I Bought An Original PS3 On eBay...And This Is What They Sent Me

[@TheLastSheikah]

"PS3 is almost 14 years old" In my head it's still "Next-Gen". I feel so old...

[@alistair4909]

Niall Crallan lol I feel you. Going from my composite GameCube to the first hd generation was wild. I don’t think we’ll ever experience a leap like that again

[@dotmatrixmoe]

@@alistair4909 Ever since the early HD generation, the newer consoles were just average. Hopefully the newer consoles will finally introduce something to the industry.

[@CaveyMoth]

In my head, it's kind of current gen. It really feels more powerful than it is.

[@BF-Gator]

It'll always be next gen to me

[@oldgoodrandomroutine]

their CPU was fuckin fire back in a day, so powerful...they had to disable extra cores...talk bout power

[@heyrellic]

"I Bought An Original PS3 On eBay...And This Is What They Sent Me" let me guess, a PS3?

[@drivesafe683]

Oh you would be surprised, after all it's eBay.

[@wc1y]

Drive Safe yea for all you he knows he could’ve got 2 dead body’s in a card board box

[@scorpius319]

@@wc1y *cardboard

[@wwp8]

I paused the video to find this post. Thank you.. Not gonna watch it and coming out now

[@Kerveros1904]

Exactly. Thumbs down for click bait title. It implied that they sent him sth else with the title. There was no reason to write "this is what they sent me" unless it was sth else.

[@balaam_7087]

Still have my 80GB model. Works great. Has more fingerprints than the FBI Database, but that’s a small price to pay to play a library only Sony’s machine could offer.

[@RastaJediX]

This model never had full (PS2) backwards compatibility (emulated) and after an update has none, right?

[@balaam_7087]

Steve Erikson ah, u might be right about that. It’s been too long to remember, but in any case it definitely did play ps2 games. I never had an issue either.

[@nick13b]

get a pc bud.

[@TechWithSean]

Steve Erikson - 80gb still has PS2 b/c I just played some DQ8 on mine Oh wait you mean hardware update, not that they patched it out lol. The 80 GBs with 4 USB ports on the front play PS2 games.

[@87donofrio]

@@RastaJediX The MGS4 bundle is full BC

[@MrMario2011]

Since you're planning on keeping this around mostly for PS2 games I'd definitely recommend you jailbreak it just for access to fan control. I personally set my fan to dynamically cool and keep the system from going higher than 65 C. With the way the PS2's emulator works, you don't have that same level of control but you can set your console to automatically bump the fan up to a certain % when booting a PS2 game. Plus a big bonus of course is you'll be able to play whatever PS2 games you want from the internal HDD.

[@triforcejake8421]

MrMario2011 here with the facts

[@robbyg1232]

love the vids dude

[@jinrex015]

Listen to this guy! thanks to him I JB my PS3 without a hitch!

[@chamber_hiro256]

Webman I presume.

[@steepfrugut]

Wow, I have been inside of more PS3s than I can count for repairs, the majority of them being between 2011 and 2016, and I have almost NEVER seen one as clean as that before. You definitely found the golden ticket there, not to mention it's around 5 years older than the ones I worked on.

[@nasa.starry.ultraoof1827]

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[@noth606]

@@nasa.starry.ultraoof1827 Not that special, I have the 60Gb original, EU launch model. Mine wasn't that dirty when I got it but I bought it from a friend I know well who bought it new. Now it's reflowed but other than that I haven't done much to the thing other than added cooling after cleaning the little dust in it off.Still runs fine, but I almost never use it now.

[@Mattvweiss]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe when they launched a PlayStation 3 was the cheapest Blu-ray player you can buy

[@ToastieStrudel]

it was

[@darkond3523]

Correct and gaming started to die out thanks to introduction of paywalls and shitty unfinished games on day one. Still far better and reliable then the shitbox360. Sony said it didn't sell well enough yet it outsold everything else on the market. Fuck their logic.

[@RoyCar69]

@@darkond3523 no it was a Sony Fk up. They lost so much money on that box that it almost put them out of business. Wasn't till the last year of the PS3 that it started to turn a profit..

[@RoyCar69]

@@darkond3523 and 3rd party games ran like shit on it

[@TheDragonballboy]

@@RoyCar69 wasn't until PS3 slim they made money. Aka like 2009

[@samvimes9510]

I still remember when the PS3 came out, you couldn't go anywhere online without someone saying "PS3 HAS NO GAEMS" or calling it a glorified movie player. Including that Bluray player really helped them move units though. Even though the PS3 was stupid expensive, it was _still_ cheaper than most standalone Bluray players. A lot of people bought it just to be able to play their shiny new HD movies.

[@Th3OmegaPoint]

The lack of games was true though. I bought mine on launch day and really had nothing to play on it for a year. Things definitely improved and I still have the machine now.

[@ssjbroly8735]

@@Th3OmegaPoint Meh.... There were DEF games. Cod 4 literally came out not much later

[@claudiobizama5603]

FIVE HUNDRED NINETY NINE US DOLLARS RIIIIIDGE RACEEEER

[@bigd8924]

GIANT ENEMY CRAB... Attack its weak point for massive damage!

