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.

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[–] 29 points 7 months ago (13 children)

PS3 is retro???? STOP CALLING ME OLD, SIR/MAM!!! MY GREY HAIRS AND BAD KNEES DO NOT APPRICIATE IT!!!

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  • [–] 14 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    It's a slur and a hate crime.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago

    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.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (6 children)

    It's not recent, but it's definitely not retro yet.

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  • [+] 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (5 children)
  • [–] 14 points 7 months ago

    We just busted out my PS3 and PS4, my son decided he wanted to play my back log of games. I also have a PS5, Xbox One, Xbox SX, and 360. And we have the original Switch. Add that to my hundreds of PC games we are set for a long time. That not t9 mention the Nintendo and Sega Genesis I also have with lots of great games.

    It is stupid for them to raise the price on a machine that's what 6 years old?

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  • [–] 30 points 7 months ago (8 children)

    We are actually in the golden age of gaming right now. We can get tons of amazing consoles for almost nothing, there's easily attainable mods, and the consoles havent yet gotten old enough that they're all broken.

    Not to mention FPGAs, and emulation in general. You can play every console up to ps3 on a decent $500 or so PC if you wanted.

    Enjoy it while you can!

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  • [–] 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 child)

    Field processing graphics array (I think)

    Field programmable gate array

    obviously there's way more online to read but the way I understand it's a type of graphics unit that has, in a way, flexible "code" so you can "tell" it to be anything you want. One moment you tell it it's a C64, it acts identital. Then you tell it to act like a PS2, it acts identical.

    This is usually what the expensiver "retro consoles" have in them. The way I understand, it's actually not emulation per se, but similar.

    The SuperStation is an example:

    https://retroremake.co/

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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago*

    You should get the first Dragon Age game too. It's nice that the console version has perfect gamepad support that the PC version lacks. White Knight Chronicles is a love it or hate game. I wouldn't play that soon as a judgement on JRPG games if you haven't played much of those. Same with FFXIII and the Star Ocean game there being love it or hate it games. Of what you have, I'd play Eternal Sonata. That's a gem that sorely needs a PC release. I feel like that one is universally loved by those that play it. If you like Eternal Sonata, I'd then pick up Tales of Vesperia. There's the Infamous games. Yakuza Dead Souls has yet to be released on any other platform

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago

    The PS3 has an amazing library. I haven't even had a chance to play my PS3 or the stack of games my brother gave me. It's on the backlog for now.

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago* (4 children)

    Ratchet & Clank series - 4 games
    LittleBigPlanet 1 and 2
    Demon's Souls / Dark Souls / Dark Souls 2
    MotorStorm series - 3 games
    Gran Turismo 5 and 6
    Test Drive Unlimited 2
    Wipeout
    Bayonetta
    Darksiders II
    Just Cause 2
    Ninja Gaiden
    Devil May Cry
    SSX
    Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
    GTA San Andreas / GTA 4 + 2 DLC
    Resident Evil series
    Slient Hill series

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    Are grand tourismo 5 and 6 different enough to get both?

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    6 is better version of 5. If you happen to have 3D display get Motor Storm 3D Rift. It is the best 3D game I have ever played. Also Uncharted 3 from physical disk works in 3D.

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago (4 children)

    Check out resistance.

    Also check out killzone.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 7 months ago (3 children)

    I find that the joysticks are really sensitive when aiming. Is that a known thing on the ps3 or do I maybe have a dirty controller? It’s hard to be accurate in uncharted 1

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    It might be caused by stick drift, considering it's a ps3 controller and potentially many years old by this point. Comparing it against another controller like SolarPunker suggested is a good idea. If not that, I'd look into checking the settings for sensitivity and dead zones possibly. It's been some time since I've had a ps3, so I don't really remember what the settings options are exactly. I hope you are able to get it figured out, good luck!

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago*

    Get The Saboteur. Amazing underrated game.

    Also Drakengard 3 if you wanna laugh and say "what the fuck?" a lot.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago

    Tokyo Jungle was amazing and it's a damn shame it hasn't been ported or remade for any other platform!

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago (4 children)

    PS3 slim/superslim is good to keep also unmodded, it's very solid and cheap, BDs are nice to collect and they would need a lot of GBs (I'm always pro piracy btw).

    Just keep in mind in that gen many games are better on X360, I collect PS3 games if exclusive or if the port is very comparable.

    A X360 is a great console to softmod, equally cheap and it cover all the games with superior version without the need to buy DVDs (a bad format to collect in my opinion).

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Good suggestions. I have my 360 modded and so many of the games on there are awesome, but lots of similiar titles. Any reason why the 360 is better than the ps3? Framerate or resolution? Or GPU?

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    X360 games tend to be better because PS3's architecture was a nightmare for developers but as pure hardware PS3 is superior, you can see it on quality PS3 exclusives or in the latest games in that gen, when the Cell processor was well known.

    As a gamer it make much sense to collect every good game on blurays but many PS3 titles are just bad X360 ports (Bayonetta, BioShock, etc).

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago

    That makes a ton of sense. I know the dev consoles plagued quite a few consoles for games with unique hardware and so many workarounds.

    The fact they fit resident evil on a N64 cart still blows my mind haha.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 7 months ago

    Thanks! I do have a 360 in the USA, but I live in another country where ps3 was significantly more popular. So it’s much easier to come across stuff for it.

    Plus the more exciting thing for me is that I never had or played one before.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Dont think the ps5 has 23 games.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago*

    I'm pretty sure the PS5 has less than 5 exclusives that are truly exclusive to the PS5 right now. All I can even name off the top of my head is Demon's Souls Remake. Everything else is either also on PS4 or every other platform.

    But that's also why they are no longer gonna release shit on PC; To get people wanting to spend almost $1000 for a PS5 Pro.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago*

    Do you like lightgun games? If so, then try to find a GunCon3 or a PSMove and get Time Crisis: Razing Storm, which is a 3-in-1 compilation of Time Crisis 4, Razing Storm, and Deadstorm Pirates. Well, technically you could also play using the regular PS3 controller, but that just isn't the same.

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