Why PS3 Is Becoming Everyone's Favorite Console

Something I've noticed a lot in recent years is the appreciation for PlayStation 3 has grown tremendously amongst both enthusiasts and more casual consumers. But really this is a console with what would be considered more of a turbulent past. Despite that however, it seems the 'retro/nostalgia' factor is already kicking in for PS3. And moreover, it did live in a unique lifecycle where it was abnormally long, with full online connectivity. Between that, the excellent library, interesting history and more, let's talk about why so many are reflecting on PS3 more positively. If I had told myself that in 2006 I'd say you're lying, because back then this thing was the George Foreman Grill with no games. Look who's laughing now George.
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0:00 - Intro
0:40 - A New Generation
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5:38 - The 'Dark Days' of PlayStation
7:04 - Fantastic Library of Games
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11:42 - Interesting History Behind It
#PS3 #PlayStation3 #Sony

[@jasonb348]

When I got my PS3 at launch, it felt like getting a Mercedes.

[@samysnes]

I still remember securing it with the passenger seatbelt and putting a towel on it so no one would break into my car while I stopped for groceries. I felt like an absolute baller for getting a big 60GB model during launch week.

[@eraser400]

Yes, for real!

[@samuraispiritsx]

For real, I remember people stoping me at the store when leaving with one because they were shocked to see a PS3, they wanted one but it was too much money for most people at the time.

[@princegroove]

Yep, a sleek black new Mercedes S Class.

[@ricochet243]

@@samysnes was that on the way home or did you take it around with you when you were outside the house?

[@Jays_dead_cat]

My PS3 wasn't working 3 years ago and instead of getting it repaired I just shelved it and continued to play the 360, Switch and now the PS5. Never sold my PS3 games because they hold a special place in my heart. There are so many great titles on the console. I even own titles that you can't get on PS online or remastered releases. A few weeks ago I decided to fix the PS3 myself. Didn't know whether it the dust, the fan or the disc laser (which could need replacing). I ordered a console security screw driver that can open the console up. It was an absolute mess. 12 years of collected dust. Oh boy I have not been good to by son. I eventually cleaned it. Top to bottom with WD-40, a mini vac, wet wipes, and finished it off with an air duster spray. Put it back together again and tested it out with Infamous 2. It worked and I honestly almost cried. Not just because I can play my PS3 games again but because I did it all myself. I got 56 PS3 physical titles awaiting me and I couldn't be happier.

[@chuyista]

This has to be one of the most relaxing channels out there... no obnoxious intros or wacky hosts, just a dude talking about something we love. Any video of yours is all chill vibes, I wish more channels were like this. Thank you.

[@jesuschristiscallingyou953]

I agree!

[@Walamonga1313]

PS3 was amazing because of free online. Not to mention the library, games that literally changed my whole gaming taste like Demon's Souls, games I played for thousands of hours like Battlefield 3 and games with local/online coop that I played a ton with people irl and online (like Resident Evil 5)

[@canadianguy-nl1xw]

And still online free, I was just playing black ops online lol

[@Mitahanvittua]

@@canadianguy-nl1xw Are there people still playing black ops 1?. How easy it is to find a lobby? I would love to play bo1 its my favourite cod.

[@-.-.-.-.-.---.----....-_-]

​@@Mitahanvittuau find one in team deathmatch on every cod, in 1 sec but the other game modes idk

[@tubecrazytube]

I think it’s also due to the fact that nowadays we’re being bombarded with live services and monetized games. Back then with the PS3 we were used to get value for our money. A game was playable, from beginning to the end and there wasn’t so much temptation to start spending more money after buying a game. So yes, to me that was the real era of true gaming.

[@salvo27]

More or less,they charged up for monetization a lot in that era too especially the popular FIFA. The real truth is that it was less common and we weren't bombarded by remastereds/ports,loot boxes/battle passes,premium items and subscriptions to play online most of the games but still it was growing up during that era.For sure that was a better era for gaming than what we have now.

[@bradleybrewer9576]

never mind Gta5 , Call of duty advanced warfair , or black ops 3 bad monetization.

[@GMMXX80]

Also a very good point, yes!

[@ROCKYPLAYA]

It was only near the end of its life cycle that we started seeing dlc for every godamn thing and early versions of what is now live service.

[@francescolavilla271]

Agreed,also with the pandemic a lot a people lost their job and they cannot afford a ps4, + ps3 has really good graphics, the games are cheap, there is loads of them and is still a great multimedia device... I still have mine and will never sell it. ITS SUCH A GREAT CONSOLE....

[@damikey18]

Hell,one of the main things I loved about the ps3 was that the online play was completely free.

[@tonycarlson9013]

That, and it was almost completely silent compared to the 360 that had the loudest console fan(s) I've ever heard

[@gernonjones8871]

@@tonycarlson9013 those two points you guys made are the main reasons why I’m sticking with PlayStation 3 that and let’s not forget native backwards compatibility!

[@gernonjones8871]

@mithickYT same here. Imo Sony should have kept online play free for PlayStation four and PS five but nope!

[@damikey18]

@@gernonjones8871😔

[@cantoutgrowretro4742]

It took Sony a while to get it down right though. I remember the first 3-4 years, Xbox live was a much smoother experience than PS3 online. I think this on top of the high launch price was what gave Xbox the early advantage. But by the time the first slim PS3 came around, Sony had everything dialed in.

[@Baz87100]

I'm 34, born in 87 and I can safely say the PS1-PS2 era is by far my favourite. These were the consoles I played on during my senior school years. PS3 came out around the time I got my first job, so I still have fond memories of it but the gulf between PS1-PS2 and other consoles in terms of fond memories and the game catalogue is pretty massive for me.

[@hellapinoy6969]

Same here 🙋‍♂️

[@trevorbillings8641]

Same. The ps1 and ps2 startup sound still hits me hard. Memories of eating Godfather's Pizza with friends while playing Metal Gear Solid 1 and 2, Dynasty Warriors, and GTA 3 all night come flooding back.

[@OniMishima]

Same. I got into PlayStation because my grandpa had a PlayStation. It was so advanced for its time, compared to N64 or anything else I’ve ever experienced. Then I bought a PS2 using my own money from mowing the lawns around my neighborhood during the summer of 02’. Which prompted my grandpa to purchase his own PS2. Fast forward to PS3. It felt like I purchased a Mercedes when I picked up my PS3. While I did have some very fond memories on PS3; mostly multi player (online) games such as TTT2, SF4, Injustice, MK11, Killzone 2, Bad Company 2, Blk Ops 2 (zombies), COD4 Modern Warefare, BF3, GTA 5, Borderlands, Destiny, and LBP. It still pales in comparison to the single player / two player games that I played on PS1 & PS2; it had charm and a quirky yet, artistic arcade feel to it. The PS3 & the 7th Gen era was the commercialization stage of the gaming industry. It was no longer about an expression of art. It was all about the money, and how much of it can they milk out of you through DLC, micro transactions and endless sequels of the same game instead of creating new and original/unique IP’s. All of which made me check out in the 8th Gen and I highly doubt I’ll be entering the 9th Gen of gaming. Now, I literally only use my ps4 (which was given to me by my cousin who joined the military in late 2018) to play Tekken. And even then, I only play it once or twice a week, if that. Plus, the fighting game community such as Tekken is much larger on PC. So, eventually I won’t even have a console anymore. Anyways. Bring back the 90’s arcade vibe of the 6th Gen and perhaps more ppl will come back to gaming. Rant over.

[@MakelBelieve]

Same here. Hey remember neo geo poket 😅

[@Jays_dead_cat]

Same age as you. Except I was a Nintendo guy mostly in the 90s then got an Xbox and PS2 in the 2ks.

[@AGES_OFFICIAL]

The PS3 is the only gaming system i can think of which people actually began to love after its time. Not based on nostalgia or anything of that kind, but simply because gamers now appreciate the variety of games it has which they were either previously oblivious or ignorant of.

