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[Henry Jones Jr]

I have the model that plays PS1 games (do they all do that?). I've had it since 2007 IIRC.

Yep, they can all play PS1 games. (still waiting for them to patch it into the PS4!!)

 

[Cess007]

My launch PS3 died, and have to have it fixed. After a while i sold it to my brother, he still uses it and the console it's doing well

I on the other hand, bought a Slim and died on me last year

 

[@Wreck]

separate machines work better imo


my OG died a while ago and got a second gen OG

still working

i also have the slim

still working as well

gen 1 ps2 still working =)

 

[Zukuu]

My fat PS3 still works like a charm. At least when I played Ni No Kuni in January.

 

[TheMoon]

I have the model that plays PS1 games (do they all do that?). I've had it since 2007 IIRC.

It'll get loud, but it plays everything just fine. Recently played through Uncharted 3 and put in a good 20 hours into Ni No Kuni.

All PS3s play PS1 games. If yours doesn't play PS2 games then you got it in 2008. The revision launched roughly alongside MGS4.

 

[Lil'DigiOp]

Play PS2 games on a PS2.

Nah, Play Ps2 games on a PC. The native performance of some PS2 games are just not good for anybody. At least the PC's faster clock speed will have a game at a playable level.

 

[Aenima]

PS3 Phats are a time bomb. They consume way too much energy making them overheat more than necessary. Mine lasted 2 years, after i got it repaired i traded it for a Slim v1 that is still running strong.

 

[milkham]

My launch 60gb is still going after replacing thermal paste. I would just live with your current setup.

 

[Dambrosi]

yellow lights
yellow lights everywhere

Somewhat on topic, I had a bit of a panic with my Slim's blu-ray drive not reading games anymore. Went on the Googles, found out about the PS3's inbuilt dust removal/fan-revving trick*, now it reads every disc like a champ. I was panicking a bit there, looking for cheap replacements on Gumtree and everything, but in the end I didn't need to. Phew.

*In case you don't know: unplug the power cord in the back, then hold down the Eject button while plugging the power cord back in until the fans start blowing at full force, after a few secs it'll stop, so you might have to do it a few times to get rid of all the dust, then leave it for about 6 hours/overnight and voila, it'll read your discs again.

 

[TheJollyCorner]

*knocks on wood* My launch 20gig'er still works; however it's essentially become my new PS2 at this point thanks to the BC.

 

[PumpkinSpice]

Nah, Play Ps2 games on a PC. The native performance of some PS2 games are just not good for anybody. At least the PC's faster clock speed will have a game at a playable level.

The native performance of most PS2 games is just fine. And I'd rather suffer through a few framedrops than need to deal with this BS:

And this is just what gets reported on the wiki. There are always way more minor issues, random crashes, and weird audio issues that you would just never run into on real hardware.

 

[JeTmAn81]

Had mine since 2008. Works fine. As loud as a jet engine.

 

[InsaneTiger]

Mine lasted eight years from launch. I was happy.

 

[toneroni]

I still play my launch ps3 but never really put too many hours into it throughout the years. Recently updated the Harddrive with my ps4 500gb one. It seems fine though.

 

[Lil'DigiOp]

The native performance of most PS2 games is just fine. And I'd rather suffer through a few framedrops than need to deal with this BS:



And this is just what gets reported on the wiki. There are always way more minor issues, random crashes, and weird audio issues that you would just never run into on real hardware.

Maybe I'm just biased buying a couple games I played on Xbox. I got the PS2 version and they are just bad compared to what I had on Xbox. If it is a multiplat, Play it on Xbox.

 

[Raist]

Mine's sill fine. Day 1 PAL sku.

 

[Stormhammer]

if there were a way for me to get a real cheap white ps3 and ps2 that isn't damaged, i'd get rid of my old 80gb ps3

 

[cakely]

Mine is still kicking. It's gotten a bit on the loud side, I'm guessing there's dust in the fan blades.

 

[Gigarator]

Mine died in 2013 while playing GT6, I think by this point you'd be taking a big gamble on an OG model.

 

[Matt Attack]

My 80GB works fine. It's a real trooper.

 

[AaronMT86]

Got mine in 2008. I've replaced the hard drive with a hybrid drive. The WiFi antenna is terrible in it, it's noisy, it still works though.

 

[RVIDXR]

Bought a pristine 60GB off eBay with CFW installed. Replaced thermal paste on and under the heat spreaders and installed a 19 blade fan. Works like a charm.

 

[Skilletor]

My launch unit still works fine. A bit loud, but works perfectly.

 

[King Gilga]

My OG one died from the YLOD, did the solder thing but that only gave it a couple more months.

Only console I had that ever died.

 

[Ninja Dom]

I got an 80GB one that I've stopped playing and packed away. It wasn't launch as it doesn't have the SD Card slots. But it was pretty early.

The wifi card inside stopped working so the only way to connect it online was via the ethernet. Apart from that it worked pretty fine.

 

[truly101]

Lets put it this way, the other reason it was compared to the Foreman grill isn't just the shape. The thing gets hot enough to cook some great grilled cheese sammiches.

I had mine serviced 3 times and finally gave up on the dream. I got the first slim and it doesn't get anywhere near as hot.

