The PS3 is one of my all time favorite consoles. The Backwards comaptibility, Blu-Ray playback, clean XMB menu and look of the Fat models feel so premium even today. I have a Frankenstein CECHC myself, expensive but well worth the price to me. I miss 2006 Sony
I think I purchased a pre-frank 40GB Fat CECHG02 PS3 that seems to have also been pre-jailbroken haha I think it originally had a 90nm GPU but was switched out with a 65nm one. I paid about $100 AUD total for it. Hopefully it was worth the purchase. I have a spare 240GB ssd laying around so I might upgrade it with that too.
I wasn't able to get one until I was a teenager a couple of years into the PS4's lifespan. Even then my dad had to take a loan apparently LMAO. I was stuck with a PS2 for an entire generation. I'm still really grateful for that because of the fact that the heavy hitting games in 2014-2015 were literally just pocket change and the eventual release of PS3HEN. I got Infamous and uncharted 1 and 2 for $5 at GameStop.
This is a very blessed upload. One thing I'd like to note regarding the controller issues near the beginning at the video; this is a very common issue (the seemingly random inputs) with Dualshock 3's nowadays regardless of their condition and how much they've been used. Fortunately, the issue is very easy to fix. There is a ribbon cable that's seated to the motherboard with a piece of 'foam'. This 'foam' degrades over time, so the ribbon cable is not longer connecting to the motherboard properly. Just fold a piece paper and cut it to size and place it under the foam. Or use a piece of double sided tape. Your controller should work perfectly again (assuming there are no other underlying issues, from my experience it's a perfect fix 8/10 times)
I'm typically a PC player these days but I kept hold of my PS3 & don't regret it, it's nice being able to pickup weird games for it on the cheap (& the PS1), also 3D Dot Game Heroes is really cute & fun so I double on that vouch, been considering using it for homebrew/emulation but I've only really done that with handhelds
I personally use the Defender Bluetooth Edition for ps3 from retro fighters. Full compatibility with BC games and the PS button works great, for those looking for an alternative without all the USB stuff
My drive by: have you played Parasyte Eve? I listened to an hour long or so analysis that went over the book, movie, and game, and was curious on your thoughts
I was a little late getting into the ps3 since I was playing way too much Xbox 360 at the time. Definitely one of my favorite consoles now (at least the BC model).
God I love the ps3. Sony had actual creativity, and the games library is amazing. A bit too much screen tearing, but what can ya do. Great video, makes me wanna buy some games
I have a Xbox series X and I got a ps3 last year and I have missed out on some of the best story driven games on the market. I will be building my ps3 collection now
I still play mine. I don’t have a PS4 or PS5. I have the slim. I just opened it up, cleaned it out and replaced the internal battery. It’ll be good for another 18 years.
Buying a used original PS3 60GB fat model and softmodding it was the best $200 I've spent (then a couple more for a 2TB SSD). I mostly do PS3/PS2/PS1 emulation, but just having "old reliable" around feels nice.
I just got a fat PlayStation about a week ago I have every PlayStation from one through five now but when I was a kid I got a brand new PS3 slim that was with GTA v came out it was awesome but I've had many PlayStation 3s got rid of them got more wish I would have just kept the one I had since I was a kid lol great console
@@musicology3552 The DLC was nuts. You could run a robot dog or a Salary Man. They couldn't breed and their lifespan capped at 100 years. TJ just never gets old.
god I love the PS3. the type of people who shit on that generation don't understand that while it had mishaps and games that ran like shit (looking at you Drakengard 3), all of those things contributed to giving it a feeling all its own; while also being a necessary bridge between the PS2/PS4. we would not have any modern day bangers had it not been for the PS3's awkward early HD and its attempts to push beyond what its hardware was capable of.
Revisiting the PS3 as well this year; opted for the 4301c model as it has the smallest GPU/CPU (draws less power, less likely to implode). Can't wait to clean 'er up, slam an SSD in there and re-apply some thermal paste.
Still playing my PS3 and PSVita a lot. Something about that era of gaming is just more entertaining than a lot of what I come across now...not counting Cyberpunk 2077, that game is gold. My favourite Playstation Move game is House of the Dead 4.
