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So...is the PS3 at the end of its life finally?
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UnderWaterTree
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give it a year till the crossgen stuff done
No, not quite. There's still a few niche releases that I'll be picking up on it; Persona 4 Ultimax, Tears to Tiara II, Atelier Shallie (when it's announced for the West)... if I don't have a PS4 by the time P5 comes out here, I'll be getting the PS3 version of that as well. So personally I think it still has a bit of life left in it.
sephiroth7x
Member
I think it is barring the Kingdom Hearts 2.5 remix for me...
I have about five games left to play on it before its PS4 or bust... just hoping by that point the PS4 will have fleshed its library out a bit more...
I have about five games left to play on it before its PS4 or bust... just hoping by that point the PS4 will have fleshed its library out a bit more...
PS3 has certainly has had a good life so far. In a generation that saw Xbox 360 ahead in sales and mindshare for a number of years before PS3 started to catch up and the 100M unit Wii phenomenon.
It'll be 8 years on the market in November. Having been revealed to the public over 9 years ago (E3 2005) PS3's R&D began in 1999, a decade and a half ago, before PS2 was released in Japan.
IGN - November 17, 1999
SCEI senior VP says that PlayStation 3 will significantly out-perform PlayStation 2.
With PlayStation architecture in the hands of Mark Cerny these days, and with PS4 being on the market for nearly 10 months, hopefully he won't be soaking in his tub too much longer before beginning some serious brainstorming on PS5
It'll be 8 years on the market in November. Having been revealed to the public over 9 years ago (E3 2005) PS3's R&D began in 1999, a decade and a half ago, before PS2 was released in Japan.
IGN - November 17, 1999
SCEI senior VP says that PlayStation 3 will significantly out-perform PlayStation 2.
With PlayStation architecture in the hands of Mark Cerny these days, and with PS4 being on the market for nearly 10 months, hopefully he won't be soaking in his tub too much longer before beginning some serious brainstorming on PS5
DeliciousDoc
Member
Personally I still don't see a compelling reason to upgrade. You talk of compelling ps3 only titles, I talk of compelling ps4 only titles. Still nothing.(maybe EDF will be stable but then you have to pay to play online) I'm not in a hurry to pay for online which seems to be the defining feature of the ps4.
I think ps3 will be off the market within 2 years max. Ditto for 360. I just don't see how there will be market left for it. Sales are already tanking fast. There probably won't be many new games after this year either.
Unlike the ps2, the ps3 can't be sold ultra cheap in third world countries. It just wasn't engineered properly for long term cost reductions (or short term for that matter, as we saw). It still retails for $250, right? The ps4 could easily be $299 by next year, and it's engineered with cost reductions in mind.
I imagine Sony wants to get rid of the ps3 asap. They already have a casual, budget console in PSTV, if they feel like trying to tap into that market.
Unlike the ps2, the ps3 can't be sold ultra cheap in third world countries. It just wasn't engineered properly for long term cost reductions (or short term for that matter, as we saw). It still retails for $250, right? The ps4 could easily be $299 by next year, and it's engineered with cost reductions in mind.
I imagine Sony wants to get rid of the ps3 asap. They already have a casual, budget console in PSTV, if they feel like trying to tap into that market.
Red Blaster
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for these 2015 releases i don't see why you wouldn't want to play them all on ps4 given that there's a good chance they'll run at 1080p/60 fps...and if they can't get these games running at that clip on ps4 then holy shit something's wrong
however ps3 is still a baller media device and combinated with the bountiful ps+ selections i've accumulated i'll be playing it for a while
however ps3 is still a baller media device and combinated with the bountiful ps+ selections i've accumulated i'll be playing it for a while
That "something wrong" might be the fact that they (the cross-gen games, that is) are all likely PS3 up-ports, Persona 5 included. Some may even have technical issues associated with that. It's far too early to tell, though.
Sony want consumers to move on from PS3 to PS4 ASAP. The PS2 had an exceptionally long life because it solid exceptionally well. Not to make light of the PS3, but it had a rocky start and was quite a money sink for a long time. With the PS4 selling like hotcakes though, the smart idea would be to push consumers towards it.
HyperCubed4
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Not until there's a YouTube app on the PS4.
If they're making decent money on PS3's, there's little hurry for them to make that income go away.
Actually it's taking awhile in Japan unless something changed recently. But with the ease of development and the fact each generation scales better to the next it's even more reason to push some devs to go with cross-gen rather than just PS3, a lot of what they were making on PS2 would arguably have been unsuitable for PS3 (though NISA went "we don't give a fuck, have some PS1-quality sprites.") And that was already a system that had a ton of games that looked way nicer when upgraded to HD and didn't even stick out too badly! Nevermind that the PS3 is a nightmare to work with and the PS4 isn't.
EDIT: And people do need to remember to at least glance at the OP and realize he's talking about a lack of exclusives justifying sticking around. Yes, P5, Destiny, and likely many others are hitting both PS3 and PS4. But playing Destiny for free aside they're not compelling reasons to keep playing your PS3 if you got a PS4 or had been planning to upgrade as soon as enough you wanted to play was there.
Given the lack of PS3 price drops and/or new bundles and their obvious intent last night to keep PS3 on the down low, their intentions seem pretty clear.
End of it's life? Doubtful. Games will continue to come out on last gen systems for a couple more years or, at least, versions of them. They'll also still have a handful of exclusives like the yearly JRPGs (Tales/Atelier/Hyperdimension) until they upgrade and the Last Guardian(/s). It's definitely winding down though.