[@awill891]

I lived through it. There was a serious hate boner from the start because of "599 US DOLLARS". If it was $400 I guarantee 90% of the hate it got would've vanished. It was a bandwagon hate that took the world by storm. It was like a meme of it's time, every one had to loudly shout from the rooftops how much they hated Sony or call them "arrogant". All because of $599. I bought it at launch and loved it! Resistance, Warhawk, Motorstorm, Ratchet and Clank and Uncharted were amazing first year games. I was in high school and people would vomit on your face when you said you had a PS3 instead of Xbox 360 in 2007. Every gaming site articles and comments trashed the PS3 for years. Not until the 2009 $299 price drop and the Kevin Butler commercials did it even become socially acceptable to admit in public that you liked the PS3. Me and the few people I know who actually owned one in the first year loved the system from the start. It was also cheaper than 20gb 360 + $100 wifi add-on + $250 XBL fees for 5 years + $200 HD-DVD add-on (streaming TV/movies didn't exist back then) if you wanted HD movies for your sexy new HDTV you had to buy a disc player. In conclusion, people who weren't haters knew the PS3 and it's library ruled from the start and Xbox 360 was an amazing system as well.

[@Kgregory18]

I'd say that would be inline with the reception of the gamecube and wii u, like the ps3 theyre just getting better over time

[@stanceswitch6419]

I'd say at least the GameCube is up there with it. It was considered a financial failure for Nintendo.

[@ThunderCleez66]

Ps3 had no games and cost 600$ so it made sense to hate it rbh

[@jimmyjay689]

​​@@ThunderCleez66blue Ray players were $1000 at the time, plus launch ps3s had backwards compat..so still had great value..granted i didnt get one till 2009

[@bc913]

I still think the PS3 graphics look decent 16 years later

[@epicgameRAAM15]

You mean 14 years later? Near the end of this year though, it will be 15.

[@chrisjr6214]

Debatable

[@phionfire]

@@chrisjr6214 it’s his opinion, it’s not debatable lol

[@chrisjr6214]

@@phionfire A very subjective opinion lol.

[@dathunderman4]

Last of Us, god of war 3, and some other games still look quite good on ps3

[@gilbertonascimento8008]

The console that made me understand the expression "Play Station": a place where I could play anything, from classic PS1 games and indies to the newest AAA titles, be it physical or digital media. Definitely my favorite Sony console.

[@Indigo_1001]

@AISUYU Tell the developers that, where making games for the PS3 was a pain in the ass. That say hit way more for the ps4

[@robosoldier11]

that and we weren't charged to play online back then. Still aren't if you play via the PS3 system. Such a better model then the modern stuff.

[@Unpopular_Duality.]

PS3 the best console Sony ever made in my opinion.

[@robosoldier11]

@@Unpopular_Duality. Paying to play online is such a BS charge in my opinion. The fact Sony took the Xbox route cause they saw "free money" made me so upset with them after I heard PS4 was making you pay to play online. I mean fuck thats why I picked the PS over the Xbox in the first place. Now they just gutted the whole thing. Just disappointing.

[@MichaelM28]

@@Unpopular_Duality. PS2 is better

[@HonJazzz]

Free online is why I stick with PS3

[@webzentertainment]

Its just too bad most of the servers are gone

[@gookawild5543]

Xbox Game Pass.

[@karlpants275]

@@gookawild5543 “Xbox game pass” it’s not that great bro. 90% of the games on there I’m not even interested in.

[@antoneckhart6004]

Plus blu ray!! Xbox lost there HD format war. Not only you get the best console you get to blu ray player.

[@gti5700]

Same bro

[@zxmoore1]

Quick story...My best friend ended up getting a PS3 very early on after its release. He was pretty well off because his parents made good money. He was also the first person I knew to have a flat screen tv, which I believe at that time a 32 inch tv was around a $1000, so pretty expensive for the mid-2000s. We were both 22 at the time of the PS3's release so of course we had to get one. Anyways, I remember seeing it for the first time and was blown away. The clarity and quality of the picture was outstanding, the graphics were out of this world, and it played blu rays. Unfortunately, I had to wait until my birthday in August the next year to gather up enough money to get my own. At last, it happened, my very own PS3 (which I still own to this day). I still remember getting it out of the box and setting it up. The funniest part though, I tried to plug it into my old box tv. I plugged it in and couldnt figure out why the quality was so bad. I noticed this cord, which was called an HDMI, and I had no idea what it was or how you use it. I had to call my friend. Once he told me what an HDMI was, I had to convince my dad that I needed to get a flat screen tv in order to play my PS3. Anyways....It's funny how technology can help bring back all those amazing memories like the first time seeing and playing a PS3, and afterwards purchasing a PS3 and my first flat screen tv (which was a 26 inch btw). If anyone who reads this comment has a PS3 story, comment below, would love to read it!! Thanks for the video!!

[@fuzzylogic3017]

I got my PS3 quite late in the day - a blue Super-Slim on December 17 2014, (I'd been Nintendo for over two decades; also have an MSX from the 1980s). What blew me away were the demos. El Shaddai was one of my favourites, but Ragnarok Odyssey Ace, Realms of Ancient War, and of course, Diablo III were all very memorable as well. My first PS3 game was the unforgettable 3D Dot Game Heroes. I also managed to play various PS1 titles I'd purchased earlier for emulators, (such as Armored Core and Magic Carpet), and finally got round to some PS2 classics - notably Disgaea and SMT Nocturne.

[@gernonjones8871]

Im 20 yo I still remember this. For Christmas 2014 or 2015? Anyway my older brother gifted me his old PlayStation 3 because he had a PS4 and he didn’t want his PlayStation 3 anymore so he gave it to me as a Christmas present! I could not be any more happier. Sure, I received the PlayStation 3 Way late into its life 2015 I know. But still! And then on the PS3 will always be my favorite Consol I don’t care what nobody says! PS4 has nothing on PlayStation three.

[@iris089]

My PS3 was gifted to me by my brother as he got in as a bundle with a free PSP which he also gifted to me.

[@jcpuga]

Got a PS3 but sold it to get a PS4 after a month of usage when the PS4 came out. Sold the PS4 and remembered wanting yo try out a couple games I could only play on the PS3. I got a RED Super Slim last year w/500gb and have been collecting games for about a year now. I’ve played through most Ratchet & Clank, AVATAR the movie one., SOCOM 4, just to name a few favorites. And I feel like a kid again everytime I connect it! I would recommend everybody to get the mClassic! It makes even my Xbox Series S look better! Just adds a bit of clarity, crispness, and upscales 720p to 1080p 60fps! I’m currently playing through God of War collection! If feels like I’m living @ another time when I play these older titles! Love it 🖤

[@Bordpie]

