We review the life cycle of every console in history to see how long they’ve lasted over time
Currently the useful life cycles of the consoles are around 7-8 years of lifeBut has it always been the case? In this article, we run the calculator to find out what the useful life cycle of each of the main consoles that have entered the video game market has been. Stay with us to find out What was the console with the longest useful life cycle and with the best useful life cycle?.
below you can consult the useful life cycle of each console represented both in years/months/days and in all days:
This was the life cycle of SEGA consoles
Dreamcast life cycle was 766 days
Dreamcast release date:
- Japan: November 27, 1998
- United States: September 9, 1999
- Europe: October 14, 1999
He dreamcast lifecycle it lasted from its release in 1998 until its discontinuation in 2001. Thus, the lifetime of the Dreamcast was approximately 2 years, 1 month and 3 days. (766 days)
Sega Saturn had a life cycle of 1866 days
Sega Saturn release date:
- Japan: November 22, 1994
- United States: May 11, 1995
- Europe: July 8, 1995
He Sega Saturn life cycle It was particularly short due to its failure, since its marketing stopped between 1998 and 2000. In Japan, where it had the longest cycle, they add 5 years, 1 month and 8 daysi.e. a total of 1866 days.
Game Gear life cycle was 2398 days
Game Gear release date:
- Japan: October 6, 1990
- United States: April 1991
- Europe: July 1991
He Game Gear Lifecycle It didn’t take long because after being launched in 1990, its production and marketing stopped on April 30, 1997. So it had an exact life cycle of 6 years, 6 months and 24 daysi.e. a total of 2398 days.
The life cycle of the Mega Drive was 2986 days.
Mega Drive release date:
- Japan: October 29, 1988
- United States: August 14, 1989
- Europe (Spain): September 1, 1990
He Mega Drive Lifecycle it lasted from its launch in 1988 until 1997 when the Dreamcast was already on the market. The duty cycle was therefore approximately 8 years, 2 months and 0 daysi.e. a total of 2986 days
This was the lifecycle of Xbox/Microsoft consoles
The life cycle of the first Xbox was 1,143 days.
Xbox release date:
- Japan: February 22, 2002
- United States: November 15, 2001
- Europe (Spain): March 14, 2002
He xbox lifecycle it lasted from its release in 2001 until it was discontinued in 2005 with the release of the Xbox 360. Therefore, its approximate lifespan was 3 years, 1 month and 15 days.
The Xbox 360 life cycle was 4,174 days.
Xbox 360 release date:
- Japan: December 10, 2005
- United States: November 22, 2005
- Europe (Spain): March 27, 2006
He Xbox 360 life cycle it lasted from its release in 2005 to April 27, 2017. Therefore, it had an exact lifespan of 11 years, 5 months and 5 days. This represents a total of 4174 days.
This was the life cycle of PlayStation consoles
PS VITA life cycle was 2631 days in total
PS Vita release date:
- Japan: December 17, 2011
- United States: February 15, 2012
- Europe: February 22, 2012
PS VITA had a lifecycle which started when it was launched in 2011 until it was discontinued in 2019, exactly on March 1, 2019. Therefore, the useful life of the laptop has been 7 years, 2 months and 12 days. This represents a total of 2631 days.
The useful life cycle of PSP was 3493 days in total
PSP release date:
- Japan: December 12, 2004
- United States: February 25, 2005
- Europe (Spain): August 3, 2005
He PSP life cycle It spanned from its launch in 2006 until it was discontinued on July 6, 2014 when Sony announced the end of production. It therefore had a useful life of 9 years, 6 months and 22 days. That’s a total of 3493 days.
PlayStation 3 life cycle was 3852 days in total
PS3 release date:
- Japan: November 11, 2006
- United States: November 17, 2006
- Europe (Spain): March 23, 2007
He ps3 life cycle It ran from its launch in 2006 until May 29, 2017 in Japan, despite the US and Europe shutting it down a year earlier. Therefore, its longest life cycle (that of Japan) was 10 years, 6 months and 18 days. This meant a total of 3852 days.
PS1 life cycle was 4128 days in total
PS1 release date:
- Japan: December 3, 1994
- United States: September 9, 1995
- Europe: September 29, 1995
There PS1 had a lifecycle which lasted from its launch in 1994 until March 23, 2006, when it was discontinued. This assumes a useful life of 11 years, 3 months and 20 days. Represented in days, it represents a total of 4128 days.
