Jailbreaking a PS3 Slim in 2024 - Preserve your entire PS3 collection.

[@gerbius]

I spent a whole summer playing around with my PS3 after jailbreaking it, definitely one of the best systems out there to softmod 🔥🔥

[@nickel7o740]

That's how I feel just with a PS Vita. :)

[@ThePeacePlant]

Definitely! I did this when Modern Warfare was out and I was a nice Mod too so I would drop everyone max rank with every gun and do moon jump lobbies! Shit was cash!👌

[@V3ntilator]

Wii U too because of the tablet as a touch remote.

[@MalikATL]

this about to be me just bought a modded PS2 with it's entire library I missed out on a lot of games mainly because I was kid

[@bitten2up]

for me, 3ds. ive been messing around with porting shit and its fun

[@MrMario2011]

Really appreciate the shout! You touched up on it in the video, but definitely recommend giving PS3HEN a spin when you can. CFW will still be the better option, but PS3HEN is pretty simple to install and has the major benefit of working on every single PS3 model. It isn't perfect mind you, but it accomplishes what I would say 90% of CFW users are looking for.

[@Neopumper666]

Can you point me in the right direction to get it for my 30XXA slim model? I'd love to see a video of yours on how to install it if there is one

[@legitchrisv]

used your vid to help with PS3 Hen freezing. Also upgraded the hard drive from 320gb to 500gb. Thanks man!

[@badmandyaa2173]

I steer away from it because of the rap files! Also the Cmos battery if It dies it needs To be connected to Online to use back the games on hen, where cfw Doesn't.

[@ravajbains8672]

BRO ur an Absolute Legend

[@TN_AU]

MrMario, your the man, I have been using your guides for many things, very detailed and easy to follow guides. Much appreciate it!

[@Biollante2kMillenium]

I Jailbroke my PS3 last year and found the process very easy. But I use it mainly to watch region-locked DVDs and BluRays, which is an amazing feature of the jailbreak a lot of people don't talk about :D

[@goldbullet50]

Do you have any idea whether the jailbreak disables the DVD/BD anti-piracy system when using RGB connection? The image of the DVD/BD is permanently green on a normal PS3 and even PS2, because there used to be screen capture devices using RGB.

[@skycloud4802]

Region locked media is infuriating.

[@ehsanghazavi470]

no one asked

[@ThatZenkiS14]

@@ehsanghazavi470 its good information

[@VinnytotheK]

​@@ehsanghazavi470I did.

[@jesuspagan8383]

Interesting timing, someone just put up a slim PS3 for sale for 40 bucks and I couldn't resist. Here I find out it's a model that can get CFW. I literally just did this process yesterday and am pleased as well.

[@thesecretofmana]

I picked one up a month ago for 24 bucks but without a working drive, running evilnat 4.90 and using nopaystation. I just wish the PS3s were not running that hot, even after a cpu delid the temps still climb over 60c

[@jesuspagan8383]

@thesecretofmana Welcome to ps3 world. I have never seen one run under 60c. Even my old Ps3 from back in the day was a space heater.

[@jigzyonline]

​@@thesecretofmanawdym? That's normal for any system. Have you ever built and used a PC?

[@o_KingOfKings_o]

Now get 4tb ssd 😊

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@jesuspagan8383PS2 games can be also played on PS3 SLIM.

[@richardrivera4100]

I still use (and love) my PS3 Slim because of the versatility of being able to use CRT and LED type televisions with analog studio speakers without the need to use adapters. I can use NES, SNES, Gameboy, GBA Advance, Neo Geo, CPS1, 2, 3 and different Sega or Namco arcade boards on my CRT TV and play old school style.

[@grahamk7571]

That's pretty cool, but just to be a stickler, the PS3 is incapable of outputting a 240p, so a lot of old school games before the PS2 will not look as sharp on a CRT. The PS3 can only output 480i at its lowest, so most ps2 games will look perfect on a CRT, but everything else was meant for a 240p output. But in terms of convenience, that's a pretty sweet setup.

[@oliver0086]

Sounds pointless playing on the crt without 240p

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@oliver0086It is worth on 1080p. Not 240p.

[@chasefournier]

Dude! The Jailbreak process is so simple now. I remember 10 years ago, when if you wanted 3.55 OFW you had to downgrade with an e3Flasher, or teensy 2.0++ for NAND models. Good times! Love your videos MVG

[@AnarchyEngineer]

I still remember having to solder 20 or so wires to my NAND (from the E3) because the ribbon which sat on the NAND wouldn’t read it/dump the chip properly. All that faff back in the day and now it’s a soft mod!

[@h8GW]

It's because the industry keeps pissing gamers off that so much effort is put into bypassing copyright

[@DarneIITV]

man fr

[@gamershaven41]

Seeing how companies have been shuttering down games, I've had ZERO reservations in finding every single game and downloading them for my own arcade builds so my kids can grow up playing some of the best games ever made. 64TB and growing.

[@ExTremZero]

"every single game and downloading" buy it, dont pirate it.

[@tornadoman25]

@@ExTremZerosometimes only option is to pirate if the game ain’t sold no more

[@thewtfverse9763]

​@@ExTremZeroyou can't buy those games anymore, that's the problem

[@StrikeFear13]

​@@ExTremZero Piracy is morally acceptable in cases like this. So, no.

