“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.
“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