Update 2 : we received a statement direct from PlayStation New Zealand which stated “SCENZ will not be shipping anymorePlayStation 3 consoles to its retailers however the platform is still available in retail outlets throughout NZ and being supported with peripherals, great newreleases and back catalogue software.”
Update 1 : Mighty Ape Games have subsequently removed the Facebook post (which is why it is no longer viewable on this article). It would appear that someone has let this slip before Sony was ready to publicly acknowledge the discontinuation.
Whenever a new console is released it signals a death sentence for its predecessor. With the PS4 approaching it’s 2nd birthday and showing no signs of sales slowing down it was inevitable that the PS3 would eventually be put to rest. What we didn’t know was when that would occur, today that all changed via a Facebook post from New Zealand’s leading online video game retailer, Mighty Ape games.
The remains of the PS3 Continuation Post, Should have Screenshotted and not embedded!
Online retailers, who are privy to receiving information before the public, have been caught out in the past for revealing information publicly before they should have and this would appear to another one of those leaks. The (now removed) post on Facebook stated that Sony had confirmed the PS3 had been discountinued in New Zealand. New Zealand is a relatively small market so it would seem strange that New Zealand would be the only country to have the PS3 discontinued, it is more likely that the discontinuation will start to filter around remaining PS3 regions.
Having been originally released in 2006, the PS3 will not quite live long enough to celebrate its 10th birthday in store, although it will no doubt still receive plenty of play time from fans with some of the biggest games in Sony history appearing on PS4. Let’s not forget the now iconic franchise, Uncharted starring the heroic theif, Nathan Drake was born on the PS3.
We’ve reached out to PlayStation for comment directly and will update this article when we get a response.
With the end or an era now upon us the future will continue to burn brightly for Sony as the PlayStation 4 continues to dominate sales. All eyes will now be on Microsoft as the Xbox 360 can’t be far away from being pulled from the shelves as well.
Sounds legitimate ps3 dropped 2006 and sony said it had a 10 year plan for it.
Update 1 : Mighty Ape Games have subsequently removed the Facebook post (which is why it is no longer viewable on this article). It would appear that someone has let this slip before Sony was ready to publicly acknowledge the discontinuation.
Whenever a new console is released it signals a death sentence for its predecessor. With the PS4 approaching it’s 2nd birthday and showing no signs of sales slowing down it was inevitable that the PS3 would eventually be put to rest. What we didn’t know was when that would occur, today that all changed via a Facebook post from New Zealand’s leading online video game retailer, Mighty Ape games.
The remains of the PS3 Continuation Post, Should have Screenshotted and not embedded!
Online retailers, who are privy to receiving information before the public, have been caught out in the past for revealing information publicly before they should have and this would appear to another one of those leaks. The (now removed) post on Facebook stated that Sony had confirmed the PS3 had been discountinued in New Zealand. New Zealand is a relatively small market so it would seem strange that New Zealand would be the only country to have the PS3 discontinued, it is more likely that the discontinuation will start to filter around remaining PS3 regions.
Having been originally released in 2006, the PS3 will not quite live long enough to celebrate its 10th birthday in store, although it will no doubt still receive plenty of play time from fans with some of the biggest games in Sony history appearing on PS4. Let’s not forget the now iconic franchise, Uncharted starring the heroic theif, Nathan Drake was born on the PS3.
We’ve reached out to PlayStation for comment directly and will update this article when we get a response.
With the end or an era now upon us the future will continue to burn brightly for Sony as the PlayStation 4 continues to dominate sales. All eyes will now be on Microsoft as the Xbox 360 can’t be far away from being pulled from the shelves as well.
Sounds legitimate ps3 dropped 2006 and sony said it had a 10 year plan for it.
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