Why it's time to let the Playstation 3 Die

The Playstation 3 has graced earth for six years now, creating some unbelievable experiences and dedicating itself to the gamer. It is now time for the console to kick the bucket, and let one platform rise that has been held back for far too long.

[coaidant]

Make way for the PS4

[Godchild1020]

The PS3 doesn't need to die just to make room for the next PlayStation console. They both can be in the room and grow. PS1 & PS2, PS2 & PS3, PS3 & Next PlayStation.

EDIT: That doesn't mean the PS3 needs to die. They just need to slow down support for the Ps3 and get their first party developers to develop for the Vita. They have the studios and if a good share of them have more than one team, it shouldn't be a problem to develop more than on game at a time for both the PS3 and Vita.

I think Sony was really hoping third party would jump on the platform sooner. They need to stop relying on third party to support the Vita and get their first party to do so.

The sales of the PS3 (The money they make), might be off setting the lose of the Vita ()The money they lose. So, that could also be a reason why they are pushing the PS3 more, until they can drop the price and start making a profit, I don't really seeing a big push on the Vita front and that sucks for Vita owners.

[discordman]

Not when Sony isn't doing anything with the Vita.

[Godchild1020]

I don't understand how people can go from saying Sony needs to stop supporting the PSP, to Sony needs to kill off the PS3 to help the Vita survive.

I understand where the writer is coming from, but what they really need to do is get more games out and quickly get developers in Japan to move from the PSP to Vita. And start the Localization process and get them to do it in a faster pace.

@Coaident, Sony has never killed off a system after they release a new one and we all know that they will still put a game or two, a year or two after the release of a new console on their old one.

[coaidant]

As in, we all know the Playstation 4 is (most likely) going to be announced this year. So is there any point it making and developing games for old hardware when the next best thing is just around the corner. Sure we won't see the PS3 "die off" instantly, but we all know with new hardware that the PS4 will superseded the PS3

[koga88]

It really does suck for Vita owners. Sadly I spend more time playing the PSP games brought over by companies like XSEED or Aksys than I do trying out some of the latest Vita games. Many of them happen to simply be ports of the better PlayStation 3 version of the game, so I don't want to play the watered down version even if they offer it with the PS3 version itself.

Also as you mentioned a bit lower, there actually are a lot of Vita games being developed in Japan, however that is the thing, they are only for Japan. You can take a glance at the Japanese release schedule for the Vita and there are almost fifteen games coming out in Japan in the next two and a half months.

There is only, at least as far as I know, two games scheduled to be released on the Vita in the West and one of those is a port of an older game and the other is Sly Cooper 4 which is also available on the PS3. What the Vita needs is localization support more than anything else.

[Army_of_Darkness]

well, not till a couple of years after the release of the ps4 anyway.
As for the Vita, it should be sony's last hand held gaming device cause it's all about the android phone games these days.

[profgerbik]

@Koga88

PS Vita games that have not been released yet in 2013.

Two games is all you can think of? Sounds like more of a problem on your end.

Killzone - Mercenary
Tearaway (TBA 2013)
Gods Eater 2
Dead or Alive 5+
Ninja Gaiden - Sigma 2+
Sly Cooper - Thieves in Time (5 February 2013 US, 27 February 2013 EU)
Soul Sacrifice (TBA 2013)
Rainbow Moon
History Legends of War - Patton's Campaign (TBA 2013)
Warriors Lair (TBA 2013)
Oddworld - Munch's Oddyssee HD (TBA 2013)
Zone of the Enders HD collection (TBA)
Dragon's Crown (TBA 2013)
Phantasy Star Online 2 (TBA)
Guacamelee! (Q1 2013)
Urban Trial Freestyle (Q1 2013)
Zombie Tycoon 2 - Brainhov's Revenge (TBA 2013)
The Binding of Isaac - Rebirth (TBA 2013)
Sniper - Ghost Warrior 2 (TBA 2013)
Let's Fish! Hooked On (TBA 2013)
Lone Survivor (TBA 2013)
Dragon's Racing (TBA 2013)
Dragon Fantasy Book 2 (TBA 2013)
MLB 13 The Show (5 March 2013)
Madden 14
Snapshot
Kickbeat
Rocketbirds:Hardboiled Chicken
Rocketbirds Sequel
Vtrax
Pub Games
Guilty Gear XX accent Core Plus R
Final Fantasy X HD
Muramas:The Demon Blade
Starlight:Inception
Egg "n" roll
Great little War game
One Piece Pirate Warrior 2
Orc Attack

It has also had great localization support for the first damn year of being around. It's already had a couple Japanese games localized with more coming....

