Wow PES is a lot less popular then FIFA of course they need to release it on as many platforms as possible or the franchise will die.  Even the Dreamcast got a new game released a couple years ago that still doesn't proof anything since its just as dead as the PS2.

Really don't care but the fact remains its been dead in its largest market the US since well before 2012.  Madden 09 came out on the origial X-Box even though the console was pretty much dead long before that.  Sports titles are a terrible way to proof that a console is still even somewhat relevant they don't have to sell a lot and are released on consoles that been dead for a long time.

I'm sure Valve will be happy to hear this news.

Well the Wii U has been pretty much dead since its been launched and so has the Vita and it will be one of the key reasons both the X1 and PS4 will probably have a shorter live span since Nintendo will probably launch a new slightly more powerful console in late 2016 or early 2017.

It all depends on how you define support. I'm sure Microsoft will be selling 360 hardware for another year or so, but considering almost all of it's library is out and MS makes a killing on LIVE subscriptions, that's not really support. It's milking a dead cow.

Personally, I consider support to be the last notable release (has a target fanbase) which will not be part of the next generation's library, so yes, I will consider third party support. Dark Souls 2 and Lightning Returns are pretty much the last of the generation; I can't immediately think of an upcoming title not on PS4/ X1 which I would even call AA.

That's not nine years. That's a notch more than eight on a quite successful console.

I think it's fair to say the X1 might have a ten year cycle, perhaps longer, except that X1 and Wii U sales aren't that good. It's my guess that Nintendo will pull the plug on the Wii U in two or three years to go all-in on a 3DS successor. If Microsoft hasn't turned the X1 around by then, they may pull the plug, too, shortly thereafter.

My thoughts exactly.

New consoles from MS and Nintendo sooner rather than later.

5-6 years I think is still a little too long.

I'm thinking 3-4.

If Cloud streaming really takes off, then sure.

Well, if this gen will be the last gen it would be possible. If there will be one more console gen I doubt it.