i still use my ps3 all the time, graphics are great, physics exist, online still active, online still free, my digital music collection i still listen too, my digital movie collection i still watch and its in high definition, built in blueray player for more games and future movie releases, my digital photos and trophy collecting, i can go on and on, ps3 is still going strong and was wayyyy ahead of its time, also, its also gorgeous on a crt tv.
@@cococinnamon2236 At least we have VR which had been growing slowly throughout the years. It is the biggest tech advancement which is still in its infancy not just in gaming. It makes gameplay and rich intuitive control which are never possible in any flatscreen devices.
Hello. I never owned ps3. After seeing one of your videos about ps3 I ordered one for myself. Today I am going to get it from delivery. Cant remember the last time when I was exited that much. Thank you so much for you videos!!
Same. Got the OG 80gb model with CFW and 1TB SSD filled with my disc backups. Love that thing and will be sad when it eventually yellow lights but will enjoy every moment till that point.
So many amazing games that're dirt cheap. Best get to most of the ones you want as soon as you can, because they'll never be cheaper than they are right now.
I blinked and the 2010's disappeared, so this console is still only ten years old for me. This is the console I spent hours curating my music, movie, and wallpaper collection as much as playing games. It was priming me for caving to buy a PC. Wow, I haven't used that store in over ten years, but it feels like just yesterday I would wake up and immediately hop onto my PS3 to hunt for PSN deals. Sometimes I open the Steam store and I feel like something's wrong but I can't figure out what. I just now realized from this video, but it feels wrong because everything isn't in columns of three and taking five-to-nine seconds to load the thumbnails.
I picked up the PS3 for the first time just a few months ago, it surprises me a lot how its community is still very active, Plants vs Zombie: Garden Warfare and Minecraft still have several players playing them. Not to mention that Netflix, Amazon Prime and UA-cam still work on it, which is very useful for my old TV that isn't a Smart TV.
PlayStation 3 is my favorite console from Sony. They had some heat.. Infamous, Killzone 2, Uncharted, Last of Us, Little Big Planet, Demon Souls, and the online play was Free!!!
Your videos are magical. I feel like im going back to those days with a portal 😢 I've been following you since the beginning of this year and no regrets! Love your videos and the music u use in the background ❤
You can never talk 2 much about how good the PS3 was and still is. Its pure fun 2 play. Love the end of your video. I hope it will remain for future generations aswell ❤️
Loved the video. Still happily playing on PS3 - and looking forward to buying more games for it to celebrate 10 years on December 17th. Easily one of the greatest consoles ever made.
Love the final outro on what you said! You and all others here, including myself will keep the Old Consoles alive for many years to come! Anyways, Thank You!
PS3 let you SAVE MOVIES MUSIC AND PICS ON THE SYSTEM. LETS YOU COPY SAVE FILES TO USB. PS5 doesn’t let you copy save files to usb or save movies on the system.
Yes it was cool my friend came with some torrent movies from time to time he transferred them to my ps3 and they played without a problem. I think it could take all formats without a problem.
I still play my PS3 even though I have a PS5. It has some great games on it. And there are still plenty I plan on going out to get. The game library for the PS3 is huge compared to PS4 and PS5 (so far). Anyhow, good gaming is good gaming. And like you said, PS3 may never get old for some people. This includes me.
i’m not sure if i’m not the only one that feel that the ps3 makes games look a special type of way. i think it might be do to the way the rsx processor works
As a self entitled "PS3 Connoisseur" i can say one of the coolest things about jailbreaking a PS3 is PS2 Backwards Compatibility and system mods, fan/temperature control and monitoring, even full UI remaster, in game FPS/temperate, GPU overclocking, emulators, PS2 backwards compatibility is a little tricky, Sony developed a PS2 emulator to run the PS2 Classics games bought on the PS Store, with a Jailbreak you can freely get any PS2 ISO to run in this emulator, with varying results, some titles are perfectly playable while others won't boot, but compability is very high (between 80 and 83%) and some games can get fixed with config files.
Right? I had the 80 gig PS3 with the Emotion Engine on board and it died sadly. My friend sold me his PS3 slim (front loading) and I recently got it modded, to my complete surprise, I have Kings Field - The Ancient City and Fatal Frame series among other PS2 games playing off the new Ssd installed. (I used the PS3 HD in my recently purchased and modded Ps2)
Without any doubt the PS3 is my favorite console of all time, even I still buy and play games on it to this days. Aside of have a giant catalog of games very rich in "variety" in third and FIRST-party games (something that Sony abandoned complety nowdays), the console itself had so many features that no console could beat, I mean what other consoles had the functions to: -Create and save music playlist. -Burn CD music and convert it to a mp3 file digitally without the need of a PC. -Import music to a game and make your own custom soundtrack on it (very few games did that). -Download directly to the console or a USB device music, videos and images by the console's web browser. -Be able to use a printer on it. -Be able to install or use other operative systems on it like Linux (but sadly this option was removed).
At the beginning of 2020, I bought a PS3 4000 model, two controllers, a camera, a somatosensory game controller, and a dozen games for $70, including the Uncharted series. The seller sold it on behalf of an overseas student friend who returned to China, and it accompanied me through these few years. Years of hard times, I later installed HEN.
