Should you buy a Playstation 3 Slim in 2024? | Worth it? | Review

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Games in order of appearance:
Resistance 2
Killzone 2
Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Music used:
George Street Shuffle - Kevin MacLeod
Shot on Sony ZV-1
Edited in Shotcut

[@Asaylum117]

I still play my PS3 even to this day. The PS3 just has a lot of fun single player games and the games themselves still focused on gameplay first, graphics second. My problem with modern games is that too many of them feel ike interactive movies, rather then games. With the PS3, even with the PS2 I can easily go back and replay my favourite games, since their gameplay is so much fun and didn't feel like it wastes your time with too many cutscenes and slow walking segments. PS3 games I still find joy playing are: InFamous series, Ratchet & Clank A Crack in Time, Uncharted 1 & 2, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, God of War Trilogy, and many others.

[@Harry.444]

Can I get your id? We can play together My online id : HarisKhan_2012

[@MSalvadorStudios]

great video bro, it made me buy a ps3 slim for 20$ USD on Facebook marketplace . subscribed.

[@reviewrattlesnake]

Nice! Thank you! :)

[@Harry.444]

Hello👋🏻 I was wondering if I can get your id, we can play together because I feel bored playing alone My online id : HarisKhan_2012

[@abdxllah]

Is it actually worth it bro?

[@blazeyt6732]

​@@abdxllahtotally Its such a fun experience playing games Like minecraft,uncharted, Gta V, gran turismo, etc Try it yourself if you get the chance And then buy it if you want

[@Twilight_Wulf]

Damn good deal wtf???

[@zapdosmtr4961]

I just cleaned my ps3 slim! I still play resistance and killzone games.

[@reviewrattlesnake]

Have fun!

[@IOSALive]

Review Rattlesnake, I loved this video so much, I had to hit the like button!

[@Sweetrayz]

Just bought my ps3 a month ago and cant stop playing it

[@swordsaver]

The PS3 is worth getting even today since many if the games on there were never ported to modern consoles/PC.

[@mafiakiller987]

I have 2 fat ps3 and I just bought not to long ago a ps3 loving every moment of it and here in the US the popular ps3 are still expensive almost the price of a new ps5 game

[@invisibleni]

Bought a ps3 and a bunch of games last week and been loving reliving some great games, Killzone 2, P.A.I.N, COD MW, Motorstorm 1, 2 & apocalypse, The Simpsons Video Game....having a great time

[@pjr238]

I just bought one. Took an absolute gamble in CEX on a super slim. Wanted a fat so I could play PS2 but that was still mega expensive and even more unreliable So far everything works great. Online download speeds are painful for really tiny games, and I’ve only had a single game I bought on disk not work for me. But I paid £3.50 for it so it’s not really a hardship. What worries me is how fast they’ll remove PS Store. No date on it and there’s a lot I want to collect digitally, but I can’t just dump tons of money on the store right now. So as long as there’s a year or so left I should be fine Was worried about overheating as my cousins PS3 slim sounded insane even back in 2013, but pleased to say the console gets very hot but doesn’t seem to have any major fan issues. And the games… I’m so glad I did it just to play some of my old favourites. It’s a crime that with PS4 they removed the ability to play anything backwards compatible. It’s so weird going back to a console which, yes removed PS2 back compat, but was from a time when the content of games still felt more important than fancy graphics or online gamepass features. If anyone is thinking about it, I couldn’t stop thinking about it for a week and finally dove in. Haven’t regretted it yet Total UK cost for anyone interested PS3 Slim Unboxed (didn’t want discounted) £80 A few games (all around £1 mark to £5 max) - £10 I did spend £30 on the PS Store too. So all in all £130 to have more fun with a console than I have on my PS5 in ages

[@lesleyhaan116]

I just found one on the street and it works 😊

[@lolzer340]

I once found a ps5 in some guys house and surprisingly works 😊

[@joey160000]

Nice video. I am glad I kept my PlayStation 3 slim bought it from Best buy in 2009. Added a 500 gb hard drive. Should've bought a 1 tb hard drive. I still use my PS3 to play DVDs and blu ray DVDs.

[@reviewrattlesnake]

I sold my PS3 back in 2012. I regret it, but thankfully buying a replacement a few years later was very easy. I got the one you see in the video for 50 bucks.

[@Who_is_HAISEA]

one of my favorite consoles ever

[@reviewrattlesnake]

Yes!

