🥰🥰🥰 Miss you Joe... you were the first channel I ever subscribed to on RU-vid... just after the OG Figaro video came out... happy for your success post-RU-vid (loved Arctic!)... and still subscribed, holding out hope that you'll find time in your new schedule to post a new video here and there again... I still rewatch your stuff every few weeks, when I need a pick me up 😎😎😎
I regret not supporting the PS3 at launch. Even though it was a bit more expensive, having 3 FULL GENERATIONS of consoles in 1 piece hardware was amazing and should have been the industry standard going forward.
Imagine the Slim / Super Slim with the PS2 hardware inside... Instead we are on the timeline of the YLOD phats and the Slim / Super Slim PS3s without PS2 hardware. At least most PS2 games still work if you jailbreak those PS3s anyway so it's not all bad.
@@ChilleUK The biggest mistake they made was including all of the multicard readers. But it was cutting edge at the time with tons of hardware. 360 didn't even launch with HDMI and WIFI support, PS3 did
I wasn't supposed to have a PS3. My dad asked my grandma just for a controller for a tiny little project he was doing. Grandma decided that she might as well buy the whole console if it meant that me and my younger brother could use it too when we visit. I remember spending hours playing Black Ops 1, MW3, Gran Turismo 6, and NBA2K14. It was such a great time. We had to sell it to buy my PS4. I wish we never did. I miss my red PS3 Slim.
I sold my ps3 in 2015 when I was 15 to get my ps4 as well and regretted it years later so I got 2 of them now lol and bought all my fav games I used to have for it.
You did the right thing, otherwise you'll be having a dusty PS3. If you want to go back to those games just use RPCS3 and use a Dualshock 3 controller if you still have one, but even a DS4 would do fine to play them.
@@franciscogarcia7911 buy a PS3 phat or slim now and play. Or just play on PC. Also you can easily mod the PS3 and still play online by doing some things to have the lowest possible ban risk.
I got mine launch day at the “ghetto” Target. This place had a metal gated fence around it. I triple bagged and bought a towel to wrap around the box. People were getting mugged all over town for them. Was a wild time!
I had never even heard of the YLOD until it happened to me... Sadly, it was a launch 60GB and they replaced it with a Slim. I didn't really use the back-compat or the ports and stuff, but it sucked to lose them.
U forgot to mention, it was regularly reported that xbox 360s that Microsoft had to replace due to the red ring was used as consoles sold and was added to the end tally of 360s sold. My friend back in the day had red ring of death twice on his console and was replaced twice by Microsoft, all within 1 year.
One of PS3 difficulties was the memory. It had 512MB same as the 360 however whilst the 360 allowed a developer to allocate varying amounts to GPU and system usage the PS3 enforced a hard 256/256 split which made things a big tricky when it came to juggling textures.
you didn't mention the first gen 80gb model. it had the 4 usb ports, card readers and full backwards compatibility. that is the version i have and it still works.
From what i remember correctly, there was no 80gb model with full bc. Only 20gb and 60gb. You are talking about the partial emulation 80gb ps3. Either way, the partial emulation covered most games and have higher video quality.
PSN being free is extremely underrated especially back then when I was middle school/high school age. I spent most of my time playing online mutiplayer while my best friend who has a 360 played only single player games because he doesn't have the money or means to get gold. PS I also had a 360 but it red ringed and if I had it with gold for as long as I have been playing mutiplayer for that generation, I would have already spent way more than USD599 which is why with hindsight I'm glad I got the PS3.
17:38 The first 80gb model actually had ps2 backwards compatibility but it was through hybrid emulation as they removed the emotion engine but kept the gpu of the ps2 in it
My dude I hate to point something out that is always overlooked on all PS3's.....all PS3's can play PS1 games all day. lol something worth mentioning. Keep up the excellent content that you provide my dude. Also we need a Micro Center in AZ like I've said before on previous comments.
alot of the reason ps3 did so good in my opinion is it still had free online service when 360 already started doing the subscription bullshit nobody's parents wanted to buy monthly subscriptions lol so it was a big hit with kids
I was always mixed on that, PS3 offered good online for free, but Xbox 360's online was miles ahead and better in every way except price. Still it is thanks to Games with Gold that PlayStation fans also started getting monthly freebies, so I suppose that's neat.