(Re written comment because the original bugged out for some reason) WARNING, LONG STORY COMMENT. Firstly, what made me buy the PS3 in the first place. I remember watching the E3 live demo video for LittleBigPlanet (through a link on Weebles Stuff, didn't really know what YT was back then). When one of then grabbed onto the gear and it started turning, I knew I needed this game. I was 13 at the time and had about £100 saved up, no where near enough. I went to a local Scout group fundraiser, which had one of those horse race DVDs and people bet on them to win tokens. The money to buy tickets for the event went to the scout group and there was also a cash prize. Somehow I managed to pick the winners in the last two races and get the most tickets overall. The funny thing was is that my dad was a scout leader, and also worked in IT, so he set up the projector he borrowed from work and dealt with the technical side of things. In hindsight it looks a bit dodgy that I won lol but I literally had never seen this DVD before in my life, it had come from a different leader. That got me another £200 which was enough for the console. IIRC the cheapest PS3 at the time was like £240 for the 20GB model and £320 for the 80GB model (yup 80GB was the largest HD lol) or something like that. I distinctly remember when we took the cash out the ATM and walked across the walkway to the GAME opposite in Meadowhall I said to my dad "This is the most money I've ever held" (I've held much more since but 13 yo me thought that was crazy). I had the choice of three PS3 game bundles: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction, and Midnight Club: Los Angeles (maybe there were other I can't remember). I picked the R&C title originally, but there was a known bug where it wouldn't work at first and you had to leave it overnight or something. I ended up trading it in anyway when we were at the shop the next day due to it not working, and got Oblivion instead. I actually timed getting the PS3 with the original release date of LittleBigPlanet, but it ended up being delayed a few days so I played Oblivion for a bit (no idea what I was doing). I distinctly remember fireworks going off around us as we drove home with LBP since it released on Bonfire night in the UK (5th November 2008), that was super neat. I got the spacesuit costume which could only be downloaded during the first week (or maybe it was re-released later I'm not sure) and remember the rocket car level that had like 100,000 plays (I think it got over a million plays eventually or something). I downloaded the R&C Tools of Destruction demo soon after and my goodness I played that every day after school for a month after; so much nostalgia for the first Metropolis level and it's music. The early days of PS3 were magical. I have so many fond memories of late gaming with my friends in the school holidays, mostly LBP, MAG and later Borderlands. Such a shame that the online for both MAG (back in 2014 the servers shut down, which literally makes the game unplayable since it was 100% online) and the LBP games are dead. LBP online was essentially killed in September last year by a hacker, which has destroyed the whole point of that amazing iconic Playstation3 series, to create and share. It makes me so sad because I literally bought a PS3 for those games and I recently have got back into PS3. Initially I went back through the R&C series (currently platting it) and wanted to do the same for LBP but it will never happen now sadly (although LBP3 is still online on PS4, which I don't have). I still have my original fat 80GB PS3 although that started being very tempermental and got the YLOD. It turns out it can be repaired generally by replacing some tantalum capacitors which lose capacitance over time. I didn't want to risk bricking my PS3 however so I managed to get a second hand 500GB slim for £45 on ebay, and copied my HD data over to the new one after eventually getting my old PS3 to turn on; will repair it some time in future. But I'm literally still using my original controllers and even micro USB leads and it all just works. I only had a modest PS3 collection, about 15 games but a few I played the heck out of (LBP and MAG mostly). I bought the R&C physical games last year so I had the whole PS3 collection (including the digital remastered deadlocked) and did an R&C marathon. Now I'm looking at the other remastered classic platformers which I haven't played yet but are always grouped together as classic Playstation platformers: Sly Cooper Collection and Jak and Daxter Collection. It's stange but I'm buying more PS3 games now than I did for years previously.

[@miguelalbarracin9077]

I loved the PS3 because it truly felt like an all-in-one home console. The XMB UI was phenomenal. You could rip music straight to the drive, store movies on it, and of course, playing the games and Blu Ray. Looking at the PS4 and PS5, aside from obvious technical advancements, they’re lacking in comparison.

[@GraveUypo]

oh come on, that UI was the WORST thing about the console. never used a worse, clunkier or slower operational system in my entire life. navigating the PSstore was an ordeal. it felt like playing sonic 06 with all the loadings

[@cius96]

@@GraveUypo lol, you're just delusional. I agree about the PS Store having an endless loading time (but it's not like on ps4 is ultra fast... it's still an issue somehow), but leaving that aside, well, PS3's XMB imho was absolutely great. And you could play music, dvds, blu ray, load and save all kind of media from usb stick, play ps1 and (with some fat models) ps2 games. It was just perfect. The only thing which would have made it even better would have been putting a 160 or even 320 gb HDD into the fat versions that read ps2 games (and fixing the ylod issue before launch) OR just making the slim 160 and 320 gb versions able to read ps2 games, since they aren't usually affected by ylod. My first console was the ps2, I liked it but two / three things stop me from wanting to play it again: the memory cards instead of a build in hdd (but that's a minor flaw), the WIRED controllers (yeah I know there are wireless unofficial controllers, but they're shit and break easily + you have to put batteries inside them and it sucks) and finally those original Dualshock 2 controllers often had issues if you wrapped the wire around them and some buttons got struck quite easily after years of usage. And you can't imagine how much it bugged me...

[@dodovomitory3496]

@@GraveUypo Ps Store became shit at the end. The first version of the UI was great. Shame they took it out

[@Ozyrus]

Also putting your own mp3's into games like Fight Night Champion, Wipeout, Skate 3 and others

[@caliginousmoira8565]

tell'em... they can't see it...

[@srgjanilijevski-gip2202]

It's interesting how the ps3 was released even earlier than the first iPhone

[@XVNRX]

Japanese are just built different

[@Abcabc-rg1mq]

@@XVNRX thin and smaller?

[@XVNRX]

@@Abcabc-rg1mq chill dawg you can’t say stuff like that

[@Abcabc-rg1mq]

@@XVNRX what do you mean i cant say facts? Its statistically proven and it was a joke bro lol

[@XVNRX]

@@Abcabc-rg1mq I’m joking too but I said that bc people get offended as hell today lol

[@OkieOrganix]

My kids grew up with the ps3 being their main console. Due to them usually being on it, I never played it much. Now they’re grown and the ps3 is all mine. I’ve been going back and playing all the games I can find and I’m constantly amazed of how good it actually was for the time.

[@daveycash3479]

I’ve never really stopped to think about it but I would have to say that the PS3 is my all time favorite console. I was in my mid 20s with just the right mix of free time and expendable income. It was me and my eventual wife’s media player and a so many great memories are tied to it.

[@sh_2426]

Free online is all that needs to be said

[@bradleybrewer9576]

That is why I bought a Gaming laptop and not a ps5 never mind ps5 is never in stock and a 400$ AMD RYZEN 3 gaming PC is on shelf at walmart it also has more power and can do more practical work and gaming it can also make calls. You got all the free online games like gta5.

[@Electro096]

Indeed we live in such a weird time now paying to play online, PC is free it's probably one of the main reasons I jumped ship after the PS3, that and Higher frame rates.

[@hairypancake4425]

@@bradleybrewer9576 really? What kind of wizardry you got under that Walmart $400 PC to not just on par with PS5 but more power than a PC with RTX2070?

[@hairypancake4425]

@@bradleybrewer9576 my question was what kind of GPU you got in that $400 PC to claim that yours is more “powerful” than a current Gen Console? You can whine about what a window platform can do whole day but at the end of the day you’ll have to spend another $400-$600 just to experience the $399 PS5 graphics and frame rate. 😉 I bet a Series S can out run that shitty Walmart $400 PC.

[@bideomanlol]

@@bradleybrewer9576 Also what phone lasts 8 months? And Goodluck getting your laptop to 10 years and working semi ok lol you crazy bro!

[@Subzearo]

Never even got a PS4, my PS3 works fine and there's still games I haven't played on it yet

[@fuzzylogic3017]

Same here.

[@B.Ch3rry]

Same here. Sony dropped the ball for not continuing their tradition with native backwards compatibility. Now that I’m older with a family, career, and productive hobbies, I’ve became a casual gamer. The only game I’m interested in for this generation is GTA 6 which is not out yet. I’ll end up just using my powerful workstation rig and play it on their once released.

[@shahnawazsooba7904]

@@B.Ch3rry The PS5 is backwards compatible for PS4 games.

[@randomname5646]

@@B.Ch3rry Yeah imagine how many players can’t even play Red Dead 1 on PS5

[@rayyanamir8560]

How come your controller sticks have t drifted yet?. If yes, where did you buy the new controllers?

[@CanonGames]

The PS3 was SO AWESOME! Xbox 360 was more popular where I was, but man, that backward compatible PS3 was so awesome. Even though I began playing in the 80s and 90s, so I'm a classic gamer, the abnormally long 7th generation with PS3 and Xbox 360 makes it MY FAVOURITE generation ever.

[@fredastaire6156]

I was born in 79 raised on Nintendo Once I switched over to Sony I have fonder memories of my PS3 (original gen1 FAT model) than my PS2 (both of which I waited outside the store for hours to get) Those where the days! ^_^

[@MrPAULONEAL]

You never had an Atari?

[@thecodfather7109]

I genuinely think that the PS3 should've gotten the love the PS5 gets and the PS5 should get the criticism the PS3 got as the PS5 is just a PS4 but faster whereas the PS3 was revolutionary! Oh and btw... I do own a PlayStation 5. In fact every PlayStation for those dumb comments.

