Sony believes they 'really have to keep PS3 alive'

Sony believes that there is still at least two to four years left for the PlayStation 3.


PlayStation marketing executive John Koller talked to Gamespot on Tuesday about PlayStation 4's early dominance in the new generation of consoles and about the future of the PS Vita.

He also brought up the future of the PS3, and it's all good news to those that still have it as their primary console.

Two, three, four years; we think there's time left in the platform. It depends on the content. We have a good lineup this year and it looks like a good lineup next year. We need to keep fueling that. We really have to keep PS3 alive.

It was always very doubtful that PS3 would see the life that PlayStation 2 had, especially with the slow start after the Xbox 360 dominated the gaming market.

But to see the PS3 overcome its incredibly high price tag, issues with 3rd party ports, and believing that Sony had a clunker on its hands (similar to what Nintendo is dealing with in the Wii U), it's a bit of a triumph that the PS3 will still be able to retain itself behind the new PS4.

Sony has to be careful not to give too much attention to the PS3 this year. This week, they had nothing new released on the PS4, and the PS3 lineup for this year is even making myself wait until purchasing a PS4 until at least this upcoming holiday season (or until I get a job in the game journalism industry, whichever comes first).

What are your thoughts on Sony continuing to support the PS3 for years to come?

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