I bought an unmodded PS3 super slim model and all the games pictured below for about $100.
I haven’t been this excited about gaming in years. I never had a ps3. It was one of the few consoles I didn’t own since all the way back to the nes.
First thing I did was mod it by putting hen on it so I could use my usb headset while playing since I do not have speakers connected to my monitor.
Now, I am playing the uncharted series for the first time. Out of all the games there, the only ones I have played are Skyrim, GTAV, and the last of us. I played a bit of the batman games, but not really too much of it so I consider it unplayed.
I can get more games where I live for about $6-$12. I think the PS3 is going to be my new gaming console for a while.
If you have a modded ps3, what hen compatible homebrew apps do you recommend? I do not think I will do any piracy since the games here are so cheap, but I am thinking of copying the games to an ssd and running them over a network (I think that can be done with HEN).
I have a small ssd which could hold a few games at a time and I think that will be better so I do not put too much wear on the optical drive.
Sorry, for the long post. I am just really excited about this. I have always had the opinion that gaming started going downhill in this generation.
Oh, also, what other games do you recommend I pick up?
I already have fallout 3, new vegas, god of war, and the injustice games. I have a steamdeck, but since games are so cheap, I want to build out a ps3 collection.



PS3 is retro??? STOP CALLING ME OLD, SIR/MAM!!! MY GREY HAIRS AND BAD KNEES DO NOT APPRICIATE IT!!!
It’s a slur and a hate crime.
…and I will NOT stand for it!. . . Won’t stand for much, lately. It hurts.
So does sitting, after a while.
This makes me grumpy.
I worked on one of these games (and a PS3 launch title). I feel like this post makes it sound like I should be living in a retirement home instead of still trying to figure out how to become a first time home owner.
To me Playstation 2 is still next gen.
I bought my PS3 11 years ago, used at Game Stop, for under a hundred Euro and picked up almost every game I own at flea markets. So it might be retro now, I guess. It was just old back then.
“Used and not current gen” doesn’t imply “retro”.
It’s not recent, but it’s definitely not retro yet.
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The Wii, Xbox 360 and the PS3 launched 20 years ago.
That’s roughly the window between the NES and the PS3.
#RetroAndProud
They don’t feel retro. The mechanics and all are so similar to (or the same as) current games.
No, they don’t feel retro. Which is probably an indictment against current gen.
Could well be.
Seventh gen systems largely play like what we have today though, so in my opinion they don’t count. I can see it with a Wii since that was more like a GameCube Pro, but otherwise no. I don’t think PS3 is retro.
Sure. My own opinion is that all of these systems are retro and they’re awesome.