@@BlueEyedVibeChecker honestly you're absolutely right, the online experience in the xbox for me was better than the PS3 by a long shot, still though for me personally it wasn't enough of a difference to justify the price but that's just me.
@@ABEL-cd2sp I get that. Paying for Xbox Live Gold was something I only ever did if my mates didn't have the PC version of a game or if I'd bought the 360 version over the PS3 version of a specific game. The monthly freebies on Games with Gold were fine, but I was already paying for wifi, I didn't wanna pay more just to use it if I didn't have to. Still, I was happy when they removed the need to have a Gold membership to use RU-vid or Internet Explorer on there, but I wish they'd just not charged as much for online in the first place.
Don't forget... Xbox 360 was the first and ONLY place for a long time to get Netflix streaming... We might not have the Netflix we have today if it wasn't for the 360
Well actually the reason for YLOD and RROD is not the solder between the GPU and Boards, it was the seal betweeh the GPU dies and the GPU board, which would become soft at 70C. PS3s lasted more than 360s because they ran cooler, but they all failed eitherway. Later models use fixed GPUs that don't have the low temperature seal
The disc drive bandwidth is pretty funny. The Xbox 360 had a faster disc drive while also ironically having the option to full install to the hard drive. Really wish the PS3 had that option. I'll defend PS3 forever though.
Pretty sure ps3 did that for some games as well. Like I never owned one, but iirc me and my friend who did have a ps3 were quite disappointed by having to install gta 4 before we could play it.
For YLOD, it's not only the GPU, other components could've failed too, there is a long video about everything there is to know about PS3 YLOD and videos on how to see exactly what components failed and need to be replaced or if your PS3 needs a reball. Time consuming for sure.
Actually not a full year, the Playstation 3 (November 17th 2006) actually came out 360 days after the Xbox 360 (November 22nd 2005). Which is actually a fun bit of trivia!
I think the super slim gets a bad rap. The sliding hatch loading door isn't that much different from the PS2 slim flip up hatch my super slim is setting next to. Also there are no disc loading motors that are in the other models that will eventually fail. Granted I got the white model that shipped with a 500 gb hd and I think it looks quite nice sitting next to my silver PS2 slim. It's been nothing but reliable and is very quiet.
21:53 the ylod of death has nothing to do with overheating. It has to do with the fact that the gpu in the ps3 used improper bump solder material that would get to soft from the constant hot and cold and eventually the chip would break connection with the board. The same problem was what caused the red ring of death. It was known as bump gate and was a widespread issue with electronic devices in the mid 2000s. Later model systems don’t have this issue because the new gpus were made with proper material this time that can handle the temperatures
I really miss the PSP, I got the PlayStation portable and returned it.. depends to much on a strong WiFi signal which defeats the purpose of portability. BRING BACK PSP!
I got my 60gb PS3 a few months after launch. First games I got was Heavenly Sword and MotorStorm, and grabbed the movie Four Brothers as my first BLURAY movie. Eventually, I ended up getting that yellow light of Death hardware failure, and Sony wanted to charge me almost $200 to fix it. They never offered me any type of deal like what Ken got, unfortunately. So, I sold it to someone for cheap who was willing to pay to get it fixed and replaced it with a PS3 Slim when it released.
Correction at 17:15, the 20GB model still had four USB ports. The number wasn't cut down until future models. Also at 17:33, the 80GB didn't cut backwards compatibility. Instead, the Emotion Engine (PS2 CPU) was removed and emulated by the CELL. Backwards compatibility wasn't removed until the 40GB model.
