| papflesje said: True but the way I see it, the 10 year life span that Sony is talking about is more like a "we'll support it and keep making games for it" for up to 10 years. That's what I understood by it too. |
In 2006 Kaz Hirai was pretty explicit about this actually:
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Q:Beyond the pricing and availability of the PlayStation 3, one of the big pieces of news from this year's E3 was more information about Nintendo's new console, the Wii. There were rumors that the Wii would be priced for less than $250. How did that affect PlayStation 3?
Hirai: The pricing that we announced for the PlayStation 3 is a price that ultimately offers fantastic value to the consumers. I think that we are offering a very good value for the consumers. We look at our products having a 10-year life cycle, which we've proven with the PlayStation. Therefore, the PlayStation 3 is going to be a console that's going to be with you again for 10 years. We're not going to ask the consumers to suddenly buy another PlayStation console in five years time, and basically have their investment go by the wayside. So for all those reasons, I think at $599 we're offering a very good value to the consumers.
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note:modified original emphasis to make it easier to see what I was referring to
Now personally I think they are lying through their teeth and they would be pretty stupid if they held to this, but they did say it.
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