PS3 Documentary: How Sony Fell From Grace 

The best thing about the PS3 is it taught Sony a ton about what _not_ to do with a console. Funny though that in the end, the console still worked out for them.

I loved how the original PS3 font was the same as the Spider-Man trilogy (coincidently both made by Sony).

What a time in gaming, PS3 and Xbox 360, for someone who lived through all the game cycles, I say this was the Golden age of gaming!

This was one of the best console redemption arcs ever.

Documentaries on the PS3; that's how you know you're old

I remember getting my PS3 day one and actually just looking at it for about 10 minutes before turning it on. An Absolute beast of a console and when you think about it and total value for money. You could play Blu Ray , CD , DVD , PS1 , PS2 and PS3 👍

My favorite Playstation so far. You can feel that it has been made with a lot of pretentiousness (in a good way) and you can feel it from the symphonic orchestra startup, the interface, it's execution to it's extra bass sound.

Despite the problems (like price and the yellow light of death), this was the console for which I had the most games. And I still love it’s interface to this day. It truly was the first all-in-one entertainment system, allowing video games, MP4 & MP3 playback, and it was my first Blu-ray player. I unfortunately had to junk my original one because the yellow light of death couldn’t be overcome but still, lots of great memories.

Still can't believe that this old machine can run the last of us, gta V & uncharted series

"Did you win?" Sony: Yes." "What did it cost?" Sony:"Everything"

I consider 2006 to 2009 as the PS3's Dark Age, it was starting in 2010 when the PS3 Slim model was just recently released and following the launch of critically acclaimed games like Heavy Rain, God of War III and Grand Turismo 5 , not to mention the successful launch of the PlayStation Move, this was when the future started to look bright for Sony once again.

I completely forgot about the old playstation store, it sucked but man that makes me nostalgic

they got cocky after the PS1 and PS2'S success

I still use my PS3. It really was way ahead of its time.

Honestly the ps3 was a marvel of technology. The freaking military hooked a bunch of them up together and made them into a super computer server. It just sucks that Sony focused so hard to making it powerful and then didn't give game devs the information they needed to code for it. Otherwise it would have exploaded.

Ryan has been the go to source for the PlayStation community on RU-vid for years and these documentary specials are just brilliant. Thanks brother for the effort & excellent content. The PS3 brought me back to gaming and is my favorite console. I always have gotten into new generations later in the life cycles i.e. I bought a PS1 in 1996, a PS2 in 2004 right after San Andreas came out and didn't get a PS3 until 2012. First off I go in phases with gaming from being excited and all in to not playing for months. What has happened with getting the new gens later in their life cycles is that when I do get them it's usually after the Slim hardware revision, so the hardware has been debugged and streamlined. As for software, there's a huge amount of AAA games that are now on sale and very cheap on the used market. By getting a PS3 shortly before the PS4 I got to experience all of the prior hits at lnd Last Of Us. In addition to a huge backlog and going in & out of gaming I just got a PS4 Pro last year. Just like with the PS3 I've enjoyed great deals on games that were just $60 a few years ago (just bought Assassin's Creed Odyssey for like $12 or something). I have had a blast with the PS4 Pro, but my PS3 Slim is still hooked up on my gaming 4K TV and is still fired up occasionally. This novella is to give kudos to Ryan but also , by giving my history with PlayStation, give my $0.02 on the upcoming PS5 launch. Like the other Playstation releases I am waiting on getting a PS5. Availability is probably forcing that even if I wanted to I couldn't get one, but my trepidation is down to the fact that Sony launch hardware (like all companies hardware for that matter) has had issues. Seeing that the SSD is married to the motherboard really concerned me and I would wager that in 2-3 years the Slim version will make the main SSD removable just like the extended storage drive option. Plus we are really in the depths of diminishing returns now. This isn't a leap like Atari 2600 to NES or even PS3 to PS4 (which was appreciable but not gobsmacking). The PS5 will perform better as far as frame rates and the addition of ray tracing and other graphical fidelity improvements but sitting 6-8 feet away I'd love to see what the A-B blind test reveals for CyberPunk on PS4 and PS5. I sincerely believe most gamers would have trouble distinguishing between the two versions. Patience friends.

