PS2 to Have 10 Year Lifecycle, PS3 Not Cheap

Anonymous PC Gamer writes "CNet is reporting that Sony's Ken Kutaragi has said that he expect the Playstation 3 to have a ten year life cycle. Methinks Sony's production woes are going to be their achillies heel this time, especially in America. Will Sony be able to survive a couple of months of having another expensive, hard-to-find console with Bill and Co. bloodthirsty at their heels?" From the article: "I'm aware that with all these technologies, the PS3 can't be offered at a price that's targeted towards households. I think everyone can still buy it if they wanted to...But we're aiming for consumers throughout the world. So we're going to have to do our best (in containing the price)."

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[interiot]

Slashdot's title and writeup are very confusing. What I got from the article is:

• PS3 will have a 10-year lifespan (not PS2...)
• this is because the PS3 will have all the high-def functionality that people might eventually want, but will have them all, up front
• as a result, some people may not need all of the features of PS3 right away. And it will definitely be expensive, so they may want to delay buying it.
• but, the PS3 will have tons of features, potentially before other consoles do, so that's the upside