[@RanaRandom]

WELCOME TO THE THIRD PLACE!!!

[@crinkleminkle3615]

I blew 600 bucks to play Ridge Racer 7!

[@_strayfer_]

The ps5 better be backwards compatible. That’s literally all I care about for a new console other than improved power EDIT: WELL THEN... it was expected anyways

[@DeltathRiylaan]

Hasn't it been confirmed like six times over that it is?

[@RobertN_2]

@@DeltathRiylaan only for the PS4. They have not confirmed anything further back than that.

[@gligarguy4010]

The fact we still know little about the PS5 beyond basics has me suspicious that it may not have the all system backwards compatibility that everyone wants.

[@StargazingCeres]

I'd be happy with 1,2 and 4, technically, but that's not very exciting and I wouldn't bother buying in the first year or two. Figure out how to make PS3 work on it as well and I'd be a day 1 buyer, no question. Zero interest in both PSNow and re-buying games I already own on a marketplace, it's gotta work with old discs and previous digital purchases too. I'm almost definitely setting myself up for disappointment, prove me wrong, Sony.

[@AcousticNRG]

Why do you wanna play old games ?

[@Independenceday95]

"I bought an original PS3 ... and this is what they sent me." No way?! You're telling me they sent you an original PS3, exactly what your ordered. I can't believe my eyes.

[@arcticwolf6402]

@Mussell Bestbrook No. It was a clickbait. Let's be honest. :)

[@Mundus66]

A friend of mine bought a PS2 memory card on ebay and they sent him 2 PS1 memory cards, i am not even making this stuff up.

[@Daveyengland]

Piers Awramenko - the Sarcasta-ometer just went off the scale 😂

[@Walking-MY-Path]

@@Mundus66 LOLZ!!!

[@Messingblaas]

Arctic Wolf How is it clickbait? He literally shows what they sent him, just like the title says.

[@StaticVapour590]

Few things that came to my mind: -I think it just boils down to keeping it clean and cool, those capacitors will die no matter what. Delid it and replace that crusty thermal paste. -Oiling the fan bearing helps with the noise that may occur, my 80GB made horrible (literally) "niuuiuiuiu" sound.. -Be sure to replace those NEC/TOKIN capacitors and heck yeah get the newer model PSU that is APS-xxx (black plastic casing ones).

[@Ps1ClassicGameplay]

@AleksSDF xacto knife or anything whit a long sharp edge and alot of precision. very easy to messup wouldnt recomend it if you have no idea what you are doing

[@StaticVapour590]

@AleksSDF Painting blade is actually pretty safe tool when compared to that suggested X-acto knife. The adhesive is strong as hell to begin with. Whole operation took like 3 hours to do, 80% of that went to sliding that blade around

[@StaticVapour590]

@AleksSDF be careful :)

[@ryans413]

Still got my backwards compatible PS3 and still works to this day

[@zedrazilo3142]

My RSX Temperatures on my PS3 are higher than the CPU, which can only mean one thing. The RSX proccesser needs more thermal paste?

[@ProtoMario]

Yes, but is it the grill?

[@romantrenton3644]

instablaster.

[@DGrimReeper]

not gonna lie when he said it hasnt been opened in 12 years i was scared shitless thinking we were gonna see huge ass bugs inside, i got ptsd still.

[@gn1225]

Has happened on one of his videos? :0

[@jillianleda6732]

Did this happen to you!?!

[@ChronikSpartan]

So did I two years ago, and fingers crop it's still going strong and is my most used console.

[@CaveyMoth]

Don't crop my fingers

[@ChronikSpartan]

@@CaveyMoth 😅

[@CaveyMoth]

@@ChronikSpartan =P

[@firstnamelastname7774]

r/boneappletea

[@stevebob1695]

I regret giving away both my ps3 and Xbox 360

[@DannyWilliamH]

Currently doing an attempted fix of my launch 60GB PS3. It got YLOD back in 2010 or 2011 and I'm replacing the NEC Tokin capacitors after never trying to fix it before due to not liking the idea of reflow/reball. I'm awaiting some parts and it's definitely *not* an easy system to work on but hopefully I get my beloved behemoth back soon. We'll see as this fix has been done before. UPDATE: The rona stuff made it difficult to order the parts needed but they'll now be here in a week! I'll update on any progress!

[@quinnr4884]

DannyWilliamH I’m thinking about looking into doing the same with my launch 60GB

[@TheOfficialDaBoogaloo]

DannyWilliamH Doing a cap replacement is the best thing you can do for it. Hopefully you get it up and running again!

[@airplane6417]

Just buy a PS3 slim or ultra slim. It's cheaper. Lasts longer too

[@zeroturn7091]

Paid $50 to get my YLOD 60 GB repaired. Then the GPU failed. It’s in the attic along with my PS1 (which still works).

