The PlayStation 3 is an awesome console, and now is the perfect time to collect for it! There's a ton of games still locked to the platform, and while I can't cover them all, it's still the only place to play Metal Gear Solid 4, the Resistance Trilogy, inFamous 1-2, Mod Nation Racers, Killzone 2-3 and more! What are some of your favorite PS3 games?
There’s so many that I’ve still yet to play or haven’t listed but a few are, transformers war & fall of cybertron, force unleashed 1&2, Lollipop chainsaw plus various lego and cod games.
I just picked up a PS3 yesterday at the Flea Market With 4 games and Controller for $65,I basically got it Because Sony's lack of Remasters for PS4/5,There are WAYYYYYY Too many PS3 and XB360 games Stuck on that Generation of consoles and its gonna be the only way to play them,MGS4,The Resistance series,Killer is Dead,Spec Ops-The Line,GOW-Ascention,Dead Space 2&3,I could literally go on forever......
I just got a ps3 slim 2501A model and upgraded to ssd and jailbroke it to back up my disc copies. Bought at least 20 from two retro stores I have here and 2 on Amazon.
Still have my 2010 PS3 60GB. Still works great. Havent played a game on it in a few years. Use it for blue ray movies. I'm never getting rid of it. Even when it quits working I'll either have it refurbished or just put it up for display.
I started collecting for the playstation 3 and its really fun too collect and buy games for it, the only issue is the sixaxis controllers, its really hard too find some good working controllers for a good price
That's the rub! The controllers tend to have dead batteries in them. I have 4-5 that still hold charge though. Much prefer the actual Sony branded one's compared to 3rd party.
Now’s the time. They are dirt cheap and plentiful. If you want a few more years they will start to get more scarce and the prices will rise accordingly.
I recently hooked up both of our PS3 consoles to play again. We stopped using it because we got a PS4 for blu-rays (but then the HDMI died on it), but since we stream more than physical discs just stopped using them. Plus, the battery on the controllers died. I did buy battery replacements on the 2 controllers, but am waiting on a shell replacement as one controller shell broke during the replacement. I do already have the Batman games (and some others), but picked up Silent Hill Downpour as I never played it. I know it isn't the best Silent Hill game, but is fun so far to try out. I do plan to get more games eventually.
I have my original backwards compatible ps3 and bought a few games back in the day. A couple of years ago a UA-cam video brought me back to the fold. From then on I’ve collected over 500 games and I’ve seen the prices go up and up. It’s a fantastic console. I love my ps3 phat x2. PS3 slim x 2. PS3 super slim x 2 and and PSP 😀
My ps3 was stolen was stolen from my house when I was at work. Thankfully they missed taking any of the games which I had boxed up and forgotten about for many years. Until recently I ordered another Ps3 about a month ago. I've been having a blast so many awsome games! Some of which to the best of my knowledge are only on Ps3 to this day (probably some sort of emulation on PC perhaps) such as Folklore, 3D Dot Game Heros and MGS 4. Been having a blast with it and my collection of over 70 games.
Infamous 1,2 and Festival of Blood need to be remastered for PS4/5, it could just be my PS3 but the first infamous had a lot of jaggies, either because it was low resolution or lack anti aliasing, a remaster would fix that.
I bought a bundle of 300 ps3 games on eBay and like 150 of them was unplayable sports games and like 8 unplayable shooters SOCOM Confrontation and 4 and MAG 😂 no duplicates tho
@zsweetxdreamzz8224 that's why I bought 80% my collection from local retro store's or gamestops and I see conditions instructions covers or cd. I see a lot of bad condition games or missing manuals which I don't have in my collection and I don't take it.
I think overall I enjoyed the story better in KZ2 and it was refreshing for the time. I think the controls were meant to be more weighted? I've always enjoyed them both those!
