Playstation 3 - Seventh VideoGame Generation Recap - Adam Koralik
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This is a discussion topic video about the seventh generation of videogame consoles. This will be part three of my four part mini-series. Here we will discuss the Sony Playstation 3, the second entry in to the seventh generation of game consoles. - เกม
I loved PS3. It had free online, Blu-ray player, great exclusives, universal swappable HDD, Bluetooth headsets, and Rechargable controllers
Yeah every PS3 has a swappable HDD
best console and ahead of it´s time with alien architecture and hard to handle . also not to forgot the immortal dreamcast console by sega :)
This can't be understated when given the 360s HDD limitations. I learned that I can't just format any HDD and stick it in my HDD enclosure, it has to be a specific model that I doubt is made anymore. So I'll need to solder wires and jailbreak my 360 just to upgrade a decade old and dying HDD. Ugh
@@winlover37You can easily buy replacement hard drives. Implying you have to RGH hack a console to change it is idiotic.
@@butchdeadlift7551 If you knew anything, you'd realize the Xbox 360 only accepts a scant few types of hard drives, all of them really old and close to death at this point. You can't just grab any HDD you can find, slap it in and expect it to work. I wish it was like that on stock hardware, but it's not.
It helped a lot that the PS2 remained relevant into 2008 with decent games. This essentially means you could keep playing PS2 until 2009 and then get an updated PS3 model for a reduced price and play all of the badass games that came out from late 2007 - mid 2009 or so.
Great video, man. The PS3 was a hell of a machine when it launched, and even though it was big and heavy and a pain to develop for, you kinda have to give props to Sony for the sheer ambition behind it. The PS4 by comparison feels like a much more conservative console; just an incremental improvement rather than the massive leap forward that the PS3 represented. Was genuinely saddened when my original 60GB model succumbed to the yellow light of death a few weeks ago. Not a bad run for a 10 year old machine, though.
I agree, full props to Sony for trying to be unique.
The PS3 is beast, ps1, ps2, ps3 all on one system is crazy
Sony built the PS3 to be future proof and they were too successful. At the end of the PS2s lifespan it looked decrepit so I bought a PS3 at launch. Seven years later the PS3 still looks so good that I have no urge to buy a PS4
When the ps5 comes out the ps3 will be dead
Scott Justice even with my PS4 i still play my PS3 every single day still the multimedia capabilities in it are awesome
TiTanSKiZlz Fo' sho
Totally agree. Some games like wipeout, Ridge racer and tekken 5 still look ridiculously good even though they're almost a decade old.
Scott Justice Bro, I still game on my launch day PS3 and a PS4 Pro, that’s the power of Sony’s PlayStation brand.
Watching 9 years later and youre still the man for these vids Adam...always enjoy your insight 👌🏻
You made a fantastic point here. Update your games before the servers go down!
It can be in some cases very important not only because of DLC but because of performance and bugs as well.
Thats why physical games without day one patch are so valuable for me personally.
Binge watching all of these series. Amaaazing work man. Funny, engaging, spirited, but mostly informative. Great content.
I did not even notice the 3rd console rule or whatever until I watched this video and now it's like holy crap, it actually is a thing.
DedotatedSkrub Weird isn't it?
Yeah, it's weird. I can't believe I never noticed it.
Halfn life 3 is going to suck isn't it...
It's not just game consoles, it's a rule of media in general. Look at Spiderman 3 or iron Man 3
My ps3 came w mgs 4. But grand theft auto 4 was when I started to like it.
I recently bought a 60GB model because of its entire PlayStation 2 hardware; it was only about $107.50. It may be expensive, but it has a couple of games included as a bonus. It took me a long while to find one of those rare models.
Hi Adam, I've just discovered your channel in the past week and am really enjoying all of your great vids; in particular your generation recaps. I've been gaming since gen 3 so its a great nostalgia trip. My first gaming experience was when my Dad brought an Amiga 500 home one afternoon. If you ever want info on Amiga 500 or game recommendations for your Amiga CD32 let me know, cus essentialy all th games on that console had versions on the Amiga 500 too. (Amiga was a strange beast)
I'm from the UK and I got a PS3 on launch over here and it seriously blew me away. Luckily we had Motorstorm on launch and that games graphics really blew my mind as I had it hooked up to a brand new HDTV and there was soo much detail, seemed like such a massive leap from Ps2.
