The most "new" model of the PS3 will stop repairs in Sony Japan at the end of April.
Earlier this week, PlayStation Japan's customer support Twitter account announced the end of repairs. It was officially announced that the final model of the PS3, CECH-4300 Super Slim (Ultra Slim Edition), will end maintenance services on April 30.
According to the authorities, this is because the parts used for repairs by game consoles are already scarce. Considering that the PS3 has a history of 15 years, it is very surprising that The Japanese Sony officially still provides repair services.
In Japan, PS3 mainframes were discontinued on May 29, 2017. The latest console is the PS5, but the previous generation of PS4 consoles has not been discontinued: in January, it was reported that Sony said that they would continue to produce PS4 consoles due to the global shortage of PS5s, and planned to produce 1 million PS4s in 2022, but sony later in the same month rejected the report.