{"id":68562,"date":"2014-10-23T14:03:58","date_gmt":"2014-10-23T12:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=68562"},"modified":"2014-10-23T14:05:14","modified_gmt":"2014-10-23T12:05:14","slug":"the-longest-console-life-cycles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/68562-the-longest-console-life-cycles","title":{"rendered":"The longest console life cycles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Technology, a banner which gaming marches under, is constantly evolving and improving. So much so that we know in 4 or 5 years time we will be packing away our PlayStation 4s and scratching cash together for a PS5.<\/p>\n<p>While it&#8217;s necessary to always improve when and where we can, it is sad to say goodbye to our old consoles and the friends we made while playing their games.<\/p>\n<p>It is with a tear in our eye that we remember these consoles, and admire how long they lived for.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Sega Dreamcast: 1998 &#8211; 2007 (9 years)<\/h3>\n<p>The Sega Dreamcast was a big hit in Japan &#8211; so big, in fact, that the company sold refurbished consoles until 2006, and only stopped repairing them in 2007. This gave the Sega Dreamcast a lifespan of 9 years.<\/p>\n<p>The Dreamcast competed against the likes of the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LRgZg2UhzEU?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">PlayStation 2: 2000 &#8211; 2013 (13 years)<\/h3>\n<p>It is not surprising that the PS2 lasted 13 years &#8211; it was an epic console. Here in SA you can still find PS2 games for sale, and there is no shortage of consoles on the market.<\/p>\n<p>The PlayStation 2 competed against the Xbox and GameCube in its time.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hvcps5dFzfc?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Super Nintendo Entertainment System: 1989 \u2013 2003 (14 years)<\/h3>\n<p>The SNES was introduced in 1989 and officially released in 1990. It was Nintendo&#8217;s second console, and went on to be the most successful 16-bit console in history.<\/p>\n<p>After production of the console ceased in 1999, the SNES survived for another three years as retailers continued to sell refurbished units.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_70074\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/SNES.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70074\" class=\"size-large wp-image-70074\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/SNES-600x311.jpg\" alt=\"SNES\" width=\"600\" height=\"311\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-70074\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SNES<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Nintendo Entertainment System: 1983-2003 (20 years)<\/h3>\n<p>The Nintendo Entertainment System is not only the longest-lasting Nintendo console, but was the biggest 8-bit video game machine in history.<\/p>\n<p>Revealed in 1983, it took a while for the NES to become a hit across the globe. For example, Australia only officially got the console 1987. Although Nintendo has stopped making the NES, it is still possible to get your hands on a console today.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HP5nPDlxBRM?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Personal Computer: 1406 &#8211; Present (608 years)<\/h3>\n<p>Of course, the longest life cycle for a system that plays video games must go to the PC. Invented in 1406\u00a0as a means to calculate odds for betting on jousting matches and finding pretty pictures of young maidens, the PC has been a faithful gaming tool since its inception and is still going strong.<\/p>\n<p>8-bit Formula 1, Risk, that game were you were a soldier and had to walk up the screen and not stand on landmines &#8211; these titles all bring a smile to the face of PC fans. Well done PC, you outlived them all.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69341\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/old-pc.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69341\" class=\"wp-image-69341 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/old-pc-600x504.jpg\" alt=\"This one old PC man\" width=\"600\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/old-pc-600x504.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/old-pc.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-69341\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A wipe was in order for\u00a0Indiana Jones&#8217;s field PC<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Any of you still playing games on an old console or outdated PC? Tell us about it in the comments and forum.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming news<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/69289-egx-2014-best-games-on-show.html\">EGX 2014 \u2013 Best games on show<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/69111-lets-smash-some-gaming-consoles.html\">Let\u2019s smash some gaming consoles<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/ps3\/69259-ps-plus-your-free-games-for-october-2014.html\">PS Plus \u2013 your free games for October 2014<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find out which console takes the honour of having lived the longest &#8211; plus, there is a surprise entry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":213,"featured_media":69339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[21,5906,10369,1870,1109,13025],"class_list":["post-68562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hardware","tag-headline","tag-nes","tag-pc-gamers","tag-playstation","tag-sega","tag-snes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/213"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68562"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70076,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68562\/revisions\/70076"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}