[@DannyWilliamH]

@@airplane6417 I already have a slim (not super slim). Grabbed it within a week of my launch 60GB getting YLOD. Modded and all. I just want my 60GB baby back lol

[@elzeus13]

So true about the wrestling games. How they haven't gone back to that old style is a god dang mystery to me.

[@Mrboomtactix]

This man is the embodiment of every gamestop employee

[@Miichi5]

The glasses and the games he plays xddddd but he's a nice guy ngl

[@carbonunit3191]

I’ll give you 10c for that comment

[@Mrboomtactix]

@@carbonunit3191 ill give you 10 dollars for it

[@pyrex5594]

22:30 Perfectly said. Best WWE game ever made period

[@bashcrash9148]

This was worth waiting 25 minutes for you to play Here Comes the Pain.

[@frankverduzco3650]

It really is the best wrestling game

[@enixma4481]

I think Svr 2007 Hctp Svr 2006 Svr 2011 Wwe 2k14 and 19 are the best but in my opinion SVR 2007 is the best

[@enixma4481]

@hotech man I respect you’re opinion and Hctp is my second favorite but I grew up with svr 2007 so that’s why I love it so much

[@highwayvigilante]

Cheers Spawn. Got an A01 recently (pretty rare here in Aus) and did a repaste last night. Your advice with the paste amounts and BR ribbon cable were much appreciated.

[@jakemastandrea6872]

How much money should I be looking at for a good deal on the A01?

[@mcfcxx9849]

Did you CFW the console to play our PAL games? Or do you have some NTSCs around.

[@Siked.0124]

I bought my OG PS3 about a week ago from a Value Village for $8! Haven't tested everything yet, but only thing issue I've found so far is the Red flashing light problem, somewhat fixed that and in the process broke the eject / power Circuit ribbon cable. I ordered a replacement from Ebay though. Edit: It's fixed and working great now!

[@kentharmer768]

That can happen if you dont have av cord plugged in av or hdmi it will flash because it's not plugged in ...

[@NALTOHQ]

Got a launch one (November 2006) from Salvation Army for $30. Disc drive needs replacing, and for piece of mind, new thermal paste.

[@Allen-sz7jz]

I would like to see a ps3 with liquid metal instead of thermal paste that would be very cool to see if it works or not.

[@Anjeev-Kai]

Yh lol

[@L4rk3s]

Why wouldn't it work It's just different thermal interface It would run a few degrees cooler and that's pretty much it

[@gravyd316]

There's no reason it wouldn't. There's no reason to own a ps3 for that matter.

[@LostBriscut]

That would be cool to see tho, the ps3 is my first console that I ever had that had the red light of death not yellow thankfully and it's all original except for miner upgrades.

[@1HotLegendLS]

It works, I just serviced my 2007 80GB model last year. The 2 major upgrades I did were a 2TB SSD and Thermal Grizzly liquid metal. Runs cool as hell

[@cantfind11995]

Man this really took me back to the Yellow Light Of Death times. :') My friends giving me their "broken" consoles and me fixing them without them knowing it wasn't scrap. good times good times lol

[@zunru]

Scamming the boys 😓

[@morethanben]

This is also why emulation is so important. These more modern consoles just don't have the longevity of the old cartridge based ones without moving parts.

[@Cryptic0013]

No kidding. I still have the NES and SNES units that my dad bought us secondhand when we were little kids (already quite well-loved by previous owners at that point). Both still work, as does the N64. Nothing else has proved half as durable since then.

[@Manic_Panic]

Good thing all Nintendo and Playstation consoles are emulation capable with almost all games being playable upscalled today. Except the PS4... and the Vita which is still on its very early days but should see progress soon. I hope to see more progress on the Xbox side though for CXBX-R and Xenia. As for the games, the internet has definitely preserved them. I think companies should always have 2 launch models each generation. One as the standard version, directed towards more casual players. And then the premium console with full backwards compatibility capable of reading cartridges, CDs, DVDs, basically for collectors or people who also still want to play older games. Otherwise we have to rely on PC emulation which to be fair, has not disappointed either.

[@rodmunch69]

Well that and people just want to steal games and not have to pay for them - which is the number 1 use of "emulation"...

[@TyWashdaddy]

Facts. I concur. That's what I would be looking forward to

[@AirshBornely]

That's because modern console use moving parts. That's always the first thing to go on most recent consoles. I've already replaced 2 Wii disc drives, but so far that's the only issue I've had with Wiis. And yes, emulation is important, but I'm certain we'll still have working retro consoles within our lifetime. As long as ppl can repair/replace parts and clone consoles get manufacturered. They aren't going away anytime soon like some ppl make it sound like.

[@skins4thewin]

I must've gotten lucky as hell with my 60GB launch PS3 that I bought all the way back on launch day as I have not had a single problem with it. Never been opened, never needed any repair of any kind and has worked flawlessly since day one.

[@thealien_ali3382]

Same, but mine needs a new case

[@giroliro3]

The new background and desk look great! I love watching how your channel changes over the years

[@6977warrior1]

OMG, the nerve of eBay to send you a PS3 when you order a PS3!

[@Ren722]

OMG, the nerve of you to spell eBay as "E-Bay" lolol!