The Dualshock 3 is one of my favorite controllers. I play my PC games almost exclusively with it. I work at a thrift store, and I've managed to get quite a few of them. So many that I realized there are different models with different drawbacks and strengths. I guess depending on which model it is, it could be one of their best or one of their worst controllers.
how do you manage to make them not start pressing random buttons? I already had 4 ds3s and all of them had the same issue, something about the flat cable being loose or something. Fixing them never really worked, and now I use a dualshock 4 on ps3 with a magic-ns adapter
Good stuff! Really sucks about the CBOMB issue as someone who likes to collect trophies. In any case, this video helped me add a few games to my wanted list that weren't there before.
I have so many PS3 peripherals. I use my PS3 Monitor as a second monitor when I’m not using it to play 3D. I’ve got all 5 of my PlayStation cameras all set up 😂
This is one of my favorite channels, great content, I also have a PHAT PS3 because I am such a fan of older games and suck at emulation, such a shame that Sony dropped the ball on PS2 /1 backwards compatibility, anyways wanted to leave a comment to help the algorithm, keep up the great work!
Good selection of games to spotlight. Gave a quick look to local store websites and one of them recently received a bunch of sealed PS3 games, including Ranko Tsukigime's Longest Day. Not letting that one slip.
I hate the "it was probably made on drugs" joke about anything creative or original, but the work of Pierre Taki was absolutely made while on drugs and I'm glad you shone a spotlight on WTF and The Last Guy, more people need to play both of them.
Great video man! 😎 I also love my ps3 and play it from time to time. I think Twisted Metal also has private servers with dns changes like Demon's Souls. People must play their PS3! There are many disk games in the wild, the digital store still works somewhat and you can play free online. Last but not least - ps1 backward compatibility and movies on dvds/blurays. What more could you ask for? 😊
I like the Dual shock 3 I have had battery life issues with the ps4 and ps5 controllers in loading up on PS3 games at the moment because they are great and cheap I see them going up in value as time goes on
I used to be a die hard Sega Dreamcast fan but the ps3 has moved to my new favorite console the games are so much better and they don’t suffer from the junk cds sega decided use with the Dreamcast worst discs I ever seen in a system a lot of games are just not working for me anymore I had to put everything on a hard drive
I see your videos about specific consoles did very well. Just posting to bump that engagement thingy. Will probably comment something as I watch the video.
Dude. This is awesome. I found this in my recommends and., yeah, you've earned my sub, like, and mad respect I thought I was very well learned on the ps3 and a hidden gems but I learned a few things Cheers
Surprised to see a Datura mention... I unironically loved that game when it came out and is one of the reasons I still keep some backup move controllers in case I wanna undergo some bizarre atmospheric hand-related nonsense.
I remember "The Last Guy" from the hilarious promo showing fake developers explaining the game. Funny part being those three living in Himalayas while being clearly Bengali (two opposite sides of India). I could hear Hindi at 1:58:28 (transl. "Stand behind the white line")
I really wish the original Demon's Souls was playable on newer consoles with 60FPS and a higher resolution. I did not care for the changes Bluepoint made.
Bought a PS3 last summer, and just started to collect physical releases for it. Currently playing TES: Oblivion... Ahh, these drops to 15 FPS 😵 I'm having a blast nonetheless :D Great system, just a shame the original Dualshock3 controller is such a dud.
superslim may not ship with a disc drive caddy, but troo gamers play dat slick black fat ps3 while driving around in their caddy, chad warden style, cuz baby dey be ballllin'!!!1
7:15 another point about the DS4 being paired via bluetooth or via the charging cable is that if you have a hacked PS3 slim, any PS2 games you play via ISOs will not work with a DS4 and you have to use a DS3. I don't know if a Cronus fixes this, maybe someone who ones one can confirm that.
Did America not get the 500GB Super Slim model? I bought a used one a few years ago here in Scotland after I had no more space on my Slim 320GB model. With the 500GB model I can now fit my whole PS3 collection on it.