 

[JBwB]

My 60GB PS3 still works fine last I checked.

 

[Chie Satonaka]

My 60GB PS3 still works fine last I checked.

Yep, playing Cold Steel 2 on mine currently.

 

[Gator86]

I went through a launch 60Gb, paid $127 to have it "fixed" by Sony, then witnessed that one die too.

Both YLoD

Yup. It would be looked at far more negatively now if the 360 wasn't an actual blazing dumpster fire to draw all the fire last gen. Haven't made it through a gen on 1 Sony console since the PS1. They make pretty shit systems. My goddamn SNES I got when I was ten still works. I'm 30 now.

 

[ThirtyFive]

I regret buying one... or two. I got a couple refurbs and both died, then I bought one from a friend that hadn't been used more than once or twice.

It's cool that I have it, but I'm too afraid to use it, so I have to keep my PS2 hooked up anyway.

 

[tariniel]

I have the 20gb model without BC, pretty sure it was from launch or very close to it, and it still works fine. I've never had a problem with it, although I've gone through probably 4-5 controllers. I don't use it for much anymore except as a bluray/dvd player though.

I've been considering picking up some old exclusives I missed, and replaying Demon's Souls eventually. I have Nier sitting around somewhere that I only played 2-3 hours of. I'm having a hard time thinking of other exclusives that don't already have HD editions or are on PC.

 

[cube001]

I still use my JP launch 60GB model with no problems what so ever, almost for 10 years now.

 

[Tohsaka]

My first one I got around launch got the yellow light of death while it was still under warranty, the replacement Sony sent has been fine since then though.

 

[ChoklitCow]

My original got hit by lightning and survived. The TV it was connected wouldn't turn on, the surge protector was ruined, dish receiver never recovered. Even the DVD player was blasted. Yet the beautiful beast survived. Only prob was the HDMI port was ruined.

Good news was at launch I was so gun-shy because of the RROD 360 fiasco that I bought the $100 best buy insurance plan. With probably a week left in the plan I walked in and with no questions asked they swapped it out for a new one. That fatty is still humming along.

 

[BocoDragon]

My North American launch 60gb is still going strong.

 

[Whogie]

Mine did YLoD. I replaced it with the Super Slim. I do still miss BC, but I don't trust the consoles from that era.

 

[DjRalford]

I gave my original 60GB PS3 to my mum years ago, it's not used much but it still works.

 

[capylikesgames]

By this point I don't think they're usable unless you reapply thermal paste. Mines in particular overheats rather fast. Unfortunately for me, one of the screws holding the top lid down is stripped and stuck spinning in place. No idea how I'm getting in there, though I'm sure my situation isn't common. Before this happened though, it was perfect for playing PS games from all generations pre-PS4. IMO, it's worth it as long as you're up for some maintinence.

 

[Nerix]

Mine works still fine (60 GB launch model), though I haven't used it for a few months.

 

[BigEmil]

Nah, Play Ps2 games on a PC. The native performance of some PS2 games are just not good for anybody. At least the PC's faster clock speed will have a game at a playable level.

Instead of playing it at native but emulate it with non 100% accurate visuals/effects and especially crappy audio emulation. No thanks

 

[Kusagari]

My launch PS4 already died. My OG Phat is still going strong.

 

[Widge]

My B/C phat was loud and noisy from the off. In comparison, the slim v1 I find is just a wonderful piece of hardware.

 

[Head.spawn]

My MGS4 80GB FAT PS3 bundle is still alive and kicking.

 

[Septimus Prime]

My 60GB model died of YLOD a few years back. I had it reballed, but it died again and couldn't be fixed a year later, and I replaced it with a Super Slim, which I still use as my primary Blu-ray player. The newer models have HDMI-CEC.

 

[Alex_Mexico]

I retired my 60GB in fear it'd YLOD. Its a beautiful machine I intend on always keeping in pristine condition,

Every single person that i know of who had a 1st year 60GB phat PS3 crapped on them sooner or later... including mine! Everyone kept warning me that I was next. Finally in 2011 it gave up.

I have fond memories of that beast. The first year of my ps3 saw way more PS2 action than it did PS3 and since I kept rocking a 480i SDTV until 2011 I couldn't see that big of a difference between gens yet. But that shit wasnt meant to last. YLOD was a real problem.

I have a question: why does everyone call it the "phat"? Why not "fat"? Whats with the "ph"?

 

[GaryGodblood]

Got mine in '08, still works like a charm

 

[Mystery]

I have a launch 20GB model which is functional, except the Blu-Ray drive stopped reading Blu-Ray discs during a Black Ops session. Loud crunching noise while loading a map, then it spit the disc out. DVDs work fine though. PSN games also work.

 

[Tambini]

You are better of keeping your slim and ps2 than buying a fat ps3

 

[sonycowboy]

RIP OG PS3

Nov 17, 2006.
Dec 31, 2016

Finally got a YLOD with my girls playing Just Dance 2017 for a new years eve party with friends...

And I finally jumped in with a PS4 slim for Christmas (wife didn't splurge for the Pro and I don't play enough anymore for it to really matter anymore)

 

[Fancolors]

Mine is still alive. I had to change the thermal paste last year, but that's about it.