Sony Talks PS3

Sony VP of product marketing John Koller sayd that the PlayStation 3 will be supported for years to come.

"The PS3 support plan is very similar to what we did with PlayStation 2, in that we think that consoles have long lives, and as long as content keeps coming to the system, then we'll continue to support it," Koller said. "It's the fuel in the engine. And there's a good bit of content that's coming to the PS3 still."

That content will consist mostly of third-party releases, which tend to have fairly long residencies on last-gen hardware. First-party titles are also coming to the PS3, Koller did not disclose any titles other than Gran Turismo 6, which will launch next month.

"[Worldwide Studios], our first-party mandate, is to support all of our platforms, but they're particularly focusing heavily on PlayStation 4 right now," Koller said. "So they're going to continue to support PlayStation 3, but you'll see a majority of the titles launching for PlayStation 4. We've obviously talked about some of the titles to come, and when you're looking at PlayStation 4 side, titles like The Order and Uncharted, those are obviously big investments to be made."

"It sounds like a tagline, but we really mean this: The strategy is always, 'We stand for gamers.' When we look at opportunities that are in the market, we say, 'What type of gamer would appreciate this particular idea,' and when you look at the segments that are coming in the market — which is really important when you look at consoles — there's obviously a later adopter coming into the market for PS3, who we think would enjoy a certain type of game.

"PlayStation 4 consumers are more early adopters, more innovators here in this first six to 12 months, and we think they enjoy a different type of experience. How you balance those ends up defining how successful you are with your launch plans, and I think we've done a good job with that."