I recently bought a PS3, and it now has me considering selling my PS5. Games were just more fun in this generation, I had a friend come over and do couch multiplayer and it’s the most either of us have laughed in a while. Sure not everything’s a gem and playing a PS3 on a modern 4K TV does look a bit ugly, and you suddenly notice how bad some frame rates are. But I don’t think it’s nostalgia talking to say I miss an era where it felt like developers cared about their games
@@KaylenZechariah yeah it’s a real gem machine. I’m gutted I bought a Slim model because I’d love to play PS1,2 and 3 games on it, but it’s a lot cheaper! Maybe I’ll buy a PS2 and just live in the 2000’s forever!
@@thegamethrifter I think that’s exactly it. They were designed to be fun and they weren’t afraid to experiment to get that fun I’ve been binge watching every PS3 video I can find on UA-cam, just want to say I loved this one!
An Playstation 3 Fat 60 GB with Frankenstein chips' Reliabel then upgrade storage to 500 GB' and a Playstation 5 PRO' THIS is the best Playstation investment for any who's hardcore Playstation fan and wants to play games from every consoll Generation. The Playstation 3 60 GB FAT model are backwards compatibility with Playstation 2 and Playstation 1 games.
I've been playing my PS3 Slim for the last couple of years on my projector at 130 inches image size. It's the best. Motorstorm, Mortal Kombat, Tomb Raider, Heavenly Sword, Dead Or Alive, Street Fighter, Reflex, Colin McRae Dirt. I have maybe 60 disc games, plus this thing plays PS1 games too and I have Pro Skater 3 and 4, Tekken 2, and a couple of others for that real nostalgia from 25 years ago
I have 2 PS3’s. The slim version with most of the PS3 exclusives. And the OG PS3 with 60GB and fully backwards compatible. I don’t know if it still works or not because I have it sealed and locked up.
I have a 160GB PS3 Slim, and I even traded in my PS5 for it. What's not too like? Straightforward gaming, still has online gaming, no constant updates and reinstalls of the same games such as COD, no games or updates being over 50GB, you can fully customize your menu, inexpensive, classic games you cant get on the PS5 and thats just the start. The PS3 is more alive than ever and the PS5 is already dead within 4 years.
I still play my old PS3, im in SEA, for the games i have hard times searching game with region 1 or 3, lot of online store sell region 2 games japan language. Recently buy warhammer 40k space marine, killer is dead, MGS4
I got a ps3 in Dec 2023 and startet collecting games, +220 today. I Play regularly, while my ps5 is collecting dust. Are there still games playable online, I mean games with enough players so you can find other gamers easiely?
OR buy a PC and play any game for free ps3games, 360 games, ps2 games ps1 game cube dream cast etc..... mods free only thing you need is a ps4 controller
I mean the entire point is to collect and play on original hardware, at least for people like me. Nothing beats the thrill of the hunt and finding the game out in the wild to add to the collection.
@@thegamethrifter yea i still collect i have a ton of consoles but i got bills to pay and things to do i dont have space to collect like that and i can play anything ive always i wanted to play
You still get to keep the games and even download them again if you've not yet done so. Same with Xbox 360 digital games, anything you bought you keep access to.
What a shame the PS5 can't play PS3 discs :( (& PS1/2 discs to) Sooooo many AMAZING PlayStation only games on them 👍 I got a PS3(60GB) recently again to(mainly) play the TimeSplitters games on but they have just come out on PS5 :D Brilliant console it is & I'm glad I bought it 2 years after it came out(once it had a price cut) 😎 (the only downer was YLoD really for me) :-/
Im going to get a super slim at the end of the month, I simply dont have games to play on my PS5, and PS3 has so much games that are only in that system
@@thegamethrifter It's an emulator. I do own my games too, don't get me wrong. My PS3 and 360 are still going strong. However there comes a time when PC will be the only time capsule.
People (like me) like the actual games and collecting them as well as playing them on the physical hardware. You can still get Trophies from most PS3 games, so it works out very well.
The only thing that would make me want to power up my ps3 1 more time would be to pla gta4 and bogt/tlad Edit: you know what I had some great memories playing cod black ops aswell so that would be amazing too
@@thegamethrifter I’ve seen videos about it, glad the game is still alive, I have thought about digging my ps3 out for the memories but it’s having the time
This is very true, the Cell Processor made things difficult on 3rd party developers, which actually led Xbox to getting some cool console exclusives like Left 4 Dead 1+2.