Also advanced media applications with the Blu Ray player and CD burning were icing on the cake. However the games seriously never came, until MGS4 then the Uncharted series and TLOU. Ultimately PS3 had put me off gaming until a few months ago when I picked up a Wii U. And dude that console is serious amount of fun.
All the best
Adam
England
UK
The 6th Generation was the last TRUE generation in my opinion. Mainly due to that DLC and update crap
ik. its sad. Tho the first few years of the 360 was like a 6th and a half generation theeeeen Don Mattrick happened. i love the 6th gen since its got variety in games and not all action and shooter games
David Robitaille I agree. most people talked about how reliant the 7gen was on update and dlc, that really only aollied to AAA games half way though the consoles lifespan.
agreed
Yeah modern gaming is like modern Nickelodeon there is barely any variety all the modern systems libraries are subpar compared to ps2/Dreamcast/GameCube/Original Xbox. These days indies are the most innovative games because big companies don’t care about variety anymore.
One thing that sux in modern gaming is the lack of action adventure games.
Servers still up in 2019 lol
2021. And COVID is still real.
Servers going down July
@@redgraveflame4367 not anymore 😄
@@sdFreerey yes they are! also hi freerey it’s valerie lol
It's still going after the system's discontinuation back in 2017. lmao
I felt like you weren't done and there should have been a pt2 to this video.
Not sure what else I'd say, could have elaborated on the decision to use Blu-Rays I suppose.
I'm over halfway through the video, and he has just talked about the launch and how terrible the architecture choice was even if he doesn't really grasp what it was about, and he's still not done talking about it. Not saying it was a good or a bad move by Sony. :p Some of what he is talking about reminds me about digital formats cinemas have to deal with. In any case, I can already see there not being much time left for anything else. I assume he is going to mention some great exclusive games, but I got the "feeling" Adam doesn't have as close of a relationship with some of the less known exclusives for either PS2 or PS3, so I'm expecting some late in the lifetime rather popular and mainstream games to be mentioned and that's it. :p Here's for hoping I'm not looking like a total asshole. :p
MMDE 18:25 Valkyrie Chronicles is actually a rather good action-oriented TRPG. :p I was somewhat surprised he actually mentioned VC, but I should have seen it coming seeing SEGA made it. A lot of people wanted a proper sequel of that game, but I think it got a lot of not exactly proper sequels. MGS4 was nice to mention, as it was the early console seller, the game that gave people an actual reason except for the blu-ray player to purchase the console. I do agree Back to the Future game is like a 4th movie, but kinda strange choice IMO. :p
MMDE Sorry man, just the game I loved the most.
AdamKoralik Yeah, I understood that. Personally played it through twice. Not a bad game. Didn't see that coming though, but I guess it symbolize your best memories with the PS3. :p
honestly this is going to sound weird i know but i actually found the ps2 and ps3 interesting the weird architecture of the emotion engine cpu and the cell processor made for an interesting times. because they were hard to develop for but technically if utilized to its full potential ( At least the ps3 ) games could absolutely crush their 360 counterparts but sadly most devs never did. but still i find something charming about ps3 versions of games because even though they may look worse they all have a distinct look to them. i dont know maybe i'm weird but my point is that i miss the days when consoles had unique hardware instead of just off the shelf computer parts.. really old computer parts at that.
I sold my PS3 after a couple of months because I also didn't know what to play on it. Later I was buying it again, and yes I remember I also played some Sega games on it. Sonic Generation and Sonic All Stars Racing Transformed. Also GTA 5 and the Formula 1 games.
After I get the PS4 I realized I missed out many great exclusive games and started to play Uncharted, The Last of Us and many more.
Finally got myself a PS3 slim this past weekend. Time to find another system's exclusive gems to add to the collection and catch up on another backlog in the making lol.