[knowyourstuff]

LOL right, here's this week's installment of "What some dumbass on the internet with no education thinks about business strategy - half baked edition"

[SolidStoner]

As much as I like my fat ps3, It's really a time for it to die and PS4 to get born! Meanwhile, continue to support every older system...

[MikeMyers]

Why let a system with over 70 million customers just die even if the PS4 comes out? That's the nice thing with Playstation consoles, the gradual decline of the old while the new gets more and more support.

[badz149]

This is very uncalled for. Let the PS3 die? Already? So basically what this stupid writer is trying to say was to let a system with proven games and userbase rot to die immediately to make way for new platforms which are just starting to warm up to the market? Pfft...What a meathead!

Consoles are not like smartphones in which you can change models every year and just hope for people to start flocking to the latest version of phone in town! Of course phones cost more than consoles but the nature of their market is in many ways different! Smartphones are hoped to make impact almost immediately after launch but consoles are expected to flourish over a period of time and it's the job of console manufacturers and game devs to make the consoles stay relevant for as long as they could. It's like a sprint race vs a marathon.

Sony is doing good supporting both the PS3 and Vita imo with both systems anticipating new games varied from established franchises and new IPs alike so I don't see why Sony should let the PS3 die just yet! The announcement of the PS4 is imminent this year, sure, but personally I would love to see he PS3 survives several more years!

[Temporary]

Koga88 obviously knows not what he's talking about ... theres plenty of vita games on the way out...

[Murad]

This is why I like the 3DS a little bit better in my opinion. I'm not a fanboy of Nintendo at all, but I feel they give developers more chances to work with stuff. Like the 3D effects for each game look remarkable, and has a great amount of time in terms of playability. The PS Vita, even though I haven't bought, seems like it doesn't use all of the mechanics, and that's something I'm not going to get until all developers do what Sony promised they would do.

[Hozi]

I think one way both Devs and Sony can benefit is if Sony cut the dev. cost of the PS3 and let more indie/small 3rd party devs get a chance to create for the PS3. While Sony and other big 3rd party should focus on PS4.

I don't know the politics behind running a business like this but I think it should workout because then, PS3 gets more support, Devs get to create and won't be drained by the cost of Developing on PS3 now, and we the gamers get more games!!!!

Oh and one more thing...The day Sony REVEALS PS4 is the day PS3 should get a price drop. like $199.

[KangarooSam]

How about no.
Sony can support PS3, Vita, and PS4. It's called running a business / being a multibillion-dollar world-wide corporation.

[militissanctus]

The author has a point though - my Vita is virtually barren (pardon the pun) minus just a handful of worthy games. I would love some more exclusives for my system. Instead I use it as a beautiful paperweight most of the time.

Sony will kill the whole thing if business isn't proving its worth.

[Aceman18]

yea its their business so im sure they know what they're doing. as for people saying the Vita has no games these are people who are either blind, or just not knowledgeable people. hell these are the games i got in the first year of the system

Ragnarok Odyssey
LittleBigPlanet
Assassin's Creed Liberation
Sound Shapes
Uncharted Golden Abyss
Retro City Rampage
Wipeout 2048
Gravity Rush
Unit 13
MGS HD Collection

I'd say there were plenty of games in the first year of the Vita release. if people weren't so misinformed they'd see that there are games out with plenty coming this year.

[Anon1974]

This article made such a ridiculous article. It's like if Honda made Civics and Forklifts, and someone suggested they stop selling Civics because it's cutting into forklift sales. While both products could drive you from point a to point b, clearly one is meant for another purpose entirely.

"You know, if Sony had just killed the PS2, PSP sales would have gone through the roof."

And the reason, because the Vita is receiving PS3 "ports"? Perhaps the reason the Vita receives PS3 ports while we don't see that happening with the 3DS is, oh, I don't know...because it can?

Personally, as a Vita owner, that's what I love about it, the fact that it's like a PS3 on the go. If someone said to me "But all you can play on the Vita is PS3 games," I'm pretty sure my response would be "Yeah. And it's awesome! Do you know another handheld that can do that?"

But the notion that the Vita is receiving nothing but PS3 ports is dishonest. A quick glance at the release calendar for this year proves that.

[pixelsword]

Yeah, well; I called it:

http://n4g.com/comments/red...

