Sony is reportedly preparing to stop the manufacture of the PS3 in Japan quite soon.
While Sony has yet to make an official announcement on the matter, the PlayStation Store page for the 500GB PS3 (via Gematsu) — the only model still in production — states that “shipments are scheduled to end soon.”
Japanese retailers suggest production will cease this month.
てんちょうです。
2017年3月。つまり今月をもってPS3の出荷が完了となるそうです。つまり生産終了という事ですね。
2006年の11月11日に発売されてから10年ちょっと。まさかこんなに長い間現役で頑張るとは当時は思いもしませんでした。
何はともあれお疲れ様ですね！— ゲームショップVITA久留米店 (@VITA_Kurume) March 16, 2017
The sentiment is being echoed by analyst Daniel Ahmad.
PS3 released: Nov 2006
PS3 discontinued: Mar 2017Wii U released: Nov 2012
Wii U discontinued: Nov 2016Whew.
— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) March 19, 2017
The PS3 was released in November 2006; Sony promised to support it for ten years, so it has easily kept its word.
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