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PlayStation 3 ending production in Japan
- Thread starter oldmario
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As I wondered above, what is the hypothetical timeline on PS3 PSN servers shutting down?
PSNow runs on native PS3 hardware, and all the online MP games on that service are still using the PS3 PSN infrastructure.
So can we assume it will continue indefinitely?
SlavetodaBOX
Member
That's impressive...I went through 4 of them...my friends and I joked a lot about how much better the Xbox360 was.
Devilgunman
Member
Is it time to back up my PS3 digital games yet?
Hopefully Sony can keep PSN store of Vita and PS3 running for many more years.
Hopefully Sony can keep PSN store of Vita and PS3 running for many more years.
Sectorseven
Member
Are they still making PS2s?
itsbenoclock
Member
How do they even manufacture the custom parts these days? Do these factories specifically built for CELL now shut down? (Basing this on my memory that places were built for CELL and PS3)
mysteriousmage09
Member
no, they stopped production in 2012 or something.
MY first gen 60gb PS3 still running strong. Just had to clean the dust a couple weeks back cuz the fans were just blasting nonstop even when it's not running a game.
Still occasionally playing it due to PSN sales and picking up old games dirt cheap. Plus I have it connected to my 2nd monitor so it's very convenient to turn on and start playing when im on the desktop
Still occasionally playing it due to PSN sales and picking up old games dirt cheap. Plus I have it connected to my 2nd monitor so it's very convenient to turn on and start playing when im on the desktop
hanspampel
Banned
you can store the custom parts and use them.
but i don't have details into the ps3 supply chain.
and yes, those places are shut down and used for other stuff
about 0.0000000000000000000001% chance
maybe
TheStruggler
Report me for trolling ND/TLoU2 threads
RIP, you were hard as fuck to develope for and most likely the reason there is no backwards compat on ps4. But you were one hell of a system that had some great games and started one of my fav IP's The Last of us
CEJames
Member
This. They won't let this stop them from re-using assets and low budgets -_-
bitbydeath
Member
Stopped making them a month before PS4 was announced.
Yu Furealdo
Member
I still play BO2 on mine regularly and just started the DMC series earlier this week. One of my favorite consoles ever.
I can't talk about Namco, but I don't think Atlus will develop a PS3 game in the future.
They will re-use a lot of assets from Persona 5, but that was expected.
btw, fantastic console, I bought my first PS3 recently and I'm enjoying a lot (and it's nice to use Netflix outside a Wii
)TheGhostSix
Neo Member
Actually production ended back in March, according to a statement from Sony Japan to Kotaku https://kotaku.com/sony-is-killing-the-ps3-in-japan-it-seems-1793363510
Gematsu says: "The page for the 500 gigabyte standard model, the only remaining PlayStation 3 model in production in Japan, lists shipments as ended.
So the shipments ended. No more distribution.
Gematsu says: "The page for the 500 gigabyte standard model, the only remaining PlayStation 3 model in production in Japan, lists shipments as ended.
So the shipments ended. No more distribution.
iceblade997
Member
Sad day . Love the PS3. So many exclusives, let alone the multiplats from a really strong generation, and it's so versatile as a media player and general entertainment system. Mine's literally playing a DVD in the living room right now lol.
Same here. It's going to be sitting under the TV and providing hours of fun for a long time to come.
. Love the PS3. So many exclusives, let alone the multiplats from a really strong generation, and it's so versatile as a media player and general entertainment system. Mine's literally playing a DVD in the living room right now lol. Same here. It's going to be sitting under the TV and providing hours of fun for a long time to come.
The monster just kept going, 11 years is a long time in the games industry. Incredible turnaround in perception and support, I still remember those shaky few years where it felt like Sony was gonna quit the games industry (I paid too much stock in over-dramatic GameFAQs posters).
I haven't moved on yet, I plan to keep playing mine until I play the games that never got much attention on release, like 3D Dot Game Heroes and Folklore. By the time I get to PS4 the feast will begin.
I haven't moved on yet, I plan to keep playing mine until I play the games that never got much attention on release, like 3D Dot Game Heroes and Folklore. By the time I get to PS4 the feast will begin.
Mr. Phellps
Member
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To Far Away Times
Member
R.I.P. to the greatest emulator machine of all time.
NES
SNES
Genesis
GB/GBC/GBA
PC Engine
2D Arcade games
PS1
PS2
And modern PS3 games
Full speed and all built right into one launcher.
Compatible with a huge range of USB controllers like USB NES/SNES controllers.
Amazing.
NES
SNES
Genesis
GB/GBC/GBA
PC Engine
2D Arcade games
PS1
PS2
And modern PS3 games
Full speed and all built right into one launcher.
Compatible with a huge range of USB controllers like USB NES/SNES controllers.
Amazing.
Pretty sure they're both done. Persona 5 was a statistical outlier.
Still keep a plugged PS3 Super Slim that I bought new in early 2015 when they were beginning to get scarce in stores over here in Mexico, haven't seen one in stock since then. I do occasionally see one or two 500 GB units in stock in some Texas Walmart stores when I visit, maybe I should get a backup.
The Sum of Zero
Member
Was mainly 360 last gen but damn I loved the PS3. Was a great console in its own right, and also my first blu-ray player. And my 80GB phat has been running strong since 2009.
hemo memo
Gold Member
Sectorseven
Member
It's not impossible, but by then emulation might be more practical when you consider stores likely wouldn't be stocking PS3 software, so there wouldn't be a lot of incentive beyond doing it as a goodwill gesture.
PS2 and PS3 launches still had lots of their respective prior gen's titles selling incredibly well, so it made much more sense in that regard, and one could certainly argue they botched that aspect with PS4.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Good riddance.
Mr. Smiley
Member
Hell of a turnaround for the system. RIPperino.
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
Well I hope this leads to the Resistance, Killzone and Infamous series getting ported to PS4.
Oathbreaker
Banned
Farewell, my old friend.
Honey Bunny
Member
What a machine. I'll never spend as much time with another console, PC has kind of taken over.
mavericktopgun
Member
Don't forget things like Skyrim...
PS2 continued trucking and sold many more millions after PS3 launched.
PS3 sales utterly collapsed when the PS4 released.
Azure Phoenix
Member
I guess that means production has unofficially ended, they've not been shipping any units to the West since the Destiny bundle and remaining units in the UK got recalled a while ago. I'm still not quite sure I understand why Sony didn't get a model of the PS3 to the £99 price point for families like they did with the PS2 and PS1, but maybe there was just too much tech inside there to do that.
I probably should have scooped up a couple more discounted units last Xmas when I had the chance since my old slim is on its last legs, but I've got a white super slim in storage just in case.
I probably should have scooped up a couple more discounted units last Xmas when I had the chance since my old slim is on its last legs, but I've got a white super slim in storage just in case.
It's not strange at all. They were never able to hit the low prices the PS2 did.
InfiniteCombo
Banned
PS3 is awesome. Mine is still plugged in, and I still play it regularly.
I mean, it's the console that gave us Uncharted 2 and The Last of Us. Those games alone were more than worth having a PS3 for.
I mean, it's the console that gave us Uncharted 2 and The Last of Us. Those games alone were more than worth having a PS3 for.