Insomniac says the PS3 won’t be maxed out for 2-3 years

It looks like yet more quotes are making their rounds from video game developers about how the PS3 won’t be maxed out for some time. This time, it’s from Insomniac’s senior community manager James Stevenson, and he has said that the we’re not going to see the PS3 maxed out for another 2 to 3 years. Whether you’re going to take this as true or not is up to you, but I don’t know. It just makes me wonder why so much time to reach the full potential of a console?

“There’s always ways we can become more efficient. The PlayStation platforms are built with a very high ceiling and I think that’s part of the success Sony has had in creating these platforms with really long life spans,” said Stevenson.

“The first couple of years are all about developers getting games up and working. You see what Naughty Dog has had the chance to do in the past two years. You’ve seen what we’ve been able to do in that time. This is where it gets exciting.

“The PS3 still feels like a young system and I feel like it’s finally hitting its prime. You’ve got the Slim, it’s at a good price point now and sales are really picking up.

“I still think you’re not going to see the PS3 really maxed out for another two to three years. We’re using all of the PS3 right now, but you can always be more efficient in the way you use it.”