Your videos really motivated me to get an older console, I only had a PS2 and played mostly on my PC all these years, but I saw a great opportunity to buy a 360 for around 60 bucks (I'm from Brazil), and I've been having a blast with it, unfortunately, the store I got it from closed, but mine came unlocked, so I just bought an external hard drive, installed Aurora, and loaded it up with games, it's been such a relief for those exhausting days and I actually, I haven't even opened Steam in over a month now, the 7th gen was really something special
My PS3 slim still works perfectly and still hooked up next to my PS5, PS2, OG Xbox and gamecube, I still have my PS4 but dont use it much due to PS5 being backwards compatible with PS4 games, but i still play and collect for my PS3, PS2, OG Xbox and GameCube regularly when im not on the PS5, nothing beats the 6th and 7th gen, best era of gaming ever
If you're playing PS3 in 2024 you need to change the thermal paste, switch out the HDD for a SSD and install CFW. With CFW you can install all your game discs on the SSD. The console runs silently and load times are quicker. Another upgrade is to use a mClassic to give a sharper image with less aliasing. You can also use a mClassic daisychained with a 4K Gamer Pro to get the games looking nice on a 4K display.
I did most of that and had the PS3 (Slim front load) modded and (to my surpris) pre loaded with rare PS2 titles like Kings Field Ancient City, Fatal Frame series. I used the PS3 HDD in my recently modded PS2 (FAT) the modder said both systems were in good shape and run even cooler and more quiet now with some new lithium paste on the procs.
I still have my super slim PS3 and for years barely used it for games, but in this past year have been buying them up, up to 15 games now, the only problem is time to play them because I work a lot, but love this system and proud to say I bought it brand new and still have it hooked up.
The PlayStation 3 is definitely top 3! I’ve owned 3 (Original and 2 slims) and I’m still enjoying it in 2024. I do miss the Earth application that was in real time! You could go to different locations around the world for news, but they took it away in like 2011 or 12. Long live PS3!
And in the ps3 and x360 generation, developers/publishers like EA, Activision, Ubisoft, Konami and others got a lot of appreciation from gamers, unlike in the current generation
Imho, the PS3 will always be awesome. There are so, so many awesome games on the PS3. Enough that I could play the console exclusively for the rest of my life if I had unlimited access to it's game library...
Got my PS3 & PS5 hooked up (along with a Series S) & been having a great time mixing and matching new games with the older ones.. i find the PS3 console still amazing 🤩
Just spent the last 2 or 3 days playing Black Flag and Black Ops II on my PS3. I have a PS5, Switch, Xbox One.. and I still play games as old as 15/20/25 years all the time.
I go back to games from the 1980s regularly still. ...and heck, a lot of the modern games I play look and play like they're from the 90s. I wish companies like Capcom would make throwback RE titles. I think Konami should still be making 2D Castlevania games. There's a market for it and the games cost a fraction of the time & money to put together when compared to modern titles. One failed project can put a well known developer out of business in 2024, solely because of production costs. This is also why we see very few AAA titles that stand out from the crowd. They have to stick with what has proven to work/sell. Konami/Capcom could put a group of 10 talented ppl together & they could churn out a great RE/Castlevania game every 6 months. They'd sell great at $9.99 digitally and some of 'em would even do well at $30 for physical copies. The existence of brands like Limited Run games proves there's a market for this.
Today i played 30 min on my ps5 and 1 hour on my ps3! I never knew time crisis was so much fun on a console! Got myself 2 light guns and fun is guaranteed! Super cheap and works like a charm
I had the fat model PS3 from 2009 until 2014. It was the 80GB hard drive console that came bundled with 2 (physical) games, MotorStorm and Resistance: Fall of Man. I also bought Killzone 2 with it. I should have waited for the slim models because mine ended up failing on me after 5 years. Fat model PS3s had a habit of overheating while slim model PS3s didn't. Super alim PS3s are probably the most reliable. I actually have a super slim PS3 and it still works.
I used to own a Super Slim and I actually really loved how lightweight it was alongside how easy it was to insert and remove discs. I never thought that was cheap at all with the sliding door, if anything I think more gaming consoles should provide designs like that.
I bought a ps3 this year and have completed couple of games and right now i am grinding GTA V and I will say man...... this console is everything i wanted and will be conserving it for my children.
I bought a PS3 as well, somehow landed on a 500 GB Slim model. I’ve gotten a gold skin to cover it up and I’ve been back on Black Ops 2, specifically playing zombies like I used to between 2012-2017
I love my 2,4 & 5 but the ps3 has always been my fav…Here’s why? Blu ray/Dvd player, CD music library/player, playing 3d shooting games on 3d TV, graphics & sound quality still very pleasing. Thank you SONY for making me so happy.
What i realized is, with this PS3, now playing all these all and other games on my 65" 4K mini led tv is.....heaven. Sound, graphics, it's all amazing. Completely agree. I'm glad to still having my PS3...with a 1Tb SSD....and an HEN of course ;-) The only pain in the ass will be always precise target shooting with the PS3 controller...Always better with a keyboard and mouse.
PS2 with FMCB memory card mod and Jailbroken PS3 is a must-have consoles. Duckstation, PPSSPP, PCSX2, and RPCS3 are amazing Playstation consoles emulators. Good times to enjoy old games.
