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My fat PS3 from 2007 is still chugging along, but Sony has officially pulled the plug on the console’s manufacturing in Japan. Its 11-year run is pretty impressive, although the PS2, which debuted in 2000, was able to stick around until 2013 before being terminated worldwide. Some believe that the PS4 will also last for at least a decade, but the original has already been superseded even though it is only four years old…
That, obviously, means that there won’t be any more PS3s made for sale in Japan. Listings for the PlayStation 3 in the US and Europe don’t appear to have been updated yet, suggesting that this halt to production hasn’t spread overseas. Still, with Sony putting a cap on PS3 production in Japan, it probably won’t be long until that spreads to other regions. It’s been a surprisingly good run for the PlayStation 3, especially when you consider that it was third place in sales for much of the previous generation. Microsoft’s Xbox 360 was able to just edge it out in overall sales, while neither the 360 nor the PS3 could beat the Wii’s stellar numbers.
That, obviously, means that there won’t be any more PS3s made for sale in Japan. Listings for the PlayStation 3 in the US and Europe don’t appear to have been updated yet, suggesting that this halt to production hasn’t spread overseas. Still, with Sony putting a cap on PS3 production in Japan, it probably won’t be long until that spreads to other regions. It’s been a surprisingly good run for the PlayStation 3, especially when you consider that it was third place in sales for much of the previous generation. Microsoft’s Xbox 360 was able to just edge it out in overall sales, while neither the 360 nor the PS3 could beat the Wii’s stellar numbers.