Buy These Cheap PS3 Games Before They Go Up In Price! It's Almost Too Late!

[@thegamethrifter]

The PlayStation 3 is a console that started slow but picked up a ton of momentum thanks to a lot of great exclusive games. These are games that are MOSTLY still tied to the PS3 even to this day, and are relatively cheap to buy! Now is the perfect time to collect for the PS3!

[@gam85191]

bro the ps3 has aged so well, all these games are still amazing to this day

[@thegamethrifter]

Exactly!

[@Garde538]

I think I want a third console as there's no backwards compatibility with the PS4 as a back up for the ps3 titles

[@turismofoegaming8806]

Especially guns of the patriots!!!! I remember playing that game for the first time in 2008 as it was the first game that I got to experience from beginning to end on the PS3 and I was absolutely blown away with how good it looked!!! I loved the story, the gameplay basically the whole game!! It was a sad very climactic journey .. one that we should've absolutely got either a PS4 remaster two or a PS five remastered two at this point!?

[@christopherwilletts9297]

I started collecting previous gen consoles and games just over a year ago and “the hunt” is what I enjoy the most. Searching game stores and charity shops for hidden gems. The reason I watch most of your videos is to remind me of games I may not have thought to look for so thanks for all the content and opinions. Keep up the good work 👍🏻

[@thegamethrifter]

The hunt is fantastic! Absolutely LOVE IT!

[@Tyranniod]

Same. Currently hunting for copies of worms 3D, forts under siege and body count. They've proved to be quite tricky without me travelling a distance.

[@christopherwilletts9297]

@@Tyranniod I have the same issue with the Broken Sword and War for cybertron games. I live in Nottinghamshire and can get all 3 of the ones you want within a short distance. Always the way 😂

[@douglaso.2819]

I 100% agree I do the same, I love this "hunt moment' and pick some great games for my collection :)

[@Zeldaboy2k2]

Heavenly Sword DID get a spiritual successor in Enslaved: Odyssey to the West by Ninja Theory. Was supposed to be a sequel but just became its own thing. Great video, man!

[@thegamethrifter]

Thanks so much!

[@Asaylum117]

Man, the InFamous games on PS3 is such a joy to play. So much so that I got platinum trophies for both InFamous 1 & 2. That's how much I liked playing these games. Very underrated PS3 titles.

[@thegamethrifter]

I would love remasters! Sucks that they forgot all about this great franchise!

[@tfksworldoflinux]

Thanks! Ordered the titles I didn't have yet.

[@thegamethrifter]

That's awesome to hear!

[@saviordream]

My friend gave me his PS3 Super Slim last November since he wasn't using it anymore and I'd never had this console. I took it apart and gave it a good cleaning, put in a new CMOS battery, and swapped out the original hard drive for a 1 TB solid state drive. Since then I've bought about 85-90 physical games for it. It's a great system to collect for as right now the games are pretty inexpensive, with some exceptions, and I think it's the perfect time to get into the system before they start to inevitably go up.

[@thegamethrifter]

Absolutely right! Great time to collect for the PS3 and majority of the games are cheap!

[@deathlyhallowsgaming5908]

I had to sell my ps5 and so I picked up a ps3 and it's vest decision I made most games are around 5 bucks and I got a old school game store next to my house and they got anything u could ask for and if they don't got it they will get it

[@thegamethrifter]

You can't go wrong!

[@cargorunnerUK]

Great selection. I have "Remember Me" on 360. Know nothing about it and never tried it. Seeing your footage really made me want to find out more about it. Maybe the boring cover art means you never bother picking it off the shelf to try.

[@thegamethrifter]

It's such a fun game!

[@tyronewilson4102]

I was watching this video yesterday and it disappeared. So glad it’s back up!!!

[@thegamethrifter]

I had the wrong game in a spot, so I had to redo and re-upload! lol

[@Saturn-OS]

I just bought a ps3 and it hasn't come yet but two of the games I got came today so i'm excited to play them.

[@thegamethrifter]

That's awesome! Let me know what you think!

[@Thor-js2rb]

Motorstorm Apocalypse is the third one. It’s different than the first 2 but great. Sony didn’t market it at all or release it in Japan because the Fukushima meltdown/earthquake happened a week before its release

[@thegamethrifter]

Yeah! still a solid game though!

[@richardheckmann1892]

Great video man. These are great games to play. I have played all of them.

[@thegamethrifter]

Thanks so much!

[@douglasbriel6103]

I bought Heavenly Sword before I even got my PS3. Basically a Red Sonja game. How could anyone not have it?😅

[@thegamethrifter]

EXACTLY!