I got my ps3 second hand a few years ago from brother in law, haven't really touched it since I never had many games for it to begin with. Maybe I will look into buying a few and pulling it back out. At least I know they will be truly physical (looking at you ps4 >.> )
i randomly dug out my ps3 from the attic a few weeks ago and have fallen in love with it again. I've bought so many classic games and they only cost like £1 or £2. doesn't even seem fair.
Remember gameshare? Simply log into your buddies account on your ps3, download the titles the purchased, and then you get to keep them on your hard drive. Wasn’t even a loophole - they called it a feature. Amazing.
Still have my 60gb, full backward compatibility (ps1 & 2), upgraded HD to 1TB years ago... still running strong. Don't use it like I once did, but glad I still have it.
I agreed still have my launch 60GB PS3, which I bought back in March 2007 when I was 17 years old. It cost me around £620 at the time. It has been the best console for me, and I still enjoy playing it now and then. It's hard to believe it's nearly 20 years old; I can remember it like yesterday. I got the PS3 along with the game MotorStorm and a Spider-Man Blu-ray film., you are righ , it makes me feel sick that Since the PS3 ,technology hasn't changed much compared to the PS4 and PS5.
I just cleaned out my ps3, replaced the battery and thermal paste, and my new ssd came in today. So far games download insanely fast and the interface is responsive and feels fresh.
The first system I ever played was Atari 5200 (Pole Position, Centipede, Space Invaders, Donkey Kong)...lol! But then I remember when Nintendo came out and I know that feeling that you're talking about when you finally get it out of the box and set it up and play your first game. It was a good day.😁
1. Get a Slim PS3 (CECH-20xx or CECH-21xx) 2. Upgrade the internal storage and install CFW (those above were the last models to fully support it) 3. Install Webman mod, activate your console & install PKGi. 4. Enjoy your PS1, PS2, PS3 and PSP games. Compatibility for PS2 games is around 77~81% + there are HD remasters like the Ratchet or Sly HD Trilogies, while for PSP it's roughly ~35%. PS1 compatibility using the PS1 Classics emulator is pretty much flawless, 99% of the games will be perfect. You can also follow similar steps for an Xbox 360 and take advantage of its backwards compatibility. Owning a RGH 360 and CFW PS3 will let you play a lot of PS2/Xbox games thanks to backwards compatibility. I would say they're easily the best consoles to own right now that are super easy to setup on a modern TV and install games if you're into older games.
Don't recommend CECH-20xx slims (launch edition slims from 2009). These things produce high amounts of heat output, weakening the console's reliability and making it susceptible to overheating and hardware failures. It's best to avoid these when shopping for slim models. You can also get CFW for some CECH-25xx slim models from mid 2010 to 2011. These things are great in terms of power efficiency and come with good Blu-Ray driver controllers embedded in the motherboard for greatly improved Blu-Ray reliability. GPUs and CPUs on these have great reliability as well. And CECH-21xx slim models (from early 2010 to mid 2010) are pretty decent in terms of power efficiency and reliability of the Blu-Ray drive, CPU, and GPU. CECH-25xx slims are just better.
@@tacos4419 My CECH-20xx works fine and I have God of War 3 which is known to make Phats combust with heat and never had an issue. Temps are stable. Problem with CECH-25xx is that it's too much of a gamble to buy one of those online so I'd recommend the CECH-21xx if you're chasing the best possible model without worrying about CFW support but those are actually rare, at least in Europe that's why I went with a 20xx.
I still have my PS3 hooked up along side of the PS5. I still play it sometimes since it has hen enabled its a slim ps3 but its good as it is. Its nice to add games to the hard drive if I want to.
Recently bought a second PS3 but a super slim version for my apartment. I want some nostalgia. Gaming hasn't moved that far since the PS3's generation, and I don't have time to spill into new games.
you know honestly i love this video. i was all about the new gen in gaming with graphics and new games, but now im going back to the ps2 ps3 era in gaming. im tired of all the micro transactions on these new gen consoles. like everything is way overpriced and its just not worth it specially if im not having fun playing them. even old sports games id rather play now then play these new ones that are all micro transaction based games. i just inherited my uncles ps2 and games and im so excited to be able to start playing on it now i cant wait to add to my collection of games i already started with ps3 games.
I love the PS3. Still play it to this day. I do keep it stock. It's tied to my PS account I use on the PS4/5 and I don't want to risk a ban. I like to go for legit trophies occasionally. I have a true backlog a miles long, so no need to really jailbreak it yet. It's cool that people have figured it out though.
I am collecting 3D games for the PS3. I have a slim and a fat PS3. I have the 3D TV thing they made with the shutter technology. I fell in love with Crysis 2 and Motor Storm. I just picked up a 3D copy of Assassins Creed 3 and a few other titles. I also have many of the WII style games and they are so much fun as well. I can’t wait to jailbreak the fat model and see what I can do with that. Such an amazing machine.
Sometimes i think about the thousands of hours ive spent and what i could have been doing instead. Lerned a new language, worked overtime and invested in property, Lerned martial arts , gotten jacked......... Anyway so i played bloodborne for the first time lately what a game! I haven't even played sekiro yet im stoked 😊
One of the most impressive, but least mentioned, awesome features of PS3 is specifically for GT5 and GT6. Get 3 PS3s, 3 copies of each game and a basic 4-port networks switch. Hook it all up with a g29 and a triple screen sim rig and you've got a pretty kickass 5760x1080 racing experience(no idea what the actual game rez is running at but that's what my monitors were natively). The head tracking with the PS Eye cam never really worked that well but I still have that thing somewhere.