I will forever love my PS3s It was and still is a bad ass system. Especially the original 60GB. It's the Lamborghini of gaming consoles.

Sony: "It can be used for other stuff" Also Sony: *Literally kills off other OS*

I am just seeing this video. Please keep making videos like this. The tine and effort put into this video is appreciated. The wealth of info and quality show that reall effort was put into this video. Keep up the great work. I hope you are able to do videos like this for every system. Great job again. Bless

...And to this day, my PS3 is still my most reliable and much preferred Blu Ray player

The PS3 is the Super Sayian 3 of all the systems Powerful, sleek, lots of untapped potential yet no one could or can master it not even Sony or Goku.

At the end PS3 came back The Last of Us showed it’s true potential 👍

Love that your docs are objective and cleanly executed. There’s no huge segments about how “this was my favorite console and I have a special place in my heart for …” etc. Great job!

What I find interesting about the fact that the PS3 font is the same as the original Spider-Man trilogy, is the parallel between the two. The first one was very good, the second was even better, but the third one, while not bad, didn't have the same success as the first two, both the Playstation and the Spiderman movies.

"What am I thankful for?" Finding this incredible channel! I was scrolling through RU-vid for an achievement guide for a game and I scrolled across this page. I honestly have no idea as too why this account doesn't have over 1 MILLION SUBS. Anyway, I love the content and keep doing what you're doing! 👍

also XboX's red ring of death really helped playstation

I still have and use my 60GB PS3 to this day. 14 years later and still working like a champ. Sure it had a rough start, but in the end was a beast of a system.

I'm not the biggest PlayStation fan, but I sense that you are. And I can sense your passion. It's contagious. I've watched some of your documentaries, and they were VERY VERY interesting and enjoyable. You earned a sub.

For me the PS3 its the most lovely memorable times in videogames,that was a truly console war back in the day

The PS3 was the console that I spent the most time with it, got one late in 2013, stayed with until all the way up to December 2017, then I bought a PS4. The 7th generation was the best, the best games are there. Good times :)

I am genuinely upset with myself for not having come across this channel (and especially these video game history docs) sooner! The level of detail, editing, narrative, technical explanations, and analysis is truly impressive. Yours is one of those rare channels that are such high quality that I actually feel a bit guilty that I’m not paying for this content. I don’t think I’ve ever subscribed faster

This made me appreciate PlayStation more. I ended going with the 360 during that time but I’m 200 percent with PlayStation these days

If it weren’t for PS3; I don’t think I’d have ever developed a passion for the hardware side of gaming and technology in general.

I got the OG 60gb- was able to play all of my old ps2 and some ps1 games . That piano black screams elegant. Till this day - still playing it.

I like how the cod games look so good because they USED THE POWER

Yeah not gonna lie, I respect ken for being very passionate about the ps3 he worked hard for something he loved even if it ended up being a failure at launch. I've had better memories with it and all its mutimedia functions and friends than I did with ps4. I was younger then, but just booting it up and looking at your friends list the little things, just wasn't the same on ps4.

It still ended up outselling the Xbox 360. It had a larger total gaming library too.

Thanks RU-vid recommendation

The 7th generation was a case of polar opposites. The Xbox 360 raced out of the gate, but a substantial hardware issue, a less than exceptional reception in Asia, and gradual diminishing of exclusive titles narrowed the gap after every year. The PS3 had a very tumultuous start, but strong support from first party developers, fortuitous adoption of Blu Ray as opposed to HD-DVD, and a commitment to delivering incredible exclusives all the way up until the end of its lifecycle definitely helped carry it over the finish line in terms of bang for buck. Jack Tretton’s commitment to 10-years of support might have seemed like a massive cope in the moment, but looking back, he definitely wasn’t wrong.