[@tristanedwards7302]

One of the main reasons PS3 was criticised though from the get go was that it was very expensive and there wasn't many high quality exclusive games in it's first year - the PS5 is superior in terms of having a better price point, some quality exclusives in Demon's Souls, Spiderman and Ratchet & Clank just 6 months out of the gate, and the PS5 also has some awesome controller innovations - Sony went back on the PS3 boomerang and quickly retooled basically a PS2 controller to have motion control, and at launch they had a lawsuit about rumble function in controllers, so the controller didn't even have that. Shortly after launch you started hearing about the difficulties of developing for the PS3 as well. A lot of cross console games were launching first or better on 360, and Sony lost a lot of their third party exclusives they had the previous generation such as Final Fantasy and Grand Theft Auto. PS3 easily stumbled out of the gate the most of any of the PlayStation consoles.

[@eduardovega2877]

I've owned every generation of Playstation consoles, but PS3 is still my least favorite. Granted, I didn't own one until very late, but I still think it lacks the amount of interesting titles that the other consoles had and its controller is my least favorite. It does get more flack than it deserves, though.

[@robinfuijk]

I can't say I fully agree. The PS5 is in my opinion equally revolutionary, it's just in a weird cross-gen period it can't really seem to get out of due to the shortages and covid.

[@therealworld7351]

@@tristanedwards7302 You really just said Dead Souls, its Demon's Souls

[@TheBadGuuy]

Did you rly just say the PS5 is a PS4 but faster?

[@lankylemon8555]

At the time it was 'modern' and the norm, now the nostalgia is growing like anything else

[@Stoppskylten]

I don't think so. The positive PS3 nostalgia probably hinges quite a bit on the negative of PS4, it not being backwards compatible. PS5 is, and if PS6 is to be too, then people will just forget about them both. That is the machines of course, the games may be better of. Even if not so much in the nostalgic sense, because most could simply play their old PS4 games on PS6. Hopefully. Or maybe things will get "exciting" and "exotic" again.. ;)

[@Breeezylol-]

The PS3 PS2 AND PSX mean nothing to Jim Ryan. He doesn't care. Clearly he doesn't believe in generations.

[@cliffturbo2146]

@Guyinthecommentsection That's what they all say for many consoles.

[@daydream605]

@@Stoppskylten don't forget pc ps3 emulation, as well as xbox 360 emulation

[@neverendinchaos4800]

@@daydream605 The day the original Xbox emulators get perfected will be one of the best days of my life. I'll finally be able to show my friends the games I grew up with as a child and be able to play together with them.

[@conservecountry]

PS3 had the best games. Games actually tried to be different and unique. Games today are just redos of what’s been done before only the old games were better. There’s also not as much diversity in games today. PS3 actually had good racing games as well. Some of the best games were on PS3. The ufc game was also better on PS3.

[@jkk45]

I'd also add that certainly in the UK, for the first few years of the PS3 being available it was the cheapest Blu-ray player you could buy. This was one of the things which made it appealing to many, despite the initial lack of decent games. I don't know whether this was also the case in mainland Europe or the US.

[@BerserkHaris]

Still the biggest leap in a generation from ps2 to ps3 imo

[@thehunter7422]

Facts

[@ThexXxXxOLOxXxXx]

nah that goes to PS2

[@BerserkHaris]

@@ThexXxXxOLOxXxXx ps2 is my favorite console ever but I think the biggest leap was from The ps2 to ps3

[@huhhuh364]

@@BerserkHaris every PlayStation generation has been pretty much the same leap in generation. Look at crash bandicoot compared to jak and daxter compared to uncharted compared to last of us 2 and compared to ratchet and clank (obviously not naughty dog but the most next gen game) all have similar leaps in fidelity

[@ThexXxXxOLOxXxXx]

@YouLubeMe Nah you guys are probably too young and didn't play much PS1

[@zackthedestro2771]

It’s been my favorite console for years I still use it the most even though I have a ps4 and ps5

[@joaquingonzalez834]

ps3 was peak playstation for me, i wish i hadn't sold mine and bought some of the other games i wanted and kept the ones i played a lot

[@bengaming9153]

Free online is what made it the best for me, also the games that it had too were so good

[@charizardoreo]

I will always use mine especially when sony doesnt give a shit about preserving old games

[@nikitos3558]

The PS3 (especially the fat one) felt incredibly premium for me, something I never felt while using any console. The PS5 gives me the same feeling though, theres something premium to it, something the ps4 never had.

[@charizardoreo]

@@nikitos3558 Really the PS4 Slim and Pro are quite nice

[@TekkenBones]

I dont have much time for gaming, but during the pandemic I played through The Last Of Us on PS3, and, being a PC gamer primarily. I was genuinely impressed by the graphics. Another point with the PS3 is the interface. Unlike the Xbox360 which I hear became very laggy with all the redesigns, the PS3 has had the same interface from day 1 and it just works. And it feels like there is a million settings to play around with. PS3 is basically a big multimedia hub that received all the streaming apps PLUS all the local offline media options. Its a great system to own even in 2021 as online is FREE and still working. PS3 games are dirt cheap to buy from a game store etc.

[@chief_117]

Great speech. I was born in 96 and I've played psx when I was a child. Then like u said, x360 but I wanted ps3 too and finally after years I got it too. Met friends I still know them now! A week ago I bought ps3 fat with many games and dualshock 3, all in like-new condition for cheap. I love this console. I miss the years where there were soooo many people playing on x360 and ps3 to meet so many people from my country

[@lovethyneighbor6886]

Despite all the advancements of the newest consoles, they just will never give me the same memories and experiences I had with the PS3. Those times marked some of the happiest moments of my life, the games were so unique and blew me away. I won’t ever get that sensation again. Now I feel gaming is getting too safe and predictable in many ways, that feeling of amusement and joy is a once in a lifetime thing that we won’t ever get back again. But won’t ever be forgotten.

[@NINOOJOEYY]

Maybe we just grew up bro... I have the same honestly

[@ruttlicker1139]

A lot of it is just us getting older..I was born in 93 started on NES,Sega Genesis,SNES,N64,ps1 then an Xbox and ps2 and eventually multiple 360s and 1 XB 1…The golden days for me was 2005 and older…GTA San Andreas and Vice city were a huge part of my growing up and honestly since I bought Skyrim back in like 2016 I haven’t really been excited about a game..GTA 6 and ES 6 are the only games I can really say I’m “excited about” but then 2 years after those come out I’ll be waiting until I’m 40 for the next installments lol

[@SKY11211213]

I think is the "child in heart" (fallout 3 perk reference without any meaning here), the saving kids from the harsh would / making them enjoy certain things more and makes time go by slowly. The feeling of OWNING the copy of a game in physically is something I miss. 360 cases got cheaper late 360 gen and PS3 cases stayed. I had an xbox and was a blast but tbh I should have taken the ps3. Only reason was I own a PSP before that till even today.

[@mrwertalot]

I still love playing my ps3, one of the best things for me compared to modern games. The game was FINISHED when you bought it, if it needed a patch, they were usually about 100mb if needed. And DLC was additional content, not content locked away as part of the main game! I made some great friends abroad playing PS3 who I still play with today. 😁

[@diethersantos6404]

Same I have slim

[@excitedaboutlearning1639]

You're right about games being in great condition at launch date. Now, they're garbage.

[@arrowknee7356]

@@excitedaboutlearning1639 I mean the ps3 gen was when this really became the norm. I do not think it has gotten worse since the end of that gen, more just continued on as more of the same.

[@K3nVV]

I still have my PS3 from 2008, works completely fine without issue as well as my original 40-50 games. I love to game but honestly just had a lot going on in life....I bet my PS3 only has a few hundred hours of gameplay at most. I still fire it up a few times a year.

[@weldsj8847]

Right around 2009 I got Fallout 3 GOTY edition and a PS3. My kids were JUST getting to a place where they could entertain themselves without me looking over them and I got to put in about 150 hours on the thing. Recently played some Infamous on a 55" 1080p LED and, still a good experience. A great system.

[@nasapeepo721]

I have had a PS3 for past few months and already made some good memories. A lot of games look and play good, they are fantastic. Needless to say, it's just the beginning for me. It's library is massive and I haven't played most of it so I will have more than enough games for years. Oh and I was born in 1999 so early Gen-Z and I started gaming with NES! Only now I have access to PS2/3 games but I am glad because there are a lot of games to enjoy now.

