SONY Appears Confident In PS3's 10 Year Longevity

Recently,  Sony has made some rather bold statements involving the staying power their black behemoth.

According to CVG, Sony has not steered away from their original vision for the PS3, stating that it sees sales of the console “far outlasting” that of the PS2. Bold but I like it.

Since launch the PS2 has maintained strong sales for more than 8 years, no other console has seen this kind of longevity ever.  However, Sony appears very stable in their PS3 approach.

Based on the PS3 hardware and features most should give the nod that it is very possible. The blu-ray following is rapidly growing as reports of stand alone players will be dropping in price to $150 by 2010.  It appears blu-ray will eventually become the standard home movie experience while the Cell processor is definitely showing its muscle as many upcoming exclusives are making some rather bold visual and audio statements. Furthermore, downloadable updates are rather frequent through the robust Playstation Network offering games, demos, movies, music you name it while Playstation HOME is a world all it self. With all these features and options Sony makes a very strong future proof argument.

Regardless many industry professionals are forecasting the next consoles around 2011 - 2012 timeframe. I believe this is very possible and if history has taught us anything, Sony knows how to cultivate their consoles staying power while introducing the latest and greatest.