Still play on my soft-modded PS3. Well I did until that latest firmware update from Sony came out :( BTW there are some decent 3rd part controller options for the PS3 - Retrofighters Defender (BT) and the QRD Spark N5 (BT). Both feature six-axis and can wake the PS3 using the HOME button. The QRD has hall effect sticks, two remappable buttons, turbo and RGB LEDs but lacks pressure sensitive buttons with the exception of the left and right triggers. The Defender appears to be fully featured with turbo function but not a lot else. Are they as good as the stock controller? That remains to be seen but so far they are pretty good.
I don’t understand why the people don’t like Twisted Metal 2012 so much as I like. Graphics is better, gameplay has a lot of game mods. Tell me why? Why people like the Twisted Metal Black more than PS3 version. In Twisted Metal Black the aim is so hard, because the speed of vehicles is too fast. I love Twisted Metal PS3 version, it is my favorite game of all time. 😢
Hey all. I made a PSP video in a similar style. Upgrades and recommended games.
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The PS3 is one of my all time favorite consoles. The Backwards comaptibility, Blu-Ray playback, clean XMB menu and look of the Fat models feel so premium even today. I have a Frankenstein CECHC myself, expensive but well worth the price to me. I miss 2006 Sony
Just got mine coming in the mail! Will frankenstein if GPU fails
I think I purchased a pre-frank 40GB Fat CECHG02 PS3 that seems to have also been pre-jailbroken haha
I think it originally had a 90nm GPU but was switched out with a 65nm one. I paid about $100 AUD total for it. Hopefully it was worth the purchase.
I have a spare 240GB ssd laying around so I might upgrade it with that too.
One of the most underappreciated consoles. The UI was so calming, I miss it.
I missed out on the PS3 growing up. Your Folklore video got me to buy a used slim and the collection has grown since.
I wasn't able to get one until I was a teenager a couple of years into the PS4's lifespan. Even then my dad had to take a loan apparently LMAO. I was stuck with a PS2 for an entire generation. I'm still really grateful for that because of the fact that the heavy hitting games in 2014-2015 were literally just pocket change and the eventual release of PS3HEN. I got Infamous and uncharted 1 and 2 for $5 at GameStop.
This is a very blessed upload. One thing I'd like to note regarding the controller issues near the beginning at the video; this is a very common issue (the seemingly random inputs) with Dualshock 3's nowadays regardless of their condition and how much they've been used. Fortunately, the issue is very easy to fix. There is a ribbon cable that's seated to the motherboard with a piece of 'foam'. This 'foam' degrades over time, so the ribbon cable is not longer connecting to the motherboard properly. Just fold a piece paper and cut it to size and place it under the foam. Or use a piece of double sided tape. Your controller should work perfectly again (assuming there are no other underlying issues, from my experience it's a perfect fix 8/10 times)
I'm typically a PC player these days but I kept hold of my PS3 & don't regret it, it's nice being able to pickup weird games for it on the cheap (& the PS1), also 3D Dot Game Heroes is really cute & fun so I double on that vouch, been considering using it for homebrew/emulation but I've only really done that with handhelds
Been playing the PS3 recently and love the niche titles like Folklore and Siren Blood Curse. Especially when they cant be played anywhere else.
Ahhh ! The golden era of games ! Sadly as time goes on and the force indoctrination of no physical media people will be longing for the golden era
I personally use the Defender Bluetooth Edition for ps3 from retro fighters. Full compatibility with BC games and the PS button works great, for those looking for an alternative without all the USB stuff
Was hoping you'd make another ps3 video, cant wait for it to go live
Leave a drive-by comment or react. Do what you gotta do to help juice this video. Thank-ya!
Watched from start to finish. Top notch quality long form content. Thank you!! Zero ad breaks too!!
10/10 TH-camr.
My drive by: have you played Parasyte Eve? I listened to an hour long or so analysis that went over the book, movie, and game, and was curious on your thoughts
Speaking of juice, what's your opinion on pulp? Personally I can't stand the stuff. No pulp is the only way to go. I don't want to chew my juice!
@@qwerty_artist A childhood favorite. I would rank it among the best Square RPGs. I did the Chrysler Building in one run and it changed me forever.
👍
PS3 active users RISE UP
I was a little late getting into the ps3 since I was playing way too much Xbox 360 at the time. Definitely one of my favorite consoles now (at least the BC model).
