@PooperScooper yeah maby your right i did not think of that

 That wasn't Sega's attitude, with the Saturn, and look what happened there! lol

It won't last in the way that it's their primary console, but Sony has been very good with long lifecycles of their consoles, with support way past when the replacement comes. I do wish we could get a 10 year lifecycle sometime. It would give devs a few years of having maxed out the consoles specs and just concentrating on quality ideas. I could see those extra 4-5 years poducing some of the greatest games ever made. Plus my wallet would be thankful.

They consoles will definitely be supported by Sony for at least 10 years. The ps1 actually went on to 11, if I recall correctly.

That's one of the things I like about Sony. You don't HAVE to upgrade to keep getting new games. God of War II came out five months after the ps3 released. ^^

As long as they don't have a 19-year lifespan (Atari 2600).

It's only PR based on the succes of the last to iterations of the brand name, maybe they will be supported in some form, but supported like the main console/handheld nope, unless somehow they win this gen...

Again, just PR to make us feel more secure about buying a $600 console (When the price was revealed and the PR made his first show)...

I really think it's only possible if you are the market leader to have and support a console over such a long lifetime. Of course developers are still willing to support the PS2, 120 million consoles compared to 50 million current gen consoles, it's a no brainer.

Trying to convince developers not to jump ship for the new Microsoft and Nintendo consoles when PS3 has an installed base of 40 million (random number pulled out of my nether regions, so don't flame me) will not be so easy.

No software support = death.

10 years of lifespan is a marketing tool to get people like you, the consumer, to believe that the PS3 will be a great purchase, and will last you for 10 whole years. The truth is, in 3 years, the PS4 will be nearing release, and in 10 years, Sony will be out of business, or the PS5 will be in its final stages of development.

So, if the "10 year lifespan" is true or not, the claim of a 10 year lifespan is certainly a marketing tactic to produce confidence in the product amongst consumers.

Microsoft would do it too, but:

A. It would be publically chastised for the claim, because of how quick the Xbox was dropped, like a rock with pee on it.

B. If people actually believed that we had to deal with the Xbox 360 for another 8 years, they would probably stop buying Microsoft products entirely, because certainly with a 10 year lifespan the issue of RRoD would need addressing.


I do think the PS3 will be in trickling production for the next 10 years, due to the popularity of Blu-Ray and the assumption of Sony's inept management that somehow the PS3 will magically perform like the PS2, if we just keep it out there long enough, and bundle every popular game released, with the system, at no discount, to make the more retarded customers more enticed to buy.

 Sony has proven some validity of it's claim with the PS1 surviving for 10 year, the PS2 already into it's seventh year and still going strong and the PSP suddendly picking up in hardware sales in it's third year after it's been declared a failure by many after it's second year.The PS3 is even picking up momentum on a game that's being dismissed on what some of the fanboys who call themselfs analysts, describe as a demo.

 "the more retarded customers more enticed to buy." Shame on you, who are you to judge the intelligence of an entire group without any research or facts. The only "retarded" thing about all of this are your assumptions.

The console will be fine for 10 years, but that doesn't mean they won't release the next one before then. It just means they expect PS3 to sell well for 10 years.