[@MegaFinalRound]

@@thewtfverse9763”every single game”. Actually many of them can still be purchased.

[@NecroPhil85]

Did the same thing a couple of months ago after my Phat PS3 was collecting dust. Upgraded it to an SSD, cleaned it, new thermal paste and pads and jailbroke it. It's wonderful that you're able to keep your old console still alive and with additional features. I am still amazed at how good the PS3 performs. (Except the SSD, it can't take advantage of the full speed of the SSD so it's still pretty slow)

[@cavior44]

The physical games cost less than candy and you get the trophies. This is stupid.

[@devincurrie4145]

Nice. What do you mean that it can't take advantage of the full speed of the SSD? Where's the bottleneck?

[@RichardBrady-nz1gv]

​@devincurrie4145 Only in very specific situations will an ssd actually net improvements. Sequential performance is definitely the biggest disappointment due to the sata controller used. If you still use physical media GTA V for example will still have long load times despite being installed on a ssd. Backups being loaded off USB is usually the best way to go with network loading being the fastest. That's a topic for another day

[@Red_Keeper]

@@cavior44 jailbroken PS3 games can't play online and trophies?

[@rockapartie]

@@RichardBrady-nz1gv Why would USB be the best option, when it's only USB 2.0 and loading a game from internal HDD is much faster?

[@Baka_Hannibal]

I have both a PS3 and Xbox 360 Elite that have been in my garage storage since like 2013. I believe now is the time to get them out and back into rotation. This is the perfect start.

[@ExTremZero]

360 isnt as easy to mod, since there are no softmods for it. You need a modchip or an unpatched board, risking to get RRoD.

[@pot3to444]

​​@@ExTremZero You don't need a modchip anymore. Just a nand flasher (raspberry pi pico works) and some wires and a resistor to solder. Rgh3 is very simple compared to older methods. Getting an rrod from doing it isn't gonna happen unless you mess it up big time.

[@ExTremZero]

@@pot3to444 from the mod itself you wont get a rrod, but when u are using older phat models you will get one someday. Well still you need something, and to solder things on tiny points to get a mod running, if its a modchip or not, its still not as easy as a sony console.

[@Baka_Hannibal]

@ExTremZero @pot3to444 I'll look into all the options and decide from there. The crazy part about the 360 Elite is that it's my 5th one as the previous 4 had all got the RRoD and I kept sending them in till the 5th one was the one to not catch it! Now, here I go about to go messing with it! 😂

[@pot3to444]

@@Baka_Hannibal As long as its a falcon or jasper revision there isn't a big risk of gpu failure like earlier consoles. You can check by seeing the amperage on the back. 12v16.5a is an og xenon, high rate of failure. 12v14.2a is falcon, and 12v12.1a is jasper. Both of these are safe from gpu failure, and if you have a jasper then you likely just scored one of the most reliable models of the 360.

[@Akirapoet]

It's nice to hear you can jailbreak your PS3 Slim without downgrading it. It was a pretty tedious process tbh. Now I wanna get my PS3 back, thank you for the video, as always.

[@purwantiallan5089]

The process of jailbroken the PS3 maybe quite long.

[@Raymon-noodle]

I’ve had a jail broken ps3 for about a year now and it’s honestly been the best think being able to copy my hard copy games into digital files and I love being able to preserve my games especially my rare ones that I can’t find anywhere else 😊

[@BagzAndPresident]

Ebay exists your games arent hard to find

[@Khadeezy]

@@BagzAndPresidentbootlicker reaponse. Games on eBay are marked up a ton

[@Raymon-noodle]

@@BagzAndPresident true but they’re usually like $100 or more depending on what I’m trying to find

[@cyphaborg6598]

You can also easily dump them to use it with RPSC3 on your PC. It's something you legally bought but with an option to use on your PC. :D

[@titaniumcranium3755]

​@@BagzAndPresidentyou try paying $125 for dragon ball infinite world or nearly $200 for Devil May Cry 3 special edition

[@lucashoffmannn]

I have a jailbroken PS3 since 2018, but I'm always curious to see this type of content and how it's changed since. Great video as always MVG!

[@itwsntme]

This is awesome. Over the past year or so I've been jailbreaking my classic consoles and the PS3 is next in line. I have this same model, so I'm good to go. Thanks so much for this

[@hungowapower]

Hen is basically the same. The only difference is you still have that annoying epilepsy warning on boot and you have to press a to enable Hen before you can run unsigned code.

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@hungowapowerPS4 also has Epilepsy Warning Startup Message.

[@RaspberryRip]

Great informative video. Thanks. 👍

[@TravisStamper]

I have 2 BC PS3's and 2 slims, I decided to future proof my collection. Thanks for the information and video.

[@purwantiallan5089]

It is simply much approved.

[@cjmoss51]

What I love about this video is that most of this has been possible for the last decade. Even when games were still coming out for the PS3, you were still able to do everything detailed in this video and more. I feel like good follow up videos would be how the non back compat versions of the PS3 were STILL technically able to play PS2 games with a wrapper and Native PSP emulation.