[@stevemaenhout9996]

buy the super slim, in my personal expirience still the most reliable ps3 model.

[@MoldRoss]

I’ve owned 5 of them

[@flizzy4645]

Can’t go wrong with either have my original ps3 slim still going strong 14yrs later

[@MoldRoss]

@@Yep_Just_Him if it loads in to top it’s a sign to stop

[@jetserious1033]

no cfw tho

[@DanteReyesPolymath]

Well buddy the original had PS2 compatibility in the ps3 fat 60-80gb models

[@BigBoss89189]

It was fun while it lasted. I bought another PS3 in Jan 2023 and got the red light in Oct 2024 (this month) after playing hours of Metal Gear Solid 4 and Metal Gear Solid V. I finally beat MGSV after years of avoiding the game.

[@jackbill1672]

I liked your video but I'm against titles being released again for every generation of console unless it's a total remake like resident evil 4. They need to concentrate on new titles. As you say the games still look great so no need to. A PS3 can also be bought really cheap and be jailbroken by anyone with a slight bit of technical knowledge and games easily downloaded.

[@dutchgamer842]

Some Games that are part of series, should get a connection option, trough your account. If you start on PS3 and the series keeps going PS4, PS5 and onwards. You get some bonuses etc

[@ww021883]

Yeah I still have my Playstation 3 and it works amazing there's so many good games for it that I have I'll never be able to play all of them and they all look spectacular no different than anything that's coming up brand new

[@johanpalola]

I got the superslim and a controller with original box for 35€. Very little used, allmost like it was new. Have had great moments on rdr online 😊 i dont like to waste money on games but this time i did it.

[@Tanzu15]

PS3 slim 2501 and 2501B are the best slims. Mid 2010 And up to January 2011. Those are the only ones to go for. They have great build quality, do CFW and are reliable.

[@husseiny2004]

What about those later 2011 builds ? Aren‘t These better ? I think they are called "K-models" ?

[@Tanzu15]

@@husseiny2004 nah those can’t do cfw and aren’t really better overall.

[@dailydistruction]

PS3 Slim is worth it. Just replaced the case of mine with a white one. Still works great, resembles the PS5 next to it.

[@joshuariddensdale2126]

I still use both of my PS3 consoles. The 320GB and 500GB. Although the latter has become a tad finicky on what games it will read (especially Arkham Asylum). The 320GB is still going flawlessly.

[@mariofranco1725]

completely worth it bought mine a year ago and still going strong I even play it more than my ps4

[@FaNaTiiiKz65]

the best thing to do now is to jailbreak it, so you can play any game for free!

[@JoeyBag-O-Doughnuts]

Ebay = ps3's cleaned, thermal paste changed and jailbroken... albeit at the cost of what the PS3 slim originally cost

[@sp0re8900]

I'll say one thing the super slim stays the coolest and is easy to repair, no cfw just hen but i don't mind honestly. The slim my father in law bought one on launch day it's still kicking doesn't stay as cool but it's pretty reliable and better looking. Had the mgs4 80gb bc model it ylod on me back in 2014. I miss all it's usb slots but as far as backwards compatibility all ps3's can play ps2 games with hen or cfw with a decent percentage of compatibility there's even hd collections or remasters of plenty of games as well. Unless you bought a mint modified 60gb model with new modified capacitors and thermal paste stay away chose the other 2.

[@Edwinbraun20]

I have ps3 slim and I got it for free. Now I ordered gta 4 complete package that has the main game and two dlcs. My favorite games are GTAs

[@dutchgamer842]

I still use mine and usually don't buy games from the PS store, just the DLC or so. I just like still finding a game on Blu-ray for it in a store for it, that's just a few Euro

[@StainedBlade25PSN]

My only issue is the dreaded "clock battery" thing, otherwise I would get a PS3 again. Plus i don't have any methods to jailbreak one since i don't own a computer.

[@i4mboyc]

Still my fav. Console

[@zomboboom1173]

I've just bought a PS3 slim with 3 controllers and 3 games for £35

[@subtolyubthepro]

Good deal

[@Calakapepe]

I prefer the feel of dualshock 3 over dualshock 4 personally. The small size allowed me to NOT hold it in its curves and have a thumb position above the thumb stick, giving more accurate movements... but there's no way every hand could have the same experience I did.. i think i just got lucky haha Dualsense is great aside from adaptive triggers pushing the controller out of your hand (technically). You have to squeeze to counter the trigger forces.. though I love it hehe I just bought a ps3 superslim after giving up waiting on sony to give a good answer to backwards compatibility 😅 Graphics definitely hold up to todays standards tbh (usually) Framerates... not so much

[@MrMCDiggles]

I still fire up my ps2 to play Gran Turismo 4.