To even their own I guess when people says that was nothing to play on PS3. I remember that I got mine in 2007 and I played MotorStorm, Uncharted 1, Warhawk, Resistance, Siren Blood Curse, Heavenly Sword and others in 2007 alone (this is just exclusives and all these kick ass).
Great video man.
Thank you sir.
Great video, have been watching a lot of your videos as I recently rediscovered your channel (have been subscribed for a while - also a massive dreamcast fan/owner/collector)
Just wanted to say I was surprised you never mentioned the dreadful controller the PS3 had (six-axis and dual shock controversy) PS Move or the free online services.
I started out on the PS1 when I got my first system in 1996. Since then I have had the PS2, PSP and PS3 all on launch day. I got the last PS3 preorder I could find in Pennsylvania which ended up being a 2 hour drive from my house to get. I saved the money with my paper route and then the day came and I didn't know what game to go with. I ended up with Tony Hawk Project 8 but as you said, there wasn't much to get. Eventually I got Resistance but for a long time, I didn't buy much. I ended up selling the PS3 (60GB Model) about 3 years later for $100 at Gamestop and that was the price they offered for the system, 2 controllers and 5 games. I just got bored with gaming. Last year for christmas my wife got me the Last of Us PS3 bundle after a desire to game surfaced again. I Still don't have a PS4 but now I have a big selection of games I can go buy and for cheap too! I asked for the LoU bundle because what the fuck is the point of a 12gb system? Not sure what the point of this comment was. Oh well.
it may not be the best, and the Sony may have messed up its launch, but to me the ps3 was always the best, I first got one at age 11 and I was blown away by by what it could do, the majority of my friends owned 360s and laughed at me for owning a ps3, but I didn't care, my ps3 was the main part of my life, the online was amazing, and it was free, I pittied my friends for buying something I got for free, it's been several years since I got my ps3, I still have it and I still love it, although I have the 360 as well, the ps3 is the console I play the most, I have a ps4 as well but the ps4 seemed really disappointing to me, there's not a single game on the system that uses its full potential, and it's been out for 3 years now, ps3 and 360 had multiple games that looked amazing within that timescale, I really hope game developers get some ideas and begin making games, I still want a new earthbound from Nintendo, a new ssx on the ps4, and I would have said crackdown 3 on xbox one, but that's already happening :) oh well, I will still love my ps3 and hopefully the ps4 will eventually blow us all away
Thank you so much great video as always. Also i knew many things i did not even think about it
Thanks for watching.
Did you see when that one organization chained like 100 Linux PS3s in a supercomputer? That was awesome.
Late gen PS3 owns 360, early gen was 360's, hardware wise tho the PS3 in the early 6th gen was far better then the basic 360 model which had fuck all features.
I agree.
Technically, the Master System was Sega's third console.
the SG1000-II was more of a revision I'd say, unless there's one preceding that which I'm unaware of
I waited until the MGS4 edition PS3 before hopping on board. My mother bought it for me as a gift for passing the bar exam. I had high hopes, which were met initially because I actually enjoyed MGS4. But the system never took off, and I wondered why since it seemed like a Ferrari next to my seemingly lesser 360. I think you explained the "why" well.
I didn’t realize you had 60fps video in 2013.
TH-cam is weird.
I think it's youtube themselves that are improving quality on old videos
I remember having terrible buyer's remorse when I got my PS3 in 07. Of course, now it's the console I use the most.
2022:
A few years back my wife bought me a second hand PS3 slim , mostly so I could play Gran Turismo on it - I still play GT2 under emulation a fair bit!
Power on... seemingly endless set up and system updates.
Game disc in drive... 40 mins of updates later...
It went back in the box and I've not touched it or any console of that generation or newer since. (We already had a Wii that got played to death)
I remember camping out for one with my buddy Ritchie. At the time I worked as a cabinet installer so I had a bunch of power tools and a generator in my truck. The guys next to me went home and brought a 32 inch flat screen TV and an Xbox 360 which we hooked up to the generator with my extension cords. We spent most of night playing Madden and other games and we had a blast.
nice job my dad got the launch model on launch week and we had it all these years did like the game and all the ps2/ps1 game worked on it and had good exclusives
Thanks for watching.
have you done a ps3 cleaning video? your cleaning videos are very easy to follow. iv looked at others and yours are probably the best ones. also a ps4 cleaning video would be useful too.