[@KingLich451]

I remember even before cfw, you had to buy usb dongles to hack your ps3... ahh, I dont miss that at all.

[@MPOTW]

I just had a ham and cheese sandwich and now I am drinking a blackcurrant flavour lemsip

[@StarmenRock]

Based

[@Fhwgads11]

Hope it was tasty

[@hydraflyer]

Describe the taste

[@Yeet_LAV]

whats the lore? is it canon?

[@ChaoticKrisis]

Good job mate

[@GearSeekers]

This video read my mind. I was thinking about jailbreaking my PS3 Slim the other day

[@mgoXRAY]

I've been following the PS3 Jailbreak scene for years, specifically in 2013 when I got my Super Slim (because my FAT had YLOD and I decided to sell it). I remember everyone being pessimistic about "Super Slims even being hackable" and then we got HEN available for it too: it was a blast for me. As you said, PS2 emulation is not one of the greatest, but it's overall okay; while PS1 just works like a charm with the vast majority of games. PS3 is really great these days and, though I have both PS4 and PS5 jailbroken systems, I always jump back onto my PS3.

[@chunkytesco]

I’ve just PS3 Hen my superslim. What do you need to do to prevent bans?

[@mgoXRAY]

@@chunkytesco I don't play online, so it's never been a big deal for me. If you don't plan on playing online, then having HEN enabled is not going to change anything for you. I have read that some people even say that it's not much of a big deal if you go and play online games with it, as long as you don't use cheats or whatsoever. I just wouldn't do it, to be 100% sure. tl;dr: play offline and nothing will happen. Play online and there MIGHT be a slight chance of getting banned, though unlikely.

[@jolibethrodriguez7471]

The only unhackable computer us an abacus

[@ExTremZero]

@@mgoXRAY i believe you get banned immediately when a Sonys Server detects a doubled serialnumber of a copied game online. If you just use your owned games should be fine. Same way how Switch consoles get banned.

[@mgoXRAY]

@@ExTremZero Exactly! Though, I remember having played "for fun" a couple of matches on Modern Warfare (can't remember which one) and everything has gone smoothly so far. Maybe I was just lucky, maybe not. But, yes, playing your own copy with specific serial numbers prevents people from getting banned. The only game I have ever played frequently, as my username suggests, is MGO, but in this case fans are hosting dedicated servers, bypassing the PSN essentially.

[@sirjarko8762]

This is a pleasant surprise to see. I recently jailbroke a slim 2100 with only 17 days total use on it that had a firmware from 2012 on it and have installed webman, new thermal paste and a 1tb SSD. The combo is fantastic for those wanted to get into the PS3 while there is still some life left in it. Mr Mario2011 has a great guide on the process and once you know it you can get a console jailbroken and installed with evilnat in something like 20 minutes. The 2100 model slims for me are honestly the perfect middle ground with the PS3 system. Different caps and shrunken GPU/CPU compared to previous slims and phat consoles while still being able to be jailbroken and they don't feel cheap as the later models or are as unreliable as the models before it alongside looking super sleek.

[@salmonella7993]

Thanks for this! Both of my ps3 phats have killed themselves from Dark Souls despite thermal paste and pad replacements over the years. One day I'll fix them but until then, a 2100 model sounds great!

[@Omn1Slash]

Love your stuff,. MVG. The timing on this video is perfect as I too thought about the PS3 over the last couple of weeks and was updating/doing soft mods with mine. This video couldn't have come at a better time!

[@obeseperson]

For real this is some wild timing

[@samio3907]

I got mine equipped with CFW Cobra years ago. Still works awesome 👍 Games are loaded from my NAS 🙂 But i love how you can upscale old titles with RPCS3. It makes the games look more superior.

[@RodShepherd-b9y]

Details on the Nas loading would be amazing.

[@Sypaka]

Wait wait.. You can play games from NAS?? Over Samba or what? Details plz.

[@sneakingelephant]

Sweet, I’m glad you made a video. More folks need to know about how useful of a device the PS3 is when modded.

[@InsaneManiac]

PS3 Hen is actually very non invasive and is very functional. I had it for six months and then rolled back my PS3 Slim. It let me burn copies of my old PSX games and play them natively on the PS3 Slim. There were other tools to function such as fan control and surface level tweaking. All in all it's a great alternative to those that install a CFW

[@milklordnomadic]

Just picked up a PS3 Slim in 2023, never had a PS3 and it's been such a blast. This is very exciting to watch.

[@PetrosM]

Its very beautiful machine...with ssd hard drive its gona be better....i take one broken slim 6 years ago and i built it like new one...500g Samsung evo ssd...22 games in console and 40 in disks🎉

[@sakitoshi]

@@PetrosM careful with that ssd. the ps3 isn't designed for ssd and doesn't like them that much. for what i've read it doesn't really make a significant performance difference compared to a modern 7200rpm hdd and completely breaks ps2 emulation compatibility.

[@PetrosM]

@@sakitoshi a have it 2 years and it works fine without problems....p.s. i dont jailbreak it ...