[@zedrazilo3142]

@@Ren722 Although he corrected his wording, I don't believe it was necessary.

[@jamesharris5868]

It’s because A model is backwards compatible BCG are not

[@hammy6968]

UGHH, IKR!!!

[@Krokodilius]

had a playstation 1 die, sent it to sony>>>they fixed it for free and gave me a copy of Jersey Devil. had a playstation 2 die, sent it to sony>>>they fixed it for free and gave me a copy of Okage: Shadow King had a playstation 3 die, sent it to sony>>>they charged 200$ for what was, according to the invoice, a 35$ repair. same playstation 3 dies again a year and a half later (original model)>>>they charge 200$...i can't remember the value of this repair.... 2011: PC gamer since.

[@hammy6968]

It might be that i dont use my consoles that much (im a mix of a pc and console gamer) but why or how do your consoles keep dying? By dying do you mean they dont turn on or you have any other hardware/software problems?

[@blue_ex3852]

I got the 80gb model for $50 works perfect even has the warranty sticker on it

[@superroboted]

@@Farquad76.547 20 or 60 are hardware backwards compatible

[@starmaster7784]

I still own the 80gb too still have it working and maintained well

[@rodmunch69]

The 80gb model isn't backward compat, so you can get those all day long for really cheap - in particular since they're so big and heavy and run hot compared to the PS3 Slim, which maybe costs a few dollars more, but runs so much more quiet and should last a lot longer.

[@starmaster7784]

@@rodmunch69 they don't run hot as long as you clean it once in a while removing all the dust inside

[@RastaJediX]

@@starmaster7784 you'd have to check the actual die temps though. Because if the paste under the lid is shot, it doesn't matter how much or little heat is coming out the vent, it could still be running very hot.

[@velosiped135]

'They said it worked.' That's what they all say. As someone who's built a large gaming collection, 70% or so from eBay, I can say from experience that eBay game/console sellers are some of the biggest bull-s'ers out there. I've returned so many items due to ridiculously inaccurate descriptions and outright lies. 'It was working fine when sent it...' is another favorite.

[@alistair4909]

Velosiped yeah I’m very picky. If they won’t provide a picture of the read side of a disc I don’t buy.

[@SlavTiger]

"it wasn't a plank of wood and used condoms when I sent it" Yeah I bet, assholes.

[@TPRES_74]

I'm very careful about what I buy on E-Bay. I used to buy a lot of things but they've fallen off with customer service and handling return cases. I'll never sell again.

[@darrell5363]

honestly amazon has been worse in my experience

[@TheGauges420]

More reason I prefer staying local and using Facebook.

[@mike_pogo]

Luckily I found my CECHE-01 with a friend in an electronics recycling dumpster at my school. I use it on the daily

[@MrBoop4345]

I have a working E model as well. Everything works except for the wifi.

[@ryneprince7113]

@@MrBoop4345 got 2. Perfect working order

[@electronicreviewer2541]

I have 3 ceche01 ps3s

[@jow7719]

I also have a c model (same as e) with 229days of total use, fan at 35% keeps it below 60 all the time

[@uum6]

Why so they call it a motherboard? Because father always has a large library of dad jokes to keep himself entertained.

[@ghost-type]

A PS3 on that condition is a definite find, especially the model you found. I guess you'll be tiring it if the PS5 ends up being backwards compatible with the all previous games. However, I somehow doubt it will includ the PS3.

[@LuizaKaramelle]

The PS3 Super Slim was my first console, I bought it with my first sallary... And I love it till this day. I don't boot it very often after I bought the PS4, the 3Ds and now the Switch, but it's still my most precious boy. Such great memories!

[@MerryBlind]

I still have my old PS3. It was the MGS4 bundle. I remember at the time it was an incredible offer. At that point they had already removed PS2 compatibility on all models, but they brought it back one last time just for this edition. Also it was the first bundle with the new Dualshock 3 instead of the Sixaxis. I think it was also the first model with 80GB.

[@JV-tk9yn]

I didn't know any of that! I remember seeing that bundle and, even though I'd never played MGS at that point, I wanted it so bad. I read the Gamespot review of MGS4 at the time and remember it getting 10/10 lol It was years later I finally bought myself a PS3 and that game, yay first job!

[@DjTittySprinklez]

Yup I bought my MGS4 bundle from EB games. I still have my original copy of MGS4. My ps3 unfortunately crapped out on me back in 2011. I still have that system to this day but I never opened it. This video gave me the confidence to try and fix it myself. If not I got a couple of ps3 experts in mind.

[@Two_wheels_ninja]

The mgs4 bundle ps3 is backwards compatible? So its a ceche01?

[@Ishicoatl]

This teardowns of used consoles are really interesting, I got a ps3 for super cheap, seriously like 25 bucks a couple years ago and just had to mod it for the fan to work hard and the console not shut down on overheating, but overall it works just fine

[@rafpac6]

I remenber my A01 yellow lighted on me when I started playing ff xiii. Thats the first time I started playing it for about 2 to 3 hours daily. And it dies probably on day 7 of me using it like that. Sony should be ashamed of releasing such an expensive console in that state. And they never admitted this was a genuine issue.