[@davidovers]

PS3 super slim are pretty good also just have to be gentle with the slide top but other then that they are reliable

[@attari56]

can someone give an estimate or realisitic time frame when sony would probably shut the ps store on ps3?

[@jasonvoorhees5518]

Everybody should buy a PS3 just to experience Dantes Inferno again.

[@simphiwe17]

hi guys i mainly have 2 questions 1. when Sony decides to cut online support for ps3 will it affect me if i want to collect games for ps3? and 2. are ps3 game disks as reliable as ps4 blue ray discs?

[@jamescolar504]

I don't own too many digital games for my PS3, so collecting them digitally isn't really that big of a deal to me. However, I do own mostly physical copies and to me they hold up just about as good as any other game I have no matter whether it's the PS4 or PS5 so hopefully this help answer your questions.

[@pjr238]

The online support is already less than it used to be, so depends how good the on disk market is where you live. I’ve found most games I fancied redownloading are on there in terms of PS2/PS1 classics, but a lot of third party stuff you have to buy physical now by the looks of things. I’d say if you’re unsure now is the time to get it. There’s every chance they close the PS3 Store tomorrow and once they do that, it’s gone for good. But for maybe another year or two while they haven’t done it now is a great time to start collecting As for disks being reliable… I’ve bought 6 games with the console and only 1 (WAW) is just giving me a black screen and not loading. But it cost £3.50 so I’ll go and rebuy it and see if it’s just that one disk having issues

[@corywagner9733]

I was down on money had to sell my Xbox series S so I just pulled out the old PS3 slim start playing GTA five and ironically GTA five has held up really well considering it’s a 10-year-old game lol

[@vadyba]

Have two slims 320, one super slim 500 😀😀 because of storage purposes 😀😀 Over 400 games.. Still best console in my opinion 😊

[@reviewrattlesnake]

Someone is a collector! :)

[@vadyba]

@@reviewrattlesnake its nothing compared with others 😀 its more like nostalgic thing 😀👍

[@edcruz6894]

If you get any ps3 enjoy it but get it refurbished so it last longer

[@wolfondrugs4961]

we shouldn't be ok with companies re-releasing games from older generations, it's scummy and should be pointed out as such. the games are already there, they didn't disappear nor were they made unplayable. no one in their right mind should be paying for something a second time just to experience it anew on a newer console. Also take a closer look at these re-releases, their quality or lack there of. The new STAR WARS Battlefront Classic Collection and Halo The Master Chief Collection comes to mind. wouldn't it be cool if they allowed us to play our old games on newer hardware no fuss? like back with the ps1 and ps2. Like with the gameboy and gameboy colour.

[@reviewrattlesnake]

In a way, we are starting to see a return to backwards compatibility (PS5 to PS4) for example. I do not think tho, that native PS3 compatibility is something Sony will ever want to achieve.

[@chandrasantoso9256]

How about the picture quality on modern TV? Is it good enough?

[@reviewrattlesnake]

I would say so yes.

[@pjr238]

I’ve just bought one and I’ve got a 65” TV I’d say it looks pretty serviceable. Some games obviously are blown up beyond the TV’s they were originally designed for, but I’ve never been a major graphics snob so I’d say it’s serviceable The only thing that will be a pain is speed in every sense. Games don’t run at 60fps and I’ve always said it doesn’t bother me but it’s noticeable now most PS5 games are. Load times can be ungodly on some games simply because of how old the console is and if you download anything from the PS Store be prepared to wait 10 minutes for a 500mb game. BUT I bought one three days ago and I’ve already been having more fun going back to some classic games I grew up with than I have with my PS5 for a while

[@JohnWilson-qn5cn]

If I were it would only be to play mgs4 while I wait for Konami to quit f***ing around and make the damn ports for the master collection vol 2

[@AKBumblebee4]

Where tf is the orange box? I love me some half life 2

[@pat-666]

Just bought an console v cex uk at £55 hoping it's the right one accordingly to reviews for backwards compatible 4 usb ports

[@pjr238]

I also just bought one, not at £55 though. If you want PS2 backwards compatibility I’d say you’ve gone for the wrong model and need the OG fat PS3. But this one SHOULD do PS1 games on disk. Anything else and you’ll have to download from the PS3 store if it’s on there

[@TOLBOSS]

Red Dead Redemption is not a ps exclusive

[@Rich-qw4fm]

I can sum it up in one word: "PS3HEN" 🤭

[@darkfirepg3d919]

6:43 actually bro there are some games which are region lock

[@reviewrattlesnake]

True. I never claimed otherwise.