[showtimefolks]

sony will support ps3 for next 2 years atleast and so will most of the developers whether 1st or 3rd party. and its not just not ps3, xbox360 will also get support for a while.

the install bases for both of the systems are too big for anyone to not release a game on these plus the next gen systems. Graphics difference won't be as huge as a ps2 to ps3 game so it makes sense to release let's say uncharted 4 on ps4 than make a ps3 version too.

also now ps3 is profitable so its time for sony to make some of their losses back

also if you think ps3xbox360 are selling well now think if both get a $00 price drop how much could these sell come this holiday season for $150-200 depending on deals/bundles?

[GribbleGrunger]

So I'm assuming this time last year this author had a similar headline for the 360.

[morkendo23]

"IT IS NOW TIME FOR THE CONSOLE TO KICK THE BUCKET AND LET ONE PLATFORM RISE THAT HAS BEEN HELD BACK"

surely your not talking about 360 kicking the bucket or ps3 ....... wii-U?? don't think it will rise up in this generation.

must be talking about: Dreamcast,Gamecube,sega genesis kick the bucket.

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[IAmLee]

another pointless opinion piece.. this isn't news...

[AlphaJunk]

I would think they definitely want major developers shifting support to the PS4, so that there will AAA games ready for launch as opposed to those games coming to the PS3 - that would be detrimental for sure and not a very wise business move. Hopefully, Sony's first party games are in development as we speak.

[yeahokchief]

Never! PS3 for life.

So much Value. So many games. So little time.

[Jazz4108]

Not to dog on ms but I do think they are confusing the xbox with the playstation. Sony does not drop there system after a new machine usually. They continue to support it as the ps2 is still alive.

[militissanctus]

Let it die!? It finally surpassed Xbox in total units sold!!

[Cam977]

And now the Xbox fanboys are upset and think it should "die". Stupid opinionated SH*tty article.

[solidjun5]

@Marcus_Fenix yea that troll is mad. His name is ironic considering NoFanboRequired is a...fanboy.

[profgerbik]

@NoFanboyRequired

I will say this again. It isn't how you start a race, it is how you finish. None of these companies care that much about launch sales because it only matters how much they have made in the end of it all.

So yea if they are ahead with sales of any kind that is great for them especially when the PS3's life cycle is not even completely over yet. I find it really ignorant that people even compare sales now to that of systems in much different time period.

The economy is total shit right now obviously. So why on earth would any system being sold now do as well as they have in the past? They just wont, times change face it.

I could give a shit about sales though.. Just saying doesn't matter at all how long it took them to beat others they are still beating them is what will always count.

I mean honestly it's like people running laps in a race. Does it matter how fast a person is at all, if they don't manage to finish first at the end of the race? What difference does it make what they did between then if they didn't finish first? Exactly.

Again I really don't care who has the best sales. I just wanted to point that out that it is an accomplishment none the less.

[nukeitall]

"It isn't how you start a race, it is how you finish. None of these companies care that much about launch sales because it only matters how much they have made in the end of it all."

It's important to point out that to these companies winning isn't necessary "market share", but profitability first. Market share is just a "fanboy thing" if it doesn't generate profit.

This generation is coming to an end, and MS could easily increase sales by dropping the price as they haven't done that for years while the competition has. Both consoles are neck in neck on price now, while the Xbox 360 is far cheaper to manufacture so who do you think is making more profit?

MS just wants to squeeze out a big profit of the rest of the race, and start the next race!

It's like winning a race where it doesn't matter anymore (little to no profit) and the attendees already left to save energy (think resources) for the next race.

You might win the race now, but you might loose the next one while focusing on this one and spending all your resources on it.

Anyhow, it doesn't matter. I think this generation turned out the best it could be with serious competition that brought more options for gamers.

[Lvl_up_gamer]

@ nukeitall

You are absolutly right. You have so many disagrees becuase there are many kids on this site who don't understand business. They look at everything as if these companies think of them first.

Bottom line is companies need profit in order to continue producing products that consumers want. Clearly there is a strong market for the 360 at it's current price point so why would MS drop it? The PS3 and 360 are pretty much tied this gen and there isn't much market left out there to sell too. MS is making huge returns on the 360 that will no doubt go towards the 720 like how the PS2's generated revenue helped support the PS3. The 360's tech is 8 year's old yet it's still priced at $200 for a 4gb unit. That's REALLY expensive just for 2gb, $300 for a 250gb bundle and $400 for a 250gb Kinect bundle. Those are REALLY expensive when you consider how far we are in this gen. MS could simply cut each bundle $100 and they would STILL make a profit. But why cut the cost if the 360 is still the #1 selling console in the largest gaming demographic in the world and is kneck and kneck in popularity with their direct competitor?

However, Sony's PS3 used up all of the PS2's profits and now Sony has had to create a barebones PS3 just to try and make some profit off of the PS3 units. Going into next gen, Sony is not going to have the revenue from the PS3 to use as a safty net like the PS3 had with the PS2.