Thank you for pointing out the the PlayStation 3 was actually pretty cheap considering what was inside it. Whenever people tell me it was too expensive at launch, I just remind them that buying a PS3 was like getting $200 off of a Blu-Ray player and a free next-gen game system.
No problem man. People forget (or just don't know) Sony spent nearly $900 producing each of those.
AdamKoralik if you want another amazing piece of Sony hardware, grab the Vita. I love that thing.
Jason Zakrajsek Can't do it, I hate the basically all digital nature of that thing.
AdamKoralik Well even though I don't have as much a disdain for digital media as much as you do (which I totally understand btw), I actually find it better to get the physical cards for the Vita as opposed to the downloads.
AdamKoralik and correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't it take 4 years for Sony to make a profit on the PS3?
I remember playing Resistance Fall of Man with my roomie on launch day, we didn't stop until the campaign was over
It was amazing and he was jealous of my new $500 20GB PS3 =)
Awesome video as ever Adam 😁 maybe in the foreseeable future when time permits may we perhaps see a Cleaning and Restoring a PS3 video?.
Probably not, those things require a lot more than a cleaning to fix. :/
@@AdamKoralik No problem at all man completely and totally understandable :).
I remember those early days. The only reason why I picked up the PS3 early is when I found out they were dropping Backwards compatibility so I rushed out and grabbed one as soon as I could...and the first game I got on it was Bladestorm, and I found it to be fun enough for me to beat but I never went back to it. For the longest time, most of what I played was PS1 and PS2 games.
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That's pretty much what provoked me into getting one too, lol. In hindsight it was probably an unnecessary decision given all of the relevant PS2 games had a remastered PS3 version by now.
Well at that time, HD remasters were not that common. In fact, I did not put much stock into them because my PS3 was Backwards compatible.
It is an interesting point to think that the HD remasters eliminated a lot of the motivation to get the old 60 GB model.
Still some great games on PS2 and Xbox worth picking up that are not available in HD or for download, so there is that. But PS2s are cheap as hell these days and you can pick up Component cables for next to nothing.
The original PS3’s Yellow Light of Death is easily fixed nowadays. The error is caused by dead NEC capacitors. You can now get modern capacitors to replace the originals, saving the Spider-Man PlayStations from the grave!
The ps3 and xbox 360 Era was really great. I can't believe how long ago it was
In terms of my favorite playstation model of any playstation ever the original 60gb ps3 was my favorite. I thought it looked nice, had 4 USB ports, and it was backwards compatible. I know it had a huge price point but in terms of what it was and what I could do, that is my favorite model of any playstation ever!
Great video!
Thanks.
resistance 1 is actually pretty well made and fun for a launch title.
Valkyria Chronicles was perhaps one of the best games released last generation. Truly one of last Gens hidden gems.
Also, for needing to go online now to get the updates... Cobra ODE. Solves that problem completely lol.
AdamKoralik Hey man, great vids as usual. Would you be able to make a PS3 cleaning video, preferably the fat versions? Let me know. Thanks.
0:14:58 Had a EU launch PS3 YLOD on me a couple of months ago. The slim ones does indeed seem to run a lot cooler and more silent, probably because it requires far less electricity.
Nintendo's third console was technically the Virtual Boy. So there, that's even more of an example.
That’s not their home console tho!
@Alex McDonald It was "portable."
Technically, no. VB was considered by Nintendo to be a portable and not a home console. Even if it wasn't all that portable.
"Camping out" indicates: obsession or OCD or VERY hardcore gamer.
