
One of the major downsides of console gaming is the pricey push to migrate to new hardware at the end of each generation. Thankfully, each console generation has a fairly generous lifespan — even if mid-cycle refreshes like the PlayStation 5 Pro can complicate matters for gamers seeking maximum performance and the best visual experience.
Having released in November 2020, the PlayStation 5 is steadily approaching the same seven-year generation window that both the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 enjoyed, with its successor the PlayStation 6 rumored to arrive as early as 2027.