Even before
the PlayStation 3 launched in 2006, Sony (SNE) decreed
the console would have a 10-year lifespan. Six years later, the PS3 is already showing its age, as is its main
competitor,Microsoft’s (MSFT) Xbox
360. Both gamers and developers want new consoles to play with and
develop for, and in a recent interview with GameSpot, Sony’s VP of
hardware marketing John Kollersuggested
that regardless of when the highly anticipated PlayStation
4 (code-named “Orbis”)
launches, Sony will support the PS3 for at least three more years.
Speaking
on how long the PS3 would stick around, Koller told GameSpot: “We’re going to continue
supporting the PS3 for the next few years. Absolutely. And we’re going to
continue supporting it not only that long, but as long as there is a development
spigot that’s running hot. And I can tell you right now, the development spigot
for PS3 is very hot. A lot of great games coming. Same thing with PS2…it’s kind
of stuck around as that old warrior, many years after its launch. But there’s
still games launching for it.”
Unconfirmed
early PlayStation 4 rumors suggest Sony’s
next console will still support optical discs, output 1080p 3D video and have
an AMD x64 CPU and AMD Southern Islands GPU. BGR also exclusively reported in August that
Sony’s PS4 will support 4K resolution for both games and videos.
In the
meantime, a new PlayStation 3 model that is 20% smaller and 25% lighter will hit stores on September 25th for $269.99.
[Via ArsTechnica]
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