Why do people KEEP saying this?   Console generations 'competitions' keep going AS LONG AS THE PRODUCTS REMAIN SOLD.  I mean why wouldn't they?   We don't discount the 360's first year because it was before Wii and PS3.  If Sony were to somehow pull a magical rabbit out of their ass and outsell the Wii by 2012/2014.....They have won the generation.

Perhaps he's talking about used console sales? When the PS3 costs $50-$75 used lots of people may get one to play the games they missed.

That was the biggest contribution to any thread... ever.

OT: This proves that PS3 is built to last, and they wont be pulling out.

lol yeah when wii 2 and xbox next come out, ps3 will dominate the last gen consoles.
ahaha wow

so they will win this gen after its over?

The consoles which last are always the market leaders. NES, PS1, PS2...

Companies pull out when sales are too low to justify continuing their investment on the platforms. Exactly like Sony is pulling out of PS2 software since sales are decreasing fast.

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Lol, sooo.... starting a year after the next Wii and Xbox are released, the PS3 will be the market leader for that set of consoles within 2 more years....   That's really funny.  They really think they can "win" the generation just by selling their console for 4 years after everyone else moves on....

According to Sony the generation didn't start till they joined it

Although, your point only works if all current gen systems are still being sold alongside the PS3 during that time frame.  What we are all saying is that within 5 years, the Wii and 360 will likely be discontinued so there really isn't any merit in "winning" if the PS3 reaches higher lifetime sales after that point.

Better yet, why would people continue to buy PS3s in 2014, at the same level PS2 sales continue or even near that? It flies in the face of all we know from previous generations. If anything, the Wii will fulfill a 10-year plan easier than the PS3.

why do people give Sony so much grief when they are simply doing what they do best.

What will it matter if the other two consoles drop out with their newer models in 3-5 years? It only means that the PS3 can survive this gen as well as going into next gen. At the moment the PS3 is the most powerful gaming console to date. By the time the next Wii and xbox come out they will have more comparable, if not better hardware. This will put the PS3 at a technological disadvantage but a userbase advantage over the competition. Does this not sound familiar to any of you? PS2 vs Gamecube and XBOX much? THe PS3 will have a lower price tag then both next gen consoles and still be comparable, enough for people to start picking it up like the PS2 or Wii.

Sounds like the perfect plan to me. Create a system that can survive two console gens by making it BEFORE it's time. This will assure their 10 year plan as well as keep them profitable.