[@Unbound_Selrahc]

rafpac6 bahaha, you’re complaining about Sony releasing a console with a known issue, yet don’t say anything on the 360 which is literally known for the “red ring of death” Also pretty sure Sony acknowledges the problem just like Nintendo did with its Switch screens being kind of crap, they went “ya we know it’s a problem, but it only affects like 3% of them, so it’s fine.” I could be wrong, but I vaguely recall them saying something about the yellow light after Microsoft had their major Red Ring issue.

[@quinnr4884]

Literally, the same thing happened to me. I feel your pain.

[@SIPEROTH]

The yellow light was observed in about 13% of the fat PS3 consoles in their first years of life. The red light of death was observed at 54% of released Xbox 360 on their first years of life. If Sony should be ashamed then Microsoft should have committed harakiri.

[@Unbound_Selrahc]

@@SIPEROTH I mean you're not wrong, and its also why they worked so hard on the One to make sure it didn't have the red ring issue. Also, they each sold about the same amount of consoles(within a few million), and yet over half of the 360s had that issue while a small percentage comapred ot that had the yellow light. Also to be fair the yellow light indicated a variety of issues from power, to a fan problem, to motherboard issues not just one or two like the 360's red ring did.

[@MyNameIsBucket]

Sony was protecting you from that painfully mediocre game.

[@JasonMeeks79]

I just got a PS3 cech01. And wow the images looked good. And wow , I need to give it a bath as it's dusty. I've watched so many of you're videos that yeah, I can do that.

[@blutarheel1]

This is exactly what I've been looking for. Been wanting the backwards compatibility to play PS2 games. Thanks for doing this.

[@DangerousDevilOfficial]

Still have my 60 GB launch PS3 and the box and all accessories! And yep, it does still work!

[@dequan916]

If you want a CECHA01 to last forever it is mandatory that you change the thermal paste under both of the heat spreaders. I've successfully done this and installed CFW on the system then played MW3 and various other PS2 games for 10 hours straight and the highest speed the fan reached was 40%.

[@SheddysGaming]

How's it going now?

[@cheezyfriez12]

@@SheddysGaming I can't speak for him, but I just repasted my CECHA01 and it is way quieter than it was before.

[@ozmond]

I just got one today that had a lot of work done to it. Extra air holes. Great so far.

[@illkickyourchips6298]

@@ozmond been lookign around for one myself, where'd you get yours?

[@jayy.cls6]

@@SheddysGamingI’ve done this to mine about a year and half (maybe more) ago and I am happy to report she still runs like a top. I will probably upgrade the psu to the aps231 and I keep my fan on 38% with the cfw

[@Stillxxen]

It was so satisfying to watch as you doing this whole thing with PS3!

[@TheCludo]

i still have my 60GB PS3s shell, i made a lamp out of it

[@GraveMemories]

Thats awesome

[@CaveyMoth]

Did somebody say LAMP?

[@TheCludo]

@@CaveyMoth the clear black case of the 60gb fat makes a great lamp shade

[@CaveyMoth]

@@TheCludo Wow, that would work great with RGB LEDs

[@thealien_ali3382]

I need a new case for my 60gb PS3 as my original one looks like it's been dragged through Sahara desert

[@lazyhominid]

Love this one. Very nice machine. I still have my 60GB one, and you inspired me to go over and clean it up.

[@lain328]

I really recommend installing custom firmware if you can, you'll be able to control the fans and PS2 backwards compatibility will be region free.

[@lain328]

@Mc Carthy for PS3 I would recommend PSX-scene. And if you're worried about being on a low enough firmware to install custom firmware onto a launch model PS3. I believe if you're not on the one right before the newest that's out right now you should be able to install it using the newest method.

[@Synconntez]

OMG! That was the good luck screw sitting there on the top inside! I hope you put it back when you were done! BTW, you know who dislikes your channel? Guys who are also doing game channels and not having near as many subs as you. Haters... Keep on rocking dude! Great content.

[@smgofdvld]

we need an update on these types of models for sure we have better quality technology available. hope we have at least better ps2 backwards compatibility like this on ps5 if they can do ps4 they can do ps2 and ps1 at least. memory cards and old controllers are a pain and the virtual memory card was very handy to use

[@Bammarge2]

I love that black on black they really shoulda kept it like that with all the original models

[@yaboymo93]

I'm just realizing that the "playstation 3" has the same font as the first 3 Spiderman movies.

[@HotShotLion]

Sony had alot of shit said to them back then when it was revealed. people caught it right away

[@san128dis]

@@HotShotLion Well, the Spider-man trilogy was made by Sony.

[@suckmyyouknow444]

you just realized like a decade later

[@pontipsulibup]

Yeah everyone's been known that for uhhh over 10 years lol

[@SeanUCF]

Excellent video man. The fragility of the PS3 and PS2, especially 10-20 years later is why PS5 backwards compatibility is a must for PS5. I won't be buying it at launch if it won't play PS2 and PS3 games

[@ProfessorDickify]

Did you buy one?