[@JuanSanchez-zh7du]

I was also born in 1999 but I started with the PS2, stuck with it because of money, then moved to PC, bought a PS2 again out of nostalgia, sold it and moved to the US. And now I'd like to buy a PS3

[@ClassicKrusty]

I still hold out hope one day I’ll be able to pop a PS3 disc inside a more modern PlayStation system and be able to play them preferably at a locked frame rate 🤞

[@pawlogates]

*cough* rpcs3

[@DP12321]

Sony: "we can build it, we have the money and technology... but we're not gonna."

[@jamiearnold1711]

Sony: want another remaster? Sure you do....bitch.

[@chrisjr6214]

@@pawlogates He said pop it inside of a Playstation system not a PC.

[@ElPatron42069]

That will never happen because the PS3 was made so fucking shitty and terrible that developing games was a nightmare

[@arcadevampire]

Ps 1 2, 3 were like totally different consoles. Each super quirky. Developers still taking risks back then. They all trying to be netflix nowadays

[@NFSBeast2365]

IKR?

[@dhruvavikas1632]

I HATE BUYING DIGITAL GAMES they can take away my favorite games whenever they want and i cant even share them with my friends nor can they share theirs with me

[@keshi5541]

Yes you can share games digitally, Ive done so before on the ps5. As for them taking your games at any time just copy and burn it onto a blank disc just in case that happens which isnt illegal because you own the licence and your not selling it to anyone.

[@dhruvavikas1632]

@@keshi5541 bruh u can't burn a disc so easily like that

[@animatorbruh5113]

@@dhruvavikas1632 only way to do it is with a homebrewed console

[@remember_Pat_Tillman]

I love how i DON'T have to be online to play a game on the 3.

[@CoryWilson]

It's probably my favorite console of all time. I just got my first HDTV in 2008 and took a gamble on ps3 over 360 because of blu-ray. Loved it. So many great Sony studios games and it was an htpc for me pre streaming era

[@lollybagmike2502]

I still miss having the full on booklets you got with ps3 games with all the images of the game and some backstory, weapons, locations etc. was like a little preview for the game....now you just get one little sheet if that

[@scottd7222]

Dude I hate that shit for real. I have the 5 and i started buying hard copies of games recently only to find out no literature inside.

[@MrGamelover23]

@@scottd7222 while I totally agree, I understand that people don't want to read that crap before playing the game they just bought. "I just bought this game, don't tell me about it, I'm playing now!"

[@scottd7222]

@@MrGamelover23 it's just something about popping open that case and getting familiar with the game. There don't need to be spoilers but I want to feel like back in the days when you would buy a CD or game and you would get like a map and a breakdown of what to know going it. It was part of the experience.

[@MrGamelover23]

@@scottd7222 oh, for sure, but I can see why they don't wanna waste time making those anymore. It takes resources away from the already crunched staff.

[@machChris369]

@@MrGamelover23 do you mean post pandemic? Haven't seen booklets in games in this past decade tbh. Guess they are saving trees.....🌳

[@VladiatorX]

My first console experience was a Dendy( A Nintendo Entertainment System clone sold in russia) then I jumped to PS2 straight to Ratchet and clank 2. Skipped PS3 for PC gaming then when GOW 2018 released I got my self PS4 PRO with it. Later I bought a PS3 Super Slim for all the titles I missed. Today replaying ratchet and clank games, some are first playthrough on ps3. I also got a PS5.

[@zanfear]

The features of the PS3 were amazing (especially the original which had both PS1 and PS2 backwards compatibility). Sooo many diverse PlayStation exclusives (action/adventure games, FPS games, racing games, Japanese games, the debut of LBP, HD remasters of PS2 games). Free online play! Not to mention PlayStation Home! I hope the PS3 gets remembered as the legendary console that it was - and perhaps still is to this day.

[@pewbangpew8109]

I’ll never forget playing modern warfare on 360 with all the homies, good ass times.

[@heavenlyswordgaming8882]

Resistance fall of men to this day is one of the best shooters that should be remade I was in my mid twenties when I got a PS3 but it's definitely a gem of a consolec

[@TheMa5cmpb]

I agree, it was my first PS3 game. We had some legendary online battles

[@bc2acolyte36]

As someone whos never played those games & Knows in advance that the servers were closed years ago now at this point (meaning resistance 2’s is 100% impossible to achieve), are the games still worth playing through for just the campaigns???

[@TheMa5cmpb]

@@bc2acolyte36 yes the campaigns are very good. I hope Sony adds Resistance 1 and 2 to PS Now

[@heavenlyswordgaming8882]

@@TheMa5cmpb yep supreme Commander

[@1anre]

You still have it? What games do you have

[@Manmade023]

Everybody:Nintendo new oled model looks so cool Ryan:let's talk ps3!

[@sirlezard670]

It doesn't

[@zanderxadvancesp284]

That it is not what's happening in regards to NS OLED discusion lmao

[@Strongest845]

lol i dont see anyone say Switch OLED like that

[@maddevil7474]

OLED model looks like a $50 more expensive switch for almost zero improvements... “So cool” is not how I would describe that.

[@Internazionale2010]

PS3, xbox 360, psvita, 3ds = best era and my childhood

[@jonrhoades9259]

I was 19 or 20 when 360/Wii/PS3 were released so I was already into my adulthood at that point, with a mix of PS1/PS2/N64/Gamecube being what I played in junior/high school. I digress, the PS3 was most definitely my favorite of its generation by far. I waited for the first major price cut $399 for the 40gb model with Spiderman 3. So many memories! Had it keep me entertained when I got my first place. Still my favorite Playstation to this day ❤

[@TheJakeMG]

“The earliest of Gen Z probably had their first gaming experience on PS3 and 360.” I’d say that applies to the latter of Gen Z. As someone who’s early Gen Z and knows a lot of people from the same 1-3 year age range, I grew up on GameCube first and plenty of people I know were on PS2 and Xbox, with 360 and PS3 being in later childhood and early teens.

[@Diphenhydra]

Same, started with ps2 and ratchet and clank for a few reasons. 1, my older brother had a ps2 so ended up playing that with him. And 2. The PS3 was mad expensive so I didn’t even get one until 2009, at that point I had been playing games for 5 years, after starting in 2004.

[@fabiorosolen]

I feel old now. Born in 1977, my first gaming experience was Pong in the early 80s and then went with the Atari 2600.

[@Viper-jr4sp]

I was born in mid 1999 My first system was the SNES the PS2 GC PS1 and 360 and my PC I grew up a lot with COD 1 MOH and HL2 etc were my first games on PC at age 4 to 5 2000s for me were awesome about to turn 22 seeing 360 or PS3 or anything from the 2000s make me feel old

[@jinxx8456]

I'm early Gen Z in 99, I remember playing on the Sega as it was my first system then jumping to PS2 for years until I got a PS3 as a older child young teen.

[@finishlastguy]

Gen z started 97 millennials actually were born between 81 and 96

[@Adam_U]

When I think about how PS3 is to PS5 what the PS1 was to PS3, it makes me feel old as hell. PS3 is now 'retro' yet to my mind it still feels like a 'modern' gaming system. But that's probably because I still use it all the time, more than my PS4 and PS5 in fact

[@3nvy777]

Ps3 isnt retro. Everything 6th gen or under is retro.

[@007robotchicken]

I wouldn't call PS3 retro just quite yet. An argument can certainly be made, but I don't know if we've advanced enough technologically for 7th gen to be considered retro yet.

[@gustavojoserodriguez7475]

How old is a retro console? Simplest: If it's over 10 years old, it's retro. If it has an official successor, it's retro even if the successor is new. When using nothing more than time and math, the 360 and PS3 have to be considered retro consoles by the end of this year. However, in the grand scheme of things, perhaps 15 years just doesn't feel as long as it used to, and we'll have to wait a while for mini versions of the seventh generation of console.

[@007robotchicken]

@@gustavojoserodriguez7475 That's why I said it's up for debate. But personally, I go more by technology than number of years and the 7th gen consoles don't really feel all that outdated to me. I don't know, maybe it's because each of the last two gens lasted much longer than previous generations. Hard to say.

