Regarding the PS3's Claimed 10 Year Life Span Propaganda

[QUOTE="accameron"]

Sorry, I posted this in another thread, but I felt that it was valid enough for a new thread to be made about this. The whole "10 year lifespan" claim is the biggest bunch of bullcrap propaganda. Did the PS1 really still have legitimate games made for it 10 years after it first came out? No. Will the PS2? No. New consoles are released about every 5 years or so, and there is a little overlap between the old and new generations (as seen with PS2 and PS3 right now). This is further exacerbated by backwards compatibility. Otherwise, the real "lifespan" of any system is at best 5-6 years, and that is if you buy it at launch.

PS3 claiming a "10 year lifespan" is untrue propaganda, plain and simple. That for some reason is spouted off over and over by rabid, mouth-breathing PS3 fanboys.

ZIMdoom

First of all, you have proven how ignorant and prejudiced you are when it comes to gaming and Sony.

1) Nobody ever claimed the PS1 or PS2 had or would have a 10 year lifespan. So to act like because those consoles didn't it makes SOny's PS3 claims "bullcrap propaganda" is a lie.

2) THe PS2 was released in 2000. That meant it has already been out for over7 years in Japan and almost 7 years in NA. there are still games coming out for it and beign made because people are still buying the console and it has the largest user base. So your claim that new consoles come out every 5 years is pointless and totally meaningless. ESPECIALLY considering the PS3 came out more than 6 years (almost 7 if you consider PS2 japanese launch) after the PS2.

3) Your claim that the consoles life isn't really that long because overlap and backwards compatibility shouldn't count is so ridiculous and idiotic it is borderline offensive. Frankly, it seems to me your thread is more guilty of lies and propaganda than you accuse of Sony.

1. The "bullcrap propaganda" is what Sony is spouting off about the PS3. We have all heard it, don't try to deny that.

2. Consoles DO come out every 5-6 years. Face the facts. Yes, games are still being made for the PS2, since there are like 100 million of them still out there. Unless Sony makes some serious moves SOON with pricing and games, there will be nowhere near 100 million PS3s, or even a quarter of that. You can bet if that happens, that in 5-6 years when the PS4 comes out, support for the PS3 will not be as good as it is now for the PS2. ECONOMICS. And I don't expect to see many more games coming out for the PS2 next year, at least ones worthwhile.

3. You are offended because I said that there is an overlap between game generations? Sorry dood. Console lives really aren't that long, due to backwards compatibility. I said it. I have not lied a single time in any of my posts.

Face it, Sony is the king of idiotic propaganda (how many moronic things have Sony said in the last year or two regarding the PS3? Want me to find some good quotes?? How could you possibly defend a company that makes such crazy claims and boasts? ). And for some reason, mouth-breathing sony loyalists seem to eat it all up, despite the ridiculousness of it all.

[QUOTE="ZIMdoom"][QUOTE="accameron"]

Sorry, I posted this in another thread, but I felt that it was valid enough for a new thread to be made about this. The whole "10 year lifespan" claim is the biggest bunch of bullcrap propaganda. Did the PS1 really still have legitimate games made for it 10 years after it first came out? No. Will the PS2? No. New consoles are released about every 5 years or so, and there is a little overlap between the old and new generations (as seen with PS2 and PS3 right now). This is further exacerbated by backwards compatibility. Otherwise, the real "lifespan" of any system is at best 5-6 years, and that is if you buy it at launch.

PS3 claiming a "10 year lifespan" is untrue propaganda, plain and simple. That for some reason is spouted off over and over by rabid, mouth-breathing PS3 fanboys.

accameron

First of all, you have proven how ignorant and prejudiced you are when it comes to gaming and Sony.

1) Nobody ever claimed the PS1 or PS2 had or would have a 10 year lifespan. So to act like because those consoles didn't it makes SOny's PS3 claims "bullcrap propaganda" is a lie.

2) THe PS2 was released in 2000. That meant it has already been out for over7 years in Japan and almost 7 years in NA. there are still games coming out for it and beign made because people are still buying the console and it has the largest user base. So your claim that new consoles come out every 5 years is pointless and totally meaningless. ESPECIALLY considering the PS3 came out more than 6 years (almost 7 if you consider PS2 japanese launch) after the PS2.

3) Your claim that the consoles life isn't really that long because overlap and backwards compatibility shouldn't count is so ridiculous and idiotic it is borderline offensive. Frankly, it seems to me your thread is more guilty of lies and propaganda than you accuse of Sony.

1. The "bullcrap propaganda" is what Sony is spouting off about the PS3. We have all heard it, don't try to deny that.

2. Consoles DO come out every 5-6 years. Face the facts. Yes, games are still being made for the PS2, since there are like 100 million of them still out there. Unless Sony makes some serious moves SOON with pricing and games, there will be nowhere near 100 million PS3s, or even a quarter of that. You can bet if that happens, that in 5-6 years when the PS4 comes out, support for the PS3 will not be as good as it is now for the PS2. ECONOMICS. And I don't expect to see many more games coming out for the PS2 next year, at least ones worthwhile.

3. You are offended because I said that there is an overlap between game generations? Sorry dood. Console lives really aren't that long, due to backwards compatibility. I said it. I have not lied a single time in any of my posts.

Face it, Sony is the king of idiotic propaganda (how many moronic things have Sony said in the last year or two regarding the PS3? Want me to find some good quotes?? How could you possibly defend a company that makes such crazy claims and boasts? ). And for some reason, mouth-breathing sony loyalists seem to eat it all up, despite the ridiculousness of it all.

dude, you are completely denying the facts. the console that came out within five years (4 years actually) of it's predeccesor was the 360,the PS2 came out 6 years after the PS1 and the gap has increased for the PS3.

the PS3 came out 7 years after the PS2. are you blind? read what I am typing: "7 years after the PS2 launch, and the PS2 is still going strong with first-party support and huge sales"

also, you apparently don't have any persuasive writing skills, seeing as the only phrase you are relying on is "rabid, mouth breathing PS3 fanboys". You have repeated yourself 3 times with that phrase. Do you feel proud of yourself for coming up with a witty insult? Here's some advice, you need to add variety to your articles, not repeat yourself and reuse words over and over. Otherwise it gets boring and it makes you look igonrant. Spice it up once in a while.

If a console continues to sell well, then a company will continue to make that console. If it doesn't then it won't. For example, the PS2 still sells but the xbox and gamecube barely sold in the last year. Sony has nothing to do with it since its simple economics. Sony stopped making 1st party titles for the PS1 .... 6 months after the PS2 was released and never looked back. Fewer and fewer mediocre 3rd party titles were released on the PS1 but the numbers were so small.

Also, backwards compatibility furthur encouraged consumers to drop the PS1 ship and climb aboard and support the PS2. Sony shifted all its actual support for the PS2. However, the darn thing continued to sell well even in the face of next gen competition so Sony decided lets keep making this console and spin it in our way by saying we will support the console for many years to coming.................. although their definition of support is ........... "we will continue to make the PS1 if you buy it but thats it". In case you haven't noticed, they have dropped ship on many products ranging from mp3 players to tv simply because the sales aren't there. I'll say it again - SIMPLE ECONOMICS. This goes for every company in existence..... not just Sony.

RaveRabbid

My Point Exactly....You need to Sell in order to stay afloat....PS1 and 2 did and they lasted, but PS3 is looking like another story, that why we doubt it will last that long.