God I love the ps3. Sony had actual creativity, and the games library is amazing. A bit too much screen tearing, but what can ya do.
Great video, makes me wanna buy some games
Leaving a comment for the algorithms, love a good PS3 video!
I have a Xbox series X and I got a ps3 last year and I have missed out on some of the best story driven games on the market. I will be building my ps3 collection now
The PS3 and Xbox 360 days were awesome!
Not the trashbox 360
The last great competitive console generation. Truly the end of an era.
It's time for Hikiko. It's time for happiness. 🕴
- TheHikikoFan
The PS3 is the first console that i bought with my own money, i still think it was sony's best console generation
I still play mine. I don’t have a PS4 or PS5. I have the slim. I just opened it up, cleaned it out and replaced the internal battery. It’ll be good for another 18 years.
Buying a used original PS3 60GB fat model and softmodding it was the best $200 I've spent (then a couple more for a 2TB SSD). I mostly do PS3/PS2/PS1 emulation, but just having "old reliable" around feels nice.
I concur
I just got a fat PlayStation about a week ago I have every PlayStation from one through five now but when I was a kid I got a brand new PS3 slim that was with GTA v came out it was awesome but I've had many PlayStation 3s got rid of them got more wish I would have just kept the one I had since I was a kid lol great console
Took me a bit to come around on it, but its a pretty cool system. I installed cfw recently and been getting more use out of it.
It's a nifty swiss army media/BC machine.
Take my drive thru comment in return for your hard hikiko work
uhhhhh I'll take two apple pies. one mcchicken with extra sauce. and uhhhhhhhh
I miss my PS3. Great video hikki, as always.
Amazing work as always. I really love those "system compilation" videos.
I still bring out my old PS3 to play Tokyo jungle every now and again. Still annoyed that it's never been ported to anything.
Good pick. What's your favorite animal to run?
Beagle, for some reason my best runs has always been with Beagles.
@@musicology3552 The DLC was nuts. You could run a robot dog or a Salary Man. They couldn't breed and their lifespan capped at 100 years. TJ just never gets old.
god I love the PS3. the type of people who shit on that generation don't understand that while it had mishaps and games that ran like shit (looking at you Drakengard 3), all of those things contributed to giving it a feeling all its own; while also being a necessary bridge between the PS2/PS4. we would not have any modern day bangers had it not been for the PS3's awkward early HD and its attempts to push beyond what its hardware was capable of.
I still play it. I traded in my PS4 pro years ago
Revisiting the PS3 as well this year; opted for the 4301c model as it has the smallest GPU/CPU (draws less power, less likely to implode). Can't wait to clean 'er up, slam an SSD in there and re-apply some thermal paste.
Thanks Hikiko for bringing us back to a better time. Your videos are a refuge in a wasteland of filler and degenerative content. Keep it up man!
Still playing my PS3 and PSVita a lot. Something about that era of gaming is just more entertaining than a lot of what I come across now...not counting Cyberpunk 2077, that game is gold.
My favourite Playstation Move game is House of the Dead 4.
My PlayStation 3 was Corrupted 6 times but I just got a new 1TB and cleaned it out and now it plays like gold 🎉
I haven't owned a console since the early 2000s. Been wanting a console for our living room and the ps3 is looking NICE. Great vid 👍
The Dualshock 3 is one of my favorite controllers. I play my PC games almost exclusively with it. I work at a thrift store, and I've managed to get quite a few of them. So many that I realized there are different models with different drawbacks and strengths. I guess depending on which model it is, it could be one of their best or one of their worst controllers.
how do you manage to make them not start pressing random buttons? I already had 4 ds3s and all of them had the same issue, something about the flat cable being loose or something. Fixing them never really worked, and now I use a dualshock 4 on ps3 with a magic-ns adapter
Good stuff! Really sucks about the CBOMB issue as someone who likes to collect trophies. In any case, this video helped me add a few games to my wanted list that weren't there before.
I have so many PS3 peripherals. I use my PS3 Monitor as a second monitor when I’m not using it to play 3D. I’ve got all 5 of my PlayStation cameras all set up 😂
Love this video. So much information! It’s like every 30 seconds there’s a new fact. Another winner, HM.
