PlayStation 3 Is Dead But Not Buried: Why The End Of A Console Doesn't Mean The End Of Its Life

Now that the PlayStation 3 has officially ceased production and shipment, is it the end for the console? Not necessarily. .

[Einhander1971]

It will never be dead in my eyes been playing it tonight actually a bit of Outrun 2 HD:). Hell the snes, megadrive, Neo Geo, PC engine will never be dead in my eyes lol.

[DarkZane]

Production only ended in Japan. North America and Europe are still gonna receive shipments. It's far from dead.

[LP-Eleven]

Thank you! Not sure why this narrative of it being "dead" has taken off. One territory, or do the US and EU no longer matter all of a sudden?

[FallenAngel1984]

PS3 is still my most used console. Still so many games to play that I missed throughout its lifecycle

[bluefox755]

Not dead for me, still play it regularly.

[B1uBurneR]

Good thing for backwards compatibility. You can recycle your old systems and save space to make room for the next Generation manufacturing plant.

Plus who needs a another roach motel anyways.?

[Elda]

"Who needs another roach motel" That would be if someone's place is infested with roaches....yuck!

[yeahright2]

Something tells me you should hire a maid to clean up your place.

[Elda]

I don't play PS3 games anymore but I still have my PS3 next to my PS4 Pro & a handful of my favorite games that are still on the PS3 that haven't been remastered.One day I may want to play them again knowing I won't be using PS Now when there's no need.

[Warshade]

My 60 gb model still plays Ps2 games just fine!

[Elronza]

Love my PS3 slim 320gb! I still want a fat ps3 that can play ps2 games natively.

[MunchMiller00]

Because people still play console and computer games from all time periods, and likely will for many decades to come?

"Why The End Of A Console Doesn't Mean The End Of Its Life"

You actually put thought behind this?

[yeahright2]

Well the last PS2 game was released only one week before the PS4 hit the market. So even if hardware production ends, the console won't die for some time if history is any judge.