I've had my PS3 for 11 years now and I'm still getting games for it. one thing I feel PS3 does better than the 360 is it has more of a variety of RPGs.
I mostly play xbox 360/wii from that generation but mathematically its working out to the point that i may just grab a ps3 because you can get great rpg's for pocket change.
Absolutely. I mean if you're a Tales Of fan that system got a ridiculous amount of them. But Ni No Kuni, Eternal Sonata, 3 Disgaea games, Valkyria Chronicles, 3D Dot Heroes, Nier, Folklore, Hell Persona 5 got a release on it. The thing is a rpg powerhouse.
@@pongchannel. Just recently a few friends of mine have started to give away ps4 games and I'm seeing the games in thrift shops a lot more often. I think now is a really good time and its a great system.
U know no one of my good friends when i was kids still play it so every time i start the ps3 back up i almost burst in tears of the good memorys and things i did and i miss it
Dude, I just got a ps3 and started collecting in the past 6-8 months. so far it is an awesome console, and it's super cheap to get great games for the console!
PS3 has been the system I've been playing the most during the pandemic. Love just how many games, and how cheap you could buy them for (which is quickly going up in value). I have 2 super slims to hopefully last me the next 20+ years. I agree, its a fun as hell collection to build, and the games are bad ass. My kind of video guys, good work!
Games are cheap for ps3. Ps3 has the best solo superhero games. A lot of gems to pick up for cheap. Thor god of thunder Spiderman classics Captain America Ironman 2 Wolverine Green lantern First 3 batman arkham games Injustice and mortal combat Playstation all stars
I skipped out on an entire console generation so the most recent console I have right now is a PS3. It does it all - gaming (physical and digital), movies, streaming, music. Cheap looking as it is, my super slim has been absolutely bulletproof. Definitely a console I will regularly visit for years to come.
We've heard nothing but good things about the Super Slim and it's reliability. If we ever stumble across one in the wild we will definitely be picking it up. Thanks for watching and cheers to the PS3!
Fun fact: Backwards compatibility was possible because the PS3 had an actual ps2 chip on the board. The 360 was emulating original Xbox games which was a modern miracle at the time considering how much emulator developers struggle to emulate it today.
I wish my 60 gig never yellow ringed. My goal is to get a fully backwards compatible PS3 again. With that being said, I played so many great games, but my nostalgia memories are of buying the PS3 for $700, then going to circuit city and buying a flat screened 720p CRT television with HDMI and playing Resistance Fall Of Man. The crispness absolutely blew me away.
Ya man that sucks. Do you still have it? We might be able to get it working. Probably a capacitor issue. Would be worth trying to recap it and see if we can't get it up and rolling. Dude you dropped some coin for that set up lol. Cheers!
PS3 was my first Blu-ray player Bought the 80GB model for MYR1899 (approx. US$450 at the time) It brought me back to gaming too, after stepping away from gaming for a few years
Motorstorm sold me on a PS3. Loved all 3 games in the series. I'm shocked that Sony dropped series like they have. It should be a one of their go to franchises to fill in the arcade racing category.
The PS3 is my favorite Sony console of all time next to the PSP. I'm glad to see a buyer's guide because so many people neglected it for many reasons. I've recently have been spending tons and tons and tons of PSN content like DLC and digital games that are STILL not on Ps4 because I'm afraid of it's store being discontinued, and all my games don't take like 38% of my hard drive like the hungry PS4's are. After quarantine was over I specifically hunted down PS3 games in mid 2020 that aren't on PS4, physically anyway. Mirror's Edge, Binary Domain, Xmen Origins, Ratchet & Clank HD collection, Transformers War for Cybertron, Max Payne 3, Black Ops, Smackdown VS Raw 2011, Unreal Tournament 3 and Lost Planet 2. I have over 200 PS3 games while PS4 is just under 45 and it uses 1 1/5 TB of storage. Seriously, Kingdom Hearts on PS3 takes barely 10 MB but on PS4 takes 80 GB. No thanks, not re completing the entire trophy line up again just because the loading times are KINDA faster.
Definitely now is the time to grab a PS3 collection, though was probably a bit cheaper a couple of years ago. In 2019 I grabbed a launch edition full backwards compatible PS3 for $40 at Goodwill, fairly clean & no issues.....yet! 🙌🏼 Great Video Guys! 👏🏼
@@GamingOffTheGrid I know your mainly about collecting the physical games and I hear you, but seriously consider hacking a PS3. We have no idea when servers are going to shutdown. This means if you didn't update the games and you want to download from your account then your SOL. Not to mention when you hack it, you gain the ability to play PS2 games. With the PS5 out they may not last for much longer. At least consider upgrading the hard drive to keep as many games and updates on there as you can.
Awesome man! Free is always good :). Also, thanks for spinning us on Spotify. Always cool to hear. We actually might be playing live again soon which is nice. Cheers!
Bought my first PS3 new in 2015, it was a replacement for my 2005 PS2 that finally gave up, it's a 250GB Super Slim and still works fine today, it never gave me a reason to upgrade to the 4, yesterday I picked up 4 games at a thrift shop for $10, now that's another reason to stick with my old buddy
Yeah, I was going to get a PS3 in spring of 2010 as a high school graduation gift. The slim version had just been released for $299 and they were sold out EVERYWHERE. I was surprised because up until that point I thought that Xbox was the clear front runner. I ended up going with the Xbox 360 elite because it was what was available, a decision I don't regret because I still have it and play it(and have gotten a lot of joy out of it). I ended up getting a PS3 down the line and it's an amazing console as well. I think this was my favorite console generation so far.
Hell yes, I’m having more fun playing through gen 7 games the last few months than I have since I got my PS4 and One X. Go back and play Instincts Predator on 360, the water graphics still haven’t been beaten IMO
So damn easy to get into now too. Games are available and typically way cheap. We'll check that game out. Not much experience with Far Cry. The only one I got into was Blood Dragon which was a spin off. Loved the 80's vibe in that one :). Thanks for watching. Cheers!
I bought an 80 gig FAT model. Came with Motorstorm. First games I bought was Orange Box and Unreal Tournament 3. Unreal Tournament 3 and COD World at War were my intro to multi-player shooters. Still my favorite FPS to this day.
You guys should try Heavenly Sword - it's by Ninja Theory and stars Anna Torv and Andy Serkis plus the PS3 version of Mortal Kombat features Kratos as an exclusive guest character
Sounds good man. Thanks for the recommendations. We will keep a look out for Heavenly Sword. I'm pretty sure we picked up Mortal Kombat last summer but haven't given it a go yet.
Great video. There are a ton of PS3 games I want, all of the PS2 HD collection games is also something alone to get into itself. Loved the vid guys and I will be getting a PS3 this year. More like THIS MONTH!
I got the original design PS3 in 2008, but refurbished w/no box & manual from GameStop. Because, it was so difficult to find the first PS3 that was backwards compatible w/both PS2, and PS1 brand new. Sony removed the PS2 backwards compatibility. What’s interesting, a former co worker left the company and left behind an original PS 3 box w/the inserts and manual. As the admin assistant was about to clean out his desk, I asked if I can have it. So she gave it to me.
Another thing I love is that you don't have to wait around for the games to install. I started a collection late last year and got the majority of games I always wanted for no more that £4 each(alot of them £1-£2 range). Well worth getting the system! Love the videos, keep saying your prayers and taking your vitamins... Brothers
Hit those garage sales! I got my PS3 slim for $20 at one. Flipped the component cable and 2 Move controllers for mucho profit, so the console was free. That impressed a buddy so he came garage sale-ing with me a few months later, and we found him a slim for $10. Retro Zelda fans need to check out 3D Dot Game Heroes, a PS3 exclusive.