[@dr.angerous]

​@@PetrosMyou suck

[@98SE]

I have missed that classic mvg music so much! I'm so happy it's back with this video, I think I'm going to rewatch this at least 5 times this year now xD

[@shodan2958]

Yup I've done this long ago and its wonderful. I would say however to make sure you have a significant capacity drive beforehand as it doesn't seem to be straightforward to transfer a jailbroken PS3 firmware to a higher capacity drive and I know some of the hard drive capacities offered in earlier PS3s are tiny in comparison to today's drives.

[@Wurstifier]

Since PS3HEN came out, you don't really have to worry about which PS3 you have anymore. Sure, it's a little more relaxed with a real open custom firmware, but starting the HEN briefly to achieve the same result and play almost all backups is also an alternative.

[@kupokraft3685]

with PS3HEN if you have things cached, it still works even without wifi too... Just gotta hit "X" once to start it on cold boot every time.

[@chemergency]

PS3HEN was too much trouble back when it first came out but it's progressed nicely to the point that I don't mind using it really. Still sucks that homebrew's out of the question but backups and PSN games are cool.

[@kxdsh]

​@@kupokraft3685wait so I don't have to run the exploit every time I start my console

[@Akirapoet]

​@@chemergency Thanks for the input. I thought that it was as tedious as before. I'd rather have a CFW capable PS3 , though. It's nice to see HEn has made a big progress since it was first released.

[@chemergency]

@@Akirapoet It's not as annoying as it used to be but if you have the choice definitely go for a CFW-capable model. HEN is acceptable but not ideal by any stretch.

[@minedad]

We have a super slim, a few slims, a NAS, and an Oled so this'll be awesome. Thank you very much for the overview!

[@coreytrevor1920]

Was just playing on my modded ps3 last night, I remember using one of these videos as a guide. Thanks man it’s been so much fun

[@garymohan7929]

PS2 emulation on PS3 is underrated. With many games, PAL version often runs very well.

[@Maxiga]

Say, is ps3 a good system to emulate ps2 games? I'm planning to jailbreak my system in the future.

[@garymohan7929]

@@Maxiga Yes

[@StarmenRock]

@@Maxiga a great one especially if you want to play on a CRT. Just recently beat persona 4 and gta san andreas on it

[@joaogilbertoborges4600]

I’m thinking of jailbreak mine to play ps2 games. Worth it?

[@StarmenRock]

@@joaogilbertoborges4600 of course, its so easy now

[@devilmikey00]

Got one of these sitting in my closest I bought years ago to jailbreak. Nice to see the process has become considerably easier or least a lot less harsh with what firmware you need to do the process.

[@w210source-uv5lc]

I currently have 5 PS3 fat models in my posession, one of them is an original 60GB launch model in pristine shape. PS3 is my favorite system ever.

[@cyrqulz]

You action do contradict with what you are saying ;) The only console I see in your channel is PS5.

[@spartanboosts]

My sister and I won a PS3 very late into its life cycle from Dave and Busters. It is a PS3 slim. I only played it for maybe 30 hours tops (more of a PC/Xbox guy). I can't wait to go home after work and check out the model number and do this. Thanks!

[@KingLich451]

slims are usually easy to break. Enjoy!

[@igotnothingbettertodo472]

I had a ps3 slim and super slim in 2020 to 2022 And they both got me through my army service, sadly i had to sell them as i had no place for them at home, but still awesome games and loved console.

[@enriquedossantos3283]

had no place?, where do you live a phone booth? you can box them up wrap them in plastic and stuck them under the bed, i never sold or threw out any of my consoles all the way back to the NES

[@CatManDoom84]

I bought one off a guy a few years ago and its loaded with everything from NES-PS3 games. Love it!

[@patfer1189]

Even as we have learned that PS3 still has around two million active users connected to PSN (and certainly many more offline), for whatever reason I've seen some hate for PS3 recently and can't understand why. It is probably the best all around system Sony ever built, specially if you consider the original launch models and the fact you could play (and mostly still do in the case of PSN) all the PS3 library (including games from around the world thanks to being region free), all the PSN library, all the PS1 library, 99% of the PS2 library, BDs, DVDs, CDs, pretty much all streaming service available at the time, most major video and image/photo formats, several memory card types, etc. All around it was the most versatile 'multimedia' gaming console produced by any company, and even as it lost PS2 compatibility and media card readers it remained above all others in just how much you could do with the console. It probably it still has the best all around implementation of BD playback of any Sony console to date. And the game library was terrific on its own. The variety of games on PS3, coupled with PSN then, has a tremendous amount of variety, originality, and experimentation that we didn't see to that degree during the PS4 era and much less with the current one.

[@jamess.9743]

i love how easy it is to soft mod the ps3 compared to 360 hard mods. i’ve been replaying my old collection and loving how its graphics stands up even today.

[@ips2124]

yeah i wish modding xbox 360s was easier

[@ehsanghazavi470]

no shit, its a soft mod. ofc its gonna be easier than a hard mod

[@ips2124]

@@ehsanghazavi470 what i mean is i wish the 360 had a softmod

[@arnox4554]

Honestly, when it comes to 360 modding, you should just go online and buy one pre-modded. This is the way. Yeah, you're gonna pay more for it, but one, you're stimulating the economy for console modders, and two, it's just not worth fucking around with a soldering iron if you don't know what you're doing just to save a hundred bucks. Best to just pay someone to do it for you and call it a day. You also get to have a unique "special edition" 360 with custom lighting and maybe even a custom shell.

