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.

Games

  • TallonMetroid@lemmy.world
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    7 days 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.

    • 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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      8 days ago

      My wife asked why I don’t just get the ps5. She asked me if it was to save money. I had to explain that there is nothing on ps5, that I can’t just play on pc.

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    11 days ago

    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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    10 days ago

    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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        10 days ago

        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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          9 days ago

          Tell me more about the 3D games. Are these systems that can only run on the original system?

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            8 days ago

            As far as I know to play in 3d you need passive or active 3d display and ps3. It should work with modded ps3 but I have never checked.