Great video... I’ve just purchased a ps3 in 2021 and I’m enjoying playing games more than with my PS4 pro!!! Playing twisted metal everyday with my son and time crisis with a gun a piece.. couldn’t get hold of a ps5 but I’m kinda grad I didn’t as I have managed to get a ps3 slim, ps2 slim, wii, a wii u, an Xbox and a load of great games all in mint condition and I still have change! Its changed my opinion with gaming and I’ve become a collector by the looks of things.. love your vids. Thank you 🙏
I've had my ps3 since 2010 and I love it. I was a 360 kid back then but since about 2019 I've been a PlayStation guy and while I'm not a fan of the ps3 controller due to the batteries going on them, it's a relatively easy fix since it's just Philips head screws on the back. Also something I've noticed on the ps3 controller, I'm getting a bit of stick drift. But other then that I love my console to death and plan to stream it here soon. Thanks guys love the vids!
Was stoked when i brought my 3D tv and i already had something to play the media. Playing God of war Ascension in 3D made me realise the power of the PS3 when utilising the hardware properly
Damn, a 2021 video seems like yesterday! We’re almost half way through 2023 already! Time is flying and here we are in 2023 and the PSA is still out about the PS3, IT’S THE RIGHT TIME TO BUY FOR THE PS3!!!! I REPEAT BUY FOR THE PS3 RIGHT NOW!
It's 2023 and I still play games on PS3. PS3 has such a huge library of games to play and a lot of them are really fun to play even to this day. PS3 was a console that had games that had a good balance between good graphics & gameplay. Some games I look at and think: "This is a PS3 game?" After PS3, Sony games just focus more on making the games more realistic & cinematic, to the point the games themselves become boring & just feel like movies, then game, but PS3 on the other hand has a lot of games that have good graphics, but never strayed away from actual gameplay of the games. I still love playing games like InFamous, Ratchet & Clank, GTA IV. God of War, Metal Gear Solid, etc. And the fact that PS3 also plays PS1 games physically is also a nice edition. I also like some of the HD Collections of the old PS2 games you can play on PS3. Some are good ways to play PS2 games that someone like me missed out on like Jak and Daxter or the old MGS games, but others like the Racthet & Clank HD Collection have some odd visual glitches to the point I go playing the PS2 trilogy on the PS2.
@@GamingOffTheGrid PS3 is also a good console, especially for those who can't afford newest consoles or hardware. I live in a small country called Latvia & I can't really afford stuff like XBOX Series X or whatever. I did get the Nintendo Switch, but it was a cheaper option & also I wanted to own a handheld console, so I don't feel like I'm falling behind the times. But anyways, some games on my laptop did not run well, so I bought a copy of the same game for the PS3 & didn't have problems running it. Also some PS4 games were released on PS3, such as Alien Isolation or The Evil Within for example & suprisingly those game run pretty well on a older hardware. It's just a shame that too many PS3 online servers are being shut down. I remember how much fun I had playing Killzone 2 Multiplayer, I honestly bought my PS3 when PS4 first launched & some games were still playable online. Killzone 2 was my personal favourite, some people even wanted me to join their clan, but I accidently declined them, since I had no idea how clan invites work, plus I don't play MP games that much, since I'm more of a single player type of person, then anything else. It's also a great DVD/Blu-Ray player for movies & TV shows as well. Unfortenatly, my PS3 is region locked, so I can't watch certain movies/TV shows from US for example.
@@GamingOffTheGrid Sometimes it freezes Does that mean that the hard drive needs replacing Or is it to do with the disk and the scratches on their I mean I’ve only noticed it when I’m playing WWE 12 Maybe the scratches on it could be the issue
@@GamingOffTheGrid now is the perfect time to get the ps4 acually because most ps3 games are ported to ps4 and games are cheap af on both the trick is to buy a 1 gen old console or buy a budgetish pc
still have my original PS3 although it died 9 months after getting it back in the day. one day i’ll fix it up for now i’ll use my silver ps2 slim to play both ps1 and ps2 games. great video as usual can’t wait for the next video
Been on a real ps3 kick lately ...on my 4th playthrough of metal gear solid 4 and 3rd of last of us. Decided to go through your archives and checkout some PS3 content ..great episode
Great video guys. I had the 360 first and loved it laterbhad the PS3 and wasn’t until almost end of life where I started collecting for. I have 2 slim models and just sold my fat backwards to a friend. But I will have to check out that metal gear solid game
MGS 4 is awesome. If you are a fan of the series you will really enjoy it. It get some hate for some reason but I've always loved it. Thanks a ton for watching. Cheers!
I still play my PS3 slim 320 gig to this day!! If you ever have a lot of data buildup on yours though when you change the hard drive be ready for about three nights worth of rebuilding your file database
March 2021, got a really clean 60g backwards compatible PS3 off of Craigslist for $225. Love it... plays the most scratched up ps1 and ps2 games flawlessly lol
So iv obviously been gaming since I was young, og game boy life and snes. BUT the ps3 is the first console I bought myself. I went out bought a 26 inch HDTV, a 60gig ps3 and an extra controller. Saved serious money making 9 bucks an hour at jiffy lube to buy it. It was my first hard core gaming with friends online. Ended up selling my 60 gig to buy a high end clutch for my racecar at the time and then got a 360. And loved the 360. They are both imo killer consoles can't go wrong either way.
Yeah it's worth it, I got my ps3 hooked up in my room right now, the cross buys are the best. Buying Metal gear Solid, Castlenania Symphony of the Night, and Megaman games on PS3 then getting it on my Vita and Psp is Golden. Blue ray player, plus video game library, the best time to collect for PS3 is right now.
The PS3 is when I finally realized that this is where I'm going to draw the line in terms of collecting. The insane installation and load times to play a game if you don't have everything set up and ready to go is just soooo crippling for enjoying anything on the PS3.
I got the Super slim and my only problem is its very easy for the disc drive top to open by itself if you just as much as touch it. And about the controller its way to light
@@russiankodiak6849 you got that right! Had it not been for the Xbox 360 and PS3, games wouldn't be what they are today. In all honesty, the 360 and PS3 are the best 2 consoles in history in my personal opinion, because they were the first to show improvements in graphics to look close to real life.
Generation 7 was awesome and we're still basically playing the same type of games since than. We're playing newer games with shinier graphics but no major revolutionary video game mechanics have being used since than other than the Nemesis System in Shadow of Mordor that was not possible to be implemented on the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game. I had the original backwards compatible PS3 model but unfortunately it died last year. One other aspect to consider about that model (other than less reliability) is that it's very loud. I since got the latest Super Slim model and I like it much more. It's smaller, very quiet and I can change discs even when the console is off. I miss the PS2 backwards compatibility convenience but to be honest I prefer to play them on my PS2 anyway.
I just bought a PS3 original phat backwards compatible 60gb console which plays all ps1 ps2 and ps3 games from a friend for $20. He didnt want it anymore. He was moving and said it was too big. Its like ill take it off your hands. I have a ps2 slim which I will use for ps1 and ps2 games. So will use it for PS3 only. Im just glad to have one. Even if it will just sit on my shelf.
Love you guys. Price wise anything from 7th gen is a smart move. Not to mention in some cases you don't have to worry about buying broken day 1 games. Ps3 is great since pretty much any controller works with it.