[@themonsterunderyourbed9408]

​@@arnox4554 I paid like 50$ for an X360. Tried going online with it and it was banned from being online. I modded it myself and it was a fun project. It's running Aurora and I got an external hard drive to put all the backups on. Works great.

[@HUYI1]

It was the same scenario for me, I had an old slim in my cupboard, I got it out, installed cfw on it and ripped all my discs to an external it has some homebrew games also, it's still a viable "retro" system I just don't have time to play it these days 😊

[@BoggartBear]

I feel you man, I've got a lot of games across multiple generations just waiting for my retirement haha

[@BagzAndPresident]

Dont have time to play it yet you are watching this video..

[@samhain81]

@@BagzAndPresident Big difference between a 13 minute video, and 13 hour game ( at a minimum).

[@HUYI1]

@@BagzAndPresident erm, that doesn't mean I still have interest in the video? This is nonsensical 🤷‍♀️🤣

[@HUYI1]

@@BoggartBear yeah plus extra and my backlog on current system plus me playing on my steam deck OLED and switch makes the time to seek out my PS3 or other older retro systems nigh impossible 😕😕

[@exosine]

Ratchet and Clank, the best possible game to start your background footage with 🙌 iconic

[@HoroJoga]

I switched my Fat model for a superslim and jailbroke it. Even if I have like 70 ps3 games, I think its essencial to have a way to play backups.

[@AntonioCunningham]

Why did KZbin think this is a naughty comment?

[@HoroJoga]

@@AntonioCunningham "fat model" maybe? Lol

[@AntonioCunningham]

@@HoroJoga That was the first time I got a warning from KZbin about a comment. I'm not sensitive child so I don't know what the goal is here. There is nothing wrong with your comment.

[@url7292]

Just found one and modded it courtesy of Modded Warfare's guides, super simple! Enjoying playing all my old favorites from back in the day.

[@callumcc8897]

What a coincidence you bring out a new ps3 video when last week i went back and binge watched all your older videos ands saw the ps3 video from back in the day you made. I went out and bought a used ps3 slim with 4.87 firmware so i could jailbreak it when i have some free time!! This is the perfect video to guide me in doing just that! You are truly one of a kind MVP! Been watching you for many years now and glad your back in 2024!

[@manamaster6]

I like how you post content you are passionate about and make it interesting for a broader audience.

[@jaycee6438]

I have 2 Jailbroken slims…. best thing ever… still play them regularly….

[@webbedshadow2601]

One of these days I'm going to follow this guide, buy an enclosure for one of the hard drives I have lying around, backup ALL my PS3 and PS2 games, and have my ENTIRE library in one digital location, such a sick thing to be able to do now!! thanks MVG! it sounds like like jailbreaking the PS3 Slim is easy to do and that makes me happy knowing I'll be able to get a LOT more use of a system I have that's currently just collecting dust and not really being played very much anymore, I'll definitely be playing and experiencing for the first time so many great classic PlayStation 1 games!

[@GTArajgaming]

I'd also recommend setting up a games server for your games IF you want literal mass storage, I remember trying PS3 net server plus a bunch of ripped games on my PC's hard drive to run them over the network to the PS3. I haven't used the tool in a while but it is absolutely handy.

[@Sypaka]

*rubs hands in 7TB*

[@DP12321]

Great video, wish there was some mention of playing all those delisted PSN games again. OutRun, After Burner, and the Simpsons and X-Men arcade games to name a few.

[@eyb0ss]

Slapped HEN on a PS3 and a 256GB SSD purely for Gran Turismo games and the overhaul mods. Really worth it as I got physical copies of all the games for less than £10.

[@KingLich451]

gt6 spec ii mod is a masterpiece, love to be able to play the weekly challenges again. Also the insane new car sounds!

[@eyb0ss]

@@KingLich451 Spec II and MasterMod for GT5 were the reason I did it primarily. For whatever reason my PC refuses to play nice with RPCS3 so official hardware with HEN was a lifesaver.

[@Tiilhouse]

I saw Bouncer in your library! What a game. Very fond memories playing that game when it first came out

[@raspbean716]

Hi MVG, a recent detailed video on causes ROD or YLOD of ps3 would be an interesting video especially if made by you. It can be a "Huge mistakes were made" thumbnail topic 😊

[@Cyrx686]

I've legit been looking to buy a PS3 the past few weeks and watched your other videos. It's perfect timing to see this! Thank you! I had no idea what the "yellow light of death" was. I didn't know that was a thing!

[@vadnegru]

Thinking about getting x360/ps3. Didn't have one as a kid, played on both with friends, love that time when every game had local multiplayer.

[@Evolz1]

I'd say, get both of them. They are great consoles, and each of them have exclusives that made the system what it is. I have PS3 since 2020 and I've played a lot of games on it and I don't think I will sell mine.