[@SeanUCF]

@@ProfessorDickify Eventually I did. But only recently.

[@winstonsmith478]

Damned lucky you found that screw before it dropped down into the power supply.

[@thealien_ali3382]

I find it annoying when am upgrading my GPU on my pc, a screw falls inside 🤣

[@thealien_ali3382]

@My penis is unbelievably small, but daaam unlucky u

[@411DESHAWN]

I still got my og 80gb backwards compatible one. Still playing mortal kombat Shaolin monks to this day 😊

[@happytorrentt4500]

Aw man, you got a steal! I paid nearly $400 for my B01 cuz they're pretty hard to find in good condition

[@AirshBornely]

I wish I was more informed with what PS3 was PS2 back compact when I got mine in 2018. I got the fat model that isn't backwards compatible unfortunately, but on the bright side I got a really good condition PS3. Plus, the seller bundled 12 games with it.

[@theshadowdirector]

And in Europe, we had the launch delayed a few months only for it to show up with the feature removed, thanks Sony!

[@Kiritomens]

i'm pretty sure a friend of mine has a OG fat ps3 that can read blue disks and has all the ports. and i can still find those models on dutch ebay: marktplaats. i don't know where you live in europe but i guess it did come out here.

[@theshadowdirector]

@@Kiritomens specifically, we never got a hardware based backwards compatible model (the really deairable one). Only softeare based meaning a much smaller list. And Sony didn't exactly keep that going.

[@ironbru1986]

Yeah and we also was charged more than the equivalent US$600 that those of you in the USA paid. Compared to us you got a bargain, the PS3 was the equivalent of US$850 in my country (The UK) at the time of release.

[@youtube_warlord1056]

My 40gb CECHG01 is in cosmetically bad condition and dusty around the fans, but it has survived 13 years in my family, and a basement ceiling leak, (it got some water drops on it) but it has NEVER had any yellow light or never really crashed at all. A year ago, After 6 years i pulled it out of the basement and bought a few games for it, until the basement had the leak. After all that dust and play use, idk how it's still running like a dream to this point! I sometimes play on it when im bored.

[@LILGHETTI]

Here comes the pain brings back some memories, Dr. Thuganomics John Cena was the best! 🔥

[@VideoStalker00]

Loving the new setup, After watching the tour of the office I'm very pleased with how the new setup looks and it's pretty fresh!

[@nathanlake78]

Hopefully you won’t need that because the PS5 will be fully backwards compatible ;)

[@gligarguy4010]

Imagine if the PS5 pulls a PS3 and stops having full backwards compatibility after the first run of systems lol

[@wistful3631]

Nathan Lake I hope it doesn’t end up being like the backwards compatible PS3 where it had multiple issues and is super expensive

[@Dave102693]

With PS thru PS 4?

[@demetriuspowell29]

Lmao won't happen

[@nathanlake78]

Wistful hopefully they learned from their mistakes!

[@milkman1026]

I could have hooked you up with my 80 gb Motorstorm bundle that still works perfectly. All i've had to do was replace the Bluray drive in it back in 2013. I've been debating on selling it but I feel like it should go to a good home like yours. Lol.

1:08 "the B01 ... yeah! we got one!" (The Verge) 🤣

[@chunguspizza]

Does it have an all out hexacore? Rofl

[@SmilyTheMare]

smackdown here comes the pain i miss that game glad to see u still have and love it

[@klousazo]

Perfect to install custom firmware.

[@AirshBornely]

That's what I was saying. Hopefully he didn't bother updating it. I know mine can get custom firmware. I just haven't been motivated to hack it. I mainly wanna do it to play PS2 games since supposedly that's a thing

[@afistfulofpimples1745]

No it's not. Only Hen would work.

[@afistfulofpimples1745]

@Tony I think cfw is only pre 3.56

[@ChannelReuploads9451]

@@afistfulofpimples1745 On that model or All ? I think the minimum firmware has to be 3.55, but I have a CECH2002A (two actually) on CFW 4.85.1 firmware.

[@afistfulofpimples1745]

@@ChannelReuploads9451 So I'm pretty sure yours has to be Hen firmware cos I think full cfw can only be done if older than 3.56

[@onesandzeros]

Very interesting as always Jon. Come on 400k subscribers!

[@ReaperX7]

It was interesting to find out actually how much the MIPS R5900 GS+EE really cost Sony, which was less than $5 per unit. I think axing the GS+EE actually hurt the system, along with the premium pricetag. The RSX with it's dedicated RAM and even the Cell's difficulty to work with and code for weren't strong suits, but they weren't hurting it as bad. The loss of the emulation engine in the PS3 hurt it too, but by that time, the damage was done by the exorbitant pricetag. I would have maybe used Carbonaut Thermalpads on the other chips and maybe the CPU and GPU, or maybe Noctua NT-H1, but that's personal preference. Overall how clean the system looked is good to see. It really means it could have been taken care of really well. Good find. One good thing I liked about the PS3 was the BR-Drive had a very accurate error correcting system, because even some harder to read PSOne and PS2 games would work very well, even with light damage to the surface. I really wish Sony hadn't ended the backwards compatibility, but had kept supporting it. It really highlighted the system rather than hurt it.

