https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/may/20/nintendo-switch-favourite-ever-console

For years, the Switch has been ​a companion through life’s changes​, gaming milestones​ and a lifeline to fun in chaotic times

The lifespan of a games console has extended a lot since I was a child. In the 1990s, this kind of technology would be out of date after just a couple of years. There would be some tantalising new machine out before you knew it, everybody competing to be on the cutting edge: the Game Boy and Sega Genesis/Mega Drive in 1989 were followed by the Game Gear in 1990 and the Super NES in 1991. Five years was a long life for a gaming machine.