Amy Gang rise up! Your voice over voice has gotten really good over the last year or two. It feels like watching a G4 segment in a good way.
I owe it all to my experience working on the Jack Box games.
My Folklore copy is my trust fund. Gud vid, Hikkiko, as always, an awesome watch.
This is one of my favorite channels, great content, I also have a PHAT PS3 because I am such a fan of older games and suck at emulation, such a shame that Sony dropped the ball on PS2 /1 backwards compatibility, anyways wanted to leave a comment to help the algorithm, keep up the great work!
thanks! I hope to do more
The ps3 was one I enjoyed the most! did so much quality gaming back then! The hype for MGS4 with my high school buddies was real!
A buddy of mine had the gun metal grey Metal Gear PS3. I was supremely jealous.
MGS4 was one of the first games I ever pre-ordered, Halo 3 be the other one. Waiting for the game to install was something to behold.
This is an excellent video about the PS3. I like your mix of standout titles and deep cuts.
Good selection of games to spotlight. Gave a quick look to local store websites and one of them recently received a bunch of sealed PS3 games, including Ranko Tsukigime's Longest Day. Not letting that one slip.
another hikiko masterpiece ladies and gets. gonna get me a ps3, I especially want to play some of the weird, unknown games
Outstanding video, keep it up!
It was a sad time in my life when my ps3 got the yellow light and lost the ps2 backwards compatibility when I got a new one.
Awesome stuff, I bought a new to me ps3 can't wait to get back to gaming on the system. My time was cut short for this system by the dreaded ylod
Hope you enjoy it!
Great Video Missing a offical PS3 accessorie the
Play TV the free to air tv tuner for ps3 you can use it to even remote play live tv to PSP
49:09 Based Hikiko
Another alternative is the brook wingman. The blue one is really great as it also works on PS4
Glad you mentioned SotC PS3 version.
I believe it was the PAL version ported. So framerate issues could be coming from there.
I hate the "it was probably made on drugs" joke about anything creative or original, but the work of Pierre Taki was absolutely made while on drugs and I'm glad you shone a spotlight on WTF and The Last Guy, more people need to play both of them.
Pierre was done dirty.
I like how you pronounce Rampage as if it were a game about ramps instead of the word rampage - an angry frantic damage inducing spree
Awesome vid Mr Hikiko!
P S Triple, baybee
Great video man! 😎 I also love my ps3 and play it from time to time. I think Twisted Metal also has private servers with dns changes like Demon's Souls. People must play their PS3! There are many disk games in the wild, the digital store still works somewhat and you can play free online. Last but not least - ps1 backward compatibility and movies on dvds/blurays. What more could you ask for? 😊
LITERALLY A SEQUEL TO MY FAVORITE VIDEO OF YOURS
i wanted so bad the playstation tv 3d for ps3, it looks clean af
I use it in my setup to this day. Solid display
Having access to Psone games ensures that I’ve always left mine plugged in. Way of the Samurai 3 also helps lol
I like the Dual shock 3 I have had battery life issues with the ps4 and ps5 controllers in loading up on PS3 games at the moment because they are great and cheap I see them going up in value as time goes on
I used to be a die hard Sega Dreamcast fan but the ps3 has moved to my new favorite console the games are so much better and they don’t suffer from the junk cds sega decided use with the Dreamcast worst discs I ever seen in a system a lot of games are just not working for me anymore I had to put everything on a hard drive
Thanks hikkiko! Amazing video as usual.
I see your videos about specific consoles did very well.
Just posting to bump that engagement thingy. Will probably comment something as I watch the video.
Dude.
This is awesome.
I found this in my recommends and., yeah, you've earned my sub, like, and mad respect I thought I was very well learned on the ps3 and a hidden gems but I learned a few things
Cheers
welcome! I also have a video on the 360, Wii, PSP and Wii U if you're interested
@@HikikomoriMedia oh, yeah. I've already added them to my "to watch" list! This is the sounds track to my weekend
Chapters have been added!
11:33 God I laughed way too hard at that one.
