Sony promising 'incredible' PS3 line-up for 2-3 years

Sony is claiming the PlayStation 3 will be supported for at least the next two years with an 'incredible lineup' of games.

The next generation of consoles will likely launch sometime next year but SCEA vice president of hardware marketing, John Koller, said the PS3 will still get great content.

Koller told GameSpot: "We're going to continue supporting the PS3 for the next few years. Absolutely.

"And we're going to continue supporting it not only that long, but as long as there is a development spigot that's running hot.

"And I can tell you right now, the development spigot for PS3 is very hot. A lot of great games coming. Same thing with PS2... it's kind of stuck around as that old warrior, many years after its launch. But there's still games launching for it."

Koller stated fans will be more than satisfied with the games that will arrive for the PS3 over the next few years.

He added: "A lot of great content is coming. And over the next two-three years, the PS3 has got an incredible lineup. That consumer coming in this fall is going to really have an opportunity to have great content and what we believe to be the best content in the industry. Yeah, we watch what the competitors do, but we don't make decisions based on what they do. We like our position."

Sony hopes the announcement of a new PS3 Slim model will help boost console sales.