[@Tyranniod]

Ive just started raking collecting seriously these past few years. I love it. Its so fun trying to find these games. Ive noticed the price creeping up on certain PS2 and PS3 games now though.

[@thegamethrifter]

That's why NOW is a great time to buy because they will only get more expensive!

[@sir_christmas_leopold_duckson]

Completely agree with you on MGS4. I did play 5 and got pretty addicted to the gameplay, but it really didn't feel like a Metal Gear game to me and I haven't revisited it like I have the previous games.

[@thegamethrifter]

Yea, it was definitely missing something!

[@DEVILTAZ35]

I’ve had Heavenly Sword on Disc since day one. Great game aside from the abysmal fluctuating frame-rate lol

[@thegamethrifter]

Yeah, frame drops are common, but such a fun game!

[@tacos4419]

Btw Starhawk had a very exceptional and amazing multiplayer. It was definitely the highlight of the game. One of my favourite multiplayer experiences of all time. Same goes for GOW Ascension (it's still up and running btw).

[@thegamethrifter]

Too bad they took the multiplayer down rather quickly, but yea I agree with you.

[@CoolSharpH]

I started collecting fully around 2018 after I decided I didn't wanna keep selling my ps3 games , 6 years later I now have around 400 of them and I still want more

[@thegamethrifter]

That's a nice collection!

[@CronicasVideojogos]

10:17 just a small correction. Warhawk is not online only. It is a multiplayer only game, but you can play it offline split-screen. However, it doesn't have bots and it can't be played by a single player, but you can play offline with one or more friends. 🙂

[@thegamethrifter]

Interesting! Thanks for the info!

[@moonlambo5229]

Awesome list! Thanks for making this video.

[@thegamethrifter]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@gameshark427]

Heavenly Sword was one of those games that I loved but never got a sequel, no update or DLC I should say. But loved that game, it was one of my first games on the PS3.

[@thegamethrifter]

Definitely a great game and quite underrated!

[@shreksnow1918]

If the PS5 was backwards compatible with physical disks I’d buy one yesterday. Unfortunately, that isn’t the case. Aside form stuff like Ratchet and Clank, Octodad, Astrobot, and a few others I don’t really have an incentive to buy a PS5. Most of the first and third party PlayStation games I’m interested in are from the PS2/3 era, and I can just emulate those (I’ve been doing that to play Resistance, the older Ratchet and Clanks, Little Big Planet, and others. It’s been a blast. If Sony were to make collections of their older games for PS5/PC it would print them money). There’s not really an excuse to not have backwards compatibility since hobbyists in their spare time have been able to get emulation working, and even restore online multiplayer for games whose surfers shut down. The current Xbox is backwards compatible with a good chunk of the previous systems’ libraries; and if you pay $20 for dev mode you can use emulators going up to the PS2/Wii. Certain models of the PS3 were backwards compatible with the PS1/2 (I recently bought a modded Vita so I can play PS1, PSP, and Vita games. I used to have a PSP, but stupidly traded it in when I was a dumb kid. The Ape Escape port was so much fun. Such a shame Sony killed Japan Studio).

[@thegamethrifter]

I actually agree with you, and I own a PS5 lol

[@shreksnow1918]

I personally really like collecting physical media, but I don’t have a lot of space. From what I’ve heard the backwards compatible PS3’s are dying, and also finicky when it comes to PS1/2 games. Plus, I can get most of the stuff I want on my Xbox and PC (speaking of Xbox, there’s this upcoming program called Xwine1. The Xbox One runs on a stripped down version of Windows, and this is a compatibility layer that makes it run with normal Windows. It’s nowhere near a presentable state, and the people working on it haven’t released the thing because of that. Once it’s ready for public consumption this will be great for preservation). I recently bought a PS5 controller so I could get a slightly more authentic experience when emulating. I also learned that there’s Vita mods that let you use a PS4 controller, and hook it up to a tv/computer monitor (if Sony had properly supported the Vita/PS TV they could’ve had success. Although, it still would’ve died sometime after the Switch came out).

[@thegamethrifter]

@@shreksnow1918 I recommend re-thermal pasting all Xbox 360's and PS3's, that will help them last longer.

[@shreksnow1918]

@thegamethrifter That’s good advice. Thankfully, there’s numerous tutorials for repairing and modding consoles.

[@mohamedkadiri1857]

Far cry 4, spec ops the Line, Max Payne 3, résident evil 5 , army of two devils cartel, ninja gaiden sigma 2 ,,,,,, ps3 games is the best of all time💪

[@thegamethrifter]

GREAT LIST!