What if I have 3 of those and I'm not camping out xD
I recently acquired a backwards compatible PS3. It's awesome. My main recording setup still uses a non-backwards compatible model and a PS2 though, simply because I have a bunch of lightgun games and the PS2's easier to display on HDTVs and CRTs simultaneously. I can't find it now, but I recall there was a meme image that was included in either PSW or Official PlayStation Magazine in the months leading up to the PS3's release, which perfectly symbolizes Sony's mindset going into that generation. The Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3 were all represented as stick figures. The Wii was depicted as a girl in a dress. The Xbox 360 was a stick figure with a tiny censor bar between its legs, implying it had a small penis. Whereas the PS3 was depicted as a stick figure with a censor bar hanging all the way down to its ankles.
Really good video man, well thought out. On Valkyria Chronicles its probably one of if not the best turn based strategy games I've played, only really xcom pushing it, but yeah as a turn based anime style thing its not going to be to everyone's tastes.
Thank you sir.
Sorry for commenting on such an older video. Love your videos man , I think I have the same nostalgia as you on older video games and consoles (slightly older than you but had very similar experiences) . Question...I too bought the launch ps3 on day 1 (camped out and got the larger hard drive version), barely used it, just played resistance, then modern warfare 2, and mostly used it to watch blu rays. I've barely used the thing at all, was wondering how much you think it's worth and if I should hold onto it or not? Thanks.
@ULTRACONVOYPRIME Thanks!
what do you think of resistance fall of man? I personally loved it but was pissed when Sony shut the servers on all 3 games!!!
KolerikRocks I never really played them.
Good thing I don't play online stuff, single player campaigns are always going to be there waiting for me.
KolerikRocks Resistance: Fall of Man... what a WONDERFUL experience to play Single Player and Multiplayer. SONY really did something wrong dropping the Servers for this game (Resistance 2 is CRAP IMO and Resistance 3, never played) without giving the possibility to play without them (Can be do it, right?).
Red 5.
this is so sad but true
me neither man me neither.
I think it's funny with the last generation. I was very pro 360 because I liked the graphics and the performance better as a whole, and PS3 had a very bad few years where nothing came out that really warranted a purchase.
Then 2009 happened. That year had so many games that made the system worth buying, along with improving the store interface, performance upgrades, trophies and so on, made the system worth owning for me. In fact nowadays the majority of my multiplats (Aside stuff like Dead Rising 2) are on my PS3.
Out of the three it's my favorite whereas the 360 is probably now my least since I think it started staggering at the tailend of the system's lifespan. I know you LOVE it, but I don't. But hey, an opinion is an opinion.
BladeBlur
Xbox 360 prime years
2007-2010
Ps3 prime years
2007-2012
Zebure 01 no xbox 360 2005-2009
2005 and 2006 were the years which RROD was the worst. However, I agree that the xbox 360 gamefront turned out to be really good.
2010 highlighted the xbox 360 as something very good.
Epic summer of arcade
Fable
Halo
Crackdown 2
New tech(Kinect/At the point it seems good)
Xbox 360 slim
However, it was also the year which highlighted what Microsoft wanted to do for the Xbox 360 future.
2011
Kinect games
Halo, Forza, Gears, Fable
2012.
Kinect games
Halo, Forza, Gears, Fable
Zebure 01 nah 2005 to 2009 is more accurate even though it had rrod it was still very good and was doing better than Sony gamewise
Zebure 01 well there is some variety at the end 4 different games there and I hope you know that games like halo and gears and Forza alone sold tons of 360
I have so many fond memories of this console but they all revolve around MLB THE SHOW 07-13 and the STREET FIGHTER 4 series of games. Truly an amazing piece of tech if you could find something you liked on it.
Valkyria Chronicles was a gem and you should really give it another try!
my Original PS3.. first model still works.. love it
Every time I go to a game store or Best Buy, Walmart...to try and get a new game that's sold out, they always have it at Toys R Us. It's like you said. No one ever thinks to go there for new releases. I love it. The place hasn't failed me with anything I've wanted but didn't preorder.
the reason I own a ps3 today and not a 360 is the ps3 is strong on it's RPG libery witch is almost none existences on the 360.
Blue Dragon
The Lost Odyssey
Eternal Sonata
Tales of Vesperia
2007-2008 were really good when it came to 360 RPGs. I bet MS wanted to conquer the Japanese console market. But then they were like "Eh, fuck it" and 360-exclusive jRPGs just kinda stopped.
