Rumor: PS5 Could Be Releasing This Year. Big Focus on VR and More Details.

[AlfredoTurkey]

Mnementh said:

AlfredoTurkey said:

That would be a five year cycle which is the norm. I think a 2019 launch is more likely though.

Basically a six year cycle is the norm, although deviations were always happening. PS3 lasted seven years to the successor for instance. Only Sega was often cutting it shorter.

Genesis came out three years after the Master System. N64 came out five years after SNES. Gamecube came out five years after N64 and Wii came out five years after Gamecube. Dreamcast came out four years after Saturn. PS2 came out five years after PS1. Xbox 360 came out four years after Xbox. Switch came out four years after Wii U.

So, since NES launched, which is the modern era, eight home consoles launched within five years or less. Three consoles launched within six years and only two were seven or more years... unless my numbers are off.