“The PS3 will continue to rise,” says Hirai.
We’re nearly five years into the life of the PlayStation 3, but gamers shouldn’t hold their breath as they wait for news on the PlayStation 4 – Sony hasn’t even begun debating it yet.
“As regards home consoles, the PS3 was put into business in 2006, and it has a 10 year life cycle,” Sony Computer Entertainment boss Kaz Hirai told Japanese news website PC Impress Watch (translated for Eurogamer by Keza MacDonald) following the announcement of the Next Generation Portable last month.
“This means that we aren’t even at the halfway point. There are certainly many more desirable first and third party titles coming out. As we announce and implement new initiatives on an annual basis, I still believe in the importance of improving the software and feature set of the PS3.