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SCE Europe president Andrew House has reaffirmed Sony’s claim that the PlayStation 3 will have a “minimum” lifecycle of 10 years.
“I’ve always said [the PS3’s lifespan will be] ten-plus years and the only question mark is how long the ‘plus’ is,” said House, speaking to CVG. “Ten years I think is the minimum.”
House also drew comparison with the PlayStation 2, which is still supported by publishers – albeit to a minor extent – to this day.
“What we’ve said many times before and we’re confident about is we launched a device that is very, very powerful, that has a whole range of possibilities and that’s at the very least a ten-year life-cycle. I know I’m guilty of repeating myself but I think it’s always worth pointing out we’re still selling PlayStation 2 in its millions around the world, 11 years after it was launched.
“That’s different markets and a different profile of consumers but there’s still some vibrant demand. That for me bodes extremely well for where the potential of PS3 will go.”
House’s comments arrive just days after VideoGamer.com reported that Microsoft is supposedly planning to reveal an Xbox 360 successor at E3 2012.
The PS3 may well last a decade – in fact, it almost certainly will – but that doesn’t mean we won’t hear about a new console in the near future.
The PlayStation 3 was revealed at E3 in 2005, roughly five years into the life of the PS2; this November, the machine will celebrate its fifth birthday. If Microsoft really does show off its follow-up to the 360 at next year’s expo, expect Sony to follow suit not long thereafter.
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