It's worth pointing out too that it's very likely anything not already announced may be coming to PS4 instead, even from small developers this time. Heck, I speculated earlier in here that Zestria could end up cross-gen anyway, which looks more likely given that its release trajectory isn't all that different from P5's (announced late last year, announced as a 2015 title in the middle of this year) and the fact it is a higher end game, and Compile Heart(/Idea Factory?) and Falcom are already moving on to PS4, so the likes of Gust going ahead sooner seem more likely, especially as they were one of the earlier ones on PS3 and have the backing of KT this time.
Have a Nice Day
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My PS3 backlog says: "AHAHAHAHA, no"
mgs2master2
Banned
next year still says hello.
Kazuma Kiryu
Member
It has at least one more year of life in it. But if the price doesn't drop, sales aren't going to be pretty.
mcz117chief
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I don't expect any major amount of new blood to be added into the system, but it does have an absolutely incredible library of games already, I can't even begin to think in how many years I will ditch my PS3, I still have my PS1 and 2 plugged in and I still play them from time to time.
ComputerBlue
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Other than AC Rogue there's not any new games coming out for PS3 that I want, and I'll be waiting for Rogues inevitable port. There are still some games in my backlog or older games that I've wanted that I need to get around to eventually but those don't really count and I'm glad that they're putting more focus on the new gen. I didn't buy a ps4 to buy new games on my ps3.
Duxxy3
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After I'm finished with Dark Souls I may finally let go of my PS3. Everything that I want in the fall and next year are on PS4/XB1. PS+ for the PS3 is getting worse, so I'm stuck playing my old games. XB1 is getting closer and closer to the media capabilities of the PS3, so I'm not even turning it on for that.
Maybe I'll pick up GT6 and call it a generation... finally.
Maybe I'll pick up GT6 and call it a generation... finally.
Sithlord77
Banned
I have a backlog of like 30 games a lot of them JRPGs (result of mostly playing on 360 last gen then realising afterwards I backed the wrong horse) so it isn't going anywhere for me for at least two more years.
Hibiki Kurosawa
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Tales of Zestiria and Persona 5 are likely my last PS3 games (aside from maybe getting older games I missed out on). I'll probably be buying Persona 5 on PS4 as well, though, because that's just what I do with Atlus developed games. I dip as much as possible.
I bought mine less than a year ago when I heard about P5's announcement and I wanted to catch up on the backlog (a decision helped by the PS4 not having backwards compatibility).
As for new games, I'm only waiting on Kingdom Hearts 2.5, Persona 5, and Tales of Zestiria. However, there's still plenty of games on the console that I want to play, like Metal Gear Rising, Valkyria Chronicles, and Little Big Planet.
As for new games, I'm only waiting on Kingdom Hearts 2.5, Persona 5, and Tales of Zestiria. However, there's still plenty of games on the console that I want to play, like Metal Gear Rising, Valkyria Chronicles, and Little Big Planet.
I'd keep it, maybe store it away for a while like I did if you need the space. You never know when you may feel the urge to go and play titles that may never get a remaster on PS4. I know I will keep my PS3 if anything for just when I would want to replay titles like Demon's Souls, Nier, or Red Dead Redemption which will very unlikely ever get re-released on PS4.
On the other-hand if you don't plan on replaying older games and are simply looking forward to the newer releases and aren't really much of a collector then I guess selling it might be alright option. I've personally never sold any of my older consoles/game collections.
thesuperfunk
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I feel we are almost there ... if it weren't for the backlog of PS3 games, and relatively low number of PS4 games I've wanted until now, I would have taken the next-gen jump sooner.
Oct/Nov is going to be a brilliant 8 weeks though if we're treated to GTAV, DriveClub, Alien Isolation and Project Cars ... plus I already want to pick up Wolfenstein and Sniper Elite V3!
Oct/Nov is going to be a brilliant 8 weeks though if we're treated to GTAV, DriveClub, Alien Isolation and Project Cars ... plus I already want to pick up Wolfenstein and Sniper Elite V3!
LowerLevel
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For me it's probably the opposite. I personally haven't had a reason to get a Ps4. And having Persona 5 on both PlayStations pretty much tells me I still don't need to get a Ps4 yet. If P5 was exclusive? Oh yeah! But why pay appx $300 for a system that the games I want to play are on a few systems I already own? Soon enough it seems however... I can imagine that bit of news isn't even the tip of what's to come that will be fully exclusive to Ps4.
hardcastlemccormick
Banned
I bought my PS4 last month because a lot of those cross gen games are going to run like garbage on the PS3.
I'm going to slowly migrate over to PC (whatever games I liked on PS3 that I can get there) and then ditch it. I'll stay PS2/PS4/PC.
I'm going to slowly migrate over to PC (whatever games I liked on PS3 that I can get there) and then ditch it. I'll stay PS2/PS4/PC.
MaximumSpider
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Could you imagine the meltdown if it was still a PS3 exclusive?The Last Guardian is coming
If that's the case, then you're paying about 200 bucks for a console that you only want one game for as well as buying it at near the end of its life, whereas you could buy a PS4 and P5 for about 500. This way, you'd have a console that will be getting games for about 8-9 years.
I'm going Xbox One this gen.
Besides, I strongly dislike what I've seen of the PS4 UI. The XMB is slick.