Add me to the long list of people who are skeptical that it's a true breakup, rather than one of:
1) a plot to reunite and/or make money on a comeback tour whenever big concert tours are possible again
2) a convenient "out" for business/tax reasons
3) a way to do pursue separate projects for a while without people pestering them about when the next Daft Punk record is coming out
It's been eight years since their last album, that's effectively the same as a long breakup, regardless of whether they "reunite". They've remained relevant through collaborations and production work (most notably The Weeknd) but could continue without the Daft Punk name. Portishead haven't released an album in thirteen years, sure they've toured and released a track here and there, but if they had in fact broken up and not told anyone, would we know?
Assuming this is the end for Daft Punk, they leave an astonishing legacy for an "electronic" band. Each of their four albums was a mini-revolution of sorts. "Homework" was perfectly timed for the 90's electronica boom and made them MTV stars. "Discovery" was the dancepop smash that gave them a lifetime membership to almost any club or wedding DJ's playlists. "Human After All" spawned the famous pyramid and a legendary tour that arguably launched the EDM craze. And "RAM" was the crossover megahit that ensured them radio play forever.
By winning the Grammy for Album of the Year with their final studio album, they join Simon and Garfunkel as the only acts to accomplish that surprising feat. Of course I'm discounting soundtracks/compilations, contemporary artists (e.g. I'm sure Billie Eilish will make another album), and Lauryn Hill (she won the Grammy with her first and only album to date, but she's never really gone away and a solo artist can't disband, so ...).
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