Are you one of those early adopters that buys a console on launch day, hoping that it will remain 'up-to-date' for more than 6 months? It seems the gaming market has changed, no longer do we get a good 5-6 years out of hardware, with new SKUs being released, which break up the usual cycle. The question is, are we being SKUed?

Once upon a time you bought your games console with great anticipation, brought it home and excitedly unwrapped your investment in future entertainment. And that was that for many wonderful gaming years.

Unlike with PCs, the console would be the same console that was for sale in the stores several years after you bought it and you could gloat to your mates that you got it earlier than them. Sure, there might be some Limited Edition or different colours or some internal components changed or even a slimmer version released, but it was essentially the same console you bought way back when. No need to upgrade anything.

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