Had my 60 gig since launch….. got the yellow light the week PSN got hacked. Fixed it and transferred all my stuff to a slim that I put a 500 gig HD in. That’s what J still currently play on even though the 60 gig is fully fixed and working. Have a physical library of around 500 games…. Got every game I really want except Afrika. I’ve loved the PS3 since day one, and still it’s my favorite system of all time. Glad to see people finally coming around to it. Also glad that I got my games back when I was getting them for under $10 each. Being that the 360 was the popular system, it was easy to find games for PS3 cheap. In fact, about 25% of my collection was from a $7.50 game bin at my local Walmart. And these were great games (Mass Effect 2, Undead Nightmare, Split Second, etc….), not just clearance crap. Anyway, love PlayStation 3 and always will……
Just got mt first PS3 last week for thirty bucks. Its a slim because i couldnt find the backwards compatible fat. Can't believe I was sleeping on it for decades
Great vid and absolutely true I bought one in 2007 along with a new 50” HDTV Great memories, she died in 2010 so I went out and picked up a Slim (not the fugly super slim) Still runs like a champ
I bought the 80 gb spur of the moment predominantly for Prince of Persia & Civilization Revolution which I got with it i think June of ‘09.. I got the super slim one a few years ago when we got the store scare so I can have a bigger HD.. Probably my favorite console.. The ps5 kinda feels like a progression of it
The PS2/Xbox to 360/PS3 was the last true generational leap we’ve had.
So true
Just bought one. It's amazing
@@joaolemes8757 You mean PS3?
@@RonsaRRR yep
@@RonsaRRR I didn't think I could extract this much fun from it, old as it is, but it's by far the best console I've ever had.
i still use my ps3 all the time, graphics are great, physics exist, online still active, online still free, my digital music collection i still listen too, my digital movie collection i still watch and its in high definition, built in blueray player for more games and future movie releases, my digital photos and trophy collecting, i can go on and on, ps3 is still going strong and was wayyyy ahead of its time, also, its also gorgeous on a crt tv.
Still free to pay online for PS3 ?!?! Just assumed it all changed with the Ps4
@@Videofreak518Yes, still free for PS3. It never changed for PS3. Only for PS4 and now PS5.
@@Videofreak518 yep its still free, i hop on gta4 and warhawk every now and then and play without a ps plus membership
Physics...are certainly a selling point lol
@@overcastskyline1747also, it's also gorgeous on HDTVs instead 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
I sold my PS3 and now regret it.
Yeah you messed up.
@@ResidentXombie😂
You messed up big time!
That’s how I feel about my ps2 and the 100 games I had 😭
You can generally find the PS3 slim (best version) locally or online for a pretty decent price.
7th Gen was the peak, it will always be relevant, period.
It has yet to be topped. The PS3 is one of the best consoles ever
Ps2 takes that cake. There are just too limited games and genre in ps3 and there is no innovated gameplay
Yeah because no only the PS3 was awesome, the Wii and Xbox 360 also offered amazing titles too and nice exclusives and were great alternatives.
It was the golden years and I am sad when it went away 😔
@@cococinnamon2236 At least we have VR which had been growing slowly throughout the years. It is the biggest tech advancement which is still in its infancy not just in gaming. It makes gameplay and rich intuitive control which are never possible in any flatscreen devices.
Hello.
I never owned ps3.
After seeing one of your videos about ps3 I ordered one for myself.
Today I am going to get it from delivery.
Cant remember the last time when I was exited that much.
Thank you so much for you videos!!
What do you plan on playing?
Add me when u get it maybe we can play cod or somethin - Starrfox64
If you got a PS3 backwards compatibility and you got a PS5 that’s 5gen of gaming your will be set and that’s all you need
I still have my super slim version, and it still works.
@@DJPooping i have ps5😄
I still have my PS3 and it’s still connected to my tv.
Same here: currently playing Disgaea D2.
Same. Got the OG 80gb model with CFW and 1TB SSD filled with my disc backups. Love that thing and will be sad when it eventually yellow lights but will enjoy every moment till that point.
Same! I have the PS5, PS2 and PS3 hooked up. Gotta love the classics.
Franky mod it when it does yellow light@@lukewatson059
If you hit a backwards compatibility PS3 and you got a PS5 your are set you got 5en of game?
I got a PS3 for the first time this year and have started my journey of collecting for it! It’s been amazing so far, such a great console 🔥
@@DoubleTGameHustle I subscribed to you just now!! Amazing work man!
@@austintalkstech Appreciate you! 👌🏽
@@DoubleTGameHustleI’m just gonna be kind, and subcribe, I just love this comment.
So many amazing games that're dirt cheap. Best get to most of the ones you want as soon as you can, because they'll never be cheaper than they are right now.
@@alkhoaja thanks! 👏🏽
Underrated channel and underrated console. Loving it.
Who underrates the PlayStation 3?
people who aren’t nerds or collectors
PS3 was the console I went crazy on and purchased every game I could. My collection is massive...I could play it for years to come.