When companies don't have profit, they can't make a competing product. Sony has already stated that the PS4 will NOT be as big of a leap compared to the PS2 to the PS3 and the rumors are already circulating that the PS4 will NOT be as powerful as the 720.

This gen is a sign of the pendulum changing. Sony is no longer the dominant force and you can blame the PS3 for that while MS has become a serious contender in the console market making BILLIONS off of their console products and services EACH YEAR!!!

[kenshiro100]

Pretty sure that Sony is generating profit for the PS3. You really don't have a clue what you're talking about, do you?

[badz149]

That's a lot of bullcrap coming out from u in 1 comment! How can you say such things without even giving a single proof? All you are saying is this gen MS rocks while Sony sucks isn't it? And MS is making money while Sony doesn't? And you went as far as saying

"However, Sony's PS3 used up all of the PS2's profits and now Sony has had to create a barebones PS3 just to try and make some profit off of the PS3 units"

Seriously, where did you get all these data dude?are you saying Sony is telling you stuff they don't tell anybody else? Give me a break!

What you said are just baseless claims as you have no idea on pretty much everything you're trying to pass on as facts up there! Just because you're on the internet doesn't mean you can just come out and state you opinion as facts...omg who am I kidding? That is what people do on the internet most of the time, just like this article!

The PS3 surpassed the 360 in shipment numbers based on data given by both parties, that's a fact! But his jibber jabber that you were spewing up there are nothing more than your opinion! So next time, don't forget to add "imo" before or after you say something without solid proof!

[insomnium2]

@badz

That's why we have the option to ignore people. No need to read their BS.

[Y_5150]

The PS3 isn't dying anytime soon. What happens when the PS4 releases? Well the PS3 will be following it's legacy like the PS2 did.

[3GenGames]

Not even close, PS2 trashed everything last gen. Sold over 150 Million units. If you think selling 70 million and not releasing 1/2 the library as the PS2 this gen is half as impressive as that, you are pretty dumb. Ps2 was awesome and dominated, PS3 is nice and good, but it didn't. Can't have your cake and eat it too all the time. In fact, surviving a generation in this market is pretty good of a feat, too. Look how few even think about trying to enter it and face the top consoles. Not many at all.

[Hoje0308]

I contend that you're the one lacking intellect if you think that the sales are the most important aspect of a console's life to actual gamers. The amount of exclusives Sony has published this gen is amazing and puts the PS3 right up there with its predecessors.

[TongkatAli]

Compare all the Wii, PS3 and 360 games to PS2 games. Guess what ? they all lose to the PS2.

[GenericNameHere]

What are you even trying to say? Because all I read was PS2 is a sales beast, PS3 not, and something about having a cake, and not being able to eat it at the same time??

Are you trying to say that because the PS3 didn't sell as well as the PS2, nor does it even have half the games (which, in the PS3's defense, the PS2 was what the Wii was, a console that had good games, but over 60% of its library was a bunch of crappy licensed games like Barbie, Dora, etc, and games that didnt even need to be made into a game)? Because the PS1 finally died 6 years after the PS2 released (which made the PS1 over 10 years old), and the PS2 finally died in November or December of last year, making it 12 years old. The PS3 has been out for 6 years now (making it 7 this year), and it's still going strong. Sony has also been in the gaming business for 3 generations now, or just around 16-17 years. I think they'll be able to "survive" a generation where their console didn't sell as good as the previous console (look at Nintendo. They were First with the NES and SNES, but when the PS1 released, they LOST HORRIBLY sales wise with the N64, and has stayed that way for 2 generations until the Wii, and now they're doing pretty well again).
What I'm trying to say is, next time, you should reread your comment and make sure it makes sense that even a 4 yr old can read, and to spend less time making a metaphor about eating ice creams.

[Y_5150]

I do not think that the PS3 will surpass the PS2. But i do think it's going to follow the life cycle of the PS2. Probably not 13 years but i can see the PS3 being around 10 years since launch atleast. It has a lot of games, games remastered from the PS2 and Ps3's exclusives can make it last for some time from now.

[BlaqMagiq24]

You are the epitome of an idiot sir.

[irepbtown]

By your logic 3GenGames, the Wii is the undeniable winner this gen. It is the best console because it sold more than PS3/360...

Do you understand how ridiculous your comment is now?

[The Glue]

Yeah, sure...Microsoft has long since abandoned the 360 to focus on the next gen...it's time for Sony to put their big boy pants on and say, "Screw you, PS3 users...we're off to look for that NEW MONEY. Smell you later!!"