Another great video! This was chalk full of information I never heard of, I appreciate all the fine detail you give. Thank you

I freakin love your documentaries man your channel is so underrated.

the initial price is what scared a lot of people away. i know it did for me. but, in its later years, it introduced me to the yakuza series and i have been a huge fan ever since. MAG was another game that blew me away with the amount of people that could be on the battlefield at once. some crazy fights

I loved Playstation 3. So many great games came out on that system. Uncharted 2 is still the single greatest gaming experience I've ever had. That game astounded me. And as a huge fan of shooters, the Pixeljunk Shooter games were unlike any shooter I'd ever played, loved those games.

Damn bro I've been a subcontractor for years you even made a video of one of my topic about what game could bring the PS.VITA back from the dead. All I'm trying to say is your doing a great job and this was a great video about the PS3 . Thank you for always keeping me up to date with everything Playstation. Keep up the awesome work you've done over the years

I’m 33 now, so age is def a reflection of the times back then. I really wish you added the 2008 recession and Wii launch. These were a HUGE impact on the launch and added demise of the Ps3. Great video regardless.

It's a shame you didn't mention the $1 billion loss by xbox on RRODs the only company that 'won' in that generation was Nintendo.

I’ll never forget that MGS4 install time...

I just discovered this channel and I have been binging these high quality documentaries!

9:53 I'm sure the Sony people were watching the Xbox announcement in 2013 and saying the EXACT same thing about Microsoft's $500 price tag and mandatory kinect peripheral. LOL

I remember the PS3 release. It’s crazy how revolutionary those graphics looked back then. Seeing them this many years later, and comparing them to what we have now is crazy. Technological advancement is wild. (I always hated my PS3 compared to all of my friends 360s. I felt like I definitely chose the wrong console for that generation)

The Ps3 was a visionary piece of hardware. A built in hard drive. Blu ray. Ps1/Ps2 full backwards compatibility. A Cpu so powerful, that it outperforms the Processor in the PS4 in many tasks. It wasn't too expensive. For what you got at the time, it was an absolute bargain.

Fantastic video. I was watching this while playing my OG 60GB PS3. It really was the Cadillac of consoles.

I just finished my exams and now you dropped your new documentary this has to be my lucky day 😁😁👍

I love the little Detroit music beats👌🏼👌🏼

My God man. Thank you for doing these docs dude. This was very well done and you did this by YOURSELF?!? Very detailed and insightful and you didn’t miss a beat.

Been watching your documentaries back to back manh! thumbs up for the great work.

Actual joke from Tonight Show with Jay Leno: "The CIA has suspended the search of trying to find [Al-Qaeda leader] Osama Bin Laden. They now have a new objective: trying to find a Playstation 3."

“The alliance was called STI”. Well damn.

As somebody who've programmed for the CELL processor, I really loved this video, superb work.

The PS3 gave birth to some of the most iconic and best exclusive franchises. Such as Little Big Planet, Uncharted and more.

I had a ps3 from day 1 and never once did I think Sony had fallen from grace.

I seriously started this video as I was walking out the house. Listened to it via bluetooth in my truck on the way to work. This was a great video even though all I did was listen to it. As a Playstation fan since day one this video makes me happy I was along for the ride. I made some great memories with the console.

I really enjoyed watching these documentaries, could you do one for PS2?

thank you for the effort you do putting this videos together, it was very informative and I enjoy it very much

Keep these documentaries coming, i've never seen such well crafted stories about videogames, they're really well thought out and exposed. Well done!

Mystic thank you for this video, I used it for my college assignment on Sony, I used the Sony PlayStation 3 as an example of where Sony saw potential damages in promises and as well as cost considerations. Great Video.