[@StarmenRock]

Get the 360, the ps3 runs multiplataform games like ass and the multiplayer features are terrible. Speaking from someone who always had a ps3 and just got a fully pimped out 360 about a year avo

[@Manic_Panic]

Having both is the wisest option. The 360 supports much more internal storage, the file sizes are way smaller and the games run/look better. Plus you can run hundreds of OG Xbox games through backwards compatibility upscalled to 720p. Also, some late PS2 games released on the 360 only and are "HD-ified". The PS3 for exclusives and PS1, PSP and PS2 games. PSP compatibility is 30~40% and PS2 is ~80%.

[@KingLich451]

360 jailbreaking is more involved, as you need to open it up and solder in a chip. If you don't wanna bother, then buy a pre-installed one, or just go ps3.

[@vadnegru]

First of all, thank everyone for suggestions. For now I'm no living alone and have no space to put any console (and huge backlog on cromulent gaming PC, that i enjoy playing with series controller)@@KingLich451 actually, freeboot 360 slim is cheaper than most PS3 slims here. Ukraine were a piracy land because of inability to buy games for 60$. And it's still kinda is, many PS4s sold with HEN, slim for 200$, pro for 300$ (on average). PS3/x360 is nearly 100$, depending on cosmetic state and accessories (i see many listings with kinect and 2 gamepads for like 110$)

[@DawnOfTheOzz]

Now this is something that even with my lack of technical know-how can figure out.

[@harveysmith6636]

Yes, cant wait to "preserve" so many games

[@MrRagemanPL]

Thanks for showing this. Both my PS2 and PSVita are modded but for some reason I never thought of doing that to my PS3. Looks like I will be busy next weekend.

[@LotoTheHero]

This is great. I have an original Fatboy model with the full PS1/2 compatibility. That's pretty much what I use this thing for. I was thinking about seeing if there was a way to run PS2 and PS1 games off of the hard drive just for convenience sake. It's good to know that it's been done already. Will probably get this thing setup shortly. 👍

[@arnox4554]

How are the heating issues? Did you get it repasted?

[@LotoTheHero]

@@arnox4554 I'm not really familiar with heat issues. I got it for the full backwards compatibility. I don't use it super often. I've never had it lock or anything due to overheating. I've ran it for hours at a time watching dvds and had it on for several hours at a time in various games.

[@arnox4554]

@@LotoTheHero Yeah you'll definitely want to have that console serviced and repasted because those early consoles are infamous for overheating and killing themselves just like the 360s of old.

[@PavethaWay]

​@arnox4554 nobody will touch those anymore.....

[@arnox4554]

@@PavethaWay What do you mean? Are you talking about in an official capacity? Well, of course Sony's not gonna repair them anymore. I'm talking about third-party repairs.

[@anon_y_mousse]

I see that you're a man of culture, with that copy of FFT on the top of the pile. Quite frankly, I think it's the best PS1 game and I play it every year, and have since I got my copy back in 1997.

[@adamthiry868]

One Important note-ps3 slim does indeed get the YLOD. The 2000 series has the NEC TOKIN caps that the fat ones had. Those still fail. Not as often as the fats-but it still happens. The 2000 series slim have the 65nm RSX same as the late fats had. The most reliable of the slims started with the 2100 series as those had different caps. Other than that, AMAZING breakdown on the ps3 and the jailbreak scene

[@Edexote]

The 2500 model has 45nm chips and no more NEC Tokin!

[@jordanwardle11]

The tokin caps were very rarely an issue

[@2006Mercury]

You doing the Lord's work sir I'm still on PS2 but eventually once I get my library big enough I'll move on to PS3

[@chwynn]

you didn't blur out the PSID quickly enough at 5:30!

[@abzer0gaming]

I've got a PS3 super slim model 4001B, so no jailbreaking for me. Happy that HENs work though. So glad that PS2, PS3 and PSP were so easy to softmod.

[@nicoful86]

It surprises me that MVG doesn't talk about webman-mod and all the community made compatibility patches included which enables, fixes and sometimes even improves on the PS2 software emu 😢

[@411DL]

At the end of the day, he's just one guy (far as I know). So he's limited to what one guy can research thus he repeatedly mentions how he relies on comments for any new info. We all miss stuff and were there to ever be an all encompassing PS3 video, well... every time I research anything on any console I'm at it sometimes for days.

[@nicoful86]

@@411DL well, this is kind of a biggie

[@411DL]

@@nicoful86 13 minute video on PS3 modding, some biggies are going to get overlooked. Maybe next vid

[@nicoful86]

@@411DL maybe, maybe not

[@KingLich451]

any more info on the ps2 patch thing? is that something you install?

[@leandrabarros3582]

The ps3 has been my best friend for the past 14 years since I dont have acess to newer hardware. Sadly, it doesn't turn on anymore, but am planning to get it repaired soon.

[@ati22zx]

Great work brother. There's nothing else I can say, you are doing great work for the community.

[@ati22zx]

By the way I am happy with the super slim.

[@sucaNaitoraven951]

Brother of my ass

[@MatSpeedle]

Time to one of my Slims me thinks! I had no idea you could get PS2 compatibility with a soft mod on a slim, fantastic!

[@Jay-jm1qt]

love your channel

[@HairToThePie]

What great timing. I was looking for a recent tutorial the other day. Currently in the process of getting it done now. Thanks

[@levant5378]

Just a heads up, you will need a new power supply after a couple of years. The slims are getting old now. But the power supply change is pretty easy.

