How long should a generation last? (Destiny)

by CyberKN , Oh no, Destiny 2 is bad, Tuesday, March 22, 2016, 14:33 (3262 days ago) @ Funkmon

I was thinking about this yesterday. The 360/PS3 generation was considered unusually long at the time, lasting a total of 8/7 years respectively. I think 5 years was the average before that, but I don't remember exact dates.

I think it ultimately comes down to personal preference how long you want your purchase to last you, so there isn't a "perfect" amount of time.

I bought my PS4 a year after launch (late 2014), and I'd like it to last at least a couple more years before I have to think about upgrading. If a newer console launches in that time, I'm fine with that as long as there's a reasonable period of cross-generation games.