Sony Has No Intentions Of Leaving PS3 Behind After PS4 Is Released

Think Sony would suddenly drop support for PS3 once PS4 becomes available on the market? No, says the company, “to say ‘we’re releasing a new console, so trade in your old ones for it’ would be a maker’s ego talking, plain and simple.”

Speaking to Famitsu, Sony Japan president Hiroshi Kawano and Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida, addressed the issue of PS3 support after the PS4 release. “It’s been seven years since the release of the PS3 and the console continues to sell at a constant pace, plus we have many upcoming titles.” Kawano said. “We have no intention of immediately shifting from the PS3 to the PS4.”

“With the 2014 launch of our cloud service in the US allowing users to play PS3 games on the PS4, some people may switch consoles from the PS3 to the PS4. But that’ll be a gradual process, and to say ‘we’re releasing a new console, so trade in your old ones for it’ would be a maker’s ego talking, plain and simple,” Kawano added.

What I’m really looking forward to is Gaikai’s cloud services allowing PS3 games to be streamed on PS4. Should really be interesting as to how that works.

Thanks, Kotaku.