When development time alone on a big game now routinely runs 3-5 years, you can not expect a generation to last under 8 years and not be laughed out of the room. They’re tripping with this “latter stage of its life cycle” shit. You could barely even GET a PS5 in Japan until last year.

PS5 Entering ‘The Latter Stage of Its Life Cycle’, Sony Says

https://www.ign.com/articles/ps5-entering-the-latter-stage-of-its-life-cycle-sony-says