Yes😊😊😊😊
It is friggin great still today. Jus for free online
I blinked and the 2010's disappeared, so this console is still only ten years old for me. This is the console I spent hours curating my music, movie, and wallpaper collection as much as playing games. It was priming me for caving to buy a PC.
Wow, I haven't used that store in over ten years, but it feels like just yesterday I would wake up and immediately hop onto my PS3 to hunt for PSN deals. Sometimes I open the Steam store and I feel like something's wrong but I can't figure out what. I just now realized from this video, but it feels wrong because everything isn't in columns of three and taking five-to-nine seconds to load the thumbnails.
I picked up the PS3 for the first time just a few months ago, it surprises me a lot how its community is still very active, Plants vs Zombie: Garden Warfare and Minecraft still have several players playing them.
Not to mention that Netflix, Amazon Prime and UA-cam still work on it, which is very useful for my old TV that isn't a Smart TV.
Portal 2. You’re welcome
I still have a ps3 and like 50 games. Never gonna sell it. Probably one of my favorite consoles beside my handhelds ☺️
XBOX360/Wii and PS3 defined a great generation for gaming as a whole. the door between good old days and corporation/cinematic games seeping in.
The Golden Age. I’d say PS2/GC up to the end of the PS3/XBOX360 was the best era.
And the 3DS that went away in. 2023
I still have all three. And my wii was is jailbroken. And I got four controllers for all of them
Dont forget DS
I own 2 ps3's and still use both to this day. LONG LIVE THE PS3!
What u use both for?
I own two but only cause one is broke and I NEED to get it fixed. It's the OG fat boy 60gb 😢
@@Clyde-x8s different rooms
@levilaster6443 oh which room is better
PlayStation 3 is my favorite console from Sony. They had some heat.. Infamous, Killzone 2, Uncharted, Last of Us, Little Big Planet, Demon Souls, and the online play was Free!!!
If you got a PS3 backwards compatibility and you got a PS5 that’s all you need that’s 5gen of gaming you’ll be set
I feel that bro, i am 30 with my ps5 and i still play the ps3. I startet the Resistance series and i love how cool the old games are.
They R very cool especially online.😊
PS3 is, without a doubt, my favorite console ever. So many great memories, and I'm still creating new ones with my current PS3.
1TB 870 EVO in my PS3 which is also CFW and overlocked. Still have a ton of fun with the console and it’s aged like fine wine
Your videos are magical. I feel like im going back to those days with a portal 😢 I've been following you since the beginning of this year and no regrets! Love your videos and the music u use in the background ❤
You can never talk 2 much about how good the PS3 was and still is. Its pure fun 2 play.
Love the end of your video.
I hope it will remain for future generations aswell ❤️
I paid recently 50€ for 22 PS3 games. All in perfect condition and no sports games. ^^'
Glad you could get your hands on Just Dance 3, 4, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and Just Dance Kids 2.
Still playing my PS3 till today mainly collecting trophies or playing the games I didn't get the chance to play before when it was released.
I really think gaming was at it's peak during ps3/xbox360 era
Loved the video.
Still happily playing on PS3 - and looking forward to buying more games for it to celebrate 10 years on December 17th.
Easily one of the greatest consoles ever made.
Love the final outro on what you said! You and all others here, including myself will keep the Old Consoles alive for many years to come! Anyways, Thank You!
PS3 let you SAVE MOVIES MUSIC AND PICS ON THE SYSTEM. LETS YOU COPY SAVE FILES TO USB. PS5 doesn’t let you copy save files to usb or save movies on the system.
Yes it was cool my friend came with some torrent movies from time to time he transferred them to my ps3 and they played without a problem. I think it could take all formats without a problem.
I had a PS2 growing up but finally getting a PS3, and being able to play MW2 with my friends were some of the best gaming experiences I've ever had.
Same MW2 online was the most fun I ever had with a video game
I still play my PS3 even though I have a PS5. It has some great games on it. And there are still plenty I plan on going out to get. The game library for the PS3 is huge compared to PS4 and PS5 (so far). Anyhow, good gaming is good gaming. And like you said, PS3 may never get old for some people. This includes me.
You are absolutely delightful to listen to. Instantly subscribed.
i’m not sure if i’m not the only one that feel that the ps3 makes games look a special type of way. i think it might be do to the way the rsx processor works
As a self entitled "PS3 Connoisseur" i can say one of the coolest things about jailbreaking a PS3 is PS2 Backwards Compatibility and system mods, fan/temperature control and monitoring, even full UI remaster, in game FPS/temperate, GPU overclocking, emulators, PS2 backwards compatibility is a little tricky, Sony developed a PS2 emulator to run the PS2 Classics games bought on the PS Store, with a Jailbreak you can freely get any PS2 ISO to run in this emulator, with varying results, some titles are perfectly playable while others won't boot, but compability is very high (between 80 and 83%) and some games can get fixed with config files.
Right?
I had the 80 gig PS3 with the Emotion Engine on board and it died sadly. My friend sold me his PS3 slim (front loading) and I recently got it modded, to my complete surprise, I have Kings Field - The Ancient City and Fatal Frame series among other PS2 games playing off the new Ssd installed. (I used the PS3 HD in my recently purchased and modded Ps2)
You nailed this (pause) couldn't agree more💪🏾💯
Without any doubt the PS3 is my favorite console of all time, even I still buy and play games on it to this days.
