Ps4 had a 7 year run as well, you can be pretty confident that it's not an accident. It takes a long time to develop the hardware which then needs to be in the hands of developers (in varying stages of completion) for at least a year or two before launch. 7 years is also enough time for most studios to get 2 or 3 games…
I think that decision was made way before Covid-19 hit the headlines though, it generally takes a very long time from designing hardware to production itself. Likely be an interesting console generation, probably somewhat like the PS3/360/WII era; Sony might be underestimating overestimating people's willingness to buy at…
Pretty sure the answer to that is ...zero! Consoles are all about DRM after all. Besides - after a few RROD's and YLOD's I've encountered as well as the strangely bendy plastic casing of my PS4 Pro I think they are just the cheapest POS hardware imaginable. Definitely not built like a half-decent PC. But I do see the…