Ten year life cycle, baby.

[Godchild1020]

Was this question asked a year ago for the Xbox 360?

I don't understand why the PS3 needs to die, when it was mentioned countless times that the PS3 has a 10 year life cycle.

The PS2 was just laid to rest, why does the PS3 have to follow so soon?

[GribbleGrunger]

Well said, Glue. People just don't understand that THIS is the reason people buy a PS branded console. They know that it will serve them for at least 10 years. If Sony suddenly changed that policy, they'd lose the very reason they sold 100 million PS1s, 150 PS2s, 75 million PSPs (and still selling) and 72 million PS3s (and still selling). The very reason they are still selling, and the very reason the PS3 is about to take second place, IS because Sony have the complete opposite view to this article. It's complete madness to throw out your popular apples because you want to sell more oranges. It's the profits from the apples that are allowing you to sell the oranges, and eventually the oranges become profitable and the pears appear! lol. Why can't people understand this simple rule of business?

[Ryder49]

Not a bad idea to help out the Vita, though how effective that would be with the Playstation 4 so close to an official reveal is questionable.

[LinkageAX]

I have the hammers ready. Let's do this.

[Qrphe]

I'm still playing PS2 and Wii games lol

[doctorstrange]

Sorry, let me play The Last of Us, Ascension, Beyond and try out Until Dawn first.

[discordman]

Why not do it on a Vita and give that platform something it needs to succeed?

[BanBrother]

Discord, I wil 'agree' with you for the sole purpose that what you said makes sense. In saying that, a lot of the things the PS3 does cannot be replicated on the Vita. The Vita is not a watered down PS3, but a handheld console, which has its own unique experiences.

Doctor, I cannot wait for TLOU, Beyond and ni No kuni. I'm impartial to GoW. If Until dawn is that MOVE horror game, I am definitely excited for that. Should be a riot with a few friends over one night :-)

[strigoi814]

Yehey another doom article. Wohoo now i can sleep at night

[BozoLoco]

This article is sexist.

LOL JK, it's just silly.

But also a little sexist.

[OhReginald]

Last of Us will be Ps3's last HURAH!

[koga88]

Eh, it might be. I really can't see Beyond being as great of a game as it could be considering it is limited to David Cage's terrible ideas of what a game is. I'm sure there will be some more big games though at this point.

[masterabbott]

Yeah i have to agree here, david cage is a loser

[TongkatAli]

Sony is finally making a good profit on each unit sold and it should die ?

[discordman]

When they are forcing consumers to pay for the Vita with barely any support...yeah...it's time to let go.

[Godchild1020]

(UP)This right here... is the smartest comment on N4G. Sarcasm. (UP)

discordman, you can't be serious, how are they forcing anyone to buy a Vita with barely any support. Didn't the Vita have as much support as the 3DS did last year. I think the PSV was one game short of the 3DS's 77 games and the Vita overall rating on metacritic was better by 3 percent or something like that.

http://www.metacritic.com/f...

EDIT: As for forcing, they didn't put a gun to my head, nor do I think they did to anyone else that bought one. The games that were releasing pushed me, but it took me to open my wallet and swipe my card to pay for the system.

[discordman]

GodChild: You have a point, but how many of those titles were cross platform or ports? Where is the originality? Sony is playing it safe with the Vita, and that needs to change. How many original titles can you count that were first party in the past year for the Vita - that were not released on the PS3? That is the problem. Imagine the next GOW as a Vita exclusive- or even The Last of Us. The PS3 won't lose hardly any sales as a console, and the Vita would have something major it could call it's own.

[Qrphe]

Sony has been making a profit on PS3 hardware for the last 3 years.

[gamernova]

Lmao the ps2 was barely retired...forcefully retired... The last thing the ps3 is going to do is die. Haha

[anime_swag_pro]

The PS2 had/has a huge game library. PS3 has barely any big titles, let alone a library that is even close to comparable. The PS3 is also super hard to code on, why would people want to still invest in making game for it when it's so difficult and the market share is not as powerful?

[Ezz2013]

***PS3 has barely any big titles ***

plz don't talk again
your comment is on another level of fail

[BlaqMagiq24]

I'm guessin this is the first time you've heard of the PS3 either that or you've never even touched one.

[kenshiro100]

...Don't make me list a bunch of PS3 exclusives, just don't.

[LordHiggens]

Dude...you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about, the PS3 has the best line of quality exclusives this generation. That's just the truth. I'd love to have some of what you're smoking.

[sashimi]

Why it's time to let bad journalism die and make way for good journalism!