Aside of have a giant catalog of games very rich in "variety" in third and FIRST-party games (something that Sony abandoned complety nowdays), the console itself had so many features that no console could beat, I mean what other consoles had the functions to:
-Create and save music playlist.
-Burn CD music and convert it to a mp3 file digitally without the need of a PC.
-Import music to a game and make your own custom soundtrack on it (very few games did that).
-Download directly to the console or a USB device music, videos and images by the console's web browser.
-Be able to use a printer on it.
-Be able to install or use other operative systems on it like Linux (but sadly this option was removed).
Hell, I'm just happy that the PS4 controller is backwards compatible with the PS3 (your list is pretty great though, too!) 😉
Bro you rock! Thank you for the awesome content!
I grew up with the Genesis, PS1 and PS2, but the PS3 is my favorite console ever made.
I really Love my PS3. Because on PS3 i can Still play online Multiplayer like Ultra Street Fighter 4 that make me feel relax
Im happy she brought you, she created a memory for you, you'll never forget!
I love these videos you do man. Well one was the one about black myth wukong. The other is this one. Thank u
At the beginning of 2020, I bought a PS3 4000 model, two controllers, a camera, a somatosensory game controller, and a dozen games for $70, including the Uncharted series. The seller sold it on behalf of an overseas student friend who returned to China, and it accompanied me through these few years. Years of hard times, I later installed HEN.
I love my ps3 currently playing sonic unleashed and ff13
i was just browsing through ps3 games yesterday and you're so right. The ps3 was and still is truly something special
Your videos really motivated me to get an older console, I only had a PS2 and played mostly on my PC all these years, but I saw a great opportunity to buy a 360 for around 60 bucks (I'm from Brazil), and I've been having a blast with it, unfortunately, the store I got it from closed, but mine came unlocked, so I just bought an external hard drive, installed Aurora, and loaded it up with games, it's been such a relief for those exhausting days and I actually, I haven't even opened Steam in over a month now, the 7th gen was really something special
My PS3 slim still works perfectly and still hooked up next to my PS5, PS2, OG Xbox and gamecube, I still have my PS4 but dont use it much due to PS5 being backwards compatible with PS4 games, but i still play and collect for my PS3, PS2, OG Xbox and GameCube regularly when im not on the PS5, nothing beats the 6th and 7th gen, best era of gaming ever
If you're playing PS3 in 2024 you need to change the thermal paste, switch out the HDD for a SSD and install CFW. With CFW you can install all your game discs on the SSD. The console runs silently and load times are quicker. Another upgrade is to use a mClassic to give a sharper image with less aliasing. You can also use a mClassic daisychained with a 4K Gamer Pro to get the games looking nice on a 4K display.
If you got a PS3 backwards compatibility and you got a PS5 that’s all you need you’ll have 5gen of gaming and you will be set
I did most of that and had the PS3 (Slim front load) modded and (to my surpris) pre loaded with rare PS2 titles like Kings Field Ancient City, Fatal Frame series. I used the PS3 HDD in my recently modded PS2 (FAT) the modder said both systems were in good shape and run even cooler and more quiet now with some new lithium paste on the procs.
I still have my super slim PS3 and for years barely used it for games, but in this past year have been buying them up, up to 15 games now, the only problem is time to play them because I work a lot, but love this system and proud to say I bought it brand new and still have it hooked up.
Still use my backwards compatible PS3
The PlayStation 3 is definitely top 3! I’ve owned 3 (Original and 2 slims) and I’m still enjoying it in 2024. I do miss the Earth application that was in real time! You could go to different locations around the world for news, but they took it away in like 2011 or 12.
Long live PS3!
And in the ps3 and x360 generation, developers/publishers like EA, Activision, Ubisoft, Konami and others got a lot of appreciation from gamers, unlike in the current generation
Awesome video. ❤
Imho, the PS3 will always be awesome. There are so, so many awesome games on the PS3. Enough that I could play the console exclusively for the rest of my life if I had unlimited access to it's game library...
Got my PS3 & PS5 hooked up (along with a Series S) & been having a great time mixing and matching new games with the older ones.. i find the PS3 console still amazing 🤩
Just spent the last 2 or 3 days playing Black Flag and Black Ops II on my PS3.
I have a PS5, Switch, Xbox One.. and I still play games as old as 15/20/25 years all the time.
I go back to games from the 1980s regularly still. ...and heck, a lot of the modern games I play look and play like they're from the 90s. I wish companies like Capcom would make throwback RE titles. I think Konami should still be making 2D Castlevania games. There's a market for it and the games cost a fraction of the time & money to put together when compared to modern titles. One failed project can put a well known developer out of business in 2024, solely because of production costs. This is also why we see very few AAA titles that stand out from the crowd. They have to stick with what has proven to work/sell.
Konami/Capcom could put a group of 10 talented ppl together & they could churn out a great RE/Castlevania game every 6 months. They'd sell great at $9.99 digitally and some of 'em would even do well at $30 for physical copies. The existence of brands like Limited Run games proves there's a market for this.
Today i played 30 min on my ps5 and 1 hour on my ps3! I never knew time crisis was so much fun on a console! Got myself 2 light guns and fun is guaranteed! Super cheap and works like a charm
I feal the same way. May ps3 be in every household and all online games be reignited.
