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mike_intellivision said:
Who will be buying PS3s after the release of the PS4?

People with huge PS3 libraries (retail, PSN downloads, PS+) when their old PS3 eventually breaks down. With no backwards compatiblity of the PS4, they have no other choice to play these games again. Especially PS Plus members would do it as long as they get additional PS3- and PS4-games every month.

If a Wii breaks down, most Wii players will be tempted to get a WiiU instead of another old Wii, since the new model can play their Wii games too.

And the golden years of the PS3 in countries like Brazil with low income are just beginning, not ending. Before now, it wasn't affordable for most of the population there.

About 40 million PS2s were sold after the PS3 launch: http://vgsales.wikia.com/wiki/PlayStation_2

And with titles like The Last of Us, Beyond: Two Souls, Gran Turismo 6 and Ratchet & Clank Nexus Sony supports the PS3 'til the PS4 launch and beyond, additionally they had/have great third party support this year: http://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/year/ps3?sort=desc&view=condensed&year_selected=2013