Man, I’m so glad I never got rid of my OG 60GB model. I used to work at the Sony Store and won mine in a raffle. Still love it to this day, but the darn thing gets scratches all over it just by looking at it. If you can get past that, the fat model is totally the way to go.
Yeah its crazy you can talk to 50 people that had both and you probably get 25 25 split on which one was better! Its crazy! We had more luck with the slim! Cheers!
One other thing I forgot to mention that I would love to get. I would love to get one of those PS3 Test systems that Radical Reggie has that play all Region PS2 and PS1 games and that allow you to force 1080P on PS3 games. That would be great to have.
Yes the launch ps3 was very expensive at a price point of $600 but lesser known was that it cost Sony $800 to manufacture...that's why there are so many variants
Triggers Ps3 are Convex, Concave is what they should have been! Concave goes in like a ‘Cave’.. But depending on where your basing this from it’s easy to mix up..
While I prefer the 360 I actually don't have one at the moment. But I have a modded OG Xbox and a Series X so I think I'm mostly covered for anything Xbox I want to play. I do have a PS3 though I started collecting for maybe two years ago or so. The slim 120gb edition, although I upgraded the hard drive to a 500gb. I've got about 40 games including Heavy Rain, The Uncharted Trilogy, The Last of Us, both Infamous games, Twisted Metal, every God of War game, and let's not forget Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, that you guys were kind enough to send me. So basically all the required hits and a solid mix of action, platformer, rpg, shooters, sports. I'll collect more for it at some point. For anyone looking though, it's a great system to get into and the majority of games are dirt cheap, especially when compared to the 360 counterparts, which I'm sure is partially due to the backwards compatible features on the current gen of Xbox. And of course the PS3 does play original playstation games as well for anyone interested. Cheers fellas.
The price of the PS3 is the reason in huge sales for the PS2 which helped that system sales. The PS3 at $599 while the PS2 sold at $99 and for the first 18 months/ 2 years or so they were both coming out with the same games so simple math on which console were being bought by consumers until Sony finally discontinued the PS2 altogether.
I love the PS3. I didn't play video games for a long time. I skipped over the ps2/xbox 1 era. I basically skipped over this generation as well. So however many years that was all together. When the Nintendo mini came out it piqued my interest. I went looking for one. Couldn't find one. I was at a Gamestop asking no luck. However I saw they were having a deal on ps3 because ps4 was all the rage. I don't know why but I said what the Hell. I got for $100 a ps3 500 gig super slim with all 5 God of War games (1&2 hd remake, 3, and the HD remakes of the 2 psp games) and the 3 Batman Arkham games. All in their actually cases not the crappy Gamestop ones. It got me back into gaming. I was so impressed with how far gaming had come since I last played anything. Ended up dusting off the consoles I did still have but hadn't touched in years and was amazed at how they held up over time. All because of the ps3. My ps3 collection is by far my largest. It absolutely dwarfs everything else. Especially over the past 2 years and last year in particular with Gamestop practically giving away ps3 games. I bought my copy of The Last of Us from them for $0.99! But I have noticed prices recently going up. I mean, for example, I own 2 complete copies of Folklore (one of those I stupidly forgot I already owned it things) because they were dirt cheap when I got them. Now one copy is worth way more than what I paid for both. My newest project for it is I got an original 60 gig backwards compatible with all 3 generations not long ago for $30. It turns on so it's functioning but it has the yellow light of death issue so I just get a warning screen. I'm positive it's just the capacitors need to be replaced. Don't know how to do that but I'm going to try to learn how to and hopefully have a fully functioning fat one to go with my beautifully working super slim.
This is a badass story man. You got in on the PS3 at a great time for sure. Hopefully you get that 60gb going. I'm sure there are tons of videos out there that can guide you through it. That type of stuff is always fun. And if you get it running the feeling of knowing you fixed it is pretty awesome. Thanks a ton for watching and cheers to the PS3!
This is why i'm glad i got alot of ps3 games in the past year. I have a BC 20GB ps3 so i'm good on that as well as 2 other ps3's (one slim and 1 super slim). games will start to climb very soon due to gamestop phasing out 7th gen games. out of all the 7th gens consoles, ps3 has the smallest selection when it comes to pre owned games at gamestop.
You guys remind me of Bulk and Skull in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers lol! I have my (Slim) PS3 since 2013, now it's a little deteriorated on the I/O button which is now gone, but the contact underneath the button still works and I'm still using my PS3 regularly and gonna do that until it explodes or something lol. I'm kinda bummed that a lot of the people I used to play with during those years have sold their old PS3's by now but I was wise enough to keep it with me (even if still a little deteriorated as I said but still nothing that serious) and about a month ago I was talking about the future of PS3s as retro consoles with a guy who owns a store for 2nd hand consoles and games and he pretty much confirmed to me that the PS3 was "the last good console" as there was a bunch of awesome games for it and they are all physical discs, and so they will still have a long life (even if discs are not eternal). As the consoles nowadays are little more than a desktop computer's CPU without disc readers of any kind since all is going to be digital. And what's more, the PS3 has the "ability" to be jailbroken and modded, so it even has capabilities that the current or future consoles will have difficulty trying to attain.
I got the Xbox 360 late in that generation (2012) because thats what my friends had and they wanted me to play online with them. But I always loved Sony and had (still do) the Ps2 and played a ton of games on it. But, I picked up a Ps3 slim a couple years ago for the exclusives for it and Im glad i did. I have a ton of exclusives, but have also gotten alot of cross platform games since just because they were so dang cheap. I mean a game for $2-$3 bucks is hard to pass up. I love it for God of War, Killzone, Resistance, The Last of Us and more. I actually picked up another Slim in a thrift shop for $30 bucks awhile back with a controller, charging cable for the controller, power cord and the super pricy Sony componet cables, so now I have 2 slim models. One in the game room and 1 in a spare bedroom. They are great consoles, I do love that UI. Both of mine look brand new, Im glad to have them. Like the 360 and Ps2 and Wii, I still find games for it that are new to me. Wow I felt the EXACT same way about the "move" and have never considered it, may have to look into that if I come across one cheap. Another reason I love your videos, thanks fellas!
Unfortunately, you can't get my favorite PS3 game anymore, X-Men the Arcade Game. Glad I downloaded that in the brief time it was available. I would say Final Fantasy XIII, but...ehh. PS3 was my first Sony system, so it'll always have a place in my living room.
That intro was hilarious with your friend naming all the other channels 😂 love you guys! Wish I got more of the ps3 games I wanted before this insane hike I've been buying more 360 games because of it
Lol! Retro Rick is a funny fella. Keep your eyes peeled at yard sales and thrift stores. We’re still finding PS3 games quite a bit. Thanks a ton for watching. Cheers!
@@GamingOffTheGrid I have been thanks to yall! Been reselling old pc games I find and making decent money as well of ebay thanks for the tips! Just found a new 2ds xl for 40 at a thrift store and got a bunch of awesome ps2 and 360 games for 2-5 bucks each!
I didn't watch the whole video, but something about the models: yes, the superslims are extremely reliable and there's nothing wrong with the disc loader. Also, every single variant of PS3 no matter old, new, slim or fat can play PS1. For PS2, you'll have to buy PS2 digital versions from the store or go for the first generation fat.
The PS3 is one of my fave consoles of all time, though the remakes and remasters of most of its true great exclusives make it a bit of a harder sell to buy now in 2023! But a phenomenal console still with some amazing games still to collect!
