Sony - PS3 will be around for ten years

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ssj12 said:

davygee said:

The PS2 has been around since 2000 (7 years) and there is now 3 systems (theoretically) that are more powerful on the market....the 360 has been on the market for 18 months now....but are PS2 games still being produced?

Yes, Nintendo could release the Wii 2 which could be more powerful than the PS3...but how much would it cost?

By the time Nintendo or MS for that fact release a new system...the PS3 could be $200 or less anyway.

Sony wont discontinue the PS2 for a while yet. They are keeping it as their bargain console which it is sellings pretty well for a 7 year old console.. and they make a profit on it so discontinuing it before they make a profit on the PS3 would be a stupid idea.

The "10-year" plan only works for 1 console - the market leader. Its a nice strategy, but it only works with the PS1/PS2 because of their dominant marketshare (because the competitors dropped off, and left the generation to one machine only).

This won't happen this generation at all. I can see MS supporting the 360 heavily for years to come, and still support it when the next Xbox is released. If Sony is still coming last in 3 years (marketshare), there is little chance for the PS3 to last 10 years.