I bought a Super Slim back in 2013 with the foresight that my 80gig Phat Model wouldn’t last forever. Just upgraded the HDD to an SSD last year still up and running! I own mine in white with the same vertical stand. It’s such a reliable version of the console.
That’s awesome. I turned on Modern Warfare 2 the other day and was surprised how I instantly got into a multiplayer game. No fuss, straight into gameplay. Love it 😊
I purchased a opened but never used super slim for 100EUR with two fresh controllers. I installed a 250 GB from older notebook and downloaded some games from store. Lots of amazing games on the list to play 🙂
Hi Yalcinozer 👋 oh wow that was a really good price. I see the prices for new PS3s lately are in the 600€ these days 😮there is so much fun to have with the PS3 😎
Thank you for posting I really enjoyed watching your unboxing and setup I recently purchased a ps3 Super slim myself and I find it to be an excellent console 🙂👍
Hi Colin! 👋 thank you so much! 😊 that’s so cool that you just got a super slim yourself too. It’s been so much fun and I’m still discovering games I haven’t played before 😎
Hello racerboyo! Oh that is awesome. My PS3 sits next to my PS5 as well and both are insanely fun 🙂 I used my original OG launch PS3 until last year, but in the end Metal Gear 4 pushed it to its forever sleep. Super Slim is chucking away like clockworks and is very quiet too. Good times 😎
@@SamDansCouchI’ve have 3 used CECH-A01 models myself and all have YLOD unfortunately. I’m grateful my slim still works beautifully and I even upgraded it with a 1tb SSD. Loading times are only slightly improved and mostly just for digital games or disc games with large installs like GT5/6, but the XMB is transformed by the upgrade. It’s so fast and responsive you’d think it’s a modern device.
@@racerboyo Yes the OG models are unfortunately doomed to eventually fail 😔I took super good care of it but it didn't help to make it live forever. SSD upgrade is really nice. I've actually just done this myself too and I am going to make a video about it as well. It's a nice upgrade even if it can't turn it into PS5 SSD speeds. Especially games like GT6 load very nicely and a few second here and there saved to matter after a few rounds of playing 🙂
I miss the fat ps3 i cried when i saw the yellow light i was a kid so yeah i miss it but im not going to buy one because it breaks but mines lasted until the slim came out
Thank you for sharing your PS3 experience 😊 it is sad that all the fat PS3s get the YLOD eventually. I took very good care of mine for decades but in the end it still happened. The super slims hardware is really good, mine is just as quiet as my PS5, but the Fat PS3 design will always have a special place in my heart as well.
@@sony4ever93nyc3 You should think about getting a PS3 again if you like. The slim and especially the super slims are like tanks and shouldn't break any more. I have had so much fun replaying the games and it really was a different time. And the graphics in some of the games still hold up very well. Gran Truism 5/6 and games like Killzone 2/3 look amazing even for modern day standards 🙂
Now I want to see if my PS3 still works (looks at it sitting on the shelf collecting dust)... I have the PS3 Slim in black which I feel like I played a lot back then. Lots of Lego games, Guitar Hero games, and some fighting and racing games 😊
D: That's awesome! I have The Hobbit Lego for PS3. Some games don't support multiplayer anymore but there are workarounds I want to look into. I always wanted to play Little Big Planet Kart racing and face of with a certain Koala 🐨😉
This could need a repaste jailbreak it then check the temps if its normal remove the jailbreak and go back to OFW if this the way you want to go with if its not you have to repaste it
Dude you don’t even need that backwards compatibility os3 once you cafe your ps3 you can play ps2 roms I do with my super slim. Y phat 2 gen ps3 dies not play ps2 cow it it ran ps2 games fine .but my yellow light in 2016 but I emulate my games on rcps3 emulator games on my pc they work from start too finish just like the ps2 emulators pcsx2
were did you got a brand new ps3 from and how much was it for ? ,my Ps3 slim also died on me recently and i am also leaning towards getting a brand new ps3 instead of a used one.
Hello fahast 👋 I had to look for a while but in the end was successful finding a retro store selling it on eBay. Not cheap though, cost me almost as much as a new PS5 but it was worth it to me. Great console. I hope you can get one too. 👍
Hi Joseph! That's awesome. There is something to the PS3 generation that just makes it feel complete and fun. Taking a break from the daily MTX and grind machine of some modern games is refreshing 🙂
Hello Calakapepe 👋 I know right, I was surprised too especially since the OG Fat PS3 always came with a tray. Cutting cost at every corner but thankfully you can get a hard drive frame on amazon very cheap even nowadays 😎
Hello! Oh the blue is a pretty color too. I hope you‘ll enjoy it as much as I enjoy my super slim 😊 I am going to keep my original fat PS3 and see to get it fixed one day. I also own several 360s and had one back in the day red ring on me. It was a difficult generation but it did have amazing games that are still awesome today.
The best thing you can do to your fat is the Frankie mod. Simply replace the RSX with a smaller 40nm from the superslim if not the 65nm from the slim, replace thermal paste, replace the NEC/TOKIN caps with *OTHER NEC/TOKINS* and maybe the CPU should be downsized. You’ll make the console slightly louder if you do this but a 19 inch fan alongside some actually good thermal paste and padding will truly keep temps down.
Hi Szymon Sikora! 👋Oh that's great. I hope yours will arrive in your hands well preserved too. It's a really cool edition and I have so much fun with it. I hope you'll get yours soon 🙂
Hello Keith! I found a retro store on eBay who actually had old stock for different PS3 models. Keep searching on eBay and look for new items. Stores pop up here and there, not cheap though if you want unopened consoles. The going price right now is above 400 dollars. Used ones of course go much cheaper.
@@TheGv2004 I totally understand, that's how I did it as well. I see on eBay Germany right now new super slims go for around 600 Euro and up. That's crazy. I saw a regular slim for around 300 Euro. You'd need a power adapter for it but HDMI will work anywhere in this world. The online eBay store is called "Gameshop66"
@@SamDansCouchI would need to buy a US model I think. I am particular, and never buy used. I bought a used PS3 from eBay and now have to return it, because it is causing any game I play to freeze and crash, this is why I never buy used, and prefer brand new.
@@TheGv2004 I feel the same way. I am always babying my video game hobby and I did get upset when my fat PS3 just broke because Ive always taken good care of it. And when you get a used product you don't know what the pre owner did to it. PS3 is region free for games but if you specifically want an US model then that's the way to go. Keep checking retro stores and eBay, these things tend to pop up once in a while out of the blue. I just hope the prices will go down again. Spending over 400 was already hurting me but over 600 or 800 is just awful. I hope you can find a new PS3 for a reasonable price soon, keeping my fingers crossed for you 🤞