The PlayStation 3 is an awesome console, and now is the perfect time to collect for it! There's a ton of games still locked to the platform, and while I can't cover them all, it's still the only place to play Metal Gear Solid 4, the Resistance Trilogy, inFamous 1-2, Mod Nation Racers, Killzone 2-3 and more!
What are some of your favorite PS3 games?
There’s so many that I’ve still yet to play or haven’t listed but a few are, transformers war & fall of cybertron, force unleashed 1&2, Lollipop chainsaw plus various lego and cod games.
WipEout HD Fury
@@MaI2Me Solid game!
Starhawk... Alice Madness Returns.... Afrika... Folklore... Singularity... Blur...High Velocity Bowling
I just picked up a PS3 yesterday at the Flea Market With 4 games and Controller for $65,I basically got it Because Sony's lack of Remasters for PS4/5,There are WAYYYYYY Too many PS3 and XB360 games Stuck on that Generation of consoles and its gonna be the only way to play them,MGS4,The Resistance series,Killer is Dead,Spec Ops-The Line,GOW-Ascention,Dead Space 2&3,I could literally go on forever......
Got a PS3 Slim. Loving it
The Slim is awesome!
I had my ps3 since maybe 2007 and it still works and I’m still loving it and love collecting for it
That's awesome! Love to see people collecting!
lucky mine died in 2019 and i got 2 new ones
@@jmamijr Need to make sure you apply new thermal paste on these older consoles.
Got a ps3 slim since day one...still rockin
collecting games for ps3 is so much funn
Collecting for PS3 is fantastic! I find games all the time for a few bucks!
I just got a ps3 slim 2501A model and upgraded to ssd and jailbroke it to back up my disc copies. Bought at least 20 from two retro stores I have here and 2 on Amazon.
Nice find!
Still have my 2010 PS3 60GB. Still works great. Havent played a game on it in a few years. Use it for blue ray movies. I'm never getting rid of it. Even when it quits working I'll either have it refurbished or just put it up for display.
Such a great console!
Better off doing the Frankenstein mod for it to last a lifetime
I started collecting for the playstation 3 and its really fun too collect and buy games for it, the only issue is the sixaxis controllers, its really hard too find some good working controllers for a good price
That's the rub! The controllers tend to have dead batteries in them. I have 4-5 that still hold charge though. Much prefer the actual Sony branded one's compared to 3rd party.
@avonis1 use the PS4 controller via Bluetooth!
I but 2 new ps3 controllers 3 years ago still sealed for 25 each
Buy a brook wingman XE2 adapter and a ps5 controller and you're set
There’s tons of new ones all over the internet
Dante's Inferno was awesome as well!
Heck yea it was!~
I still remember discovering the AK47 in that game, I was blown away
@@Forte-f9u I haven't found any AK47 lol :)
I had a 360 during this era, which I loved. I still want to pick up a PS3 some day and play some of the banger exclusives I missed!
Visa Versa for me
Now’s the time. They are dirt cheap and plentiful. If you want a few more years they will start to get more scarce and the prices will rise accordingly.
There's still a ton of games locked to the PS3!
SUPER CHEAP!
Xbox is dogshit, bro.
I recently hooked up both of our PS3 consoles to play again. We stopped using it because we got a PS4 for blu-rays (but then the HDMI died on it), but since we stream more than physical discs just stopped using them. Plus, the battery on the controllers died.
I did buy battery replacements on the 2 controllers, but am waiting on a shell replacement as one controller shell broke during the replacement.
I do already have the Batman games (and some others), but picked up Silent Hill Downpour as I never played it. I know it isn't the best Silent Hill game, but is fun so far to try out. I do plan to get more games eventually.
Battery replacements are a MUST!
Don’t forget to replace that thermal paste as well. Happy gaming !
@@AlexSmith-xk8tz YES! very important for longevity!
