There all too busy getting owned by me haha.

1-  The whole topic of why the PS3 won't sell as long as the PS2 has been beaten to death.  Through a combination of price, bad PR tainting their brand image, and a lack of casual games the PS3 has isolated itself into a core niche that the PS and PS2 never did.  Both appealed to a far broader audience and those casuals are the ones who buy discounted systems years after the core gamers move on the next model.  It's all well and nice to say that 3 years from now Sony can start grabbing the casuals but they aren't the type to be multiple console owners and the Wii is snatching them all up now. 

I could go on but I have a feeling most of this is falling on deaf ears anyway.

2-  I wasn't "talking trash" about the PS3.  I don't currently own a PS3, you're right.  But I fully intend to own one before year's end as soon as I get my other financial obligations in order, I was even planning on getting the MGS bundle much earlier but stuff piled up and priorities shifted temporarily. 

Resistance 2 and WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 (PS3) are two of my most highly anticipated titles this year infact.  Even GH:WT I plan on picking up the PS3 version instead of the Wii version.  But just because I plan on picking up a PS3 doesn't mean I can't see the plain fact that my tastes as a core gamer don't match those of the mass market.  The PS3 is very appealing to me but there are numerous reasons (a few listed above) that the vast majority of the PS2 casual userbase won't upgrade to the PS3.

 If i were sony I would either give up on the playstation brand or be working tripple time to come up with something to replace the failure of a console PS3. Next time try to make it focus on gaming and not movies and trying to do too much with the processor.

I thought first that i'd have fun with this thread, but are you talking about supported by manufacturer, or supported by market?
If you were talking about manufacturer support, then i don't see why not. NES lasted 20 years.
Supported by market is going to end to 6-7 years, before it disappears from store shelves.

in 15 years microsoft and sony will be outta the console buisness
the year will be 2021 ( i will no longer be playing video games )
there will be
nintendeo Mii
apples touch station
verizons barbox 420

to be a smart ass..
thread name "Ps3 to last 15 years?"
a ps3 could last 50+ years... you could still play it : ) : ) : )

on topic. i doubt it, i would seriously be like wtf to people if they bought it after it had been out for 11, 12, 13, or 14 years

I can't be arsed reading all these posts based on the OT, but is this a joke thread?

 hehe  hehe

PS3 will last 20 years. I wonder how many other Nintendo consoles would come and go during that time period?

its not nice referring to Mr. McCain like that.