PS3 is the only future proof next generation console.

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bdbdbd said:
@Dno: Umm... Your point? Yes, PS2 will have close to ten years life. PS3 will be very close to six.

@aavidbacon: PS3 will be discontinued before hitting the 99 price.
People start buing PS3 for 100 as opposed to 90 Wii, just like they started to buy GC:s and Xbox:s the moment they reached price, that was less than 10 above PS2.
Could you explain me, why would people pick PS3 for 100, when you can have standalone BD players for 50?

 

 Because it is a stand alone. If I wanna get your kid a videogame and got to the shelves finding a wii and a ps3 at the same price, or close, the things that the ps3 have as a plus will close the deal. Of course, that´s not absolute and given today library, the wii would have the edge, but in a 4 year span, who knows?   The causal market made it´s stand : we exist and like games. So I think is viable that casual and kid games came to ps3, making it more popular, and taking the edge that wii have today, but not all of it. Next gen will have to pull another trick from the hat, cause that one will be copied.

And the ps3 will only be discontinued if it sales goes bottom down after the ps4 is launched. If the sales start to go swiftly down, then they will support it, even making new games for it, like they did to ps2. You gotta keep in mind all the money they´ve spent. They want at least part back.