I got my PS3 at a Thrift Store in pretty decent condition. It's a "second wave fat model"; so it's not able to play PS2 discs, but I still have my PS2; so it's not really that big a deal. I got really excited when I saw so many awesome PS3 games for dirt-cheap prices and bought myself quite a few PS3 games, so I have a pretty decent collection of PS3 games already.
Great video guys, brings me back so many memories about PS3. I own Fat PS3’s. 2 with 4 USB ports fully backwards compatible. 1 with just 2 USB ports that I’ve softmodded for Retro Gaming. Love my old games
Great video. I love my CECHA01 BC console and will never get rid of it. I picked up a Phat L01 today for $35.00 and will be flipping it so I can buy some more games.
I feel like this is such an underrated console mainly due to releasing later than the 360 and being incredibly expensive at launch. But man, it has such an amazing library. It was my main console the later half of that gen and now I'm really trying to beef that collection up. I'd really like to add a backwards compatible fat to the collection as well.
@@GamingOffTheGrid I feel the xbox 360 was the better console in the 1st half of the 7th generation and then the 2nd half PS3 was the better console. Such a good generation that is great to collect for!
Fantastic video fellas!!! Believe it or not but the PS3 was my favorite console of that generation and my favorite playstation console. I had the fat backward compatible model and a slim. First console I ever bought 2 of. Great list of games and valid points. My favorite game of all time on it is Heavy Rain and my favorite Playstation move game is The Shoot.
The best PS3 60gb & 20gb models that came out was well worth the money because both models were fully backwards compatible because they were hardware based plus a built in Blu-ray player & a super audio CD player, the 60gb model has built in WiFi & memory card slots, while the 20gb model doesn’t have the WiFi & the memory card slots, but both of them have 4 USB ports, I highly recommend them you get what you pay for😷👏👍.
Oakshire is about two miles from my house, objectively one of the best breweries in Eugene, Oregon. They have a fantastic annual brew called Hellshire, *try this stout* !
All of my nostalgia for the PS3 mainly it was playing Gran Turismo five and Gran Turismo six racing and beating people online all around the world and having them call me a cheater even though I’m not-
I bought a PS3 Super Slim, this year from Goodwill. The Super Slim is my personal favorite version of the PS3 overall and the system is really good, but the major thing I hate about the PS3 overall is the amount of software updates.
I've had my PS3 Slim for a couple of years now and my list of wanted games has always been small because the 360 did all the 3rd party titles better. Still, there are some really cool games to play on the PS3. Anything that involves a light gun experience is always welcome on my shelf and/or digital library in the case of HotD4. Stuff like Razing Storm and HotD Overkill is the reason I own a Move setup and two GunCon 3's. The Resistance titles and Killzone games are also pretty cool, not Halo levels of good but still something different enough to have fun with. The PS3 is also the only way to play Gal Gun with a light gun-like controller via the Move, but you didn't hear that from me ok? lol :P Honestly, if I had to pick a few consoles that everyone should jump on before they get crazy expensive it would be the OG Xbox, Xbox 360 and PS3. Everything older than those is already expensive so its too late to be thrifty there, but the ones I mentioned are still very reasonable to collect in most ways. Xbox 360 has a huge library of hidden gems just waiting to be explored, the OG Xbox is practically a ticking time bomb since every other console within its generation is climbing in price and the PS3 has no backwards compatibility with new consoles so it will hold its value for a long time.
I've had my PS3 for 11 years now and I'm still getting games for it. one thing I feel PS3 does better than the 360 is it has more of a variety of RPGs.
I mostly play xbox 360/wii from that generation but mathematically its working out to the point that i may just grab a ps3 because you can get great rpg's for pocket change.
Absolutely. I mean if you're a Tales Of fan that system got a ridiculous amount of them. But Ni No Kuni, Eternal Sonata, 3 Disgaea games, Valkyria Chronicles, 3D Dot Heroes, Nier, Folklore, Hell Persona 5 got a release on it. The thing is a rpg powerhouse.
I might get a ps4 because its cheapish now
@@pongchannel. Just recently a few friends of mine have started to give away ps4 games and I'm seeing the games in thrift shops a lot more often. I think now is a really good time and its a great system.
U know no one of my good friends when i was kids still play it so every time i start the ps3 back up i almost burst in tears of the good memorys and things i did and i miss it
Don’t forget all of the HD Remaster collections like Sly Cooper, Ratchet and Clank, Tomb Raider, Prince of Persia, Jak and Daxter and many more.
Yesir. Tons of value there for sure. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
@@GamingOffTheGrid I have my PS4 they should have left it Alone kept Ps3 PS4 that's it no PS5 waste get scam.
Dude, I just got a ps3 and started collecting in the past 6-8 months. so far it is an awesome console, and it's super cheap to get great games for the console!
PS3 has been the system I've been playing the most during the pandemic. Love just how many games, and how cheap you could buy them for (which is quickly going up in value). I have 2 super slims to hopefully last me the next 20+ years. I agree, its a fun as hell collection to build, and the games are bad ass. My kind of video guys, good work!
Awesome man! We really want to snag a super slim model at some point. Hopefully we find one while out hunting this year :). Cheers!
Games are cheap for ps3.
Ps3 has the best solo superhero games.
A lot of gems to pick up for cheap.
Thor god of thunder
Spiderman classics
Captain America
Ironman 2
Wolverine
Green lantern
First 3 batman arkham games
Injustice and mortal combat
Playstation all stars
I skipped out on an entire console generation so the most recent console I have right now is a PS3. It does it all - gaming (physical and digital), movies, streaming, music. Cheap looking as it is, my super slim has been absolutely bulletproof. Definitely a console I will regularly visit for years to come.
We've heard nothing but good things about the Super Slim and it's reliability. If we ever stumble across one in the wild we will definitely be picking it up. Thanks for watching and cheers to the PS3!
Bro send me a amazon link (:
Super slim here as well! Had mine for at least the past 10 years. Still going like she's brand new!!
Fun fact: Backwards compatibility was possible because the PS3 had an actual ps2 chip on the board. The 360 was emulating original Xbox games which was a modern miracle at the time considering how much emulator developers struggle to emulate it today.
I wish my 60 gig never yellow ringed. My goal is to get a fully backwards compatible PS3 again. With that being said, I played so many great games, but my nostalgia memories are of buying the PS3 for $700, then going to circuit city and buying a flat screened 720p CRT television with HDMI and playing Resistance Fall Of Man. The crispness absolutely blew me away.
Ya man that sucks. Do you still have it? We might be able to get it working. Probably a capacitor issue. Would be worth trying to recap it and see if we can't get it up and rolling. Dude you dropped some coin for that set up lol. Cheers!
PS3 was my first Blu-ray player
Bought the 80GB model for MYR1899 (approx. US$450 at the time)
It brought me back to gaming too, after stepping away from gaming for a few years
My first blu ray player too. It was a great value at the time even though it was still expensive. Thanks a ton for watching. Cheers!
Motorstorm sold me on a PS3. Loved all 3 games in the series. I'm shocked that Sony dropped series like they have. It should be a one of their go to franchises to fill in the arcade racing category.
I bought my PS3 on launch, along with Motorstorm... Man, I was hooked.
The PS3 is my favorite Sony console of all time next to the PSP. I'm glad to see a buyer's guide because so many people neglected it for many reasons. I've recently have been spending tons and tons and tons of PSN content like DLC and digital games that are STILL not on Ps4 because I'm afraid of it's store being discontinued, and all my games don't take like 38% of my hard drive like the hungry PS4's are. After quarantine was over I specifically hunted down PS3 games in mid 2020 that aren't on PS4, physically anyway. Mirror's Edge, Binary Domain, Xmen Origins, Ratchet & Clank HD collection, Transformers War for Cybertron, Max Payne 3, Black Ops, Smackdown VS Raw 2011, Unreal Tournament 3 and Lost Planet 2. I have over 200 PS3 games while PS4 is just under 45 and it uses 1 1/5 TB of storage. Seriously, Kingdom Hearts on PS3 takes barely 10 MB but on PS4 takes 80 GB. No thanks, not re completing the entire trophy line up again just because the loading times are KINDA faster.
