Whenever a new console is released it signals a death sentence for its predecessor. With the PS4 approaching its 2nd birthday and showing no signs of sales slowing down it was inevitable that the PS3 would eventually be put to rest. What we didn’t know was when that would occur, today that all changed via a Facebook post from New Zealand’s leading online video game retailer, Mighty Ape games.
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PlayStation New Zealand have confirmed that they are no longer shipping the PS3 to retailers