[@BlueGreyWolf]

Sad that we'll never get the PS2 BC back on PS3!

[@flamespear86]

I have an E01. It's the Metal Gear Solid 4 bundle model. The full model number is actually CECHE01 MG. It was a good deal at the time and still is because of the backwards compatibility.

[@Jordan3DS]

I got one of these on eBay years ago, and it overheated within an hour of use and stopped working. Had to return it and buy a slim from Target, instead.

[@dericjames2018]

@Thomas J Shears same here but I have a regular PS3 slim and a fat for PS2 games.

[@dericjames2018]

@Thomas J Shears I agree with you.

[@dhoffnun]

I'll never be able to take that Spiderman font seriously...

[@Koretex_]

I still have my backwards compatible 80GB PS3! (the one that came bundled with motorstorm) with the original packaging, warranty sticker intact and everything lol i wonder how much its worth now

[@demetriuspowell29]

A fucking ton

[@SneakerFetish420]

Koretex about 100$ a bit more if you bundle some games with it

[@starmaster7784]

I have it too but the warranty sticker isn't on it anymore because it really needed maintenence because it had so much dust inside of it considering i got it from my parents in 2007 i think

[@sirmi9868]

Only a brainfarted would by that piece of crap

[@sirmi9868]

@Michael Haze I know u do

[@MoHimdi]

I still use my PS3 to this day, was actually just playing some MGS3 earlier today. I really regret selling my PS2 when I was younger, I'm definitely copping one from eBay so I can re-experience all the classics I had growing up.

[@hisstatus]

You can play ps2 games on the ps3,btw.

[@wukong6853]

Damn, You got a insanely lucky with this buy.

[@wukong6853]

@@billcook4768 Probably

[@suckmyyouknow444]

Bill Cook what does that mean

[@LandonHughes2]

AH!! You are SO close to 400K subs! Congrats man! I've been with you since your early days of covering the switch :)

[@BlueDragonAkira]

I bought the og launch 20 gig for 530$ and eventually traded it in later on, worse mistake of my life

[@flymachine014]

I sold my brother my slim PS3 to get myself a fat model, gotta admit that is a beautiful machine, I got an 80GB model, interior was a mess, super dusty and thermal paste was dry. Got some thermal grizzly on, gave a deep clean with one of your teardown videos and works like a champ!

[@JDGamez15]

I've got the E01 model so basically the software emulation version and I can say with Crash Bandicoot The Wrath of Cortex and Burnout 3 Takedown that there were some graphical hiccups so I ended up not really using the PS2 software as much with it which is a shame. The Wrath of Cortex does look better on the PS3 however.

[@Elevate388]

The new desk and lighting looks great Spawn.

[@Torchim49]

Hey Spawnwave, can you link what HDMI Splitter you use to record your PS3 Footage through the Elgato?

[@GlassEyeGaming]

Jeff Criss I want to know this too

[@Torchim49]

@@GlassEyeGaming ive asked him here and on his other comment, its valuable information I hope he provides /:

[@AirshBornely]

I would think almost any competent HDMI splitter works, but I'm 100% sure. I use a splitter by ViewHD and that works with my Elgato. It isn't fun having to jump through extra hoops to set it all up, but it works

[@airplane6417]

Yeah, those are pretty hard to get PS3 footage.

[@RyandBurtson]

Just found one of these on eBay by chance. It’s supposed to just be missing a hard drive, but I have a spare 80 GB model I can yoink the HDD from. Hopefully the rest of it works too! I’ll probably take it apart to clean and reapply thermal paste if it does, just so that I can help preserve it for as long as possible.

[@WonderBread4020]

23:05 The Ps3 or the game might be bugged because I don’t see John Cena...just the name. Weird.

[@ultenhiemer]

You can actually buy PS3 warranty stickers now. So it is more likely that the previous owner cleaned it (Maybe more), screwed it all back up and replaced the old sticker with a new one to make it appear like it has never been opened. I've bought an A01 and B00 models recently and both of them appeared to have a warranty stickers on them... Only difference was that the top could just be slotted off, there was no security screw holding it down. Thats were I assumed it had work done on it.

[@chrispy3051]

I really want one. Sucks that they don't hold up too well.

[@DeltathRiylaan]

If you want to play PS3 games, just get a slim. If you want to play PS2 games, you can just get a PS2. The backwards compatible PS3 is more expensive than the two combined, sometimes, and it breaks more easily and runs the PS2 games poorly. They didn't cut it because it was too expensive, it was because it didn't function with the new GPU properly and causes strange errors and about 10% of games didn't work at all.

[@pyrex5594]

Make a cheap PC for emulating so u can just play whatever older console games u want with upscale graphics. I did it and it’s been amazing. Of course it’s gonna be more money than buying a backwards compatible PS3 but that’s just my preference

[@chrispy3051]

@@DeltathRiylaan I do have a slim PS3 and a fat PS2, I'd just prefer to have one less box under my TV.

