5 Exclusive PS3 Games That Are Still Stuck On The PS3 (Gameplay and Unboxing)

Hello and welcome to my channel! Today, we're taking a look at gameplay and unboxing five classic PS3 games that are still stuck on the PS3, hopefully these get re-released in the near future!
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[@RetroMediaRoom]

Correction: Motorstorm was in the launch window in Japan, but not the rest of the world until it's release in 2007, so I was thinking it was in North America and that doesn't seem to be the case.

[@grizzlybearking1878]

Fun Fact: What was shown for killzone 2 was a *Made for internal showing only* on what "next gen" could look like. When Ken kutaragi said it was in the game footage at E3, their jaw dropped in horror back at the studio. You can learn more in the horizon zero dawn documentary. In short, it was not meant to be shown that way.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Oh yeah I started to see a nugget from that after I posted the video, everyone handled it very poorly that were pay grades above the individual devs I'm sure.

[@infinityeight8705]

Love the Resistance series and the Motorstorm series! They were my reason to buy a ps3 back then and they are still great to play today!

[@RetroMediaRoom]

They really are! I'm excited to show off their sequels in the next video if this one continues to do well.

[@Tor109]

You are so right my man. When I bought these games back in the day. I was playing them on a 32 inch tv. Now I'm playing them on a 75 inch TV with 5.1 SS and it's a totally different experience. Resistance 2 and Killzone 2, on a big screen OMG these games are phenomenal.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

They hold up really well, and in some ways better than current games.

[@thevideogamecabinet3681]

Folklore is a great game stuck on the PS3. I wish they would remake it. Many of the cutscenes did not have the full cinematic treatment with voice acting. A remake would be incredible. The music, atmosphere, and storyline were outstanding.

[@Satrixx]

A man of culture 👍🏻 Folklore is an underrated gem 💎

[@adamkarimian7137]

If anything I'd say it's overrated​@@Satrixx

[@Satrixx]

@@adamkarimian7137 How is it overrated? It had a good critical reception, fairly innovative gameplay (also thanks to the motion-sensing controller being used at its fullest), a gorgeous artistic design and a very unique story and setting. You are entitled to not liking a game, but saying Folklore is overrated is nonsense.

[@rimjobledouche5201]

I actually have a copy sitting on my shelf, right next to MGS4, my only two PS3 titles. I've never owned a PS3, but have always wanted one.

[@tacos4419]

Motorstorm is worth getting for the soundtracks alone. I don't usually listen to this type of music, but it's such a nice vibe. BTW, I really recommend you try Motorstorm: Pacific Rift. It's even better imo. Motorstorm Apocalypse is also phenomenal (you're pretty much racing during an apocalpyse while everything is getting destroyed).

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Oh yeah I forgot to mention the soundtrack, it's really great 2000s tracks that take me back in time, it was an amazing era for music!

[@boredstudent]

MotorStorm was a good game. That game and Resistance were my first 2 games on the PS3. Well, that's because when I got my PS3, it came with those games. It was the fat model 80GB hard drive. It would have been cool for MotorStorm to get a rerelease but it didn't help that Evolution Studios gpt shut down after their PS4 game Driveclub.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

My first PS3 was the 60gb fat model lacking any PS2 backwards compatibility. Yeah it's unfortunate they've been shut down and left it in the dust.

[@FadeToBlood]

Resistance Fall of man is what started my gaming addiction lol

[@RetroMediaRoom]

An amazing trilogy not appreciated enough.

[@mauriciobentz]

Thanks, now i want to play Resistance Fall Of Man. I got it day one. The nostalgia!

[@RetroMediaRoom]

It always takes me back to owning the PS3 for the first time.

[@bimmer8602]

I remember resistance fom was pretty creepy when I was a kid because the games tone looks black and white. That along with the chimera looking really aggressive make it creepier. Despite that I played the hell out of it single player and co op with my brothers.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

I'd like to play co-op again with a buddy 😀

[@adrienpastel7883]

I always feel sorry for these games which are stuck on one platform for eternity even though they aren't people or something

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Yeah it's simply unfortunate, hopefully they'll bring them back properly.

[@wotanmituns33]

Emulation sets them free!

[@ZBeaist]

Honorable mention: SOCOM Confrontation. May have not been as popular as the PS2 titles but it was played the hell out of by many!

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Yeah I have the original 3 PS2 SOCOMs and need to play them.

