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Used games do not determine a console's life cycle. Who even suggested they did in the first place?

The PlayStation was supported in Japan from 1994 to 2005, that is its life cycle. Up until that point the console was fully supported by Sony, new titles were being produced on and off and new units were still being produced as well. Only in America was this reflected in the availability of used titles and a few new ones. After the PlayStation was officially discontinued in Japan in 2005, American retailers stopped carrying the used games over here but that does not mean used games or consoles determine a console's life.

Learn to read people.