[@mohamedkadiri1857]

@@thegamethrifter thank you my friend 🤗

[@thegamethrifter]

@@mohamedkadiri1857 No worries!

[@Merlaut715]

There's a ton of PS3 games I still wanna get. I own each game you've listed here though. Infamous and MGS4 were the first PS3 games I had beaten. I bought Yakuza: Dead Souls for $5 at GameStop a while back and regretfully gave it away since I want it back now, but jacked up prices online. 🙃

[@thegamethrifter]

Great games! Yakuza is hugely underrated!

[@ScattmanJon]

I collect games but i also utilize emulators sometimes for the ease of use.

[@thegamethrifter]

I guess if you just wanted to play that's cool, but for me it's all about to collect!

[@HrKxCR3AMPIE]

I have a lot of ps3 games downloaded on my pc and some games just don’t run well at all on an emulator. Then there’s games that are the exact same on an emulator as on the ps3. That being said, I love turning on my ps3 and playing the games authentically.

[@thegamethrifter]

For me it's all about the hunt for the game! Love that feeling of finding it out in the wild!

[@wantsome-zs5sq]

Angry Kratos is the best Kratos. I refer to the new God of War Games as dad of war baby sitter edition.

[@thegamethrifter]

I actually agree! He was so awesome back in the day.

[@konstantine_c]

MGS4 once a yeah, eh? I should do that too; maybe then I'll get that Platinum Trophy after beating it 8 times.

[@thegamethrifter]

Couldn't hurt!

[@mr.electronx9036]

Here my few personal gems: Asura's Wrath Dantes' Inferno Fist of the North Star - Ken's Rage 1&2 One Piece: Pirate Warriors 1 Demon's Soul Spaltterhouse 2010 Fuse Neverdead

[@thegamethrifter]

Great list!

[@GenX_in_the_wild]

I just set up my Ps3 super slim again and watched some Prime video freewee 😂

[@thegamethrifter]

Awesome!

[@Timic83tc]

i have to acquite the 3 resistance and killzone games somehow

[@thegamethrifter]

Awesome franchises that are still tied to PS3!

[@THEbowmanRULES]

I just picked up all 3 resistance games for just over 20 bucks today

[@thegamethrifter]

HECK OF A DEAL!

[@alexanderdorsey6400]

I got them all ❤

[@thegamethrifter]

Awesome to hear!

[@snufftherooster93]

This gen's games will eventually start to go up in value, and I've been building a collection for 360 and PS3 for a while. But, the fear of missing out doesn't affect me, so I'm not buying games I don't want just because they might go up in price by €3. I'd advise other people do the same, and stop looking at gaming as a financial investment. It's not stocks.

[@thegamethrifter]

They will no doubt go up in price, which is why it's such a great time to collect!

[@turismofoegaming8806]

And God of war ascension I am at this part that I cannot figure out how to get past where you jump from this moving platform to this other platform that swings back-and-forth and you have to figure out how to get it to go up???? Ever since I bought that game on PS3 years ago, I have been saved at that same spot where I have rage quit every time I've played it as I have tried figuring out how to get past it like 1000 times each time I booted it up and every single time I said "to hell with this ..." and I know something so simple?? And any ideas would be appreciated !

[@thegamethrifter]

It's been a while, but there's plenty of tutorials on KZbin!

[@annonjames2438]

lol way ahead of you 😅

[@thegamethrifter]

LMAO!

[@yournightmare9999]

I buying over 650+ games in the last 3 months for ps3 before the price went skyrocketed when ps store closed

[@thegamethrifter]

My thoughts exactly!

[@phippes32]

Resistance trilogy :)

[@thegamethrifter]

GREATNESS!

[@casey5018]

Surprised prototype isnt on this list

[@thegamethrifter]

Really good game, but I played it on 360.

[@jrod66ify]

I would add WWE 12, 13 and 14

[@thegamethrifter]

Solid games for sure!

[@vp_wrld]

Meanwhile I’ve been tryna purge my PS3 collection. Think I sold like 25 games in the last few months

[@thegamethrifter]

Why?

[@Sneaky_racoon_sly]

Just beat sly 4. Its awesome i dont get the hate

[@thegamethrifter]

I didn't realize people hated it? I know some aren't the best, but still really fun imo

[@TheXbox720]

Dark greenish effect, 18-25 fps.

[@thegamethrifter]

Red grey effect 1000fps!

[@2Christ]

Starhawk is the best PS3 exclusive no one talks about

[@thegamethrifter]

Surprised more people don't talk about it!

[@Merlaut715]

Yeah I did notice that game's below the radar when it comes to PS3 games. Idk why.