[@MrHAZZA821]

Also I'm hoping the amount I commented increases reach because I really enjoyed your video. A great analysis and video choices for the games I'm nostalgiac for

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Thank you! I hope to make more soon 🙏

[@SniperJoker915]

Killzone 2 online 😭😭 i miss it

[@mikesilva5069]

Resistance was and is still an awesome game.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

It sure is!

[@shreksnow1918]

Thanks to emulation these games are able to be preserved. Let’s hope the rumors about the PS5 getting PS3 emulation are actually real. One of the biggest flaws with their is the lack of backwards compatibility. If the PS5 would let you play disks from their MASSIVE back catalog I’d buy one yesterday. Unfortunately, that’s not the case, and most of the PlayStation games I want to play are from the PS2/3 generation so I don’t really have an incentive to buy the PS5. Thankfully, my new gaming laptop is strong enough to run them. Going to enjoy Ratchet and Clank, LittleBigPlanet, Resistance, Simpson’s Hit and Run, and others.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Yeah I'm always happy when emulation exists for anything as a backup when all these companies refuse to preserve their own franchises.

[@shreksnow1918]

Speaking of emulation there’s this thing being worked on called Xwine1. It’s not really emulation. The Xbox One runs on a stripped down version of Windows, and Xwine1 adds a compatible mitt layer that makes those games playable on normal Windows computers. It’s so where near an acceptable state for release. It’s just something really cool that will be great for preservation down the line. Also, PS4 emulation seems to be progressing at a crazy rate because people are so eager to play Bloodborn and Sony outright refuses to port it to pc. It’s pretty crazy what hobbyists driven by passion (and in some cases spite) are able to do. Unfortunately, I don’t know if my computer would be strong enough to run that.

[@thomasebert3072]

the puppeteer and rain are also ps3 hidden gems

[@davivman6009]

The Final Fantasy 13 trilogy is also stuck on the PS3. They got some hate at the time for their linearity, but I think they have held up well due to great graphics and a fun story. Heavenly Sword, Folklore, and Puppeteer are also great games you can’t play anywhere else.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Thankfully the FF13 trilogy is also on Xbox Series X through backwards compatibility and they play better than ever that way.

[@HMAcademia]

I loved Killzone 2's multiplayer. I'd still play It if they ported It to PC or PS5.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

I'm sure many people would agree, I never got to check it out myself.

[@seekah1]

Never got into MGS but thankyou so much for the Resistance recommend👍

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Absolutely! I want to make a part 2 showing off the sequels 😀

[@seekah1]

@@RetroMediaRoom Dude you've got to...I thought I was done with PS3 content after many years but all of this series pulled me back, thankyou again!

[@RetroMediaRoom]

​@@seekah1Just posted Part 2, come on over and check it out!

[@snowman4427]

Don’t forget about the Fight Night series. It’s really stuck and has no chance of acquiring all the licensing agreements to be remastered on ps5

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Yeah those were graphical showcases back in the day.

[@snowman4427]

@@RetroMediaRoom ya ikr! Could you imagine how clean it would look on ps5!!!

[@ShiddyShad808]

I just want them to make Army of TWO available to play on the ps5 it’s such a legit local two player game.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Yeah I knew a few buddies that really liked that game.

[@sccanj]

Resistance games, Motorstorm Pacific Rift and MGS4 men, I would buy those games remastered again day one

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Turns out I have Motorstorm Apocalypse and not Pacific Rift so that's on my list of must buy games right now.

[@nathanchambers985]

Kill Zone is my favorite Playstation game. Love it twenty years later.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

It's an absolute classic 👌

[@rightinthedome9973]

Metal gear solid legacy collection was the last game I bought for my PS3 before it broke. I never even got to play it😢

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Man that sucks! Hopefully you get another PS3 😢

[@rightinthedome9973]

@@RetroMediaRoom I did lol but years later. The game sat on my shelf taunting me for years

[@rpdee7344]

8/31/24 I still own a PS3 slim (myps3FAT) died on me and have all the games mentioned in your video and just recently started going retro by playing them Resistance series did change the game play some between 1,2,3 along with multi-play that the online servers were shut down in 2014. My PS3 fat came with Metal Gear Solid Snake, plus I purchase the 123 collection on disc. Killzone and killzone 2 I have on disc but have yet to complete a play though on either game. The games I do like on the PS3 were the Uncharted series, Lora Croft, FEAR, and Far Cry series. Motorstorm you can play in 3d with special glasses on a Sony 3d Monitor.