[Funky_Homosapien]

So your resolution to Vita's problem is killing there only cash cow...Brilliant.

[discordman]

FAR from killing it. Turning the exclusive PS3 first party titles into Vita exclusives will not hurt what is already successful. Third parties can easily pick up the slack.

[Hicken]

NO.

Stupid idea.

First off, you have this misconception- you're not alone, but you should actually educate yourself on the subject- that the Vita's lacking games.

It's not.

But, in order to support your claim, you do that other dumb thing detractors do: you marginalize the games that ARE there. So that they sound less impressive, they become "ports" and "unoriginal." All of the Vita's top games are found ONLY on the Vita, with the exception of Need For Speed and Persona 4(which is so improved over the original, it might as well be a different game). Oh, but because Uncharted is in the title, it's the same as the PS3 game. Same goes for Assassin's Creed, right? Where's Gravity Rush, though? DJ Max? Ragnarok Odyssey? Sound Shapes(which actually has a port from Vita to PS3)?

Shall I even start naming the games yet to come out that are unique to the Vita? Or will you marginalize them as well? Tell me: what new console's library DOESN'T consist primarily of ports early on? Pretty certain they ALL have the first year or so dominated by ports and remakes. The 3DS certainly did. So did the PS3 and 360.

Well, maybe not the Wii.

And why on earth would Sony take first party support from the PS3? Sony isn't Microsoft; they don't let third parties do what they, themselves should be doing: supplying games for their consoles. People stick with Sony precisely BECAUSE they give so much first party support to their systems. So your idea is to take that strong point and completely REMOVE IT from one console, as if it's not there on another console?

Well, we've already established that you're not knowledgeable about the Vita's game library, so I guess you thinking that way isn't that much of a surprise.

Put simply, your idea is ridiculous, and it makes NO sense for Sony to do as you suggest.

[Donnywho]

The best is yet to come on Ps3 and the system will be alive well into 2016, probably longer.

[LinkageAX]

The best has since came and gone, all that's left are shitty sequels to tired series.

[Bumpmapping]

Last Of Us and Beyond Souls beg to differ.Also Sly 4 would be the first Sly on PS3 since PS2,GOW Ascension would be the second on the PS3.Also I could name a huge list of "shitty" sequels from other platforms but I think you know them already.

[black911]

Im not ready for next gen. The PS3 still has alot of power left.

[Peka_Fais]

Ye sure
http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photo...

[futurefrog]

i like ps3 too

[Elda]

I'll be ready in for the PS4 next year,too many great titles coming this year!

[coaidant]

Sony will announce the PS4 this year, for sale either at the end of this year holiday season or next year.

[koga88]

It is probable that the company will announce the PS4 before the end of this year and I have a feeling that, unlike the PS2, the PS3 won't be seeing such a long life-span after the next generation comes around. I do agree that the company should try and support the Vita a little more with actual unique titles rather than ports, but it has such a small install base that even Sony seems to be worried about developing exclusive titles for the system. In the end they'll do what is profitable and with the PS3 surpassing the 360 in worldwide sales, they aren't going to let it die or fade away quite yet.

[militissanctus]

I mean - one week until my most anticipated rpg since FF XII comes out - on the PS3 - and I'm usually an Xbox gamer. I can't WAIT for Ni No Kuni!!

[Max-Zorin]

Why it's time to stop fighting over a piece of metal and plastic.

[MasterCornholio]

While i do agree that the PS3 is a bit outdated in terms of hardware they should not pull the plug too soon because theres still a lot of life in the system. Recentely they just stopped production of the PS2 and they wouldnt have done that if there was any demand for it so im expecting them to do the same with the PS3. That is, even though the PS4 will release they will still produce the PS3 this is unlike what Microsoft did with the original XBOX because once the 360 came out they pulled the plug on that console.

[futurefrog]

I think the ps3 is a great console, the best of this generation! WHO AGREES!? Journey is a work of art!!

[urwifeminder]

Mine is died years ago the old fat 40 gb.

[5eriously]

[The Playstation 3 has graced earth for six years now"]
................and it will grace the earth for many years to come!!!!!! (Think for once in your life, think PS2, Get it(I doubt it sincerely.)?

Idiotic troll article for hits are just that,....IDIOTIC troll articles.

BTW I did not click the link to visit your site!

[VonBraunschweigg]

It's either Snatch or Lock Stock, with that oriental dude vs Bullettooth Tony...pumps him full of led shouting DIE! DIE! why won't you fuckin' DIE! only to see Tony's smile growing bigger with every bullet=)

[stone_cold]

simble word:
ps3 will not die
pc will die

[VonBraunschweigg]

Simble word huh:) But which one do you mean? Will, not or die?

