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PlayStation 3 Stops Production after 10 Years *Salute*

The console which first released in 2006/2007 has seen its last days 10 years after it began. The PlayStation 3 is going to stopped being produced.

According to a Japanese product page which Gemastu originally translated, the production will end but with no specified end date. An additional tweet from a Japanese game shop does suggest it will be in March.

“March 2017. This means that PS3 will be shipped this month. In other words, it is production end. Ten years have passed since it was released on November 11, 2006.”

There have also been reports of production ending in New Zealand from a leak on PlayStation NZ but expect to see some official confirmation soon.