[@theislanderinme5227]

It's time to celebrate, a video that actually has all the games that I own lol.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

It's a good feeling isn't it? 😅

[@yalcinozer4434]

I am a long time PC gamer. Recently I purchased a super slim ps3 to play some exclusives. I started with the Killzone 1, and I mostly didn't enjoyed it. The player movement, gun controller were not precise. Checkpoints were like there to punish player, I had to re-kill again and again same enemies. I just give up playing it until I realized I was only 5 minutes of gameplay to beat it after watching a gameplay video. I thought I am really used to K&M and am really bad at gamepad for FPS. I decided not to buy any FPS on it first. Then I played COD Ghosts, controls were surprisingsly well. Then I played BF Bad Company and Resistance Fall Of Man finally. Latter ones changed my mind about FPS with a gamepad. Resistance was really good.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Yeah Killzone definitely has some rough edges, most PS2 shooters do so I get it. Even though I stopped playing online recently, there's just something about how COD controls that hardly any other shooters are able to capture on a controller the same way.

[@markg-jw2hx]

Heavenly sword. Depending on what you mean by stuck I would also uncharted (1-3) and infamous (1-2) games.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Heavenly Sword and the original Infamous games are good examples, but the Uncharted trilogy thankfully are already remastered on both PS4 and PS5 so they aren't stuck anymore.

[@diego-echegoyen88]

Imo red dead redemption the best ps3 game played it for years and still do!

[@RetroMediaRoom]

If you want an upgrade for Red Dead it's in 4K and plays better than ever on Xbox Series X.

[@kitten8924]

Some recommendations: Disgaea 3: stuck on ps3, the entire third game of the franchise. Condemned 2: 3rd generation consoles only with the pc re-release never coming to fruition cause the port of the 1st game sold abysmally. Blue dragon: xbox 360 only with art from Akira Toriyama (rip) Gitaroo man: ps2 only, really strikingly vibrant art direction and a hidden gem of a rhythm game.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Yep, I'm really enjoying playing and talking about games that deserve to be brought back to light.

[@kidrobot.]

gitaroo man is on psp

[@kitten8924]

@@kidrobot. Oh yeah still a ways back in terms of rereleases though disgaea 3 did also recieve a psvita rerelease but d2 is still stuck on ps3.

[@alexknox814]

An emulation in a simulation in a simulation being emulated 😎

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Well, I did have deja vu when I saw my cat while capturing these on my PS3 so who knows 🤷🏼‍♂️😅

[@NickNieves112]

I'd add Split Second to this list. One of the best, most fun racing games with such a great premise and unfortunately never made it off the PS3.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Thankfully the Xbox 360 version is backwards compatible on Xbox Series X/S.

[@Hackvize]

It's on the pc

[@JIMvc2]

Ever since the PS5 came out. I never went back to Sony. And with the colossal failure of Concord. Sony had one job to bring back and invest in Socom, Resistance and MAG. Instead, they wasted all the money in “Live Service trash 🗑️ “. I miss Killzone and Resistance. I even played the Killzone 3 beta and the full game was amazing. Great story and fantastic graphics. The PlayStation move system was solid.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Yeah, it's a shame how they've treated some of their legacy franchises, which was what made me want to make the video.

[@Squishmallows24]

I’ve own a ps3 since it was released and always bought the resistance games on day 1 but for some reason never played them. I recently just a few months ago I decided to play the trilogy and I hate myself for not playing these games when they were released. I wish we could get some remasters for all 3 games with a resolution bump and locked 60fps but that probably won’t happen. Killzone trilogy is another series I wish it would get a remaster

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Been playing Killzone 3 for part 2 and it's pretty incredible, they deserve to be remastered.

[@DJPUPPETMASTER-RESURRECTED-]

MGS4 needs a remaster the most,Praying for Master Collection Vol 2 to include it

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Fingers crossed 🤞

[@thevideogamecabinet3681]

@@DJPUPPETMASTER-RESURRECTED- MGS4 was a major disappointment. Ten years of unanswered questions all explained with, “They injected nanomachines in me.” What a letdown. MGS2 was ruined by Raiden, and MGS4 was ruined by nanomachines. And I thought MGS3 was just boring, and the camera sucked in the jungle (but I heard they fixed that in subsistence.) And I never played MGS5. MGS1 on the ps1 was a masterpiece, though. And Metal Gear 1&2 on the MSX were really good for their time. And I really liked MGS: Ghost Babel on the Gameboy Color. But Metal Gear Solid 1 on ps1 is really where the series peaked. Kojima really fumbled the ball with Raiden in MGS2 and the nanomachines in MGS4.