Fell from grace? Well, the PS3 is my favorite system of all time up to this point.... Absolutely had a blast with that system and still do to this day.....

this console was my childhood i played bo2, lbp, lord of the rings conquest, warhawk, batman arkham city, portal, journey, rayman, limbo, bad company, battlefield 1943, motorstorm, sonic, gran turismo, and more. loved playing this thing with my brothers

Back when I played Ps3 I remember being upset that Cod: world at war looked better on Xbox 360 coming to the conclusion that I got the graphically inferior console. However, I simultaneously thought that Uncharted: Drake's Fortune was best looking game for its time. This video helped me understand why lol.

I got my PS3 in Oct of 07. Still my overall favorite console of all time. It introduced me to HDMI, easy online gaming, Blu Rays, 1080p and not to mention the 4 USB’s. I got more use out of this console than any other. It was ahead of its time for sure

I have to say, when I opened my ps3 on day 1 of release I must have stared at it for a minute like Patrick Bateman looking at the business cards in American Psycho. The ps3 at the launch was (at that time) the height of playstation. I was in gaming heaven. The ability to play ps1, ps2, and blu ray movies along with mgs4 was such a wonderful time. It's a shame how the way the ps3 was made would be a disaster for developers and not being backwards compatible with future games on the ps4. Given that, I have zero regrets buying one. Wonderful documentary! More like these documentaries please!

You Earned my subcription Sr. outstanding documentary. I have been in the Games Industry since the Atari and you have earned my respect.

Who still has a PS3 here?? Rise up Also hoping that I can somehow afford the PS5. Somehow

Probably the most beautiful console ever released in the history of videogames. It looks quality. Nothing has come close to it in design. The ps3 slim was a huge drop in build quality and Looks

For me personally, despite being a hardcore RPG nerd, I actually had a 360 almost a year before I owned a PS3. But once Tales of Graces f hit and brought a deluge of RPGs with it, combined with the library of PSone Classics, it eventually became my most played console of the generation

I was luckily gifted an 80gb PS3 Fat back in 2010 and it, to this day, blows me away. The Linux operability, attempt at web browsing, initial XMB (so damn clean!), and dedicated computing for the greater good were truly special and unheard of in the gaming world. To this day, I still play Castlevania Lords of Shadow every year in awe of the graphics - they still stand up to unreal engine 4 to this day. I sincerely think PS3 didn't get the love it deserved for something that could really do it all. The chip on chip architecture was truly commendable and will be missed since my stack of PSX games aren't playable by any other console (PS2 is still difficult to emulate these days). Great video, thank you for taking me back to the halcyon days of the PS3 and it's glorious piano black finish. Hopefully the modular PS5 might consider following the footsteps of its predecessors.

LOVE the long-form documentaries man. very good quality and informative. i thought i had decent history and background info on PS and sony but i always learn something new when i watch one of your docs. thanks

I'm buying another Ps3. Haven't had one since 2014. I miss playing max payne 3, killzone, god of war 3, kane & lynch 2, gta 4, the list goes on.

Such an amazing documentary! 👍 Now if only I can still get my hands on a new Blue PS3 Super Slim!

Great documentary! I hope we see more from you :)

Naughty Dog I remember them saying for Uncharted 2 that they found ways to save on GPU memory and use the Cell to render graphics in some levels of the game. The Cell Broadband Engine was diffidently a powerful CPU for its time no computer was more powerful then the Cell back in the day. It’s crazy to think a game console held this much power.

Honestly the documentaries you make are the best thing you do, you should do it more often

That Connor soundtrack really brings back memories haha

Mystic, sorry if you have already uploaded this idea but have you done a PS1 or PS2 documentary? Would love to see one, specially on the PS2. I’m 37 and the PS2 changed my life, would love to get your take on it.

