14 DAY TRIAL // Sony will continue to support the PlayStation 3 with a variety of great games, according to its Marketing Vice President, John Koller, who promises that the company will follow the same strategy as with the PlayStation 2.
In the midst of speculation about next-generation consoles, Sony has just revealed a redesigned version of its current PlayStation 3, with a slimmer design but, unfortunately for budget-conscious customers, the same price tag.
Now, just as the new model is being rolled out into North America, Sony’s John Koller has revealed that the PS3 will continue to be supported in the following years with plenty of great games.
"A lot of great content is coming," he told Gamespot. "And over the next 2-3 years, the PS3 has got an incredible lineup. We're going to continue supporting the PS3 for the next few years. Absolutely. And we're going to continue supporting it not only that long, but as long as there is a development spigot that's running hot.”
That spigot will continue to be very hot, according to Koller, who also notes that the long running PlayStation 2 still gets games made for it.
"I can tell you right now, the development spigot for PS3 is very hot. A lot of great games coming. Same thing with PS2... it's kind of stuck around as that old warrior, many years after its launch. But there's still games launching for it."
Many of these upcoming PS3 games include first-party titles, like The Last of Us or Beyond: Two Souls, but also plenty of third-party experiences, according to Koller.
Besides the games we already know about, Sony is also working on “a lot of first-party content that hasn't come out publicly.”
While it’s great to hear that Sony will continue to support the PlayStation 3 in the future, it still won’t stop the rumors concerning the PlayStation 4.