[@neopro2783]

Still have my Phat PS3 along with a bunch of the old PS1, PS2, and PS3 games. Not to long ago, I was able to show my son why I love this system so much. Backwards compatibility.

[@Kaiser499TV]

The Wrath of Cortex is getting a remaster.

[@Kaiser499TV]

The Wrath of Cortex isn't on that.

[@zenunderground9893]

I really want this. It was pretty much the last "classic" (and great) Crash Bandicoot game to be released. Would be perfect right before a brand new entry to follow up the N.sane Trilogy

[@colbatronbmw]

your videos are almost as good as the ifixit ones for repairs but way better for actually learning about a system before you open up a system. Great explanations and info for what to be ready for.

[@crashtalk5732]

Lmfao remember when 20 gigs was enough

[@geneprogamer3936]

Yeah if you had no games

[@fruitsnackia2012]

the main issues ive found with these old ps3s is the thermo compound under the heat spreaders drys out and that is what usually causes the ylod cause it over heats and melts the solder under the gpu and cpu. sony used cheap thermo compound i delided my ps3 and put some thermo grizzly under it (artic mx-4 works well too) and then used a mod chip to speed up the fan to a constant 35% speed. it stays around 55c instead of 75 to 90c. yeah its loud but its cool and that what counts.

[@zachariahcloutier2169]

rich review usa farted on my a01 and it stopped working

[@hammy6968]

LMAO

[@Azari_D]

Did you know that thermal compound isn't actually that great at conducting heat? But it is better than nothing, which is what it's designed for, to fill the tiny gaps between the heatspreader and the heat sink.Ideally, the more metal to metal contact you can get will improve thermals.

[@grimace9815]

I don't have any toilet paper 😭 Roadhouse

[@fjosh6]

Toilet paper jokes. Clever. Original.

[@MDK22420]

@@fjosh6 He been doing Roadhouse on every video for like a year, dont think he really gives a F about originality.

[@alexphllips]

Wow, this is really cool! You're really informative and entertaining to watch. Thank you, keep it up 👍

[@keithbrisbane7775]

Found one locally on Craigslist with a broken HDMI port everything else works

[@matt12a]

Dude that’s not a deal breaker, there is a converter that still outputs 1080p and it works great even switches ports on the tv when turned on.

[@MyNameIsBucket]

If your TV has component inputs you won't miss anything. Barely a noticeable quality loss over HDMI.

[@keithbrisbane7775]

@@MyNameIsBucket I know I have a Trinitron

[@jonathanjdm4forlife187]

My first gen 60 gig PS3 still running strong.. I have a 1tb SSD in it right now.

[@tHeWasTeDYouTh]

I wish the PS3 had come out with 512MB of XDR main ram and 512MB of DDR3 video ram instead of the 256 main and video we received............same thing for the xbox 360, wish it had come out with 1024MB of GDDR3 unified ram instead of the 512mb that we got. Reason I say this is that the xbox 360 came out in november 2005 and the xbox one came out in november 2013.......8 year generation. doubling the ram would have helped but I guess no one expected the world economy to die in 2008

[@strykah92]

The 2008 economic crash certainly didn’t help the consumer electronics industry, but generations have generally kept getting slightly longer, so it’s likely that Microsoft and Sony still would’ve planned their next platforms for 2013 regardless. The 7th generation was an anomaly since it was started prematurely in the first place. And for all the hassle that RROD caused MS as a result, it’s unlikely they (or anyone else) will take a chance on a head start launch ever again.

[@FreedomForAll2013]

I miss my 60gb PS3... had Linux yellowdog, loved that it played all PS titles I had... Then it died, got it replaced because I had purchased it within a specific date... Then the replacement died... Learned how to reflow... brought it back... died two months later... Reflowed it again it lasted two weeks... Again I reflowed it and it survived for a couple more months... Gave up after that

[@ddtx4576]

My launch PS3 is still going strong. Spending literally hundreds of dollars right now to mod it into a PC case

[@johnodaz1273]

Awesome TechWave video Jon(SW). Really great pickup Jon, the games are looking so clean on the OG PS3 :-).

[@BrainWasherAttendent]

I still have my bricked 60GB PS3, with the worst game ever stuck inside. Can’t even remember the name it was so bad.

[@chasejackson7248]

Hope it's not 50cent bulletproof.

[@CrackerSmith]

Bro you got a GEM of a PS3, hope you've been enjoying it :)

[@jessebrian7431]

Does anyone know a company or a person who can fix my PS3 backwards compatible. I had a couple of companies try to fix it but no luck. Can anyone help plz. Thank you.

[@michael9613]

computer booter

[@michaelwolfe9496]

I got a used Model A PS3 about 4 years ago just because I thought it was the nicest looking model. Still have my PS2 Slim so I never really bothered with the backwards compatibility, except for one time I had a friend over and he didn't believe me when I told him my PS3 could play PS2 discs. Spent that day playing some classics.