[SOULJER]

Give me Hits please. Thank you.

[TheKayle]

ps3 been not an economical fail as the pseye/move/ps vita ...but very close to them

this dont mean that was a bad console...was probably the best hardware around.....but the marketing kill every profits they could do

starting from the free psn

[THC CELL]

not to pee in some of u wind but it took 13 years for the ps2 to die, unlike xbox who abandon consoles.. u should be happy with sonys support

[Belking]

Didn't take that long for pspgo though...lol And it looks like vita may have one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel if they don't do something about it.

[Braid]

You don't need Sony to drop its support for PS3 in order to deem it dead. Don't buy the console or sell it if you already have one, don't buy the games, don't read the news regarding PS3. There you go, it's unoficially dead for you.

As for me, I'll keep enjoying my PS3, and will be looking forward to Ni No Kuni, Yakuza 5, Dust 514, Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, GOW Ascension, Beyond, Last of Us and maybe The Last Guardian and FF Versus XIII. Multiplatform games like Bioshock Infinite, Crysis 3, Tomb Raider, Watch Dogs, Remember Me, Rainbow 6: The Patriots, Splinter Cell Blacklist, Castlevania: Lords of Shadows 2, Lost Planet 3, Grid 2, Injustice, Aliens: Colonial Marines, Dragon Age 3, Metro Last Light, FUSE, Dead Space 3 and huge titles like MGS Ground Zeroes, Dark Souls 2 and GTA V will be the icing on the cake.

If those games are not enough for you to keep going with your Playstation 3 then wow mate... I'd really hate to have your taste of video games. There're a MEGATON of games to keep you interested for at least one more year. And yeah, there'll possibly be a new Call of Duty and Battlefield 4 on the horizon as well, just wait and see.

[KrisButtar]

I don't think the ps3 should die yet and it won't as Sony has said 10yrs, now with helping the vita I think that getting the people who are still making psp games in Japan should have jumped to the vita already. Another thing that could help would be releasing those games on retail for vita and not just on the PSN for vita as I don't buy digital games, I like physical copies. Also the games list in the article are for the 1st quarter, what about the other months? They is a pretty big list of TBA games.

[Bellcross]

Yeah let a 70+ mil console sold console die.../s

whoever wrote this must be on drugs, the PS3 will be around longer than the PS2 was. it's not even at $199 price point yet.

[smashcrashbash]

Yeah, the let this system die articles are usually a bunch of nonsense that comes from idiots. You always want this game or that system to die.I am sorry but are you the person running the business? Are you the person who has been running a multi-billion company for several decades? Is it your money they are spending? Despite all your advise most of it comes from people who nothing about business. Your advice would probably more likely push the company over the edge rather then help them.So before you tell anyone to stop making a console or what they should start doing,STOP and remember that they know better then you.Letting the PS3 die is an idiotic idea.Sony can support the PS3 without having to kill it off. We all know that people won't jump to buy the PS4 at once and they need their profits coming from somewhere.There is something called barrier to exit where you can't simply just leave something after investing in or you may end up paying a hefty price

[Belking]

I don't think they can afford to let it die. It's really not totally up to Sony though. If third party still wants to support it they will. If they won't they won't.At some point they will have to shift more resources towards PS4 or they will risk losing more market share to Nintendo and MS.

[stage88]

No it's not time.

Next.

[fighisimo]

THIS ARTICLE IS STUPID

PS3 easily has 4 to 6 years left to complete its life cycle.

[swice]

I would like to think that my investment was worth it. Letting a console die as soon as the next system comes out makes it less worthy. Also, some people stay behind a gen to save money, so cutting them out may not be the best business decision, unless of course said console failed to make the company money. I could see them dropping support then

[2pacalypsenow]

Ps2 sold more than 20 million consoles from 2006-2012, why should the ps3 die when Ps4 comes out people will still buy ps3's when ps4 is out

[Rymackem]

I think its time to stop these stupid articles.

[BitbyDeath]

PS2 has just made room for PS4.
No need for PS3 to make room for PS5 just yet.
Give it another 7 or so years.

[PastyGangster]

Even when the next Playstation is released, the PS3 won't die. It is going to have the same life cycle as the PS2 did.

[nosferatuzodd]

Xbox is out 1 yr earlier than ps3 why not let it die oh.
This journalist or learnalist need to write something substantial
And stop with the bogus topic cuz this makes no sense what's to ever

[Deku-Johnny]

The main reason is because two or three years ago we started getting games that were as good as they'll ever be on it. Yeah there's some fairly decent games coming out this year but none that look any better or have much better experiences than games that came out a few years ago. It's about time Sony released something that can give us a new experience.