I have my original backwards compatible ps3 and bought a few games back in the day. A couple of years ago a UA-cam video brought me back to the fold. From then on I’ve collected over 500 games and I’ve seen the prices go up and up.
It’s a fantastic console. I love my ps3 phat x2. PS3 slim x 2. PS3 super slim x 2 and and PSP 😀
It's a great time to collect right now!
Resistance was awesome! I’m going to have to get some old classics.
GREAT TRILOGY!
My ps3 was stolen was stolen from my house when I was at work. Thankfully they missed taking any of the games which I had boxed up and forgotten about for many years. Until recently I ordered another Ps3 about a month ago. I've been having a blast so many awsome games! Some of which to the best of my knowledge are only on Ps3 to this day (probably some sort of emulation on PC perhaps) such as Folklore, 3D Dot Game Heros and MGS 4. Been having a blast with it and my collection of over 70 games.
It's so amazing how playing the older games leaves such a big smile!
Great video, great list, man! I just picked up Resistance 2 a few weeks ago.
Hope you enjoy it!
Oh, shit, it’s that Triple with HD games. Let’s go!
LET'S GO!
Infamous 1,2 and Festival of Blood need to be remastered for PS4/5, it could just be my PS3 but the first infamous had a lot of jaggies, either because it was low resolution or lack anti aliasing, a remaster would fix that.
The first inFamous was low resolution due to world size.
@@thegamethrifterAh it’s not just me then, Infamous 2 and Festival of Blood improved a lot then.
About to buy a ps3 today. Hopefully it all works out!
Good luck!
I pickup 650+ ps3 games in last 3 months before price go skyrocket like today xbox 360
Smart move!
650!!! Wow
I bought a bundle of 300 ps3 games on eBay and like 150 of them was unplayable sports games and like 8 unplayable shooters SOCOM Confrontation and 4 and MAG 😂 no duplicates tho
@zsweetxdreamzz8224 that's why I bought 80% my collection from local retro store's or gamestops and I see conditions instructions covers or cd. I see a lot of bad condition games or missing manuals which I don't have in my collection and I don't take it.
I put KZ2 way below KZ3 due to the controls. That input lag and FOV are brutal in KZ2....
I think overall I enjoyed the story better in KZ2 and it was refreshing for the time. I think the controls were meant to be more weighted? I've always enjoyed them both those!
I recently bought a PS3, and it now has me considering selling my PS5.
Games were just more fun in this generation, I had a friend come over and do couch multiplayer and it’s the most either of us have laughed in a while. Sure not everything’s a gem and playing a PS3 on a modern 4K TV does look a bit ugly, and you suddenly notice how bad some frame rates are. But I don’t think it’s nostalgia talking to say I miss an era where it felt like developers cared about their games
The ps3 is still modern in 2024 and we can still play online and buy games on the playstation store
Games were all about fun back then, I'm not sure what they're about anymore.
Thank goodness!
@@KaylenZechariah yeah it’s a real gem machine. I’m gutted I bought a Slim model because I’d love to play PS1,2 and 3 games on it, but it’s a lot cheaper! Maybe I’ll buy a PS2 and just live in the 2000’s forever!
@@thegamethrifter I think that’s exactly it. They were designed to be fun and they weren’t afraid to experiment to get that fun
I’ve been binge watching every PS3 video I can find on UA-cam, just want to say I loved this one!
Killzone 2 reloading animations are still better than anything today
They nailed it!
An Playstation 3 Fat 60 GB with Frankenstein chips'
Reliabel then upgrade storage to 500 GB'
and a Playstation 5 PRO'
THIS is the best Playstation investment for any who's hardcore Playstation fan and wants to play games from every consoll Generation.
The Playstation 3 60 GB FAT model are backwards compatibility with Playstation 2 and Playstation 1 games.
Can't go wrong!
I clicked on this because of Resistance 2.
This is a game they should really remaster!
The entire trilogy would be a great remastered set IMO!
Razistens 2 was soo soo good and lets be real the ps3 def jam game deserves som love its not as bad as people made it out to be
Heck yea it was!
