| fatslob-:O said:
Of the 5 handhelds including the GBC (which had exclusive games too for it) from 1989 to 2016, Nintendo handhelds held an average lifespan of 5.4 years ... (DS lasted for 65 months which translates to 5.4 years and 3DS lasted 70 months which translates to 5.8 years which isn't quite 6 years) I'm not overestimating the life cycle of Sony or Microsoft consoles. If anything I think the life cycles of home consoles DID drastically change from 5/6 years to 7/8. (I honestly think I'm doing it right for home consoles when we consider that the PS3 lasted for 7 years straight and Xbox 360 lasted for 8 years. It looks like both of them are waiting as long as possible to capitalize on more advanced transistor technology gains and so far the consensus seems to point to late 2020 or late 2021 for the next generation HD twins) FWIW, I expect the Switch to have a similar life cycle which is 5 and a half years ... (my claim of a 2022 release still matches with the data we have so far at hand so I'm not sure why you're grilling me for it when the successor to the Switch could very well launch in late 2022) |
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DS lasted from November 2004 to February 2011, which is 75 months, or 6 years and 3 months.
3DS lasted from February 2011 to March 2017, but it launched at the very end of February anyway, so we can call that an even 6 years.