[@azazellopez1046]

Wait until you go vr

[@KungFuChess]

I skipped school and waiting in line the day the PS3 launched at the Sony store. People brought generators and we're playing PS2 in tents on the sidewalk it was wild

[@demorunnertimmedrt4432]

I had a ps3 when I was younger but only my brother played. The games we had were a physical version of the LBP 1 and 2 demos as separate discs. Also the modnation racers demo. Also my dad told me he used the boot other os function to work on our ps3. I also strangly remember having a sonic unleashed demo which gave us access to a level and level select for a new York stage. I know wierd. And now I long for a ps3 even If I can only play the demos of my childhood favorites. Great times.

[@A_HDMI]

Resistance franchise was unforgettable in PS3, so as Playstation Home and Playstation all-stars. But that one game I'll miss the most is infamous 1 and 2.

[@shahtayyib]

Playing inFamous 2 right now! Waited way too long to play it

[@RokushoTheRavager]

@@shahtayyib Hey man, better late than never. Plus it's SP, so it's pretty much preserved for life. I'd have to say it's one of my favorites, especially as far as PS3 games, so I'm glad you're getting to play and enjoy it 😁

[@MASJYT]

Infamous 1 was very VERY rough around the edges. Infamous 2 was good though.

[@shahtayyib]

@@MASJYT infamous 1 was still tonnes of fun

[@RokushoTheRavager]

@@MASJYT You're not wrong. inFAMOUS is a great game still, but it's not balanced very well. There's some pretty steep difficulty spikes such as when you reach the First Sons, and it can definitely be pretty rough looking. I always loved and hated getting power on to a powered down part of the city because it meant I'd be getting a new power to play with, but it also meant navigating a very difficult area with a ton of enemies where you can die really quickly. inFAMOUS 2 is a superior game in almost every single regard. This is how you do a friggin sequel and absolutely kill it.

[@jimbob1743]

The ps3 is my favorite consoles because I love everything about it. The xmb interface,blutooth,bluray,motion controlers,six axis controller, 3D games,amazing exclusive games. Ps3 was doing alot of things that the competition was not

[@kunosaki1302]

Got my ps3 Christmas 2010 when I was in the 5th grade, still probably the best Christmas present memory for me

[@hugosanchez4593]

Resistance fall of man, infamous, little big planet, mgs4, warhawk, heavenly sword, pshome, and best of all free online multiplayer! This was where I spent some of my best gaming moments.

[@icyhotsam6716]

PS3 is magical console a true gaming system with huge game library

[@jaydee2847]

I could listen to Ryan talk about PS3 all day

[@shadezondabeat6121]

I've got a ps5 and a ps4 but some reason i've gone back to my ps3, I really appreciate how good it was for it's time!!! I will now start my collection of games I played in younger days... Nice video keep up the good work ✌

[@EmmettXIV]

PlayStation 3 is definitely one my favorites. My best online gaming memories are on it. From Grand Theft Auto 4, 5, Red Dead Redemption, PlayStation Home, I had a good time. I met some cool people on it too which I'm still online friends with to this day.

[@TheSnoozeFox]

The fat PS3 has always been my favourite console design I just love how TANK it is

[@maccam26]

I cried when mine shit the bed

[@rir8652]

@@maccam26 wtf lmfao

[@The.One.True.B]

I just wish someone would start producing quiet fans for it. I have the original fat model and even with new thermal paste it's a bit louder than I'd like unless it's idling. It never reaches the jet turbine volume unless I have an exhaust blocked, but the middle speeds are much louder than my pc or anything else.

[@jjones8717]

I appreciated the willingness to experiment. For example, mirror's edge wasn't everyone's cup of tea, but they were willing to try something different. I. E. Another first person shooter. Or indi sidescroller. Plus demos. What happened to demos?

[@TheRandomVaper]

They more or less died with gaming magazines. I remember buying tons of gaming mags back in the day just to get the demo discs that usually came with them. Hell I even bought a few magazines in languages I didn't even speak, just to get the discs.

[@pitergriffin01]

they became games that are sold as full games for full price

[@systematicallyshocked]

I miss demos. The ps4 might be the last one with demos, or at least much. I had a good amount of ps4 demos but ps4 demos DO NOT work on ps5 and ps5 itself has no ps5 demos….that I’m aware of. I like going into the Japanese psn store. They seem to have a good amount of demos still,

[@AndresMedina1]

Short answer: Modding community it's one of the most active nowadays, creating Hombrews and keeping multiplayer online alive in several games

[@Sizifus]

My early childhood began with SEGA Genesis, my early teens with PS2 and late teens with PS3. Before going to University I sold my PS3 and that was the end of my console gaming. Though I love time spent with PS2, games like GTA San Andreas, TEKKEN 4 and TEKKEN 5, I remember PS3 so much more fondly. It also was the first generation to go HD and thus it is still very much compatible with 1080p gaming, whereas PS2 SD resolution doesn't fit modern displays all that well. And it marked gigantic graphical leap and it blew my mind when I first saw it. I recently decided to buy PS3 Slim and the first time I loaded it up, it just filled me with so much positive emotion, hard to describe it. Uncharted 2, Infamous, God of War 3, Skate 3, Gran Turismo 5, so many awesome memories. I almost feel like 7th generation was the peek of gaming, for me at least

[@atodamadre3197]

I had such an unhealthy addiction to Warhawk. I was in my early 30s when the ps3 dropped. I'm pushing 50 now and just bought a replacement for my dead ps3 and now I'm making a dent in my backlog. Started with Bionic Commando 2 about a week ago. Man I miss warhawk tho

[@excitedaboutlearning1639]

You can still play it. PSone revived the servers. I probably shouldn't have told you about it, because now, you've got a way out of completing your backlog. In my case, it's MW3. It's damn addictive! I haven't been this addicted to a game since 2018 and 2019 when I played Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain for months non-stop. I've got a huge backlog too. I just bought 10 PS3 games, not to mention my PS4 and PS Vita backlogs. Damn!

[@atodamadre3197]

@@excitedaboutlearning1639 I knew about the servers being revived by third party but I think you have to start from scratch which sux. I'd be wiing to bet that MW3 still has a dedicated player base. I still play Battlefield Bad Company 2 online and that came out in 2008

[@excitedaboutlearning1639]

@@atodamadre3197 You're right. There's almost a thousand players who play it on a daily basis. Fortunately, most of the time, you won't run into hackers, but there are hackers. The first time I ran into one, he made me prestige level 10 and completely messed up my statistics. I wasn't happy about that, but there's nothing I can do about it. MW2 is full of hacked lobbies, so it's almost impossible to play it without running into hackers during a session. The worst part is that they make a team deathmatch into a search and destroy match and force everyone into that lobby and they don't even let the game spawn a bomb. You can't join any other lobby, because they force the server to only look for their lobby.

[@atodamadre3197]

@@excitedaboutlearning1639 wow that sux. Hackers ruin it for everyone but themselves

[@justanotherdude4168]

Bought a ps3 and I’ve been playing all the metal gear games and old ps1 games!

[@oaedeoi]

Those are the platinum trophies i need before i die

[@elChirrinChirriondelDiablo]

@@oaedeoi those are platinum trophies I almost died to get

[@NosferatuRatio]

Same dude I bought a Japanese Ceramic white fat PS3 and currently playing Metal gear solid for PS1 I'm on the Revolver Ocelot fight and loving every minute of it.

[@CH-sf4tr]

@@oaedeoi lmao

[@CH-sf4tr]

@@elChirrinChirriondelDiablo lol

[@deckard8651]

I like that this guy always stays positive in his vids and doesn't spend a bunch of time complaining about stuff. It's a nice change of pace from other game channels

[@jackwaterman6727]

I only recently bought a PS3 for the 1st time and I really enjoying playing on it

[@charliechaz1982]

The jump from the previous generation to PS3 generation in terms of visuals/graphics was probably the biggest leap especially when you factor in it was the first Hdmi and proper HD gaming gen. I've never been more blown away than when I first started gaming on a 7th gen. Also the size and scope of games became much bigger than previous (gta 4 and 5 etc)

[@zanshin720]

Got a PS5, Still wont let go of my PS3. So much good memories and STILL a great console. I'm not sure if I will feel the same way about the PS5.

