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scottie on 16 June 2011
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I believe that the PS3 will sell for 10+ years because [insert totally irrelevant information here].

Take your pick
* It can play Blu Rays
* It is powerful
* Sony promised
* Its predecessor did

The only reason a console sells for a long time is because it continues to have games that will sell well, and encourage people to buy it, especially when the price drops.

Did power help the Xbox and GC stay on the market longer than the PS2? Or help the Genesis outlast the Snes?
Do you honestly think that Sony can do anything to extend the life. Obviously, they are going to have to bring out a competitor to the Wii U and 720 by Christmas 2013 or they may as well leave the console business. Do you think Sony will continue to release PS3 games, when they could instead be giving people reasons to buy a PS4. Do you really think that third parties will continue to release PS3 games like Guitar Hero, Madden etc in the way they did for the PS2?

The comparison with the PS2 is terrible. The PS2 was cheap (to buy and develop for, by comparison to the PS360), low power, appealed to casual gamers and children, and had incredible 3rd party support. The PS3 is expensive, powerful, has the worst lineup for casual gamers and has decent 3rd party support.

I'm not saying the PS3 won't be out for 10 years, what I am saying is that if the PS3 is to sell for 10 years, it will be because 3rd parties want it to.