The PSN store on ps3 is the best.
Collecting for the PS3 is great right now. I hit up a few stores regularly, and PS3 is by far what they have the most of.
Definitely now is the time to grab a PS3 collection, though was probably a bit cheaper a couple of years ago. In 2019 I grabbed a launch edition full backwards compatible PS3 for $40 at Goodwill, fairly clean & no issues.....yet! 🙌🏼
Great Video Guys! 👏🏼
Damn man that is a steal! We really want a fully backwards compatible model. Hopefully we can get lucky and find one on the cheap. Cheers!
You think that’s good, you should see the launch edition I picked up today for $25 on sale. Absolute steal!
@@GamingOffTheGrid I know your mainly about collecting the physical games and I hear you, but seriously consider hacking a PS3. We have no idea when servers are going to shutdown. This means if you didn't update the games and you want to download from your account then your SOL. Not to mention when you hack it, you gain the ability to play PS2 games. With the PS5 out they may not last for much longer. At least consider upgrading the hard drive to keep as many games and updates on there as you can.
got a ps3 for free. Just need hook ups, controller and games. New you two would be my go too. And been listening to Hazer on spotify. 🍻
Awesome man! Free is always good :). Also, thanks for spinning us on Spotify. Always cool to hear. We actually might be playing live again soon which is nice. Cheers!
Bought my first PS3 new in 2015, it was a replacement for my 2005 PS2 that finally gave up, it's a 250GB Super Slim and still works fine today, it never gave me a reason to upgrade to the 4, yesterday I picked up 4 games at a thrift shop for $10, now that's another reason to stick with my old buddy
Yeah its super affordable to collect for! PS4 is that way also if you ever upgrade! Cheers!
Great video guys, I actually just bought a PS3 this last week and started collecting for it. Let's go !
Boom! Tons of great games on the cheap. Great time to get in on it man. Cheers!
Buy all the digital exclusive games Now!!!
And 1 month later.. the PS3 market is through the roof
For real though....
PS3 is a must own for the ps1 upscaling alone
480i graphics still cause interlacing artifacts in modern displays 😪
Tekken 3 is a clear example of this
Definitely great value there for sure. Wish ours could play f'n PS2 games. Some day we will upgrade. Cheers!
@@GamingOffTheGrid for PS2 games, I would either stick to a PS2 console, or get the PS2 Classics on PS4
Yeah, I was going to get a PS3 in spring of 2010 as a high school graduation gift. The slim version had just been released for $299 and they were sold out EVERYWHERE. I was surprised because up until that point I thought that Xbox was the clear front runner. I ended up going with the Xbox 360 elite because it was what was available, a decision I don't regret because I still have it and play it(and have gotten a lot of joy out of it). I ended up getting a PS3 down the line and it's an amazing console as well. I think this was my favorite console generation so far.
Both are absolute hammers! So glad you could get both! We love Gen 7! Cheers!
Man every time I think you guys can’t top your last “mini series” you do!! Love the content thanks!!
Thanks man! We keep thinking one of these days we're going to run out of ideas lol. Hopefully we can keep pulling rabbits out of our ass. Cheer!
@@GamingOffTheGrid a full out wrestling themed episode would be dope.
Great video, I bought a refurbished PS3 Slim this year and I'm lovin revisiting so many great games.
Great console and you got in at the perfect time. 2-3 years from now you will be glad you did. Prices will get nuts we think. Cheers!
Great video I’m a huge PS3 fan. I think the PS3 was ahead of it’s time
Thanks a ton! Such a great console. Made it a fun episode to make. Cheers!
Hell yes, I’m having more fun playing through gen 7 games the last few months than I have since I got my PS4 and One X. Go back and play Instincts Predator on 360, the water graphics still haven’t been beaten IMO
So damn easy to get into now too. Games are available and typically way cheap. We'll check that game out. Not much experience with Far Cry. The only one I got into was Blood Dragon which was a spin off. Loved the 80's vibe in that one :). Thanks for watching. Cheers!
I bought an 80 gig FAT model. Came with Motorstorm. First games I bought was Orange Box and Unreal Tournament 3. Unreal Tournament 3 and COD World at War were my intro to multi-player shooters. Still my favorite FPS to this day.
You guys should try Heavenly Sword - it's by Ninja Theory and stars Anna Torv and Andy Serkis
plus the PS3 version of Mortal Kombat features Kratos as an exclusive guest character
Sounds good man. Thanks for the recommendations. We will keep a look out for Heavenly Sword. I'm pretty sure we picked up Mortal Kombat last summer but haven't given it a go yet.
Great video. There are a ton of PS3 games I want, all of the PS2 HD collection games is also something alone to get into itself. Loved the vid guys and I will be getting a PS3 this year. More like THIS MONTH!
Thanks man! Hope all is well. The PS3 is definitely cheap to collect for right now. Gotta love it. Good luck with your collecting endeavors. Cheers!
I got the original design PS3 in 2008, but refurbished w/no box & manual from GameStop. Because, it was so difficult to find the first PS3 that was backwards compatible w/both PS2, and PS1 brand new. Sony removed the PS2 backwards compatibility. What’s interesting, a former co worker left the company and left behind an original PS 3 box w/the inserts and manual. As the admin assistant was about to clean out his desk, I asked if I can have it. So she gave it to me.
Thats awesome! Having one of the originals is impressive! Cheers!
As a fellow collector in England, another brilliant video. You guys & a couple of beers make my weekends. Cheers lads! Stay safe.
That's awesome to hear man! Hope you are having a great weekend. Cheers!
I'm a year late to this but still thank you for making a video about my favorite console
Also awesome choice with the beer
Better late than never:). PS3 is hammer and is poised to pop very soon. Cheers brotha!
I just found you guys, and I love it. Never engage on UA-cam, but I dig you guys.
Love me some Uncharted, God of War and Motorstorm so good great memories, but I do remember Red Dead Redemption having some funny glitches on it
Another thing I love is that you don't have to wait around for the games to install. I started a collection late last year and got the majority of games I always wanted for no more that £4 each(alot of them £1-£2 range). Well worth getting the system! Love the videos, keep saying your prayers and taking your vitamins... Brothers
There are many games that require an install on the ps3.
Hit those garage sales! I got my PS3 slim for $20 at one. Flipped the component cable and 2 Move controllers for mucho profit, so the console was free. That impressed a buddy so he came garage sale-ing with me a few months later, and we found him a slim for $10.
Retro Zelda fans need to check out 3D Dot Game Heroes, a PS3 exclusive.
This was a fantastic video and very informative because the PS3 is a console I completely missed out on during thay generation.
Get one now
Great video... I’ve just purchased a ps3 in 2021 and I’m enjoying playing games more than with my PS4 pro!!! Playing twisted metal everyday with my son and time crisis with a gun a piece.. couldn’t get hold of a ps5 but I’m kinda grad I didn’t as I have managed to get a ps3 slim, ps2 slim, wii, a wii u, an Xbox and a load of great games all in mint condition and I still have change! Its changed my opinion with gaming and I’ve become a collector by the looks of things.. love your vids. Thank you 🙏
2023 baby pulled my 2008 model
out of the storage closet, dusted it off and ... it turned on! I'ma stack up on games.