I know right kinda sad. I have does rgps you named. But 360 have some titles worth to get a 360 for.
Forgot to mention: Greatest Hits re-releases usually include all the patches on disk.
$600? That explains why, back in 2007, no one I knew owned a PS3.
I knew one guy that had one and never played it. The system really had a terrible start.
Satoshi9801 Umm, working adults and rich kids owned one. 😂🤣
You bring up a good point at the end of the video.
The thing I love about the PS3 is being able to do a full system backup. My profile, all my updates, DLC, games etc. I know are safely stored externally. (I hate that the PS4 doesn't do this)
With the Xbox 360 it's a completely different story. The only thing you can back up (Minus the cloud) is game saves, but that's pretty useless if I can't back up my profile because they're linked. And unlike the PS3, downloads are linked to your profile and to your console. So once the server goes down for the 360, you better pray your HDD doesn't fail.
You can clone your drive, but you'll still need extra harddrives laying around. Regardless, it's a scary future.
What program do you need to clone the drives? That could be really useful.
(Sorry for all the comments)
grezzer31 Yes, I did a video on it a couple years ago if you're interested.
I also talk about it in a recent XBox 360 E Unboxing video.
Comment all you like.
Yeah you mentioned it in that video but I couldn't find it on your channel, what's the video called?
grezzer31
Gamerade - Properly Transfer XBox 360 and Original XBox Data and Saves - Adam Koralik
Excellent AK, I mean really fucking good. One of the most concise and fair rundowns of the PS3 you'll ever see. There's a definite 3rd console curse in the annals of gaming history with the PS3 it's most glaring example. After that PS2 run Sony was just so smug and full of their own PR gaga when they designed the PS3- very similar to what Microsoft did just recently with the Xbox One. I loved though how Sony took their ass whipping and made changes to the console that where able to transform the PS3 and it's lineup of games into something truly special. This later half of the PS3's run has been incredible, from the exclusive games to the way Sony has embraced this new pro developer/ pro indie business model. What is really exciting is how they took those lessons and totally went into the PS4's development blinders off, making it a console that's easy to program for, open to indies, etc.
I got an NES for Xmas of '87 and have been gaming one way or another for as long as I can remember and I'm not bashful in saying that the PS3 is my favorite console. I know you feel that way towards the Dreamcast but watching this series so far you've been really fair and have let the history speak for itself. Great stuff man...looking forward to the Wii video. Be cool...
Thanks man, I appreciate that.
I want to get the first gen launch one!
Your console overviews are great! Eventually, PS3 did get some really good games. Took a long time, though. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves blew my mind when it first released in October of 2009.
i played countless hrs of Motorstorm and Resistance on my ps3 at launch, in fact i barely touched my 360 for 5-6months after the ps3 launch date, then switched naturally toward the ps3 as main system and used the 360 strictly for exclusives.
Flip the consoles, and that was my experience.
btw i should also mention that i totally skipped the ps2 and got the original xbone instead so i had my hands full with my 60gb phat ps3.
(that said, i owned the psx(or ps1) pretty much since day one)
I know Adam said to get one 8 years ago, but I got mine yesterday
Adam, you need to play Valkyria Chronicles. I am not particularly into RPGs but this now joins my list of favourite games. This is one of the rare times that I describe anything as awesome (as in awe-inspiring, not like a hot dog).
I'm hoping one day to find a love for JRPGs, but right now...I can't do it.
If you didn't love them when you were a kid with time, your next chance is retirement.
The 2 launch games i had fun with was Resistance Fall of man and Motorstorm. But i agree it wasn't much to play really at the time. For most of last gen my PS3 collected dust. In the end of the generation i played alot of PS3.