[@excitedaboutlearning1639]

I've got two working PS3s and a PS4. I'm in no rush to buy a PS5. Heck, there's so many PS3 games I haven't played. I just bought 10 games out of which I haven't completed 8, so I've got plenty of games to play before moving on to PS5. PS3 is king.

[@zanshin720]

@@excitedaboutlearning1639 Agreed. PS3 is King!

[@weldsj8847]

@@excitedaboutlearning1639 I know I'm doing sour grapes but I'm pretty much waiting for a mid console gen launch of the PS5. PS5 is not readily available. I hope that changes by mid-gen. ITMT: 2 PS3s, PS4 and PS4 Pro scattered around the house. (Gave the boy my slim when he moved out to his own place).

[@amnril]

I was a member of the ‘insurance’ scheme that replaced PS3’s if they broke down. So my launch day 60gb Phat PS3 broke and Sony replaced it with a brand new one but I was impatient so went out and bought a slim. So, today, in my loft I basically have a new 60gb phat PS3 with ps2 BC. I’ve switch it on a few times over the years and yeah, it’s new and amazingly, it’s silent.

[@excitedaboutlearning1639]

@@amnril Wow! That's great! You should keep it, first of all because its monetary value is definitely high and also because it's a great system. But gaming on your slim for now is probably for the best.

[@Sandblazter]

1:33 thank you for showing Warhawk, that was my all time favorite game ever and played it until the servers shut down

[@aSkyclad]

Recently started to collect older consoles and picked a PS3 last week, definitely having a blast going through its older titles. Also a great system to mod if you can get a CFW on it

[@lennywright5655]

9:08 “if you want to play Metal Gear Solid 4 you need a PS3” - Hideo Kojima As true today as it was back then.

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

Plays on my PC 😎

[@remu6841]

ps3 emulators

[@2pacaveli257]

I wish they remastered mgs4 with updated next gen graphics..the real-time in game cutscences is so majestically epic !

[@SynchroM3h]

@@2pacaveli257 Yes, that was beautiful even on the PS3. But even better on PS4 Pro or PS5. MGS 3 Snake Eater. (My brain is processing if they did do this already....) 🤔

[@joeamith838]

the reason I bought my ps3...

[@charizardoreo]

Its about time people can appreciate this amazing console

[@unicorntomboy9736]

Does nobody love the PS4 anymore?

[@charizardoreo]

@@unicorntomboy9736 I love my PS4 as well

[@unicorntomboy9736]

@@charizardoreo Then why do people love the PS3 more

[@baroquechevalier8516]

@@unicorntomboy9736 PS3 supports PS1 (and all PS2 if you own the earlier model) PS4/PS5 don't.

[@PSYCHOV3N0M]

@@unicorntomboy9736 PS4 doesn't have the Emotion Engine. My original fat 60GB PS3 does. 😎😎😎

[@thecappy]

Damn I feel old. My father already had an Atari 2600 before I was born in 1981. That was my first experience. Then NES and so on. What a wild ride it’s been. The PS5 is like reason 3 right now.

[@matthuck378]

I love my PS3. It still gets use (mostly as a blu-ray player and Netflix-watcher, but still). These days, I pretty much only game on PC though. I bought into it late, though. With the ribbed 'slim' model around the time Diablo 3 released on it. I loved the fact I could get D3 without the online requirement and without the RMAH. I still play Dead Space 1 and 2, D3, and 3D Dot Game Heroes on it.

[@F1Fast]

I still use the Ps3 more then Ps4. My favorite console.

[@blue_ex3852]

What are your favorite ps3 games ?

[@zokilauda]

Me too. But also purely because I haven't Finished all The 60 games yet. Which I have. Let alone the games I still want to buy and finish. But also because of not enough time to play them.

[@F1Fast]

@@blue_ex3852 god of war, uncharted, call of duty, fallout series Elders scrolls series MLB show So many more games bro it will be to long to list

[@gazster]

yeah same here, i got a ps4 but rarely play it and i have a ps3 and play that more and i like rainbow 6 vegas 2 and call of duty world at war, i like those sort of games. ps4 does sometimes do the remaster on older games like tony hawks, final fantasy, resident evil but at times you just would like that backwards compatibility to put ps3 discs in ps4.

[@criminalgangsterbisonblade7980]

Same here

[@orly9246]

PS3 was the first console I would actually look ahead to what’s being released and watch E3 and things like that, before that (PS1/2) I would just buy what I could see in the store shelves.

[@miaouew]

3:04 KITTYCAT We have a similar cat :] Thank you for zooming in your curious feline's adorable face.

[@jeremy1860]

The PS3 was the last era of console gaming I actually had any interest in taking part in. But oh, what a generation to end things with 😊

[@wernermeyer7549]

I wish Sony would at least try to give us some sort of PS2 and PS3 backwards compatibily on PS5.. There are so many great games on those systems.

[@just-fun-stuff6753]

PS2 probably will happen, PS3 i dont think because of its strange cpu architecture. Xbox managed it to play all Generations on the Series X.

[@ifrit05]

@@just-fun-stuff6753 Sony was actually impressed MS pulled of 360 back compat. with the XBONE. It's crazy to think the Cell and the Xenon are both pretty much the same chip but Sony couldn't pull it off bc of how complex the hardware was. (The Xenon is a tri-core Cell without the SPE's. PS3 has 2xPPE's with 7 usable SPE's.)

[@nihe5247]

3:45 Well, I'm still friends with the dude I played N64 in my basement in 1999 💜

[@eternalfaeri1415]

This is so wholesome.

[@autolife2785]

I feel like now people are starting to realize how amazing the PS3 is. I always wanted one as a kid, but never could get my hands on one. I finally got one late 2021.

[@davidf68]

I never could get one as a kid either! Just got mine too, i grew up on PS2 ratchet and clank and having just now played the PS3 versions after all this time is so cool! The PS4 version was okay. Nonetheless all the games that you cant get on PS4 or PS5.

[@nasapeepo721]

​@@davidf68 Same here but I didn't have PS2 either. Now I have access to PS2/3 games. I can finally experience the era I always wanted to. Just so much to enjoy now!

[@davidf68]

@@nasapeepo721 ratchet and clank is a must! The PS2 titles are best. Also recommend the Sly Cooper series.

[@WiiUniverse]

I had the Wii, DS and Xbox 360 as a kid, but never the PS3. I just got an 80gb one today and so far I'm enjoying it.

[@autolife2785]

@WiiUniverse hope it goes better for you then my first 80 GB. It got YLOD within 2 months of me having it. It used to get super loud and overheat all the time, and it eventually just died. I took it apart and tried replacing thermal paste a couple times, but no luck. I just got a non-backwards compatible fat 40 GB model, and it's way better. Stays super quiet, and runs smoothly

[@burton5803]

I remember being a kid saving my pocket money to get the PS3 at launch. From the store I set the PS3 up in the family living room because we’d just bought a sweet wide screen tv. Launching Assassin’s Creed & Motorstorm for the first time was such a magical feeling - the jump from PS2 was such an unbelievably massive one and the long wait for the PS3 to launch just enhanced the experience for me. I wonder if we will ever see a similar jump in console capabilities like from PS2 to PS3 🤔

[@thomasthetrain3942]

Just picked me up a PS3 and I am loving it…so many games to discover and play..safe to say I will not need a new system for years to come…the PS3 is a modern retro console at this point..many of the games still look and play great!

[@jpesicka999]

Ya it looks even better if you have a 1080p or 720p TV. A large 4K can look pixelated.

[@Cheaps928]

What games are you looking to play?

[@EpicTyphlosionTV]

I've hooked up and played on my PS3 for the first time in ages lately thanks to mods for Gran Turismo 5 and 6 being created. Mods which are still in development as I type this.

[@arlisbloxer05]

During the 7th gen days I like many others also bought a 360 due to the PS3 being too expensive, but I heavily followed all the news for it during those days, everything from new games, new features, all that good stuff. It wasn't until around Dec 2018 that I had finally gotten my hands on a PS3 for $50 (CECHL01 model) and could finally enjoy all the games I wanted to play growing up, and of course also replay the PS2 games i grew up with that got the HD Remaster treatment and not once have I had a bad time with it, which is more than i can say for my 360 nowadays lmao.