[@DJPUPPETMASTER-RESURRECTED-]

@@thevideogamecabinet3681 I loved MGS4 in its entirety but yeah I never understood why Kojima forced Raiden in MGS2 instead of Snake

[@thevideogamecabinet3681]

@@DJPUPPETMASTER-RESURRECTED- what about the nanomachines, though? Didn’t you think that was lame?

[@DJPUPPETMASTER-RESURRECTED-]

@@thevideogamecabinet3681 No

[@mikehart10]

Ridge Racer 7 is stuck on the PS3 and I fear it’ll forever be stuck on that platform 😔

[@himynameisdagan]

Great video mate, loving the content!

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Thank you!! 😀

[@AZITHEMLGPRO]

Yea The fact that there is no killzone zone on PS VR2 is almost criminal😂 also no heavenly sword?!

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Man Killzone in VR would be CRAZY Lol!

[@mleolv426]

Motorstorm needs a PS5 remake, I would purchase immediately.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Yep and that's why I make this content, for people like us that want good games to not be left behind.

[@BadaBing420]

P.A.i.N is underrated

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Hmmm you're not the first one to say that, I'll have to take a look.

[@turbobuddah]

Resistance, MGS4, Killzone, Motorstorm... where's the fifth?

[@RetroMediaRoom]

I looked at Killzone 1 and 2, all explained in the video.

[@ThePsychoticWombat]

I think the final Killzone 2 actually looks better than the prerendered trailer

[@RetroMediaRoom]

In certain instances it does.

[@ThePsychoticWombat]

@@RetroMediaRoom yeah, mostly that the trailer is really washed out and lacks artstyle, but it probably is technically better, more polys and so on, but to me it's just really ugly

[@davehouston6528]

More ps3 videos . Maybe a hidden gems.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Working on part 2 right now, but a hidden gems video I'll have to see if I have enough games to pull it off.

[@MrHAZZA821]

5:37 his gripe is part of what makes mgs great

[@MrHAZZA821]

Though every game you covered were also the exact same reasons I bought my cousins ps3 for $70, and still have it

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Yep and they're why I have three PS3's myself 😀

[@freddykruger1118]

I played resistance fall of man online until call of duty came out. Almost 2 years of just this game online many great people I meet playing this game

[@RetroMediaRoom]

I played a session or two with my cousin, it was pretty fun!

[@Fafnir2000]

Wreckfest pretty much replaced motorstorm series for me, kinda miss Killzone 2 and 3 tho but the only ps3 game i want to get 4k 60 fps update is the Mgs4, goddamnit that game was a Masterpiece. Gta 4 for ps5 would be Great too..

[@The_GenXennial]

Me: Whats the input latency on Kill-zone games? Developers: Yesssssss

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Haha yeah I always have to acclimate to the controls 😅 At least Killzone 3 improved that a good deal from KZ2.

[@WhiteDove73-888]

Oh yeah I tore this up

[@RetroMediaRoom]

It's an awesome game, especially for a launch title.

[@TannerBarnes-x7l]

I know this is multipltform but the Army of 2 series.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

I've never actually played them, but knew a few guys that loved them.

[@TannerBarnes-x7l]

@@RetroMediaRoom growing up me and my buddy beat all 3 of them and loved them all. All 3 are different in their own ways. First one introduces you and is the simplest. 40th day has much better fun customization and levels. Last one plays the smoothest.

[@TannerBarnes-x7l]

@@RetroMediaRoom highly recommend especially if you have someone that will play them with u!

[@RPC87]

Hey man. Did you emulate these games. I played resistance again recently and its visuals looked way worse than your footage.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Nope native PS3, but I do use the mClassic HDMI adaptor which helps all my older games look smoother. I mentioned my setup in a recent video which optimizes visuals across most of my older consoles.

[@RPC87]

@@RetroMediaRoom cool. I will look into getting one; your footage looked very good.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

@@RPC87 Thanks! I also didn't do anything in post for the visuals so you're only seeing the mClassic do it's work, I love mine. I've seen it have a $20 off sale many times.

