I bought an unmodded PS3 super slim model and all the games pictured below for about $100.
I haven’t been this excited about gaming in years. I never had a ps3. It was one of the few consoles I didn’t own since all the way back to the nes.
First thing I did was mod it by putting hen on it so I could use my usb headset while playing since I do not have speakers connected to my monitor.
Now, I am playing the uncharted series for the first time. Out of all the games there, the only ones I have played are Skyrim, GTAV, and the last of us. I played a bit of the batman games, but not really too much of it so I consider it unplayed.
I can get more games where I live for about $6-$12. I think the PS3 is going to be my new gaming console for a while.
If you have a modded ps3, what hen compatible homebrew apps do you recommend? I do not think I will do any piracy since the games here are so cheap, but I am thinking of copying the games to an ssd and running them over a network (I think that can be done with HEN).
I have a small ssd which could hold a few games at a time and I think that will be better so I do not put too much wear on the optical drive.
Sorry, for the long post. I am just really excited about this. I have always had the opinion that gaming started going downhill in this generation.
Oh, also, what other games do you recommend I pick up?
I already have fallout 3, new vegas, god of war, and the injustice games. I have a steamdeck, but since games are so cheap, I want to build out a ps3 collection.
PS3 is retro??? STOP CALLING ME OLD, SIR/MAM!!! MY GREY HAIRS AND BAD KNEES DO NOT APPRICIATE IT!!!
I worked on one of these games (and a PS3 launch title). I feel like this post makes it sound like I should be living in a retirement home instead of still trying to figure out how to become a first time home owner.
To me Playstation 2 is still next gen.
I bought my PS3 11 years ago, used at Game Stop, for under a hundred Euro and picked up almost every game I own at flea markets. So it might be retro now, I guess. It was just old back then.
“Used and not current gen” doesn’t imply “retro”.
It’s twenty years old. That is retro by now.
It’s not recent, but it’s definitely not retro yet.
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Seventh gen systems largely play like what we have today though, so in my opinion they don’t count. I can see it with a Wii since that was more like a GameCube Pro, but otherwise no. I don’t think PS3 is retro.
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They don’t feel retro. The mechanics and all are so similar to (or the same as) current games.
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We just busted out my PS3 and PS4, my son decided he wanted to play my back log of games. I also have a PS5, Xbox One, Xbox SX, and 360. And we have the original Switch. Add that to my hundreds of PC games we are set for a long time. That not t9 mention the Nintendo and Sega Genesis I also have with lots of great games.
It is stupid for them to raise the price on a machine that’s what 6 years old?
Check out resistance.
Also check out killzone.
I find that the joysticks are really sensitive when aiming. Is that a known thing on the ps3 or do I maybe have a dirty controller? It’s hard to be accurate in uncharted 1
It might be caused by stick drift, considering it’s a ps3 controller and potentially many years old by this point. Comparing it against another controller like SolarPunker suggested is a good idea. If not that, I’d look into checking the settings for sensitivity and dead zones possibly. It’s been some time since I’ve had a ps3, so I don’t really remember what the settings options are exactly. I hope you are able to get it figured out, good luck!
Ratchet & Clank series - 4 games
LittleBigPlanet 1 and 2
Demon’s Souls / Dark Souls / Dark Souls 2
MotorStorm series - 3 games
Gran Turismo 5 and 6
Test Drive Unlimited 2
Wipeout
Bayonetta
Darksiders II
Just Cause 2
Ninja Gaiden
Devil May Cry
SSX
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
GTA San Andreas / GTA 4 + 2 DLC
Resident Evil series
Slient Hill seriesAre grand tourismo 5 and 6 different enough to get both?
6 is better version of 5. If you happen to have 3D display get Motor Storm 3D Rift. It is the best 3D game I have ever played. Also Uncharted 3 from physical disk works in 3D.
Tell me more about the 3D games. Are these systems that can only run on the original system?
As far as I know to play in 3d you need passive or active 3d display and ps3. It should work with modded ps3 but I have never checked.
The PS3 has an amazing library. I haven’t even had a chance to play my PS3 or the stack of games my brother gave me. It’s on the backlog for now.
Dont think the ps5 has 23 games.
My wife asked why I don’t just get the ps5. She asked me if it was to save money. I had to explain that there is nothing on ps5, that I can’t just play on pc.
Tokyo Jungle was amazing and it’s a damn shame it hasn’t been ported or remade for any other platform!
Do you like lightgun games? If so, then try to find a GunCon3 or a PSMove and get Time Crisis: Razing Storm, which is a 3-in-1 compilation of Time Crisis 4, Razing Storm, and Deadstorm Pirates. Well, technically you could also play using the regular PS3 controller, but that just isn’t the same.