[@MicraHakkinen]

Mine hasn't had any issues with the power supply, however its fan became louder and louder. At first I thought it just needed some dust blown out, but that didn't help. So I took it apart completely and replaced the thermal paste. Now it's as quiet as when it was new again. Unfortunately to get to the thermal paste you have to take it apart completely (at least that was the case for my model of slim), so it's not an option for everyone.

[@MMitr204]

PS1,2,3 ps mini games, nes,SNES, Sega, Sega Genesis, GBA, GBC, a custom firmware PS3 with a 1 TB HD is just awesome to have

[@zata3834]

Preserve your games from disappointment

[@prxdbyZeus]

It's really crazy how the PlayStation 3 jailbreak scene has developed. Back then, you had to completely disassemble the console and read out the NOR chip with an E3 Flasher, patch, and reflash it (for the old fat models with the NAND chip, a Teensy++ 2.0 was necessary). Then, you had to install the 3.55 Rogero downgrader, install Rebug, and set the ToggleQA flag. To be honest, I miss that time. It was an exciting and challenging era of the modding community. Thank you for reminding me of this beautiful time with your video

[@Entropic_Alloy]

You need to be sure to be careful with your main PSN account on a modded system. Apparently there are reports that Sony are STILL banning users for having a CFW and going on PSN.

[@Southized]

No they arent.

[@Entropic_Alloy]

​@@SouthizedYes, they are. If you go on any PS3 CFW forum in the last 2 years, there are still complaints of people getting their PSN banned and losing purchases. It could be a case of detecting cheating in online games or trophy leader boards, but you still need to be wary because apparently, Sony still is occasionally looking at PS3.

[@GameTimeWhy]

It's crazy that Sony can steal your paid stuff and recieved no consequences

[@janjohansson2567]

@@GameTimeWhy This is the reason why Sony, Microsoft etc all use a virtual wallet. Your "purchase" is purchasing pretend money in that virtual wallet. Exchanging those pretend money for games is legally not a purchase, hence you do not own anything that you've purchased for these fake money. And yes it's absolute garbage. At least in the EU there are some efforts to ensure consumer rights on digital goods, but not sure what the state is on this.

[@------837]

@@GameTimeWhy it's because you don't own the software you buy off PSN you own a right to use it as long as you don't contravene the holy end-user license agreement. Since basically the 90s you have owned no software you have "paid" for.

[@williamrosswhite]

Been working on this myself, I stand mine up and have U bracket usb to mount a small 2tb external drive to the side, pretty clean and nice to have all the generations on there together, not just ps1, ps2, and ps3, but psp and vita as well

[@whupwhup98]

Is there any risk to logging into your PSN account on a jailbroken ps3? Can you earn trophies on any games that you add?

[@songsan807]

Great video and perfect timing for the release. I have a PS3 Slim that I brought from a Fry's back in the late 2000s sitting in my living room that I was thinking of putting away. Now I might want to tinker with it to put my games there. Thanks.

[@shodanwashere]

1:15 i cannot agree with this statement. I had a PS3 slim and a few years ago it got YLOD. Saying that a specific model wont get it is absurd and wrong.

[@PersonaSama]

Thanks for the video, MVG! I also have my PS3 slim sitting in the closet, and I wouldn’t mind going back and playing some of those Sony Japan Studio games. I still don’t understand why Trash Panic or Tokyo Jungle isn’t just ported to every PlayStation after, they’re so good

[@yadspi]

I vouch for WebMan as the games appear on the PS3 main menu and boot from there. Also recommend an external 2TB HDD formatted to NTSF with ISOs (not game folders) to not fill your internal HDD.

[@cyrqulz]

WebMan is THE setup. WebMan fits very well together with "ps3netsrv" docker container. It allows to play PS3ISOs and PSXISOs right from network. Another big benefit is that we can install PKG files in bulk mode by mounting a network share from the "ps3netsrv" docker container. With my tests the MultiMan cannot handle 200+ games/isos. It just hangs while refreshing the game list. Very much love that someone else also is using ISOs for PS3. Sooo much better for the consistency!

[@YourManJazzie]

Fantastic, I've got a BC PS3 for my own usage at home but I've had a PS3 Slim which my dad has been wanting. Now he can just use my game copies instead of buying his own!

[@cosmocalypse3708]

Can you still sign in to PSN and get cloud saves? Or should the hacked console remain offline?

[@Nulak]

Good question.

[@sonyx5332]

Yes, but you need to make sure to delete the history files everytime before going online and make sure to never use any homebrew software while connected to PSN. A much safer way would be to install a Dual Boot firmware on top of the CFW by littlebalup.

[@spencereeves]

I just picked up a PS3 Slim 2501a from a thrift for $45 a few days ago. Wasn't sure if it would be fully operable (was in pretty rough condition) so was just hoping to use it as a dedicated Bluray/CD player if anything. Booted up perfectly, so I went ahead and jailbroke it (which really was just as easy as you described). Never had a PS3 during it's prime, so I'm very excited to finally get a chance to play some of the great games the console had for the first time and relive a few of my fav PS2 classics as well. Still feels like a very modern console for being released in 2006, and I'm glad to see the console getting some renewed love!