Glad you did another documentary, dude. They are my favs

You do amazing documentaries I can imagine how much work in time you put into it but on the other hand thank you very much I enjoy the PF3 is my favorite playstation consul could that worth to underrated

This was crazy interesting bro...wow...awesome....i do remember some of this though...mainly the price and the power of the cell processor...and the whole thing with companies piggy packing ps3 together for the raw power of them i.e. the Cell Processor...absolutely insane..amazing video ....lot of time and effort sure...much obliged sir

The vision of kutaragi on creating a design or architecture for a chip that support multi threading of way was ahead its time . The SPE and PPE for sequential and parallel processing cores was actually hardware based tools that could more complex realtime computations like physics simulation. The case of astro physicist that clustered ps3s as a mini server farm for crunching those realtime simulation clearly explains that vision of kutaragi was actually was to design one hell of a chip that can do everything from gameing to sciencetific simulations 🔥

This channel deserves so much more love. It’s so clear how much effort you out into these videos. This channel truly is the best place for all PlayStation news

Hi, Mystic. I just wanna say Thank you for you're amazing PlayStation quailty content. I see and feel you doing this with alot of love and passion. All i can say is. Keep going, Sir!!! Nothing but blessings...

Please like when someone realizes that the background music is from the game "Detroit become Human" in PS4. Amazing song.

Very good documentary, it’s kinda cool too see that their crazy investments on the ps3’s cpu came to effect at the end of the console’s life cycle, I remember gow ascension which launched in 2013 literally looked like a ps4 game.

I remember during the end of last gen youtubers being so sure the end of consoles was near since it was so rocky and dramatic. This gen has been pretty amazing for the most part, especially for Sony fans. I hope consoles never goes away.

I remember as a teen when the Sega DreamCast and the PlayStation first came out. I wanted the Gamecast and I remember Sears being out...but they had a PlayStation. Long story short, I bought the Sony and became a fan overnight. Then the PS3 came out. I returned it the following week because of lack of games for it. Now looking back, I agree that the PS3 was great. Maybe even ahead of its time.

Amazing video thank you, do you have documentaries like this about xbox or nintendo. Wtf happenned with the xbox one, wii u, sega dreamcast.

To this day this documentary is one of the most revealing and insightful works analyzing the PS3 era.

Damn only watched the intro and this looks so well pieced together keep up the Excellent work on here you really are a credit to RU-vid ps world of thing only one channel I need for ps news etc.. I need looking forward to watching this later on. thank you :)

Looking back on the 7th Generation of Gaming, its so strange that I consider it a generation that I would say, was better when it finally ended. I say that because if you think about it, all of the Big Three's had their own major problems to deal with while the gamers where in the middle of it. - Nintendo: While the original Wii sold extremely well for the company, many "hardcore" gamers saw the system as a motion controlled dust collector with mountains of shovelware and moved on to other things that caught their interest, despite a lot of great releases from both Nintendo and other companies. And on top of that, when third-parties actually did release a game on the system that was worth checking out on it (even if the game had normal controls), most third-party games didn't sell well on the system (aside from Just Dance, but I'm pretty sure that's not what most gamers are looking for, so moving on) all because of the image Nintendo put on themselves in this era. - Microsoft: While they were having a great time enjoying their success with the Xbox 360, the Red Ring had other plans for many gamers, out there and while the company definitely had the pockets to deal with it, it's something that the internet hasn't forgot about and something that Microsoft doesn't want to relive again. - Sony: (Pretty much everything Ryan said in this video), but its true. Right out of the gate, Sony was setting themselves up for failure the day they announced the official price tag of the PS3 at launch. We go from high price tag for the system (which would've hurt Sony regardless of the PS3 selling well because they wouldn't make any money back from any system sold) to features that were promised day one to developers having trouble making or porting their games onto the system to fast forward years later, the PSN hack. Then what happened the following generation? Pretty much history repeating itself.

These docs are so incredibly good, Ryan. 👍

Those Kevin Butler commercials were so effective. That's what made me want a PS3.