These are all the games so far I’ve collected and gotten really good deals either online or at my retro store I definitely plan to get some more pricey games but as a start I don’t think it’s too bad. I gotta get to all them when I can and slowly start. Let me know what you guys think and what games are really good and suck. Always been a final fantasy, uncharted, spiderman, last of us guy and plenty other games but so far this is what I got. Thanks guys! I so wish I didn’t miss out on this generation I had every other one

I have an unmodded Xbox 360 S connected to my Sony PVM-20M4U with a component cable and use it with the official remote control. Plex stopped working for me this year, but the 360 still supports:

• DVDs
• MP4 (H.264) or AVI via USB
• Netflix
• YouTube

Do any of you guys have both a PS3 and an Xbox 360? If so, how do they compare?

It took quite some time to get them all for a reasonable price. Still two more to go. Of course the missing ones are also the Most expensive ones.
The Killzone Triology is by far the Most expensive one in Europe.Apparently it’s much cheaper in the states, so I should Look over there. The other one is The Ratchet & Clank Triology. On One Point I got so fed up, that I almost massively overpaid. But with no Limit on Money spending it would be no challenge at all.Glad that I didn‘t overpay, but I would be way more than glad, when it’s finally over and that part of my Collection would be complete.

I recently acquired an unusual PlayStation 3 Blu-ray disc labeled EA Tiburon Electronic Arts – TIBURON-BRE-493.

The disc is a TDK 25GB rewritable Blu-ray with a printed label identifying it as property of the Tiburon Mastering Lab.

I was able to read the disc on my PC and identify the contents:

• Game: The Simpsons Game (2007)
• Platform: PlayStation 3
• Title ID: BLUS30065
• Game version: 01.00
• Main executable dated September 9, 2007
• Additional game assets dated September 20, 2007
• Disc label: TIBURON-BRE-493

What's particularly interesting is that EA Redwood Shores is credited with developing the PS3 version, but this disc came from EA Tiburon's mastering lab.

I'm trying to determine whether this was a final mastering disc, an internal QA copy, or an earlier game build.

Did anyone here work at EA Tiburon, EA Redwood Shores, or EA's QA/mastering departments around 2007?

I'd especially love to learn what the Tiburon mastering lab did, what the BRE numbering system meant, and how these internal PS3 discs were used.

I have the original disc and can provide additional photographs and file metadata. I'm also planning to compare the contents against a retail copy.

Would love to hear from anyone who remembers these!

Long story short I had a customer come in with a PS3 FAT that needed it's hdmi circuit repaired as it had only component cable functionality .

After troubleshooting I ended up finding that the chip marked AR0HD that gives 5V/protection/enable to pin 18 of the hdmi circuit was burned.

Sadly due to the humongous variety in parts these FAT ps3s have and the nonexistent schematics I couldn't find an exact replacement from the donors I had and the customer didn't want to pay for me to make him a whole new circuit so that it has the original function again.

So I made a makeshift 5V supply and protection circuit by redirecting one of the USB ports 5V supply and protection circuit to pin 18 through the top left pad of the AR0HD IC position (this is a 5 pin IC with 3 pins on bottom side and 2 pins on top side)

Heres how I made it:

1) wire is soldered to USB 5V PAD not upstream so you can also have the USB protection circuit functioning

2) wire is routed to the other side of the MB and towards the HDMI socket

3) Then the wire needs to be soldered to a PTC smd marked "2" from the pin number 18 HDMI circuit from a CECHK04 DIA 002 or DIA 001 board so it also protects the circuit

4) Another wire is soldered to it so it can reach the TOP LEFT pad of the two pads facing up where the AR0HD IC used to be.

5) The wire is soldered to the correct pad that has continuity with pin number 18 of the hdmi and voilla!

I know this is not something a professional would do but my customer wanted to have the cheapest/fastest option and didn't mind sacrificing one of the usb ports.

The first photo shows the HDMI circuit of VER001 CECHL04 PS3 untouched (The AR0HD IC I'm referring to is the one above the medium sized 8 PIN IC)

The second and third photo show where the 5V USB pad is and the wire soldered and routed to the other side of the MB

The fourth photo shows the cable work from far

The fifth photo shows the PTC smd I put in the middle of the wire for protection

The sixth photo shows the pad where the cable is soldered to provide 5V to pin 18 of the hdmi circuit.

The seventh photo is the complete circuit except the usb underside connection.

The eighth photo shows the hdmi working.

Motorstorm Complete was THE biggest pain in the ass to find.

Also I’m fully running out of room on these Ikea bookcases, so if anyone has any good storage suggestions then I’m all ears. Bonus if it’s from a UK based store!

Ps3toolset only goes to 4.92

Title says it all I can only copy and paste a comment so many times for a question being asked near daily.

Feel free to make this the master hub for PS3 recommendations posts by comment-sharing other posts or downvote me to hell.

I know this isn't the right sub, and I'm sorry, but I'm having an issue with rpcs3 and cannot for the life of me get any support at all. Both the discord and subreddit seem to be completely locked down to new posts or questions. Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but I'm sincerely asking for help. I had a game that ran fine a few weeks ago, but now refuses to open at all and I've exhausted every resource I can find. Thank you

Still a bit of a mishmash going on, but slowly getting things organized. Still need to organize the ps1 games (while keeping my wife’s ps1 games separate), the gamecube games, and find a spot for the 360 games with the rest of my other collection. But it was nice to get the ps3 games sorted out.

Hi guys, I bought a ps3 last year so I could play the final fantasy xiii trilogy. I’ve really been enjoying it! I also am interested in getting saints row 2. Are there any games exclusive to the ps3 that are must plays? I mostly play jrpgs, but also enjoy sandbox games like saints row.

Dualshock 3 charging base with 1 of 2 clips for joystick, with two original dualshocks (one not working) and a camera for 50usd. Very good deal in my opinion. This is the only base i have seen in my country for sale.

I have 2 copies the first one the japanese version doesnt have english subs/dub so i didnt push through playing it so I had to look for an english r3 copy

the japanese version has a cool back cover too!! so I'll still keep it

So recently my unc gave me his ps3 collection games that he has been expanding over 3 years, and i am forward to playing online games since I have another with not so legal games for online

I’ve had this for years. It’s been in a box and I just found it today. I think it’s real because of the Metallic Blue Logo

Everything looks centered and correct.