Let’s add to this, games like FEAR 2 , Mororstorm not pacific rift but motorstorm apocalypse, grab those marvel ultimate alliance and web of shadows.
GREAT LIST!
I've been playing my PS3 Slim for the last couple of years on my projector at 130 inches image size. It's the best. Motorstorm, Mortal Kombat, Tomb Raider, Heavenly Sword, Dead Or Alive, Street Fighter, Reflex, Colin McRae Dirt. I have maybe 60 disc games, plus this thing plays PS1 games too and I have Pro Skater 3 and 4, Tekken 2, and a couple of others for that real nostalgia from 25 years ago
Great games! Can't go wrong!
Am still playing ps3 as I can buy games for $1😂 although I also got a ps4
Great time to collect!
*I'll be purchasing a PS3 Slim soon since it's the only mainline PS3 version that i've never owned in the past.*
AWESOME to hear!
Dear Santa please send me a console..
Great video brother keep it up
Thanks so much for watching!
The last great system, in my opinion.
360/PS3 were epic!
I have 2 PS3’s.
The slim version with most of the PS3 exclusives. And the OG PS3 with 60GB and fully backwards compatible.
I don’t know if it still works or not because I have it sealed and locked up.
You should boot it up! I'd change out the battery and maybe even re-flow it. There's tutorials online about how to do it, it's not difficult.
I have a 160GB PS3 Slim, and I even traded in my PS5 for it. What's not too like? Straightforward gaming, still has online gaming, no constant updates and reinstalls of the same games such as COD, no games or updates being over 50GB, you can fully customize your menu, inexpensive, classic games you cant get on the PS5 and thats just the start. The PS3 is more alive than ever and the PS5 is already dead within 4 years.
Can't argue against that!
Honestly..... PS3 >PS5.
Can't deny this!
I did get one. Its superb
AWESOME!
I have a PS3 Slim but I can't use it. The fan is way way too loud despite of cleaning and changing the thermal paste multiple times.
You should try getting a new one, right now they are extremely cheap!
Just bought the Scarlet Red PS3 from eBay for under 150$
THAT'S A STEAL!
Funny enough, just got one today lol
Can't go wrong!
I still play my old PS3, im in SEA, for the games i have hard times searching game with region 1 or 3, lot of online store sell region 2 games japan language.
Recently buy warhammer 40k space marine, killer is dead, MGS4
Awesome games!
I got a ps3 in Dec 2023 and startet collecting games, +220 today. I Play regularly, while my ps5 is collecting dust. Are there still games playable online, I mean games with enough players so you can find other gamers easiely?
That's because in the PS3/Xbox 360 era the games were about fun! Newer games lack the fun factor!
@@thegamethrifter I know, I am from the C64/Amiga Era. I like playing PSO on my DC from time to time...
Resistance 2 :)
My personal favorite in the series!
Bought a ps3 tales of xillia console edition just a few months ago, have had a super slim since late 2012
Wow, how much did that set you back?
@@thegamethrifter the total was $176.82
@@Andres.Floress That's actually a great price!
@@thegamethrifteryea, they had a best offer option but they wouldn’t budge, but after all it was a great price
What’s the best ps3 to buy I can’t remember…the backwards compatible ones are outrageously expensive and ps1 and ps2 games don’t have trophies anyway
The 80 gig OG PS3 is awesome, but I also love the original PS3 slim. You can get one for pretty cheap.
Is it an issue that i can't even log in to mine anymore?
I mean you can try to recover it
Max Payne 3 , splinter cell blacklist, résistance 2 ninja gaiden sigma 2 , army of two devils cartel , oh my god ps3 games is the best of all time
Great list!
It is also a great DVD and Blu ray player 😅
This is true!
OR buy a PC and play any game for free ps3games, 360 games, ps2 games ps1 game cube dream cast etc..... mods free only thing you need is a ps4 controller
I mean the entire point is to collect and play on original hardware, at least for people like me. Nothing beats the thrill of the hunt and finding the game out in the wild to add to the collection.
