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PlayStation 3 production ended in Japan

That's a wrap.
Sal Romano
May 29 2017 / 1:33 PM EST
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PlayStation 3 production has ended in Japan, the official Japanese PlayStation website revealed. The page for the 500 gigabyte standard model, the only remaining PlayStation 3 model in production in Japan, lists shipments as “ended.”

PlayStation 3 first launched in November 2006.

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