Honestly the beast on the far right, or to your left in the video is what got me into gaming as a 6 year old kid, I played the odd game on the Vtech(god if you remember those)and PC, but that fat boy PS3 was my first ever game console. Let's just say I wish my fat PS3 still worked, when it broke we didn't know anyone who could fix it when it got the YLOD, granted it did last us until November 2011, but anyway I still have so many memories with this console and a working slim PS3, I loved it, it was everything for me, I loved everything about it and I had a whole lot of shit to play, I did eventually know that some people preferred the 360 but I didn't really care, the 360 felt like that dude bro console and I wasn't too keen on it, the Wii had some great games too, but I didn't care about it as much. I love both the PS4 and PS5, but nothing lives up to the PS3 for me, NOTHING.
I know it's a few years past since you made this and maybe someone else commented on it but there was a feature in the prototype PS3 models shown at the various gaming expos and that was that the units had more than one HDMI cable ports which in theory meant they were perhaps trying to do what PC gamers do and have multiple monitor support.
i got the slim ps3 in late 2011 and I love it!!! I have 10 games for it so far and I plan on getting more games. sony really did a great job turning around the ps3 in 2009 with the rebranding and lower prices. anyway good video but my only problem is that you didn't talk about the ps3 super slim
Adam, can you do a generation recap for the sixth generation as well. I would like to see that. Thanks
Maybe, hadn't really thought about it.
Just watched this video for the first time today. You mentioned about companies shitting the bed with their third console. It was nice of Microsoft to keep that theme going with the One eh?
Ross Mathieson Yep, it's amazing how they ALL do it.
I actually love the ps3 though. My ps3 collection outweighs my 360 collection. Not by much but by some. I don't know why that is. Maybe it's my subconscious steering me away from following the popular one. Having said that my subconscious is wise enough for me not to have the x1 collection outweigh my ps4 collection. Although I do enjoy playing my x1. If I see a game i want and their version is cheaper I will pick it up.
Ross Mathieson Actually, I'm right there with you. It started out as a disaster, it's amazing they turned it around like they did. It ended up being awesome in the end, despite some...quirks.
AdamKoralik even the gameboy color did that (game and watch,gameboy,gameboy color )
I have the super slim but when i waa younger and ps3 was newer i had the fat midel man i miss my fat model it the nicest looking console ever
It's fantastic being a Johnny-come-lately to the PS3. I got given one a couple of months ago and it's like being a spoiled kid in a candy factory. Older triple A titles for pocket money prices is hard to beat. Even newer stuff drops like a stone in price after a few short months. I even ordered Ni No Kuni from the US to Ireland as it was cheaper to do that than get a second hand copy here.
I got the poket bike racers at burger king in 06 lol....I played that a whole bunch
This video being older than the age of the PS3 in 2013 is mad trippy to me 😭😭
Welcome to being old.
+Radigon That they did.
This was the system I picked last gen was because when I went to best buy to get a system they had a ps3 for 300$ with 500gb of storage and assassin's creed 3 and the 360 was 400 with the motion controller crap and only 4gb of storage
Jack Edeburn They are, but the editing software scales them back to 30 FPS.
AdamKoralik Valkyria Chronicles is really really good, it was just re-released on steam few months ago, and that has a reason ^^
+Jessey Lawson Yeah, but the 360 had the superior GPU and a higher performance overhead. Microsoft didn't "steal" Sony's design, the PPC architecture is IBM 's. The Xenon or whatever the duck they called the CPU was really the IBM contribution to the Cell architecture.
8:45 It's impressive how Nintendo was able to turn it around. I think if you told a Wii U owner two years into the life of the Wii U, that Nintendo's next console would have the best third party support since the SNES, they'd think you're drunk/Lodmot
Talladega nights is a badass movie lol. But i digress, i still can't get over how ahead of its time that first gen ps3 was. Hey adam what ps3 was the last one to support HD through component?
Basically cell is a matrix of DSPs working to emulate CPU functions. In that time DSP was the hot architecture. With TI/Motorola releasing DSPs that changed an entire building needed to run a cell tower into something that fit in a shoe box.
adam, how do you plan to preserve your game patches on the long run? did you ever get an SDD for the ps3, if so, what sizes would you recommend to keep all your game patches? also is there a way to install patches you might have missed?
The PS3 should have been Sony's Saturn. SEGA never had a financial backbone like that, and as a result, tanked.
its almost 10 years since this video was released and you can still get patches and DLC for these games
Partially true, a lot have come down.