Also worth noting that ALL Backwards Compatible PS3's(hardware and emulated) had four USBs. The same model they dropped PS2, they also dropped two of the USBs. Just some information for those who might be hunting for a BC PS3, you can spot a BC pretty fast by this.
I had a launch phat PS3 and i was one of the people who got the YLOD. The thing was, when I went to my local EBGames/Game Stop, I picked up a refurbished phat PS3 and 4 hours later, I got the YLOD again, in which I returned the system and then ended up getting a slim PS3, and it has been with me ever since.
I spent hours looking for one on launch day and couldn't so decided to go to Blockbuster and rent a PS2 game as a consolation. Miraculously, they had 2 for sale and I got my launch day PS3!
Great video! My Ps3 slim is still working to this day. If it ever breaks I'm getting another slim. They still had great looks, are damn reliable and were built really good. The super slims are just way too cheap looking and feel like crap. The slim will always be the best of them for me.
Yeah, the Super Slim felt extremely cheap, and that flash storage thing is an absolute joke imo. I've had a Slim since 2011, and it works amazingly even today. Throw in an SSD and it'll run pretty well...
I will note as someone whos extremely passionate for the FAT PS3s is that yes the systems did get hot and overheat but this was most common for the Launch PS3s with the built in PS2 known as the Emotion Engine (EE) causing more heat but the most common cause for this issue even in the slim was the NEC Tokin copasitors having to be really close to the CELL and RSX to be most effective but intern making the capacitors fail causing the yellow light of death (YLOD). Some nit picky things you said the PS3 had a blue light then showed footage of a PS3 with the green light it always had and the image demonstrating the Other OS option was on a Jailbroken system running REBUG.
One thing to note: The 20gb model also had 4 usb ports. The moment they brought down the usb ports from 4 to 2 was with the same models when they removed ps2 backwards compatibility. That also means when you find a ps3 that's being sold you just have to look if it has 4 usb ports in order to know if it has ps2 BC. (Apart from checking the specific cechX model)
I have somewhat a similar PS3 purchase story to Ken's. I was at our mall to see Casino Royale with my family. We went a bit early (having just brought my brother to the airport), so I decided to hop into GameStop... as the UPS man was delivering them to the store! I was then asked how many I wanted! Obviously, I could only afford one but was taken aback by the question. After purchasing it, my dad and I clutched the bag tightly as we trudged through the mall to tell my mother and sister that we were bringing it home and would come back. Didn't miss a second of the movie but suffice to say my mind was elsewhere during it. I was able to truly appreciate when I watched my Blu-Ray (which was played on my PS5!).
the last generation of console apart from switch i bought only because sony said psn will cost money on the ps4 and i was like im not paying to play online games for 2 consoles and ran off to pc. The problem with the Wii U is Nintendo did not realise a huge number of the Wii where bought and used for a work out for about 2 or 4 months and never touched again if the Wii U somehow had the same sort of Wii fit on it they would of sold as much as they did the Wii.
I still feel guilty, but my PS3 60gb lasted 5 years before getting the yellow light. I did a "repair" by using a heat gun to melt the solder which 'fixed' it long enough for it to pass Gamestop's trade in tests which got me about 100-150 towards the God of War Red Super Slim which i still have plugged in today.
I absolutely loved my PS2, but decided since the PS3 was gonna be pricey I'd buy an Xbox 360 and wait for PS3s to drop in price. I bought an Xbox 360. It quit reading discs within 24 hours after I bought it. I returned it and decided I'd just start saving for a PS3. Three days later I went to rent some PS2 games and my local Hastings had a 20 GB PS3 in stock. Bought it without question and even now, in 2024 (bought my PS3 a few weeks after they launched) it still works perfectly. I did add a bigger HDD to it, but I still have it connected and play it at least once/week. I love that since it's a 1st gen 20 gig model, it has the hardware PS1 and PS2 game support, I can play three generations of games on one device to save space on my TV stand.
