WiteoutKing on 01 October 2007
Official lifetimes of consoles:
NES: 12 years (1983-1995)
SNES: 13 years (1990-2003)
N64: 6 years (1996-2003)
GCN: 6+ years (2001-present)
SMS: 14 years (1986-2000)
GEN: 14 (18) years (1988-2002, unofficial 2006 re-release Beggar Prince)
SAT: 6 years (1994-2000)
DC: 9+ years (1998-present)
PSX: 11 years (1994-2005)
PS2: 7+ years (2000-present)
XB: 5 years (2001-2006)
The PlayStation was in no way the first to hit 10 years. And in fact, of all the systems that have broken 10 years (Atari 2600 and Neo Geo included, 15 and 14 years respectively), the PS is actually the shortest-lived of all of them.
PS3: 5.51m/51w, avg 108,039/w (up 239)
360: 12.93m/102w, avg 126,764/w (up 625), leads PS3 by 7.42m (up 70k), avg lead 18,725/w (up 386)
Wii: 13.52m/51w, avg 265,098/w (dn 1,102), leads PS3 by 8.01m (up 90k), avg lead 157,059/w (dn 1,341)
If 360 sales stabilize, PS3 sales increases needed to pass 360 by...
01/08: (008w) +875.8%, 04/08: (021w) +344.4%, 07/08: (034w) +219.3%, 10/08: (047w) +163.5%
01/09: (060w) +131.8%, 04/09: (073w) +111.4%, 07/09: (085w) +098.1%, 10/09: (099w) +086.7%
If Wii sales stabilize, PS3 sales increases needed to pass Wii by...
01/08: (008w) +1072.%, 04/08: (021w) +498.4%, 07/08: (034w) +363.4%, 10/08: (047w) +303.1%
01/09: (060w) +269.0%, 04/09: (073w) +246.9%, 07/09: (085w) +232.6%, 10/09: (099w) +220.3%
If PS2 sales freeze, Wii sales increases needed to pass PS2 (as of Mar07, 108.4m) by...
2008: (008w) +4373.8%, 2009: (060w) +0496.5%, 2010: (112w) +0219.6%, 2011: (165w) +0116.9%
2012: (217w) +0064.9%, 2013: (269w) +0033.1%, 2014: (321w) +0011.5%, 2015: (376w) -0004.8%
At +0% it will pass it in 358w, the week ending September 19th, 2014, at an age of 409w (7y44w).
Current age of PS2: 7y37w.
Last update: Week ending November 3, 2007