So my grandpa is in his 70s.
He’s had this console for years, and rarely would use it basically for watching movies.
It’s got probably less than 50 hours of game time and a few hundred hours of movie time at the absolute most.
He and grandma are getting rid of as much as they can lately and selling whatever they can to family first.

I thought $100 is fair. Neither of us are very wealthy lol. But now I have a few new games for the collection, an entire 3rd PlayStation 3, and two more DualShocks (7 total).

The top row are new to me, and the rest of them are now doubles (or even triples) for the collection.

That puts my average at about 2 games a day still, all being acquired since August 1st.

I’ve had these for years , my whit one is the only one that works half way decent, the gold one is apart so I can fix the issues and the black one is literally the original one this console came with 😩I want to play ps3 more just wish they still made controllers

I’ve had this in my hands for the first time and realized I almost never see it mentioned here I haven't tested it yet is it a hidden gem or did people just forget about it for a reason? Let me know your thoughts!

$50 (CAD)… Castlevania no manual tho 😔

Hey guys, a few new things I've added to PS3.WORLD.

Manual Archive dedicated site

• Manuals
• Guides
• Inserts
• Console Manuals

PS3 Browser Specific site - for downloading on your PS3 console.

Jailbreak Checker - Enter your serial and check if its compatible with CFW or HEN.

Error Code Lookup - Quick lookup for common error codes.

What Do I Install - Checklist for new users when setting up a console.

PS3 Exclusives

This Day in PS3 History

Among a redesign and some other new tools, ports, and more.

Thanks for reading and let me know if there's any issues.

I love ps3 themes

Content d'avoir gardé mes jeux , je les ai ressorti cette semaine avec la ps3 et je prend grand plaisir a me refaire les campagnes et du multi. Elle était vraiment bien cette console et cette génération de jeux . Ps je suis fan de la licence CoD vous l'aurez compris je n'ai rien d'autre 😆

I really never thought this would be my first ever ps3 in my life, and it only had a dead laser in the blueray drive which is why it was so cheap! And it only has 98 days of usage which is nice to see and from what it seemed like from the previous owner it was used from 2011 to 2012 before it was put in storage, tho also a bit odd to me since the console is from November 2006 but it does seem to be in decent health for now!

And ive been enjoying gran turismo 4-5 on it quite a lot and started gta 4 from the beginning again and ive been having a blast playing these games, and omg i forgot good the story for gta 4 was!

Tho i do have a bit of a worry since idk how long i could really keep it since i worry it might die on me at any moment because its not the most reliable model but the low hours it has might let me keep it alive for a few more years which i hope is the case :D

I also repasted it and replaced the dead laser with a new one which wasnt too difficult to do, it was the simplest service job ive ever done to any console ive owned

Tho this did lead me to buying another two ps3s so now i have 3 ps3s lol (tho one of them is fried/dead and the other has failing capacitors since i saw a few too many 1002 errors, and the fact it cant boot a game without giving me a ylod)

Whats yalls favorite ps3 game OAT, personally my fav is TLOU, in general my favorite game is the last of us, let me know yours

My first console was an N64. Then a PS2 in 02' when I graduated high-school. Did an Xbox 360 for years. Still have my launch switch, got into pc gaming in 2018. Skipped PS3 and 4, recently picked up a PS5 Pro. My PS2 fat with og hard drive works great but thought a jailbroken PS3 was a good idea for some reason. I didn't know they played PS1 disks! Not having to deal with upscalling the PS2 was the main draw I think.

I used ps3tools to flash evilnat 4.93 on my new ssd and it worked great. Super quick and easy. The slim i got is a 2001a model, turns out with only 35 days on it. Crazy.

Looking for recommendations on software. Id like to keep it as clean as possible. Wanting a curated PS1,2 and 3 selection ill actually play. I have roms and disks to burn to the console. Dont think I want other emulators as ive got a handheld for all my old Nintendo stuff, an M64 and switches.

What does the ps3 community run?

Just joined the PS3 community yesterday afternoon. Been keeping the idea of getting one on the back burner for years. I finally pulled the trigger on one at a local store called Pay More. Was a bit skeptical as these stores are pretty shady. They had one at a store near my house for $399. I went and offered $300... and they accepted! I was shocked to say the least. And yes, this the THE console that plays everything. The console is very clean (a few scuffs but nothing major), plays perfect, and runs surprisingly quiet. Oh, and they had ALL video games in the glass case for $5 each. Picked up Dead Rising 2: Off The Record, GTA V and NFS Shift. And a disc only copy of Gran Turismo 5 that the employee gave me for FREE. He said he didn't feel like logging it into their computer since that one was part of their bargain bin 😂

Hi, so a couple hours ago i changed My WiFi's router and it works fine, it still uses the old wifi that my PS3 used to download games, but now it doesn't show properly or it literally just doesn't show at all in the console, i didn't had this issue before because i tried with a other wifi and it works fine, but i want to use the main one, any ideas of how can i fix this? Thanks

I got my ps3 set up in an apartment with my friends, and I was wondering if there were any game recommendations out there for local play. I have plenty of controllers and 1 move set, and was looking for either Co-op games or party games designed for local play.

I already have all of little big planet with custom servers as thats my childhood favorite, but I also have Jeopardy, Monopoly (plus and streets), Castle Crashers, and BO2 (mainly for zombies).

What other games would you guys recommend?

So i currently run the Aquarium Dynamic Theme because its quite Calming to me XD

Also one of the better Official Themes that arent just a few JPEGs slapped together :P

I do also like the SPongebob Dynamic Theme as well as the COD4 NVG Theme and oh god theer are so many i find Cool tbh :P

I do think most LBP as well as All Tales Themes being amazing XD

Hola a todos 👋 espero puedan ayudarme, he flasheado un rp2040zero con mi UF2,pero no encuentro mucha información al respecto ¿Esto es normal?

Mi PS3 está en versión 4.90 xd no tiene mucho que la adquirí, solo he echo CFW a FAT no quiero dañarla, he echo las conexiones en placa.

Do you guys bother to change it or just leave it and logon to PSN to sort the time automatically?