I invoke the juice
YESSS. Was just playing D4 because of you
You can't change the past
this was such a fun generation
Would you please do a retrospective on the psVita, and how all 3 (psp, ps3, Vita) work with remote play as well?
Surprised to see a Datura mention... I unironically loved that game when it came out and is one of the reasons I still keep some backup move controllers in case I wanna undergo some bizarre atmospheric hand-related nonsense.
1tb is must need for ps3 i have 31 games installed still i have 370 gb left
I remember "The Last Guy" from the hilarious promo showing fake developers explaining the game.
Funny part being those three living in Himalayas while being clearly Bengali (two opposite sides of India).
I could hear Hindi at 1:58:28 (transl. "Stand behind the white line")
I really wish the original Demon's Souls was playable on newer consoles with 60FPS and a higher resolution. I did not care for the changes Bluepoint made.
Mannn the Suikoden music ❤️
Fucking memories man
I'm a big suiko fan. I've played the first two at least a dozen times.
Folklore requires a Sixaxis controller as in a dual shock 3 with the Sixaxis feature will not work?
Bought a PS3 last summer, and just started to collect physical releases for it. Currently playing TES: Oblivion... Ahh, these drops to 15 FPS 😵 I'm having a blast nonetheless :D Great system, just a shame the original Dualshock3 controller is such a dud.
A 12GB Superslim model doesn't ship with a disk drive caddy, there's a separate caddy to be bought from SONY it's like a DLC 😂
superslim may not ship with a disc drive caddy, but troo gamers play dat slick black fat ps3 while driving around in their caddy, chad warden style, cuz baby dey be ballllin'!!!1
Can you please make one of these about the steam deck? I feel like that would help a lot of people that are wondering if the consol is worth it 😊
7:15 another point about the DS4 being paired via bluetooth or via the charging cable is that if you have a hacked PS3 slim, any PS2 games you play via ISOs will not work with a DS4 and you have to use a DS3. I don't know if a Cronus fixes this, maybe someone who ones one can confirm that.
Can confirm
Did America not get the 500GB Super Slim model? I bought a used one a few years ago here in Scotland after I had no more space on my Slim 320GB model. With the 500GB model I can now fit my whole PS3 collection on it.
Still play on my soft-modded PS3. Well I did until that latest firmware update from Sony came out :( BTW there are some decent 3rd part controller options for the PS3 - Retrofighters Defender (BT) and the QRD Spark N5 (BT). Both feature six-axis and can wake the PS3 using the HOME button. The QRD has hall effect sticks, two remappable buttons, turbo and RGB LEDs but lacks pressure sensitive buttons with the exception of the left and right triggers. The Defender appears to be fully featured with turbo function but not a lot else. Are they as good as the stock controller? That remains to be seen but so far they are pretty good.
Loved the video thank u
More is on the way.
great video
Having ssd on super slim did help with texture popin atleast on rage
Yeah, I've noticed games you have to install perform better overall.
I picked up a ps3 because I basically missed the whole generation.
I activate on 2023 for ps3❤
Nobi nobi was the first strand type game.
Based for having a "is this a zombie?" Poster
The super slim comes in a 250 GB model an a 500 GB as well
I love Hikiko
PS3 can be overclocked now. It dramatically improves loading times and frame-rates
I'm not sure how to feel about that, does it increase the temperature significantly?
@@cyphaborg6598it will definitely shorten the life of your console
@@cyphaborg6598Barely. If you have fresh thermal paste, an ssd and webman with an automatic temperature target then it should be fine
great work !!
PS3 ❤
Gaijin means stranger. Gaikokujin means stranger from another country.
Awesome video
well it was bed time but guess im up for 2h
Great content
Drive-by comment for a struggling inner city TH-camr 😅
I don’t understand why the people don’t like Twisted Metal 2012 so much as I like.
Graphics is better, gameplay has a lot of game mods.
Tell me why? Why people like the Twisted Metal Black more than PS3 version.
In Twisted Metal Black the aim is so hard, because the speed of vehicles is too fast.
I love Twisted Metal PS3 version, it is my favorite game of all time. 😢
Black had tighter level design IMO. I prefer smaller arenas in general.