+kira newton en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CompactFlash
I loved my original PS3 … the “cheap” 20 Gb version. It came with Talledega Nights haha. I remember being blown away by the clarity of Blu-ray and gaming in HD for the first time. Also played a ton of PS2 games on it. Too bad it died about 7 years ago.
I own a 60GB PS3.But after using it for awhile decided to put it away since it was a rare one.So when the MGS4 edition one came out i jumped on that one.
I'm on the PS3 original beast now, I do remember not so good games maybe i was 3-6 months late, but i bought MGS4, GTA4, Heavenly sword they weren't bad but the best i saw in stock, I agree with the patches it sucks. The blu-ray was great it started me buying only blu-rays and waiting for older releases. Don't regret it. And mine has only 2 usb ports i do'nt remember PS1 being able to play and only remember it playing some PS2's. Good video.
Thanks!
I don't remember there being any shortage of PS3's in england, I just strolled into a local shop and bought one on launch day, no pre order. For launch games I really enjoyed Resistance since it was set in england and the graphics were a big step up.
Another good game, although you might dismiss it as childish shit was Little Big Planet. The create mode was interesting, you could create circuit logic and it was good seeing what people could create with the limited tools. If you haven't seen it already search lbp calculator.
Valkyria Chronicles was one of my favorite game son the PS3. Even better because it has characters from Skies of Arcadia (still waiting for a sequel on that one lol).
SE-GA!
are you gonna make a video about the ps2 backwards compatible ps3?
like restoring, maintaining, delid, cfw or that stuff that would be cool just like u did with the x360 and wii u can play multi generation of playstation
It's in the pipeline, but I'm waiting on something specific.
Great video. That idea of having to get the patches for games before servers go down Really sucks I hate it. I might get a ps3 eventually.
Jackal Gold Kick get one before 2020.
the PS3 was amazing, such a wild ride of a generation and despite being Sony's worst selling home system it still outsold every piece of sega hardware ever and sold more than the xbox 1 and the xbox one combined as well. the only non nintendo system than came close was the 360 in hardware sales
I thought the reasoning behind the partial or full game installs was down to the relatively slow blu ray drive
I've looked everywhere trying to find out whether the ps3 phat will definitely overheat or if there is actually something you can do to prevent it
Motorstorm was a great exclusive launch title. I actually still have mine.
The graphics in every PS3 game looks better when it was real-time rendered, even in Final Fantasy XIII.
My secret spot was my K-Mart in our shitty little mall. They got all the new games and systems, even if they were sold out at the bigger stores like Wal-Mart or Gamestop.
I just read that the Dual Shock 4 can be paired to a PS3. Apparently the rumble and the PS button don't work, but it works for most games. Might be worth checking out for you, since I know you like the DS4.
I Think I Got My PS3 At The Best Time
I Bought Mine Literally One Week Before The PS4 Came out Haha
I Have Both Now But I Think I Like My PS3 Alittle Better
It's not hard to guess why they removed PS2 emulation. You know what they sell on the PSN Store? PS1 and PS2 games. LOL
+zachmanrulez I bought gta 5 from psn store, its lot easier than buy games from market because i dont think ps3 game cds work on ps4 and ps5 when it come out.
Actually they removed ps2 support because it was too expensive to include ps2 hardware in the already expensive ps3. The ps2 wasn't emulated except for a few hardware components. This was way before they even had ps2 games on psn. Also all ps3 systems play ps1 games on disc.
Because buying games digitally that you don't own is better than having the physical thing right?
The PS2 was never fully emulated on the PS3. Original NTSC launch models contained both the PS2’s CPU and GPU so there was complete hardware compatibility. Later NTSC models and the original PAL models didn’t have the PS2 CPU since it could be emulated by the PS3’s Cell CPU, but still contained the PS2’s GPU since the PS3 wasn’t powerful enough to emulate both at the same time. Even later models and all Slim/Super Slim modes had neither the CPU or GPU so couldn’t run PS2 games
0:05:56 And one of those Motorstorm games. :p