I've had my ps3 since 2010 and I love it. I was a 360 kid back then but since about 2019 I've been a PlayStation guy and while I'm not a fan of the ps3 controller due to the batteries going on them, it's a relatively easy fix since it's just Philips head screws on the back. Also something I've noticed on the ps3 controller, I'm getting a bit of stick drift. But other then that I love my console to death and plan to stream it here soon. Thanks guys love the vids!
Awesome that your enjoying the PS3! Yeah we have noticed that in the controllers also! Cheers!
Was stoked when i brought my 3D tv and i already had something to play the media. Playing God of war Ascension in 3D made me realise the power of the PS3 when utilising the hardware properly
Yeah that is amazing! We dont own it but have played it and it was alot of fun! Cheers!
Damn, a 2021 video seems like yesterday! We’re almost half way through 2023 already! Time is flying and here we are in 2023 and the PSA is still out about the PS3, IT’S THE RIGHT TIME TO BUY FOR THE PS3!!!! I REPEAT BUY FOR THE PS3 RIGHT NOW!
Yes it is! Grab it before the price goes up! Cheers!
It's 2023 and I still play games on PS3. PS3 has such a huge library of games to play and a lot of them are really fun to play even to this day. PS3 was a console that had games that had a good balance between good graphics & gameplay. Some games I look at and think: "This is a PS3 game?" After PS3, Sony games just focus more on making the games more realistic & cinematic, to the point the games themselves become boring & just feel like movies, then game, but PS3 on the other hand has a lot of games that have good graphics, but never strayed away from actual gameplay of the games. I still love playing games like InFamous, Ratchet & Clank, GTA IV. God of War, Metal Gear Solid, etc. And the fact that PS3 also plays PS1 games physically is also a nice edition. I also like some of the HD Collections of the old PS2 games you can play on PS3. Some are good ways to play PS2 games that someone like me missed out on like Jak and Daxter or the old MGS games, but others like the Racthet & Clank HD Collection have some odd visual glitches to the point I go playing the PS2 trilogy on the PS2.
We play the PS3 all the time still! One of the most played in the gameroom! Cheers!
@@GamingOffTheGrid PS3 is also a good console, especially for those who can't afford newest consoles or hardware. I live in a small country called Latvia & I can't really afford stuff like XBOX Series X or whatever. I did get the Nintendo Switch, but it was a cheaper option & also I wanted to own a handheld console, so I don't feel like I'm falling behind the times. But anyways, some games on my laptop did not run well, so I bought a copy of the same game for the PS3 & didn't have problems running it. Also some PS4 games were released on PS3, such as Alien Isolation or The Evil Within for example & suprisingly those game run pretty well on a older hardware. It's just a shame that too many PS3 online servers are being shut down. I remember how much fun I had playing Killzone 2 Multiplayer, I honestly bought my PS3 when PS4 first launched & some games were still playable online. Killzone 2 was my personal favourite, some people even wanted me to join their clan, but I accidently declined them, since I had no idea how clan invites work, plus I don't play MP games that much, since I'm more of a single player type of person, then anything else. It's also a great DVD/Blu-Ray player for movies & TV shows as well. Unfortenatly, my PS3 is region locked, so I can't watch certain movies/TV shows from US for example.
Bought one when work shut down for covid loving it! Over 150 games plus many ps1 game's great console
Yes, so I can play playstation all-stars battle royale. I miss that game so much
I need to play that one more. Robert raves about that game. Thanks a ton for watching. Cheers!
@@GamingOffTheGrid Sometimes it freezes Does that mean that the hard drive needs replacing Or is it to do with the disk and the scratches on their I mean I’ve only noticed it when I’m playing WWE 12 Maybe the scratches on it could be the issue
@@GamingOffTheGrid now is the perfect time to get the ps4 acually because most ps3 games are ported to ps4 and games are cheap af on both the trick is to buy a 1 gen old console or buy a budgetish pc
still have my original PS3 although it died 9 months after getting it back in the day. one day i’ll fix it up for now i’ll use my silver ps2 slim to play both ps1 and ps2 games. great video as usual can’t wait for the next video
Great vid guys, PS3 such a good system still with insanely cheap games
Thanks man! Definitely a great time to collect for the console and the games still play great. Cheers!
Been on a real ps3 kick lately ...on my 4th playthrough of metal gear solid 4 and 3rd of last of us. Decided to go through your archives and checkout some PS3 content ..great episode
Great video guys. I had the 360 first and loved it laterbhad the PS3 and wasn’t until almost end of life where I started collecting for. I have 2 slim models and just sold my fat backwards to a friend. But I will have to check out that metal gear solid game
MGS 4 is awesome. If you are a fan of the series you will really enjoy it. It get some hate for some reason but I've always loved it. Thanks a ton for watching. Cheers!
I still play my PS3 slim 320 gig to this day!!
If you ever have a lot of data buildup on yours though when you change the hard drive be ready for about three nights worth of rebuilding your file database
Those slims are hard to kill man. I find them game hunting all the time and I can't remember a time one didn't work.
March 2021, got a really clean 60g backwards compatible PS3 off of Craigslist for $225. Love it... plays the most scratched up ps1 and ps2 games flawlessly lol
So iv obviously been gaming since I was young, og game boy life and snes. BUT the ps3 is the first console I bought myself. I went out bought a 26 inch HDTV, a 60gig ps3 and an extra controller. Saved serious money making 9 bucks an hour at jiffy lube to buy it. It was my first hard core gaming with friends online. Ended up selling my 60 gig to buy a high end clutch for my racecar at the time and then got a 360. And loved the 360. They are both imo killer consoles can't go wrong either way.
Yeah it's worth it, I got my ps3 hooked up in my room right now, the cross buys are the best. Buying Metal gear Solid, Castlenania Symphony of the Night, and Megaman games on PS3 then getting it on my Vita and Psp is Golden. Blue ray player, plus video game library, the best time to collect for PS3 is right now.
The PS3 is when I finally realized that this is where I'm going to draw the line in terms of collecting. The insane installation and load times to play a game if you don't have everything set up and ready to go is just soooo crippling for enjoying anything on the PS3.
Oh boy, wait until you see the current games, the installation of some games on my pc is crazy. Ps3 isn't even that bad? At least with my experience
STEP 1) install ssd 2) rip game to ssd 3) enjoy
I got the Super slim and my only problem is its very easy for the disc drive top to open by itself if you just as much as touch it. And about the controller its way to light
Difference between the PS3 and the PS4 is almost negligible...... Which means PS3 Is an great console and that too with free multiplayer 😎
It's a badass machine for sure. The market is starting to rise on it too. Glad we have most of what we want. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
The Ps4 and Ps5 would not be here if it wasn’t for the Ps3/Xbox 360 generation with all the new innovations such as online multiplayer, HDMI port, etc
@@russiankodiak6849 Online multiplayer has been around for quite a while. So it wasn't all that new and innovative.
@@AnarickTheDevil I know it wasn’t new
@@russiankodiak6849 you got that right! Had it not been for the Xbox 360 and PS3, games wouldn't be what they are today. In all honesty, the 360 and PS3 are the best 2 consoles in history in my personal opinion, because they were the first to show improvements in graphics to look close to real life.