PS2 life cycle was 4688 days in total
PS2 release date:
- Japan: March 4, 2000
- United States: October 26, 2000
- Europe (Spain): November 24, 2000
There PS2 had a lifecycle which started with its launch in the year 2000 until January 3, 2013 when it was discontinued. This represents a total of 12 years, 9 months and 26 days. Which represents a total of 4688 days, being the console with the longest useful life of PlayStation.
This was the life cycle of Nintendo consoles
Wii U life cycle was 1635 days
Wii U release date:
- Japan: December 8, 2012
- United States: November 18, 2012
- Europe: November 30, 2012 (Spain)
He Wii U Lifecycle It was very short as it barely covered from launch in 2012 to May 31, 2017. That’s a total of 4 years, 5 months and 23 days. What is represented in days is 1635 days.
Gamecube life cycle was 2300 days
Gamecube release date:
- Japan: September 14, 2001
- United States: November 18, 2001
- Europe: May 3, 2002 (Spain)
He GameCube Lifecycle It started in 2001 with its launch until 2008-2009 when it was withdrawn from sale in the various territories. Although there is no exact discontinuation date, it is estimated that the useful life of the console was 6 years, 3 months and 16 days. A total of 2300 days.
The Nintendo 64 life cycle was 2137 days.
Nintendo 64 release date:
- Japan: June 23, 1996
- United States: September 23, 1996
- Europe (Spain): March 1, 1997
He Nintendo 64 life cycle It ended on April 30, 2002 when Nintendo announced that it was ceasing to market the console. It was a total of 5 years, 10 months and 7 days. That’s a total of 2137 days.
SNES life cycle was 4667 days
SNES release date:
- Japan: November 21, 1990
- United States: August 23, 1991
- Europe (Spain): June 1992
He SNES life cycle It started in 1990 and lasted until September 2003 in Japan, although in the United States and Europe it was discontinued in 1999 and 1998 respectively. In Japan, it had a useful life cycle of 12 years, 9 months and 9 days. That’s a total of 4667 days.
The NES lifecycle was 7110 days
NES release date:
- Japan: July 15, 1983
- United States: October 8, 1985
- Europe (Spain): September 1, 1986 with a prize of 25,000 pesetas.
He NES life cycle It started in 1983 with its launch in Japan and stopped in 2003 when Nintendo stopped its production in Japan, before in 1995 it was already stopped in Europe. In Japan, it had an absurdly long life cycle, a total of 19 years, 5 months and 14 days. This meant 7110 days.
Nintendo 3DS life cycle was 3490 days in total
Nintendo 3DS release date:
- Japan: February 26, 2011
- United States: March 27, 2011
- Europe (Spain): March 25, 2011
He Nintendo 3DS Lifecycle It started in 2011 with its launch and ended on September 16, 2020 when Nintendo announced that it was stopping production. It was a total of 9 years, 6 months and 19 days of the useful life cycle. This represented 3490 days.
The life cycle of the Game Boy Advance was 3,341 days in total.
Game Boy Advance release date:
- Japan: March 21, 2001
- United States: June 11, 2001
- Europe (Spain): June 22, 2001
He Gameboy Advance life cycle It started in 2001 and ended on May 14, 2010 when Nintendo ceased production. Therefore, its useful life cycle was 9 years, 1 month and 19 days. That’s a total of 3341 days.
Wii life cycle was 5064 days
Wii release date:
- Japan: December 2, 2006
- United States: November 19, 2006
- Europe (Spain): December 8, 2006
He Wii lifecycle It lasted from its launch in 2006 until it was discontinued on November 14, 2019 worldwide. This represents a total of 13 years, 10 months and 12 days. A figure of 5064 days.
Game Boy life cycle was 5084 days in total
Game Boy release date:
- Japan: April 21, 1989
- United States: July 31, 1989
- Europe (Spain): January 1991 with a price of 18,990 pesetas.
Game Boy had a lifecycle which began with a 1989 release and ended on March 23, 2003 when the Game Boy Color was discontinued. This assumed a useful life of 13 years, 11 months and 2 days. It was 5084 days.
The Nintendo DS life cycle was 3225 days.
Nintendo DS release date:
- Japan: December 2, 2004
- United States: November 21, 2004
- Europe (Spain): March 11, 2005
The Nintendo 3DS had a lifecycle which started when it was launched in 2004 and ended in October 2013. Therefore, it had a useful life cycle of 8 years, 9 months and 27 days. Which translates to 3225 days.
So which console had the longest lifecycle and the shortest lifecycle?
The Nintendo NES had the longest life cycle if we take advantage of its useful life in Japan with a total of 7110 days. On the other side Dreamcast is the console with the shortest life cycle with only 766 useful days.
This article was produced by consulting various sources, including the Wikipedia.