I had the fat model PS3 from 2009 until 2014. It was the 80GB hard drive console that came bundled with 2 (physical) games, MotorStorm and Resistance: Fall of Man. I also bought Killzone 2 with it. I should have waited for the slim models because mine ended up failing on me after 5 years. Fat model PS3s had a habit of overheating while slim model PS3s didn't. Super alim PS3s are probably the most reliable. I actually have a super slim PS3 and it still works.
I used to own a Super Slim and I actually really loved how lightweight it was alongside how easy it was to insert and remove discs. I never thought that was cheap at all with the sliding door, if anything I think more gaming consoles should provide designs like that.
I remember everyone had a PS3. It was crazy, people used it as a DVD/Blu-ray player aswell.
I got a PS4 , Yet got a PS3 just to experience it. Wasnt expecting much.. but it blew me away. It has huge library and games feel at par with ps4
Can literally have a drink with this dude. Would be such a chill time.
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I bought a ps3 this year and have completed couple of games and right now i am grinding GTA V and I will say man...... this console is everything i wanted and will be conserving it for my children.
I bought a PS3 as well, somehow landed on a 500 GB Slim model. I’ve gotten a gold skin to cover it up and I’ve been back on Black Ops 2, specifically playing zombies like I used to between 2012-2017
I love my 2,4 & 5 but the ps3 has always been my fav…Here’s why? Blu ray/Dvd player, CD music library/player, playing 3d shooting games on 3d TV, graphics & sound quality still very pleasing. Thank you SONY for making me so happy.
What i realized is, with this PS3, now playing all these all and other games on my 65" 4K mini led tv is.....heaven. Sound, graphics, it's all amazing. Completely agree. I'm glad to still having my PS3...with a 1Tb SSD....and an HEN of course ;-) The only pain in the ass will be always precise target shooting with the PS3 controller...Always better with a keyboard and mouse.
Back when playing online on the ps3 was free…
PS2 with FMCB memory card mod and Jailbroken PS3 is a must-have consoles. Duckstation, PPSSPP, PCSX2, and RPCS3 are amazing Playstation consoles emulators. Good times to enjoy old games.
I got my ps3 second hand a few years ago from brother in law, haven't really touched it since I never had many games for it to begin with. Maybe I will look into buying a few and pulling it back out. At least I know they will be truly physical (looking at you ps4 >.> )
I love your content! Thank you for sharing!
i randomly dug out my ps3 from the attic a few weeks ago and have fallen in love with it again. I've bought so many classic games and they only cost like £1 or £2. doesn't even seem fair.
Remember gameshare? Simply log into your buddies account on your ps3, download the titles the purchased, and then you get to keep them on your hard drive. Wasn’t even a loophole - they called it a feature. Amazing.
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Still have my 60gb, full backward compatibility (ps1 & 2), upgraded HD to 1TB years ago... still running strong.
Don't use it like I once did, but glad I still have it.
My good old PS3 SLIM still very strong till 2024.
I agreed still have my launch 60GB PS3, which I bought back in March 2007 when I was 17 years old. It cost me around £620 at the time. It has been the best console for me, and I still enjoy playing it now and then. It's hard to believe it's nearly 20 years old; I can remember it like yesterday. I got the PS3 along with the game MotorStorm and a Spider-Man Blu-ray film., you are righ , it makes me feel sick that Since the PS3 ,technology hasn't changed much compared to the PS4 and PS5.
I just cleaned out my ps3, replaced the battery and thermal paste, and my new ssd came in today. So far games download insanely fast and the interface is responsive and feels fresh.
The first system I ever played was Atari 5200 (Pole Position, Centipede, Space Invaders, Donkey Kong)...lol! But then I remember when Nintendo came out and I know that feeling that you're talking about when you finally get it out of the box and set it up and play your first game. It was a good day.😁
Killzone 2, I got that game on launch and the graphics blew me away. It still holds up and I love to revisit it from time to time
1. Get a Slim PS3 (CECH-20xx or CECH-21xx)
2. Upgrade the internal storage and install CFW (those above were the last models to fully support it)
3. Install Webman mod, activate your console & install PKGi.
4. Enjoy your PS1, PS2, PS3 and PSP games. Compatibility for PS2 games is around 77~81% + there are HD remasters like the Ratchet or Sly HD Trilogies, while for PSP it's roughly ~35%. PS1 compatibility using the PS1 Classics emulator is pretty much flawless, 99% of the games will be perfect.
You can also follow similar steps for an Xbox 360 and take advantage of its backwards compatibility. Owning a RGH 360 and CFW PS3 will let you play a lot of PS2/Xbox games thanks to backwards compatibility. I would say they're easily the best consoles to own right now that are super easy to setup on a modern TV and install games if you're into older games.
Don't recommend CECH-20xx slims (launch edition slims from 2009).
These things produce high amounts of heat output, weakening the console's reliability and making it susceptible to overheating and hardware failures. It's
best to avoid these when shopping for slim models.
You can also get CFW for some CECH-25xx slim models from mid
2010 to 2011. These things are great in terms of power efficiency and come with good Blu-Ray driver controllers embedded in the motherboard for greatly improved Blu-Ray reliability. GPUs and CPUs on these have great
reliability as well.