Generation 7 was awesome and we're still basically playing the same type of games since than. We're playing newer games with shinier graphics but no major revolutionary video game mechanics have being used since than other than the Nemesis System in Shadow of Mordor that was not possible to be implemented on the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game. I had the original backwards compatible PS3 model but unfortunately it died last year. One other aspect to consider about that model (other than less reliability) is that it's very loud. I since got the latest Super Slim model and I like it much more. It's smaller, very quiet and I can change discs even when the console is off. I miss the PS2 backwards compatibility convenience but to be honest I prefer to play them on my PS2 anyway.
I just got a PS3 a couple years ago. Love it!
I just bought a PS3 original phat backwards compatible 60gb console which plays all ps1 ps2 and ps3 games from a friend for $20. He didnt want it anymore. He was moving and said it was too big. Its like ill take it off your hands. I have a ps2 slim which I will use for ps1 and ps2 games. So will use it for PS3 only. Im just glad to have one. Even if it will just sit on my shelf.
Hey GOTG! I love the PS3.Crazy expensive when it 1st came out. Great video guys.
Good videos, hope you guys grow big, cause this is clean af
Thanks a ton! We really appreciate and are glad you enjoyed the vid. Cheers!
Just got a PS3 earlier this month and just finished MGS4, what a masterpiece of a game. Grabbing more games when I can.
Awesome that you finally got to play that game. Epic experience for sure. Thanks or watching. Cheers!
Love you guys. Price wise anything from 7th gen is a smart move. Not to mention in some cases you don't have to worry about buying broken day 1 games.
Ps3 is great since pretty much any controller works with it.
Thanks man! Ya, Gen 7 is super easy and fun to collect for right now. We find games all the damn time. Thanks a ton for watching. Cheers!
Man, I’m so glad I never got rid of my OG 60GB model. I used to work at the Sony Store and won mine in a raffle. Still love it to this day, but the darn thing gets scratches all over it just by looking at it. If you can get past that, the fat model is totally the way to go.
Yeah its crazy you can talk to 50 people that had both and you probably get 25 25 split on which one was better! Its crazy! We had more luck with the slim! Cheers!
One other thing I forgot to mention that I would love to get. I would love to get one of those PS3 Test systems that Radical Reggie has that play all Region PS2 and PS1 games and that allow you to force 1080P on PS3 games. That would be great to have.
Yes the launch ps3 was very expensive at a price point of $600 but lesser known was that it cost Sony $800 to manufacture...that's why there are so many variants
Triggers Ps3 are Convex, Concave is what they should have been!
Concave goes in like a ‘Cave’..
But depending on where your basing this from it’s easy to mix up..
While I prefer the 360 I actually don't have one at the moment. But I have a modded OG Xbox and a Series X so I think I'm mostly covered for anything Xbox I want to play. I do have a PS3 though I started collecting for maybe two years ago or so. The slim 120gb edition, although I upgraded the hard drive to a 500gb. I've got about 40 games including Heavy Rain, The Uncharted Trilogy, The Last of Us, both Infamous games, Twisted Metal, every God of War game, and let's not forget Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, that you guys were kind enough to send me. So basically all the required hits and a solid mix of action, platformer, rpg, shooters, sports. I'll collect more for it at some point. For anyone looking though, it's a great system to get into and the majority of games are dirt cheap, especially when compared to the 360 counterparts, which I'm sure is partially due to the backwards compatible features on the current gen of Xbox. And of course the PS3 does play original playstation games as well for anyone interested. Cheers fellas.
The price of the PS3 is the reason in huge sales for the PS2 which helped that system sales. The PS3 at $599 while the PS2 sold at $99 and for the first 18 months/ 2 years or so they were both coming out with the same games so simple math on which console were being bought by consumers until Sony finally discontinued the PS2 altogether.
I love the PS3. I didn't play video games for a long time. I skipped over the ps2/xbox 1 era. I basically skipped over this generation as well. So however many years that was all together.
When the Nintendo mini came out it piqued my interest. I went looking for one. Couldn't find one. I was at a Gamestop asking no luck. However I saw they were having a deal on ps3 because ps4 was all the rage. I don't know why but I said what the Hell. I got for $100 a ps3 500 gig super slim with all 5 God of War games (1&2 hd remake, 3, and the HD remakes of the 2 psp games) and the 3 Batman Arkham games. All in their actually cases not the crappy Gamestop ones. It got me back into gaming. I was so impressed with how far gaming had come since I last played anything. Ended up dusting off the consoles I did still have but hadn't touched in years and was amazed at how they held up over time. All because of the ps3.
My ps3 collection is by far my largest. It absolutely dwarfs everything else. Especially over the past 2 years and last year in particular with Gamestop practically giving away ps3 games. I bought my copy of The Last of Us from them for $0.99! But I have noticed prices recently going up. I mean, for example, I own 2 complete copies of Folklore (one of those I stupidly forgot I already owned it things) because they were dirt cheap when I got them. Now one copy is worth way more than what I paid for both.
My newest project for it is I got an original 60 gig backwards compatible with all 3 generations not long ago for $30. It turns on so it's functioning but it has the yellow light of death issue so I just get a warning screen. I'm positive it's just the capacitors need to be replaced. Don't know how to do that but I'm going to try to learn how to and hopefully have a fully functioning fat one to go with my beautifully working super slim.
This is a badass story man. You got in on the PS3 at a great time for sure. Hopefully you get that 60gb going. I'm sure there are tons of videos out there that can guide you through it. That type of stuff is always fun. And if you get it running the feeling of knowing you fixed it is pretty awesome. Thanks a ton for watching and cheers to the PS3!
This is why i'm glad i got alot of ps3 games in the past year. I have a BC 20GB ps3 so i'm good on that as well as 2 other ps3's (one slim and 1 super slim). games will start to climb very soon due to gamestop phasing out 7th gen games. out of all the 7th gens consoles, ps3 has the smallest selection when it comes to pre owned games at gamestop.
Still searching for a used working PS3 Fat. I just bought six good games for it secondhand. That's why I just found this channel. Great video!
Great video guys, already a long time PS3 collector but this was a great informative video with lots of good games mentioned! 👍🤘
Thanks a ton! Cheers to the PS3!
YES YOU SHOULD....games are abundant and dirt cheap......and the console is still amazing
I still mourn the fact that I can’t play the original Motorstorm anywhere but a PS3. That was a great franchise. R.I.P.
Damn good game for sure. Just picked up Motorstorm Pacific Rift last week. Hopefully the get digital versions on PS4 of PS5 at some point. Cheers!
You guys remind me of Bulk and Skull in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers lol!
I have my (Slim) PS3 since 2013, now it's a little deteriorated on the I/O button which is now gone, but the contact underneath the button still works and I'm still using my PS3 regularly and gonna do that until it explodes or something lol. I'm kinda bummed that a lot of the people I used to play with during those years have sold their old PS3's by now but I was wise enough to keep it with me (even if still a little deteriorated as I said but still nothing that serious) and about a month ago I was talking about the future of PS3s as retro consoles with a guy who owns a store for 2nd hand consoles and games and he pretty much confirmed to me that the PS3 was "the last good console" as there was a bunch of awesome games for it and they are all physical discs, and so they will still have a long life (even if discs are not eternal). As the consoles nowadays are little more than a desktop computer's CPU without disc readers of any kind since all is going to be digital. And what's more, the PS3 has the "ability" to be jailbroken and modded, so it even has capabilities that the current or future consoles will have difficulty trying to attain.
