| DonFerrari said: I still think they will release a PSThree and support the market for a little longer, maybe even up to 2020 |
I hate to break it to you but that is impossible. The market determines when the PS3 is going to be discontinued (not Sony) and the market is doing so right now. Let's look at the final years before of the PS1 and PS2 to get an idea:
PS1:
8th Fiscal Year = 6.78 million
9th Fiscal Year = 3.31 million
10th Fiscal Year = 2.77 million
PS2:
11th Fiscal Year = 7.30 million
12th Fiscal Year = 6.40 million
13th Fiscal Year = 2.30 million
PS3:
8th Fiscal Year = 6.90 million
9th Fiscal Year = 3.66 million
Considering the fact that the PS3's sales are down over 55% compared to this time last year (0.96 vs 2.14 million) it becomes clear that it is very near the end of its lifespan. Production could cease by the end of the year but I personally think it will continue into 2016 because the PS3 is a bit of an unusal case when it comes to production costs and the revenue it generates. I can assure you that it will be discontinued before 2017 and it will be a distant memory by 2020.