I remember my uncle came with a 40gig launch ps3 to my house and just gave it to us. The bluray drive died years later and WE THREW IT OUT like the idiots we were
I actually got that yellow light. Granted it was 2 years into the PS4 lifespan. I should clarify that my dad bought my PS3 and Wii for that Christmas and I think he paid 1100 dollars for both on eBay. Idk what the actual price was. I was 11.
I'm so completely jaded as an American that my reaction to the bit about the US release involving multiple shootings was "Well, yeah, you gotta expect that."
RE: PS3 pricing In the UK the PS3 launched at £425 (only the 60GB model was available, with software back compat). For comparison, the 20GB 360 launched at £280 & the 360 Core (no HDD) was £210. In terms of cost cutting, I can give a good example of its speed. I got my 80GB PS3 in Sept '08, 18 months after the UK launch. No PS2 back compat by that point, but it was also £330, including a 2nd controller + MGS4. Also as my PS3 got the YLoD (lasted about 4yrs), at the end of 2012 I bought a 12GB Super Slim bundle with a few games and a 2nd controller for £160. By the time I sold the games, and my 2 older controllers, I'd paid about £100 for the new Super Slim. I installed a 320GB HDD into it, so never used the 12GB storage.
The 20GB CECH B model did not have 2 USB ports, it had the same 4 USB ports as the 60GB CECH A model. No PS3 before the 40GB CECH G model (released late 2007) shipped with only 2 USB ports
We can say that the shiny case was gone, but the matte was way more scratch prone. Or at least picked up absolutely every bit of loose skin cell on your fingers and just stuck there being absolutely impossible to dry clean.
I’ve noticed that RU-vidrs (not hating on Austin, just an observation) never say the Xbox 360 SKU’s correctly. It was Xbox 360 Core and Xbox 360. He called the Xbox 360 (20GB) “Elite” Often other RU-vidrs call the Xbox 360 Core an “Arcade” It is: Xbox 360 Xbox 360 Core Xbox 360 Elite Xbox 360 Arcade Xbox 360 S Xbox 360 E
18:15 no, PS2 was the first PlayStation console to have backwards compatibility? Also, the 80GB CECHE didn't remove the full hardware. It still has GPU (Graphics Synthesizer) from the PS2.
My mother and I had a similar situation with the limited edition Majoras Mask New 3DS XL. She just went into gamestop to return my Blue New 3DS XL, and she ran into a mom who was returning her son's Majoras Mask Edition New 3DS XL. It was a one in a million situation with how far from the release of that limited edition was. And it was brand new essentially. I still have it to this day, and I cherrish it and my mom.
The PS3 vs the 360 felt like the difference between a gameboy and a tiger electronics handheld at the time. It's crazy how much Sony put into that thing. I just picked up an old fat unit, and the design still holds up today. Also the image is still so nice, even on my 50" 4k TV.
what people never understood was that it was actually amazingly priced and thought it was expensive. I get it. For just a console it seemed a lot but if you compare a launch 360 just to add the hard drive and wi-fi module etc it already became more expensive without having all the other goods like HDMI, card readers, blu-ray drive, hardware backwards compatibility etc. That initial fat console was amazing.
@@SIPEROTH Absolutely. I agree. I actually knew quite a few people who owned one simply for the Blu-ray capability. The one I ended up owning I actually bought from my friend's mom because she upgraded her theatre system 🤣
The YLOD and RRoD were *NOT* related to high temperatures. It was related to newly developed lead-free RoHS-compliant solder being used in many products at the time. This included: the 360, the PS3, Nvidia's mobile GPUs, and more. The solder cracked as a function of the number of thermal cycles from room temperature to operating temperature and had *ZERO* to do with "overheating" or the actual temperature... anything operated at. The solder would have cracked if the system operated 15 degrees cooler. It would have cracked if it operated much at all above ambient temperature. This is a myth that's been debunked for over a decade.
My Spiderman PS3 2008 turns on beeps wile flashing the yellow light of death and turns off. It started doing that a couple years ago. It lasted a long time so it's okay.