensed title I believe.
Further evidence, the PS5 JUST got a mid cycle refresh, indicating essentially a halfway point. It’s all speculation but to me this timeline seems basically in line with every previous generation.
Playstation/PS One: 1994-2000 (6 years)
PS2: 2000-2006 (6 years)
PS3: 2006-2013 (7 years)
PS4: 2013-2020 (7 years)
PS5: 2020- (3+ years so far)
Huh for some reason I had 10 years stuck in my head.
Would love to see those numbers go up