[deafdani]

Sure, let the PS3 die NOW, just when it's finally making actual profit per console sold for Sony after several years of selling at a loss.

Basically, this article says that the PS3 needs to go so the Vita can do better. That's a inanely stupid argument. Yes, I agree with the point that the Vita needs more content unique to it, games that can't be had anywhere else, to make it more appealing to the consumer. But that shouldn't come at the expense of another console that also has so much to offer.

Under that logic, the 3DS should be selling like crap because Nintendo has the Wii AND the recently released Wii U... but guess what? 3DS is selling like hotcakes, and a big part of it is because of its game library, which offers a lot of stuff that just can't be had anywhere else. Vita needs more of that variety and uniqueness, not the death of its older sibling. >__>

[IaussieGamer]

There really are some stupid articles on the internet now days. This is one of them.

[jakmckratos]

SLy 4, Ni No Kuni, Puppeteer, Last of Us, God of War Ascension, Beyond....Sony is packing this year full of awesome exclusives...it's more than likely we're seeing the end.

[TheKayle]

guys sell ur console next gen is coming..at least xbox

if they putting out all of this exclusives....well u need to wait more than half of a year to have a new console...so boooh u will jump on xbox i think ;) and when u will see the new one....im pretty sure u will lose all this fanboyism

[Plagasx]

Not until I play The Last of Us.

Only then it can die gracefully.

[Benjaminkno]

Sony tried to charge me $150 for a refurb, and '360 Pro's' fixed "my" Playstation 3 for $100.

need I say more?

I sure hope Sony gets their house in order. I'll still play Sony systems. They'll have to do more than have a few exclusives to earn any more of my dollars.

Vita fans got screwed too. Nintendo will have its 3ds XL out next year.

[DarkBlood]

but the XL is already out?

[Orionsangel]

The only way the PS3 can remain relevant after PS4 is if you can't migrate your PSN content to the PS4. Then there's a legitimate reason to still own the PS3, but I doubt you won't be able to migrate your PS3 content to the PS4. On another note. I'm sure once Sony abandons the PS3. Hackers are gonna have a field day with it.

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

Playstation 3 is the only console this gen that WILL continue to co-exist with it's newer counter part!

Something the competition WON'T be doing!

Also PS3 is the ONLY current gen console with big enough legs to keep fresh/good looking exclusives coming to it this late in its life!

[isyourhouseonfire]

The PS3 died before it even released, specifically when the X360 was released soooooooo... This article is a bit late.

[TBONEJF]

WHY IS IT TIME FOR JOURNALIST LIKE YOU TO STFU. Ps2 been around for over 10yrs and just last month SONY of JAPAN discontinued the model. PS3 only been in the market since 05' so u CAN SAY KICKED THE CAN cause theirs still other exclusives that haven't been out for SONY and u probably didn't mention like "THE LAST OF US" or ROCK STAR GAMES EXCLUSIVE AGENT. So top btchin bout the PS3

[LordHiggens]

The PS3 is still going strong...it's still got a lot of fight and it's not going anywhere...unlike Microsoft Sony actually has faith in their products...and stand behind them. Look at them...they started at the bottom of the barrel for this generation...now they are top dog. Sony knows their stuff when it comes to the gaming industry. The PS3 will continue to impress...and I have every confidence the PS4 will not disappoint.

[Clarence]

There is enough room for all Sony's consoles. 10yrs is what Sony stands by. 10yrs is what we will get.

[TuxedoMoon]

The ps3 isn't killing the vita, it's the mobile platforms out there. Why get a vita when you can get your kids a cheap tablet? Back in the day, the only way to play games on the go was with a gaming handheld. Today, out phones and tablets can do that and more, all in 1 device. Yeah, the psv and 3ds have much better games than the tablets, but casuals don't care about quality, just a cheap thrill to make waiting in line feel a bit faster.

Sony would never do this, but cross-play between the ps3, ps4, AND vita for some games. Phantasy Star online 2 would've been amazing if it was on the ps3/4, pc, and vita all able to link and play with each other.

[DOOMZ]

Because the ps3 was designed not developer friendly...

[Enigma_2099]

I wasn't aware they had pushed the PS3 as far as it could go.

[thecowsaysmoo]

PS3 died when it launched,the wii destroyed the ps3. JUST A FACT OF LIFE.

[Enigma_2099]

@isyourhouseonfire, thecowsaysmoo

*Sniff... sniff*

... is that Microsoft I smell on your breath? I hope you wiped first.