I heard the latest one (xbox series uber?) was hard to get a hold of.
Xbox Series X, The PS5 is in a similar situation easier to get online than brick and mortar.
I assume console players are like PC players and make sure their purchase lasts 10 years before replacing? Otherwise if they upgrade every time there's a new model then that definitely costs more than a PC.
10 years? Average for me is 6 or 7, depending on availability and games. I was also under the impression that the most pc-centric of PC gamers upgraded their machines, specifically graphic cards, more often than console players do
Just sticking with the PlayStations here. I bought my Playstation 1 in early 1998 used...$120 I think, there were enough RPG's/adventure games to justify it for me. My first game being Final Fantasy VII.
I tried to get a $299 PS2 on October 26th of 2000, but availability was an issue. I was able to get one in March of 2001. It plays PS1 games so immediately replaced that PS1. The PS2's ability to fast-load and texture-smooth PS1 games really benefitted late PSone games like Final Fantasy IX.
I waited on the PS3, in part because of the lack of RPGs, perhaps a bit longer than I should have since my CECHE01 (the $459 MGS4 with Dualshock 3 bundle model) has reduced PS2 backwards compatibility compared to the CECHA models. I got mine in late May of 2008. Again, since it could play PS2 and PS1 games it immediately replaced the PS2.
My PS4 is a November 19th 2013 launch $399 model, though there weren't many PS4 games I really wanted till 2014 so it sat along side the PS3. Upgraded the hard drive to 2TB.
I got my $499 PS5 (full model, not diskless) on November 29th of 2020 a couple of weeks after PS5 launch, it immediately replaced my PS4. Haven't touched the PS4 since, didn't need to, just put my PS4 games on an external hard drive and I was good to go. And it is LOT quieter. The PS5 applies PS4 PRO boosts to PS4 games. I added a 2TB NVMe SSD to it in January of 2022. And again, it sits alongside the PS3, which is still nice to have handy for PS3/PS2/PS1 games.