[@levant5378]

You can have a 1.77tb internal drive max. But its a pain to get the extra 270gb.

[@xristaras1925]

How can it be done ?

[@liublanka3925]

Got a PlayStation 3 over Christmas fallen back in love with all the great titles, especially God of war, ascension, best looking game of that generation

[@TheKrisk]

I literally jailbroke my PS3 yesterday. I feel watched.

[@madbeef.]

🧐

[@Sypaka]

Imagine getting raided and just for some cops to want to play. 10 guys in heavy armor playing some party game LMAO.

[@CheckEmGG]

dude what are the odds, a ps3 slim fell into my lap for free from a friend. it's beat to hell but still works fine. was looking for a modern guide to jailbreaking it a week ago, actually tried looking on this channel too. thanks MVG!

[@EddieGarciaVQ]

We won't ever get back to the 360/PS3 glory days. Now it's day 1 patches for broken half assed games.

[@milhousevanhouten3796]

your videos are so soothing. do you ever record your playthroughs?

[@codyisrude]

My favorite thing about PS3 is it exposed how over reliant developers became on directX By the time ps3 came around and was found to be using openGL developers were stumped because they were so locked in with directX they had no idea what to do with openGL It would be like a console releasing today that only supported vulkan api rendering and had no support for any other api devs who are locked into directX would have to redo games or just be lazy and not even try to make them work thus making the ps3 port terrible Looking back i don't think the cell cpu had anything to do with it but rather developers not wanting to be developers and learn new things

[@voltcorp]

That's my "daily driver" right there, a jailbroken PS3 is such a nice way to get classics on an HDTV without dealing with discs. It's also nice to mention that there are MAME/FBNeo/Retroarch versions for the PS3. Unfortunately because of the PS3 weird hardware, these emulators can only use the relatively weak 1st CPU and so any MAME game that isn't super simple 2D will be very slugish. But on the other hand, the PS1/2/3 library has so many "Arcade compilations" that you won't have a hard time finding ways to play your arcade favorites. A hidden gem in that sense is the PS2 Midway Arcade Treasures 3 which has arcade-perfect ports of RUSH and Hydrothunder.

[@Kojo721]

You can also dual boot it back to OFW so you can sync trophies to PSN then go back to CFW and grind trophies

[@Sypaka]

I was told not to sync throphies, which never had a physical release. Or did something change?

[@TheChaoticWolf]

Got a compatible PS3 Slim in 2018 and installed CFW on it. Such a great system to mod!

[@EL_FIN_ESTÁ_CERCA]

*It's time to repent and seek JESUS* .He gave his life, and suffered the wrath of the Father in the cross, to save you from eternal hell. For God loves you, but the sin must be punished. On the third day He raised from the dead, showing to the world that He is God. He'll return soon to judge and destroy the sinners. So turn away from your sin. Ask God to change your life and He'll do amazing things. Jesus loves you. *THE END IS NEAR.*

[@willsaacm]

It's always nice to see people spreading the Gospel, blessings.

[@co.1157]

Games and God, Amen.

[@AltimaNEO]

Funny you should post this today. I was looking into how to do this to my PS3, after having been playing around with my PS2 this week.

[@madlan2282]

Just bought a jailbreak playstation 3 slim. It's an amazing console.

[@joshman5217]

I ran a PS3HEN system for a few years. Worked awesome. I highly recommend!

[@ostar1183]

Been thinking about doing this for a long time and now one of my fav youtubers puts up a vid about it, shit, it's fate haha

[@MightyZarquon]

I used to have an original PS3 fat, purchased in the UK in 2007. It gave me a YLOD some years later. I got it refurbished under the Sony replacement scheme (for £150!) and after a year or so the refurbished model also gave a YLOD! I then purchased a slim, and still have it. Last time I really used it was to replay Red Dead Redemption during covid (because I didn't know, at the time, that a PS4 version would get released, and give me 60fps on my PS5). ANYWAY, one thing I REALLY miss and want is SACD support. my original PS3 was a great media player. Of course people learned you could use the PS3 to rip SACDs. I've purchased a number, but have no way to rip them, currently. I'd love if a jailbreak would enable not only SACD playback, but SACD ripping to ISO, which can then be moved to other devices for playback. My Bluray player can play .dff files from network and USB. I'm guessing the slim bluray drive cannot play/rip SACD? That original phat PS3 model was an epic media player, for its time. Bluray player, DVD upscaler (after a later update), memory card slots, it could rip audio disks to the internal HDD for playback, play HD MKV files (if you remuxed them to a different container) and much more. My current controller has a totally dead battery, but I've found I can use a PS4 controller on it... just the PS button doesn't work, so I use the PS4 controller to play, and keep the PS3 controller connected via USB for power, to use the PS button.

[@princegroove]

As someone who owns three working launch model 60GB PS3s, and many other models, I may finally jailbreak one of these. Awesome video as always!

[@polraudiozion1156]

Just bought one of these a few weeks ago for $25. I repasted it with some awesome kryonaut paste, installed an SSD and installed Evilnat CFW on it. Its super quiet and runs great.

[@KingLich451]

That's a good deal! Have fun.