[@markp2085]

My first video game experience was Atari 2600. Yes I am old by video game standards. Never played a Play Station 3. Just ordered a Vita so I can play old console games. Old like in the original Nintendo etc. The last console I purchased was the Dreamcast, the console prior to that was the Atari Jaguar. Since then I have been strictly a PC gamer. But now, I want to have fun with some of the older games and check out some of the games I missed. This is an exciting time we live in.

[@PSG51]

Because of its amazing library for sure! Oh and not to forget the XMB, not to forget PlayStation Home too!

[@davidruns]

Free multiplayer...

[@mydefenseisimpregnable]

Yeah the exclusives had more of a variety and it had bc and not only having third person cinematic narrative movies

[@residentsteve]

Hated the xmb and ps home sucked 🍑 imo.

[@The_Fat_Fury]

XMB was the best. Hands down my favorite of any modern console. Nothing complicated, just simple and to the point.

[@blackmetal4546]

Man playstation home was an experience. Also don't forget blu-ray(this mattered for games too) and free online multiplayer.

[@xer0signal]

What a cool video to wake up to on my 39th birthday. PS3 was and has always been my favorite console. And I don’t know what it is about your channel, but, your content always gives me PS3 vibes. Seeing those clips of old games, ads, and the PS3 store was great. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

[@mattwells1036]

I think I played MW2 with you when you did your video on playing old cods. I saw some names I recognized in the vids, I was looking for that video but found this one first. I think I vaguely remember you asking the lobby why we still play this game and whatnot.

[@TrajceBojadjiski]

Back in the day (around the time the PS3 launched) my family had a children daycare business, where you droped off your kids for 1-2 hours and our staff took care of them. One of the many ways of entertaining those kids was the PlayStation. We had the PS2 then and I was too young to really experience it. But around the PS3 launch my father somehow scraped up the money to buy a PS3. And I remember vividly them not allowing us to touch the thing. Then, years passed the business closed and I was left with a PS3 FAT model that I use to this very day. I will always love that console and the times I spent with it

[@BoSaGuy]

Me: **reads title** Me: Finally!!! People have grown their minds fully.

[@gavin6542]

360 is still superior

[@neetutushir7157]

Am I The Only One Who Preferred PS3 Over Xbox 360 And Xbox One Over PS4

[@frankvandermerwe1487]

Lol im sure you arent the only who prefers xbox one over ps4. I dont get it though, the ps4 objectively has way more exclusives and better ones too, by a long way

[@frankvandermerwe1487]

@gavin Lol no. Big swing and a miss

[@neetutushir7157]

@@frankvandermerwe1487 tell that to 50 million people now why do i prefer xbox one over ps4 gamepass,backwards compaitabily, some great exclusives like ryse son of rome, quantam break, gears of war and more consumer friendly

[@yorkeyj2397]

Remember when psn was free and you didn't have to pay 60 dollars to have access to your own internet connection, I owned both a 360 and a ps3 during the 7th gen but most of my memories are with the ps3 simply for free online play alone

[@edwardlujan1325]

The leap from ps2 to ps3 was huge there hasn't been a bigger leap since

[@markh351]

I got out of PC gaming for a while and bought my first generation 120GB PS3 Slim in October of 2009 at the age of 37 and still have it now. Works great yet and the battery of the original controller still holds a charge surprisingly. I haven't played for a while but I recently fired it up and look forward to getting into a few games in my collection this winter that I never got to such as the God of War, and Ratchet & Clank series. Looking forward to getting back into the Motorstorm games! It was/is a great system and I'm glad I went with it rather than just get a stand-alone Blu-ray player. It wasn't much more money and the PS3 proved to be a terrific multi-function device. I currently have it hooked up to a 55-inch 3D TV and have a few 3D compatible games such as Resistance 3.

[@pdg90]

Heavy Rain still does numbers on twitch. People STILL play this game, it’s good!

[@pawlogates]

Walkie-talkie

[@MoHimdi]

It's also very "meme-able"

[@pdg90]

@@MoHimdi Jason?!

[@alirezamodares5797]

@@pdg90 JASOOOOOON

[@paulbradley7728]

Tried last night , could not wash guys hair.

[@longlivetheblackmamba2-8-24]

It’s because Sony was focused on making “the ultimate PlayStation” instead of the business models to impress the fanboys. I miss this energy

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

modern day Sony is just a shadow of their former self. Heck even their regular consumer electronics department is a sad excuse of a unfunny joke.... Just look how they did let the 40th Anniversary of the Walkman pass by… Absolutely pathetic for this former Tech Giant...

[@asmranonymousgaming901]

Exactly.

[@khroxas]

@@KRAFTWERK2K6 They've been americanizing the brand ever since the PS4 days. It never felt the same since then...

[@alessiospurio]

I want recomend to you all an anime called Attack number 1: shoujo about Kozue Ayuhara player of volleyball ❤ Masterpiece! One of the best anime I've seen in my life! ❤❤❤🥰🥰 Watch it because, it's really great ❤🥰 It has a so tragic and dramatic story. Every episode bring to see the other!

[@ElPatron42069]

Yeah but they lost that generation Xbox beat their ass. Sony was cocky as fucking had the nerve to charge $600 for this piece of shit

[@lakerskid2013]

I was born in 1995 and my first gaming console was a Sega Genesis when I was 4 years old. I played on a Nintendo 64 as well around that time and played that off and on for 12 years. My first PlayStation console I played on was the PS2, still remember the startup screens and having to use memory cards to save game data. When I got the PS3 for Christmas 2011, I really felt my world open up so much being able to do online gaming and how new that was to me. The vibes were far different back then than it is now, even with them implementing the party system in the PS4.

[@mohammedhaque7508]

I literally purchased a ps3 slim today and got some amazing retro games with it can’t wait to play them :)

[@kamenrider64]

The PlayStation 3 will always stand the test of time

[@MrAndromedis]

Absolutely

[@michaelbayless5691]

You know it bro Its still a feat of engineering 🤘

[@user-pj6oc5gy2q]

I absolutely adore that mid 2000s greyish-brown look of PS3 games. so damn nostalgic.

[@kamenrider64]

@@user-pj6oc5gy2q I know how you feel bro such great times

[@francescolavilla271]

YES…

[@The_KS]

Well, Sony had one of the best exclusives those years and one of them that I want to mention is: ModNation Racers. A very fun game which reminds me some Jak X gameplay features and you could customise your cars, play online and all these stuff you can do with a good racing game. If you have a PS3, you should give it a try!

[@Dzzy123]

We need a sequel to Mod Nation Racers on the PS5.

[@user-gk6di4ed9t]

Nobody talks about Infamous

[@thesousa37]

I liked modnation racers...but those load times...omg....

[@reactking7093]

Yeah I used to play it on my ps vita all the time I'm surprised to hear it again.

[@Dzzy123]

@@thesousa37 That's why we need a PS5 sequel. The SSD would solve the loading issues of the first game.

[@TAMPATLBLACK]

PS3 by far is the best console ever made. In 2006 blu-ray players were selling for $600-999. Wifi was a new thing and the PS3 had both built in throw in backwards compatibility with PS2 & PS1 and the other OS that legally ran emulators, Firefox etc on Yellow Dog Linux 6.2 on the PS3. I can go on & on why PS3 was best console of alltime. Trophies & PS Plus was introduced. The free demos, watching movies throw browser for free, PS+ gave us free PS3 & Vita games weekly. So much ubahness! The main selling point was u got a state of art gaming system with built in Wifi & blu-ray player that was BC & a home PC. Drops mic! Back then $599 seemed expensive until u went to the store & saw just blu-ray players alone costing more than $600. Let's not forget PS3 also introduced gaming on 720p & 1080i/p. Then we had so many great IPs start in the PS3 era!

[@j2323j]

And the Netflix Bluray disc

[@stephenhood2948]

I miss the PS Vue, I subscribed to that for years, and was very sad to see it leave. Such vast stuff to stream, for a fairly competitive price point. It was kind of pricey, but came with so much content.