And CECH-21xx slim models (from early 2010 to mid 2010) are pretty decent in terms of power efficiency and reliability of the Blu-Ray drive, CPU, and GPU. CECH-25xx slims are just better.
Good way to get banned from psn
@@tacos4419 My CECH-20xx works fine and I have God of War 3 which is known to make Phats combust with heat and never had an issue. Temps are stable.
Problem with CECH-25xx is that it's too much of a gamble to buy one of those online so I'd recommend the CECH-21xx if you're chasing the best possible model without worrying about CFW support but those are actually rare, at least in Europe that's why I went with a 20xx.
I still have my PS3 hooked up along side of the PS5. I still play it sometimes since it has hen enabled its a slim ps3 but its good as it is. Its nice to add games to the hard drive if I want to.
Love this console.
Recently bought a second PS3 but a super slim version for my apartment. I want some nostalgia. Gaming hasn't moved that far since the PS3's generation, and I don't have time to spill into new games.
Resistance Fall of Man - Multiplayer was underrated. 40 + online in a single deathmatch in 2007 was a thing of beauty and rare.
you know honestly i love this video. i was all about the new gen in gaming with graphics and new games, but now im going back to the ps2 ps3 era in gaming. im tired of all the micro transactions on these new gen consoles. like everything is way overpriced and its just not worth it specially if im not having fun playing them. even old sports games id rather play now then play these new ones that are all micro transaction based games. i just inherited my uncles ps2 and games and im so excited to be able to start playing on it now i cant wait to add to my collection of games i already started with ps3 games.
Just bought ModNation Racers for PS3....... brilliant fun racer!!
I love the PS3. Still play it to this day. I do keep it stock. It's tied to my PS account I use on the PS4/5 and I don't want to risk a ban. I like to go for legit trophies occasionally. I have a true backlog a miles long, so no need to really jailbreak it yet. It's cool that people have figured it out though.
I just picked up a slim again, with a nice stack of games here in Vegas for $30....whisper quiet, and 4 ds3's...still love it.
Still have my ps3 hooked up to this day it’s awesome in 2024
Same here.
I still remember the date I got my ps3 back in 08 it definitely didn’t get the credit it deserves
I am collecting 3D games for the PS3. I have a slim and a fat PS3. I have the 3D TV thing they made with the shutter technology. I fell in love with Crysis 2 and Motor Storm. I just picked up a 3D copy of Assassins Creed 3 and a few other titles. I also have many of the WII style games and they are so much fun as well. I can’t wait to jailbreak the fat model and see what I can do with that. Such an amazing machine.
Love my ps3. Im still rocking the ps2/ps1. My ps3 gave up the ghost. And got it repaired. 😊
Im currently going back to some of my old ps3 games and started trophy hunting lol
Sometimes i think about the thousands of hours ive spent and what i could have been doing instead. Lerned a new language, worked overtime and invested in property, Lerned martial arts , gotten jacked.........
Anyway so i played bloodborne for the first time lately what a game! I haven't even played sekiro yet im stoked 😊
Pure fun era, no pay to win. Good online fun
One of the most impressive, but least mentioned, awesome features of PS3 is specifically for GT5 and GT6. Get 3 PS3s, 3 copies of each game and a basic 4-port networks switch. Hook it all up with a g29 and a triple screen sim rig and you've got a pretty kickass 5760x1080 racing experience(no idea what the actual game rez is running at but that's what my monitors were natively). The head tracking with the PS Eye cam never really worked that well but I still have that thing somewhere.
I appreciate it. It's the last Slim model I owned before I finally upgraded to PS5 Slim disc version early this year. Never owned a PS4..
PS4 controller was a big jump in comfort v PS3. I don’t recall the fan noise on PS3 being as loud as PS4 though.
This felt like my inner monologue, ramble, and therapy session all-in-one.
Had my 60 gig since launch….. got the yellow light the week PSN got hacked. Fixed it and transferred all my stuff to a slim that I put a 500 gig HD in. That’s what J still currently play on even though the 60 gig is fully fixed and working. Have a physical library of around 500 games…. Got every game I really want except Afrika. I’ve loved the PS3 since day one, and still it’s my favorite system of all time. Glad to see people finally coming around to it. Also glad that I got my games back when I was getting them for under $10 each. Being that the 360 was the popular system, it was easy to find games for PS3 cheap. In fact, about 25% of my collection was from a $7.50 game bin at my local Walmart. And these were great games (Mass Effect 2, Undead Nightmare, Split Second, etc….), not just clearance crap. Anyway, love PlayStation 3 and always will……
I have 3 PS3s. That's how much I liked the console.
Just got mt first PS3 last week for thirty bucks. Its a slim because i couldnt find the backwards compatible fat. Can't believe I was sleeping on it for decades
LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!
Wooo I just took from my friend kids enjoying it .... feeling lucky after seeing this video
Great vid and absolutely true
I bought one in 2007 along with a new 50” HDTV
Great memories, she died in 2010 so I went out and picked up a Slim (not the fugly super slim)
Still runs like a champ
I bought the 80 gb spur of the moment predominantly for Prince of Persia & Civilization Revolution which I got with it i think June of ‘09.. I got the super slim one a few years ago when we got the store scare so I can have a bigger HD.. Probably my favorite console.. The ps5 kinda feels like a progression of it