What should be the reasonable lifespan of a console?

[Ljink96]

HylianYoshi said:

Ljink96 said:
5 years is good for now. But as games become bigger and bigger, I think it needs to get to 8 minimum.

I fail to see your point. Are you talking development time and resources when you say "bigger"?

I think Aonuma said it best. If they were to make a new Zelda on NX instead of dual releasing Zelda, we wouldn't see that Zelda until the end of that console cycle much like Wii U. Bigger doesn't apply to all games. More like AAA games that increase in size and budget. I really don't see how you got lost, bigger things take more time to build if you want to do them right.