I got the Xbox 360 late in that generation (2012) because thats what my friends had and they wanted me to play online with them. But I always loved Sony and had (still do) the Ps2 and played a ton of games on it. But, I picked up a Ps3 slim a couple years ago for the exclusives for it and Im glad i did. I have a ton of exclusives, but have also gotten alot of cross platform games since just because they were so dang cheap. I mean a game for $2-$3 bucks is hard to pass up. I love it for God of War, Killzone, Resistance, The Last of Us and more. I actually picked up another Slim in a thrift shop for $30 bucks awhile back with a controller, charging cable for the controller, power cord and the super pricy Sony componet cables, so now I have 2 slim models. One in the game room and 1 in a spare bedroom. They are great consoles, I do love that UI. Both of mine look brand new, Im glad to have them. Like the 360 and Ps2 and Wii, I still find games for it that are new to me. Wow I felt the EXACT same way about the "move" and have never considered it, may have to look into that if I come across one cheap. Another reason I love your videos, thanks fellas!
Unfortunately, you can't get my favorite PS3 game anymore, X-Men the Arcade Game. Glad I downloaded that in the brief time it was available. I would say Final Fantasy XIII, but...ehh.
PS3 was my first Sony system, so it'll always have a place in my living room.
That intro was hilarious with your friend naming all the other channels 😂 love you guys! Wish I got more of the ps3 games I wanted before this insane hike I've been buying more 360 games because of it
Lol! Retro Rick is a funny fella. Keep your eyes peeled at yard sales and thrift stores. We’re still finding PS3 games quite a bit. Thanks a ton for watching. Cheers!
@@GamingOffTheGrid I have been thanks to yall! Been reselling old pc games I find and making decent money as well of ebay thanks for the tips! Just found a new 2ds xl for 40 at a thrift store and got a bunch of awesome ps2 and 360 games for 2-5 bucks each!
@@jangobango2847 Bam!!! Killing it man. The stuff is out there. Keep grinding. Cheers!
Pixel Game Squad intro was awesome!
Great video fellas!
I didn't watch the whole video, but something about the models: yes, the superslims are extremely reliable and there's nothing wrong with the disc loader. Also, every single variant of PS3 no matter old, new, slim or fat can play PS1. For PS2, you'll have to buy PS2 digital versions from the store or go for the first generation fat.
The PS3 is one of my fave consoles of all time, though the remakes and remasters of most of its true great exclusives make it a bit of a harder sell to buy now in 2023! But a phenomenal console still with some amazing games still to collect!
We been collecting heavily the last year for the PS3! Huge library of good games! Cheers!
I just bought a PS3 super slim Hugh library for dirt, been playing almost every night.
Awesome! What games have you been playing?
Blur , UT3 , CoD BO2 , these are the nostalgic games of Ps3 in my opinion
I got my PS3 at a Thrift Store in pretty decent condition. It's a "second wave fat model"; so it's not able to play PS2 discs, but I still have my PS2; so it's not really that big a deal. I got really excited when I saw so many awesome PS3 games for dirt-cheap prices and bought myself quite a few PS3 games, so I have a pretty decent collection of PS3 games already.
Hell ya! Nothing beats finding a good deal at the thrift :)! Thanks for watching and cheers to the PS3!
Just buy a skin for your fat ps3 on ebay
You my dear got a good deal
Great video guys, brings me back so many memories about PS3. I own Fat PS3’s.
2 with 4 USB ports fully backwards compatible. 1 with just 2 USB ports that I’ve softmodded for Retro Gaming. Love my old games
Great video. I love my CECHA01 BC console and will never get rid of it. I picked up a Phat L01 today for $35.00 and will be flipping it so I can buy some more games.
I feel like this is such an underrated console mainly due to releasing later than the 360 and being incredibly expensive at launch. But man, it has such an amazing library. It was my main console the later half of that gen and now I'm really trying to beef that collection up. I'd really like to add a backwards compatible fat to the collection as well.
Had to click on video straight away, PS3 has to be my favourite console of all time.
It's a badass console for sure. And right now there is so much low hanging fruit for it. Cheers to the good ol' PS3!
@@GamingOffTheGrid I feel the xbox 360 was the better console in the 1st half of the 7th generation and then the 2nd half PS3 was the better console. Such a good generation that is great to collect for!
Fantastic video fellas!!! Believe it or not but the PS3 was my favorite console of that generation and my favorite playstation console. I had the fat backward compatible model and a slim. First console I ever bought 2 of. Great list of games and valid points. My favorite game of all time on it is Heavy Rain and my favorite Playstation move game is The Shoot.
I just bought a ps3 original phat that was hardly used and it had the box for 190 today
Great video guys. Wish you mentioned the Ratchet and clank series, and finally Killzone 2 and 3 .
The best PS3 60gb & 20gb models that came out was well worth the money because both models were fully backwards compatible because they were hardware based plus a built in Blu-ray player & a super audio CD player, the 60gb model has built in WiFi & memory card slots, while the 20gb model doesn’t have the WiFi & the memory card slots, but both of them have 4 USB ports, I highly recommend them you get what you pay for😷👏👍.
We definitely need to upgrade for sure. Hopefully we can find one our hunting this year. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
I've got the Super Slim. I bought The Last of Us bundle back when it came out. Yeah, I was late to the PS3 party. Great console!
Thats a great bundle with the PS3! Cheers!
house of the dead 4 and some move controllers i feel would be perfect for when you have friends round, its like having an arcade shooter at home
Just found this channel a couple of days ago.
Loving your content. Greetings from Mexico
Awesome man! Glad you found us and are enjoying the vids. Cheers!
Oakshire is about two miles from my house, objectively one of the best breweries in Eugene, Oregon. They have a fantastic annual brew called Hellshire, *try this stout* !
Y'all forgot the Badass exclusives Killzone 2 and 3 plus the Trilogy to boot.
Awesome video though 👍
All of my nostalgia for the PS3 mainly it was playing Gran Turismo five and Gran Turismo six racing and beating people online all around the world and having them call me a cheater even though I’m not-
Great video guys, I've been watching for about a month now and I'm loving this channel!
Thanks man! Glad you are enjoying the vids and the madness lol. We really appreciate your feedback and support. Cheers!
Dropping my comment because I usually watch off my tv but THANK YOU for this video ahead.
That's how we watch typically too. Love watching You Tube on a TV. Not a ton of folks do that but it is the way to go. Cheers!
I bought a PS3 Super Slim, this year from Goodwill. The Super Slim is my personal favorite version of the PS3 overall and the system is really good, but the major thing I hate about the PS3 overall is the amount of software updates.
I've had my PS3 Slim for a couple of years now and my list of wanted games has always been small because the 360 did all the 3rd party titles better. Still, there are some really cool games to play on the PS3. Anything that involves a light gun experience is always welcome on my shelf and/or digital library in the case of HotD4. Stuff like Razing Storm and HotD Overkill is the reason I own a Move setup and two GunCon 3's. The Resistance titles and Killzone games are also pretty cool, not Halo levels of good but still something different enough to have fun with. The PS3 is also the only way to play Gal Gun with a light gun-like controller via the Move, but you didn't hear that from me ok? lol :P
Honestly, if I had to pick a few consoles that everyone should jump on before they get crazy expensive it would be the OG Xbox, Xbox 360 and PS3. Everything older than those is already expensive so its too late to be thrifty there, but the ones I mentioned are still very reasonable to collect in most ways. Xbox 360 has a huge library of hidden gems just waiting to be explored, the OG Xbox is practically a ticking time bomb since every other console within its generation is climbing in price and the PS3 has no backwards compatibility with new consoles so it will hold its value for a long time.
The ps3 is still insane! I still am buying ps1 and ps2 classics off the store, way cheaper way to play most classic games