EA to support PS3 and Xbox 360 for '4 more years'

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A key executive at US publisher Electronic Arts has said that current generation consoles will be supported with games until 2017.

Chief financial officer, Blake Jorgensen, revealed the commitment during a keynote address at the Stifel 2013 Technology Conference in New York, according to a GameSpot account of the speech.
He explained that games publicly known to be in development for the Xbox 360 and PS3 includes Battlefield 4, FIFA 14 and the next Need For Speed.

This decision, which would extend the current gen lifecycle to twelve years, may be in part driven by Nintendo's Wii U - a new console with system specs comparable to Xbox 360 and PS3.

In the same speech, Jorgensen insisted that Electronic Arts will still support Wii U - contradicting previous comments issued by the publisher.

However, the firm's new Frostbite 3 engine - which will be used across EA owned studios - is not compatible with Nintendo's system.

Posted: May 23, 2013 10:10 am
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Comments

AlbericiPosted: Thu. May 23, 2013

good f*** the xbox one aka 720. Stupid fgts like to make a all in one box a dam xbox is for gaming not tv or skype so gtfo with that s*** because back in 2009 I was 100% fine with no youtube or IE or any of that crap on my xbox because all I do is game like it was made for and I never had a problem and the dashboard was really really fast unlike it is now.

slapshot101Posted: Thu. May 23, 2013

It's sad that he Wii U has the same power like the current gen-consoles. That makes sense why they would do this so they can support the Wii U. I wonder if they will support the Wii U with games or not.

WavelengthPosted: Thu. May 23, 2013

Another 4 years! That's a pretty long time.

OrigamoPosted: Thu. May 23, 2013

4 more years is a very long time. It's good to see they will still be supporting the 360 and PS3.