[@octoputt]

Still playaing my PS3 and niw Dark Souls 2, nothing about nostalgia just cant afford next gen console and play never played games library

[@roosterjackson7258]

By the way, both the dualshock 4 and dualsense are compatible with ps3, just so you know.

[@pjr238]

How? I might try this later now because I love everything about the PS3 except its tiny breakable feeling controller

[@roosterjackson7258]

@@pjr238 connect either controller to the ps3 with its charging cable, and the ps3 will recognise it

[@Dante7yagami]

Is this version of the ps3 backwards compatible? To play ps2 games?

[@PackBrewBadgeWI4]

PS3 slims have no disk based backwards compatibility with PS2 titles. If you want a PS3 model that does that, you have to settle for the earliest models: CECHAxx model from 2006, CECHBxx model from 2006, or the CECHExx model from 2007.

[@Darkstar301]

Ps1 games work this it if that helps

[@joshuariddensdale2126]

Not for PS2. The 320GB Slim and 500GB Super Slim are not backwards compatible with PS2, but are actually backwards compatible with PS1.

[@pizzadough3529]

Yup 👍

[@2pacaveli257]

PS3slim until I die 💯

[@Khalid.F95]

There was 2 versions of the fat ps3 only OGs know what i’m saying

[@amnril]

And I have the original with ps2 BC and the flap hiding the memory card slots

[@andrewdupuis1151]

i bought ps3 a week ago

[@tyrenzokelly9284]

where u buy it from

[@Hunkonly6678]

@@tyrenzokelly9284probably from eBay or something

[@LucienBarbier]

MGS4 Guns of the Patriots

[@Marquee_Gaming88]

I bought a ps3 slim just to play sims 3 pets and gta4

[@dutchgamer842]

Some PS3 games have long installs and updates

[@japyoo2248]

Only worth it for the lightgun games

[@yournightmare9999]

Of course it is worth it especially if you can't afford ps4

[@AlmirOliveira-s3j]

Bro? Are you mad? If you can't afford a 5k gaming PC you shouldn't be playing at all. Get a life first 😂

[@hottakes216]

mw3 split screen best time ever!

[@sanity9618]

sonic unleashed

[@MoldRoss]

Yes you should buy one then come play black ops zombies with me please thanks

[@nethunsenaratne2046]

Give me your id bro let's play

[@MoldRoss]

@@nethunsenaratne2046 Skrambled_eggz bro let’s get killin what’s yours?

[@MoldRoss]

@@nethunsenaratne2046 skrambled_eggz homie less goo

[@joey160000]

PS5 still expensive.

[@CarlosGarcia-wm5pe]

PS3 FAT 💥🤘

[@Keepcalmandbangscrew]

I bought it for 10 🤪

[@insanoxitado806]

Cadê os Br aqui?

[@pizzadough3529]

^^^ ya well i found one at your mom's house 😮😂😅

[@Daz912]

The answer is no, it’s way too underpowered. Just emulate on a decent PC

[@isitmeoru216]

Emulators are still a pain in the butt. Just buy a ps3 for 20-50 bucks, maybe refurbish it, mod it, slap a 2 tb ssd into it and play all the roms ez pz

[@reviewrattlesnake]

RPSC3 is impressive, but not a replacement in my opinion. Not yet anyway.

[@syygnis]

@@reviewrattlesnakeAgree RPCS3 won't be a PS3 replacement for atleast another 10 years of development. In my opinion PCSX2 has only just become a PS2 replacement the last few years. Since Duckstation came out that's been my go to for PS1 aswell.

[@mjolnir_swe]

Wrong. A PS3 costs less than a new PC game. Just buy one and buy games complete with manual and all.

[@Daz912]

@@mjolnir_swe PS3 is unusable these days. Not a viable option.

[@truebeliever4006]

I love 3D movies and games. P3 is the best player. ZEN Pinball on my 2011LG 3D tv is no fucking joke. When the time comes going to get the AWOL short throw laser projector🤑😎