Sony or consumers: who decides PS3 lifespan?

[Squilliam]

One_touch_KO said:

Squilliam said:
Consumers do.

They decide if they want it or not, they will even decide if they want to keep it or more on to the next generation when that time comes.

So can we safelly assume that this 10 year lifeplan is just BS from Sony?

 

Pretty much...

How many of the current PS3 owners are expected to stick with the PS3 in the next generation? Once the next generation is released it will erode the current usebase as the early adopters start to upgrade. Pretty much most people here on the forum will probably be gaming on a next generation system within 5 years. Of the people who don't upgrade you would expect them to buy fewer and fewer games as time goes by and eventually software will not be released on the PS3.