[@vhsmemories504]

I wam to replay mgs4 so bad. But I really don't want to boot up my fat ps3. 😅

[@RetroMediaRoom]

I hear ya, my fat one died so I played these on my slim model.

[@Absolynth]

Twisted Metal 2012 forever trapped

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Oh...that's probably going to be in the part 2 video. Stay tuned!

[@issachijode4534]

Hi is it worth getting the Killzone collection on ps3 vs the just the first game on ps2? Its significantly less expensive, and i have a retro setup for my ps2. Thanks!

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Like I said the digital copy on PS3 is only $15, otherwise yeah the PS2 version is still a decent way to go.

[@issachijode4534]

@@RetroMediaRoom sorry should have edited my comment to say I'm only interested in the physical release(s), thanks for replying, I'm going to track down the PS2 version.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

@@issachijode4534 Oh okay, it's cheap and usually easy to find, good luck! 👍

[@tacos4419]

​@@issachijode4534Killzone 2 and especially Killzone 3 are one my favorite games on the PS3. You should definitely eventually get them and experience them. They are unmatched in a lot of aspects by other FPS games.

[@VdWck]

I would also like to see Black portes elsewhere than on the PS2 only

[@RetroMediaRoom]

"Black" the shooter?

[@RetroMediaRoom]

If that's what you're saying Black was also on Xbox and it's currently available through backwards compatibility on current Xbox consoles at higher fidelity, it's not PS2 exclusive.

[@AZITHEMLGPRO]

You sound like a radio show host

[@RetroMediaRoom]

That means a lot actually, thank you! 😊

[@Jalalkhan-jn6pe]

Max phyane 3 remaster or remake wanted on ps4

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Unfortunately likely to never happen, likely current gen/PC only.

[@adamkarimian7137]

God of war ascension

[@RetroMediaRoom]

It almost made the video but I had technical difficulties.

[@Garde538]

Just cant get around Metal Gear Solid games.. hate me

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Hey I understand, they're different than other games 😅

[@AgentSmith2K]

It’s breath to see these games still on their original console. It’s how it should be. New consoles should have new games. If you want to play those old games then buy the old console

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Part of my point is that they need to revive these IPs with new games as well, also tell that to people when a game and console becomes rare and expensive. According to your logic, all older music and films should have never been brought to modern media because they're old and should have just been left behind with only new stuff being readily available.

[@Under_Sky_Third_Gaia]

Yeah, what's up with that!?

[@RetroMediaRoom]

I don't know, they just abandoned some of these classic games.

[@RelaxingNostalgia]

Thank God they are stuck on ps3.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

I'd love to see them made playable on PS5, but I still love my PS3 regardless.

[@harryshuman9637]

Idk what you mean, all the games you mentioned are fully emulatable on PC.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Emulation is a totally separate subject that most people don't mess with, I'm only talking about natively playing these games and their official releases.

[@Suhadisgood]

It’s the third party games that’s classic not exclusive games on PlayStation

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Sure there are many third party classics.

[@Suhadisgood]

@@RetroMediaRoom when Sony or Microsoft buy out capcom square enix bandai namco let me know already Microsoft bought Bethesda and Activision blizzard not a huge deal and Microsoft is putting their games on PlayStation very smart move to make more money something Sony Nintendo need to learn putting their games on just one console isn’t going to make them a lot of money

[@GuiOmania]

Motorstorm is not a launch title !!!

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Oh turns out it was in Japan then world wide it launched in 2007, like I said I was a year late to the PS3 so I misspoke, I'll make a note.

[@Killzoneps3ps2]

Thanks to ps3 emulator there not really stuck

[@RetroMediaRoom]

I don't say it because I would say it in every single video, but emulation goes without saying, I'm always talking about natively playing games.

[@eloymontoya9200]

Stuck on the ps3 generation is a good thing. Lol

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Clearly I disagree.

[@MrAden1307]

PC Emulation proves you're wrong. PS3 never had 4K or high frames. PC can do that. So these games aren't stuck to PS hardware 🙄 im playing many of them. Without a PS3 machine

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Once again, emulation goes without saying, I'm only talking about officially and natively. MGS PS1 I'm sure has been emulated for years, but nobody cared until that volume 1 collection came out from Konami on all major platforms. I don't talk about emulation as a subject because I don't delve into it and I'm not going to address it in EVERY SINGLE video. Also according to your logic, MGS Vol 2 shouldn't even bother releasing because people have emulation so what in the world is Konami thinking right?