Sony: Support for PS3 will continue

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Sony Japan president Hiroshi Kawano has said there are no plans to immediately shift from the PS3 to the PS4.


The PS4 will launch late 2013, but Sony Japan president Hiroshi Kawano has confirmed in Famitsu (translated by Kotaku) that support for the PS3 will continue.

"It's been seven years since the release of the PS3," says Kawano, "and the console continues to sell at a constant pace, plus we have many upcoming titles. We have no intention of immediately shifting from the PS3 to the PS4."

The cloud service that will allow users to play PS3 games on the PS4 will launch in 2014, and Kawano says it will likely result in "some people [switching] consoles from the PS3 to the PS4." This switch will not be forced though - "it will be a gradual process, and to say 'we're releasing a new console, so trade in your old ones for it' would be a maker's ego talking, plain and simple."

Sony certified new PS3 models earlier this month, however a Sony exec has said the company has no plans for a PS3 price cut.

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TaigaAisakaPosted:

BDB
ShadowBoltDashie
BDB
Katsumi
RaheemSterling_31 PS3 is such a weird shape :S


Whats wrong with the shape? :)

I have owned a PS3 for around 2 year now and i can say that the shape isn't really a problem. I myself prefer the PS3 shape over the Xbox 360 shape. I own both consoles so i have been able to compare them side to side


Me to, I have no problem with any of those shapes.


I've never owned a PS3 so I don't know what it looks like other than photos I have seen, but it doesn't look all that bad. I will say that I'm liking the PS4 look over the Xbox One look though.


Me to, the looks don't really matter for me though, I care more about the games/graphics.


Looks matter to me to a certain degree. I don't want something big and bulky that will take up more space than is needed.

ReevePosted:

BDB
Leap
Mawderz That would be an awful idea if they done that anyway. Still millions of users won't shift to ps4 right away.


Yea, It will take about a couple months.


Probably even years, not everybody can afford the PS4 straight away.


i agree, with the economy the way that it is.

ReevePosted:

i dont think alot of people will invest in this.

MentalistPosted:

Leap
Mawderz That would be an awful idea if they done that anyway. Still millions of users won't shift to ps4 right away.


Yea, It will take about a couple months.


Probably even years, not everybody can afford the PS4 straight away.

MentalistPosted:

ShadowBoltDashie
BDB
Katsumi
RaheemSterling_31 PS3 is such a weird shape :S


Whats wrong with the shape? :)

I have owned a PS3 for around 2 year now and i can say that the shape isn't really a problem. I myself prefer the PS3 shape over the Xbox 360 shape. I own both consoles so i have been able to compare them side to side


Me to, I have no problem with any of those shapes.


I've never owned a PS3 so I don't know what it looks like other than photos I have seen, but it doesn't look all that bad. I will say that I'm liking the PS4 look over the Xbox One look though.


Me to, the looks don't really matter for me though, I care more about the games/graphics.

LeapPosted:

Mawderz That would be an awful idea if they done that anyway. Still millions of users won't shift to ps4 right away.


Yea, It will take about a couple months.

TaigaAisakaPosted:

BDB
Katsumi
RaheemSterling_31 PS3 is such a weird shape :S


Whats wrong with the shape? :)

I have owned a PS3 for around 2 year now and i can say that the shape isn't really a problem. I myself prefer the PS3 shape over the Xbox 360 shape. I own both consoles so i have been able to compare them side to side


Me to, I have no problem with any of those shapes.


I've never owned a PS3 so I don't know what it looks like other than photos I have seen, but it doesn't look all that bad. I will say that I'm liking the PS4 look over the Xbox One look though.

MentalistPosted:

Katsumi
RaheemSterling_31 PS3 is such a weird shape :S


Whats wrong with the shape? :)

I have owned a PS3 for around 2 year now and i can say that the shape isn't really a problem. I myself prefer the PS3 shape over the Xbox 360 shape. I own both consoles so i have been able to compare them side to side


Me to, I have no problem with any of those shapes.

MentalistPosted:

This is a great thing, I will probably keep playing on the PS3, it has some good games.

TaigaAisakaPosted:

RaheemSterling_31 Microsoft will probably ban players for using there 360 and not buying the Xbox One, l0l.


No, Microsoft is keeping support on the Xbox 360 for the time being. They wouldn't just ban people who don't want the new console, that would force people to move to Sony which wouldn't be a good move by Microsoft.


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