@@thegamethrifter yea i still collect i have a ton of consoles but i got bills to pay and things to do i dont have space to collect like that and i can play anything ive always i wanted to play
@@jmamijr I get it, but for me it's all about finding really great deals on games
I have a ps3 that I hacked 3 years ago I just don't play it bc I need to repair it bc it over heats
Get to it!
Can I get LBP on PC now please.
I doubt they bother with it tbh
@@thegamethrifter same, such a shame. I prefered the first to the rest of them.
What is going to happen to the digital games that people purchase if sony decide to close down the ps3
You still get to keep the games and even download them again if you've not yet done so. Same with Xbox 360 digital games, anything you bought you keep access to.
What a shame the PS5 can't play PS3 discs :( (& PS1/2 discs to) Sooooo many AMAZING PlayStation only games on them 👍 I got a PS3(60GB) recently again to(mainly) play the TimeSplitters games on but they have just come out on PS5 :D Brilliant console it is & I'm glad I bought it 2 years after it came out(once it had a price cut) 😎 (the only downer was YLoD really for me) :-/
That would be awesome!
@@thegamethrifter Maybe the PS6 can do it 👍:P
@@Carl-G MAYBE!
Imo Killzone was better than the dodgy E3 trailer
I've heard some people say that, but the fidelity wasn't as good as the E3 trailer IMO.
Im going to get a super slim at the end of the month, I simply dont have games to play on my PS5, and PS3 has so much games that are only in that system
I can't argue with you at all honestly.
Don’t get the super slim you can only put Hen on it
@@zsweetxdreamzz8224 whats a "hen" ? xD
If you have a ps3 you don't need any other console it feels so futuristic not even ps5 comes close and the xmb menu adds cherry on top.
Simple yet effective menu!
Should have read: Installing RPCS3 in 2024.
No clue what that is, but I own all my games. Physical is the way to go!
@@thegamethrifteryou can own games digitally aswell. it’s called pirating and storing the entire game on your SSD😊
@@thegamethrifter It's an emulator. I do own my games too, don't get me wrong. My PS3 and 360 are still going strong. However there comes a time when PC will be the only time capsule.
@@Viflo I'm just not a PC guy. I love the thrill of the hunt and owning physical.
In 2024 if you have decent PC you should get RPCS3, enough said
People (like me) like the actual games and collecting them as well as playing them on the physical hardware. You can still get Trophies from most PS3 games, so it works out very well.
The only thing that would make me want to power up my ps3 1 more time would be to pla gta4 and bogt/tlad
Edit: you know what I had some great memories playing cod black ops aswell so that would be amazing too
Still active community on BO!
@@thegamethrifter I’ve seen videos about it, glad the game is still alive, I have thought about digging my ps3 out for the memories but it’s having the time
@@zakrowe1301 Understandable, but I always have mine hooked up! I play through stuff like MGS4 quite often.
you’d have a better experience on xbox 360 or even series x. gta iv on ps3 is in 540p
❤
Thanks for watching!
I collect for the PS3 and will skip the PS4 to get a PS5 to play PS4 and 5 games jeje over 300 PS3, physical and over 40 digital
Can't go wrong!
Is ps3 fat good ?
It's great! Some are backwards compatible through software emulation and some hardware emulation.
Bro got one since 2008
Great to hear! BUT, I will say I see a lot of people asking about collecting for them and buying them in 2024. Great console with a great library.
@@thegamethrifter agreed , it's timeless. I love collecting the games I mean to play. Even better if you hack it you can do so much more
Thank you for paying homage to the legendary PS Triple. Oh, yeah, LBOX is still utter 🐕 💩.
I mean all gaming consoles have positives and negatives
but i already have one...
I have multiple! You never know about hardware failures!
problem is the ps3 has way worse performance. playing gta iv in 540p 30fps is unplayable
This is very true, the Cell Processor made things difficult on 3rd party developers, which actually led Xbox to getting some cool console exclusives like Left 4 Dead 1+2.
Whats the game on the bottom left at the end 17:58
Heavenly sword
YUP!