PlayStation 3 blev udgivet i 2007, det vil sige 6 år inde i PlayStation 2s levetid. Alligevel formåede PlayStation 2 at holde 5 år yderligere indtil den den 4. januar 2013 stoppede i produktion. Aldrig har en konsol været på markedet i så lang tid. Dette er selvfølgelig noget Sony er stolt af, men at PlayStation 3 får så stor en succes, regner de dog ikke med.
Shuhei Yoshida udtaler:
"So we'll have a parallel strategy with PS3 and PS4, like we had between PS2 and PS3. PS3 was launched in 2006, in the sixth year of PS2, but PS2 lasted for another five years. I don't know if PS3 will last another five years - but definitely for the next couple of years, because of the price difference, the great library of games and the publisher side being able to support both.
There'll even be new games. We were talking about indie games - many indie announcements at GamesCom were for games coming to PS4, PS Vita and PS3. These guys also support multi-generation platforms, so there'll continue to be a great supply of games.
Our large teams are shifting, transitioning from PS3 to PS4, and continuing on Vita as well," he said. "But for our digital releases, we always look at PS4, PS3 and Vita. Many games like Hohokum or Doki Doki Universe we have announced for PS3 and PS4 at the same time.
We'll continue to support PS3 in a way that makes sense, especially the digital games that we work on - but our large teams, our AAA release teams, are transitioning from PS3 to PS4."
I sidste måned bekræftede Microsoft at de vil blive ved med at understøtte Xbox 360 indtil 2016. Det ser ud til begge firmaer har samme holdbarhedsplaner med deres gamle konsoller.