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PlayStation 3 ending production in Japan
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Unknown Soldier
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Several years ago. I don't think it ever got near to the Wii though.
My thoughts exactly. Though I'm sure there are a bunch of people who believe it gave them their pennies' worth, all 59,999 of them.
That whole generation ended up being such a damn trainwreck for hardware makers, though, no matter how you slice it.
Major 360 hardware issues, PS3's price tag, Nintendo's betting on a consumer with no interest in continuing on with dedicated gaming hardware purchases... everyone walked away from that generation wondering how they were going to pick up the pieces, either in terms of how they could reasonably achieve financial success or how they were going to deal with consumers passing them by.
I'm glad the harsh lesson of PS3 refocused Sony on being realistic instead of being pie-in-the-sky bullshit artists like they were under Kutaragi, though.
Zack Zavage
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Damn, I was gonna post exactly this haha.
brickarts295
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Here's to you PS3
The underdog of the 7th Generation.
The underdog of the 7th Generation.
Melchiah
Member
Imagine paying 560$ for PS2 at launch. That's what it cost in Finland. In that context the PS3 price never seemed outrageous to me, apart from the Scandinavian +50 increase due to Nordisk Film that made it 650 in total. That's why I waited until I could get it for 599, like the rest of the world.
boredandlazy
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Heh, upon hearing this just went to EB Games and bought the last new 500GB console in my state (according to the website anyway). Will keep in case mine breaks down. 
The best use of four PS3 consoles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R-Ne04Uuzo
boybrushdRED
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Good run for the PS3. That reminds me, I need to stock up on extra PS3 controllers before they disappear.
Boyes said it did ( interview with Colin).
Bought 360 a year earlier but hated hardware ( jet engine sound) + paying for live at the time for me was unthinkable.
Bought ps3 in 2008. First online mp on console( luckily it was free). Best first party PS games for me. RFOM, warhawk, uncharted, mgs4...than 2009 happened ( kz2, uc2, infamous, demon souls, crack in time, ac2, modern warfare 2 etc).
Didnt like DS3 that much, OS was slow, but everything was serviceable.
Great platform all around.
kimifan141
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Still use my 320gb ps3 slim move edition as my primary console , still plenty of ps3 games left to play. The game prices are dropping each day . PC steam is where i go for the main gaming but the ps3 will be the console till anything new will have bc for it from sony.
It is one amazing machine outlasting 2 pcs and a laptop i brought along with it in 2010. Where i live dust and hot temperatures are a problem but the ps3 has adapted.
Farewell Mgs 4 was never better anywhere else......will miss those insane long hours playing gt5....
It is one amazing machine outlasting 2 pcs and a laptop i brought along with it in 2010. Where i live dust and hot temperatures are a problem but the ps3 has adapted.
Farewell Mgs 4 was never better anywhere else......will miss those insane long hours playing gt5....
kenjigreat
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The Reign of Mark Cerny continues...
Augemitbutter
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my 60GB is still running, but i switched to a normal slim because it's extremely quiet and all around better.
still playing games regularly on it. currently xillia 2 and capcom arcade classics.
anyway, great console. 10 year plan accomplished. it's the birthplace of souls and carries the only game that won gaf goty twice.
kneel down, because you can't beat that.
still playing games regularly on it. currently xillia 2 and capcom arcade classics.
anyway, great console. 10 year plan accomplished. it's the birthplace of souls and carries the only game that won gaf goty twice.
kneel down, because you can't beat that.
ResidentDante
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Same here in Norway, that's why I waited for the Gran Turismo 3 launch and bought it at a reduced price. Launch games on the PS2 were fairly trash anyhow, only Namco delivered fairly okay with RR5 and TTT.
Sword Of Doom
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Ended up being a great console. It was expensive but for my needs, I felt like it was a better value at launch than the 360. I needed a high definition disc player and it had a bluray drive, I needed wifi and it had built in wifi. It also had a HDD. I remember adding all those option for the 360 and the price was a lot more than the cost of a PS3 at the time. I still have it hooked up. Was playing Street Fighter Alpha Anthology (PS2) last week
Zambayoshi
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Heh, upon hearing this just went to EB Games and bought the last new 500GB console in my state (according to the website anyway). Will keep in case mine breaks down.
If it's a Super Slim I'd take it back and buy a refurbed Slim. I opened my Super Slim the other day and there are partly corroded components in there. I have a feeling that the Super Slim is the 'budget' version of the PS3 and is not designed to last all that long.
The OG PS3 had problems too (YLOD and all that) but the Slim, I think, is probably the best balanced version in that it has better build quality than the Super Slim and better design than the OG PS3.
miller.skippins
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why are you playing a bethesda rpg on a ps3?
miller.skippins
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i think sony hated this as much as you as evidenced by PS4's almost magical installation speed.
kimifan141
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One game to sum up how messed up downloading and patching was on ps3 is to try to play gt6 lol. You will go nuts its nearly impossible to do it in one go....haha damn sony
fabricated backlash
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Worst PlayStation system for me,but simultaneously the most amazing comeback I've ever seen a company pull in the same generation. How they turned this system around should serve as the premiere example on how to turn a dud into a huge success.
That and the weird architecture which has meant no BC on PS4, really made it a poor system for most multiplatform titles in comparison to PC and 360. Glad they turned it around this generation.
Combichristoffersen
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Nah, that would be the PSP or Vita because fuck handhelds.
Anyway, RIP PS3. You gave me Nier, Alice: Madness Returns, Silent Hill: Downpour, Metal Gear Solid 4 and Uncharted 1-3. I will forever love you. Still have mine hooked up to the TV alongside PS2 and Ps4.
My brother bought a launch PS3 and I bought the first slim (which was great at the time because it also got a nice discount).
The launch PS3 in europe was a little disappointing however as PS2 backwards compatibility was software emulation only so although it played most stuff it wasn't straight 100% compatible.
It's probably worth picking up another one for those who have a large library, but I myself personally prefer the PS2/Vita/PS4 library over the PS3. Still the PS3 remains really playable given games are in HD and generally run with reasonable performance across most games.
The launch PS3 in europe was a little disappointing however as PS2 backwards compatibility was software emulation only so although it played most stuff it wasn't straight 100% compatible.
It's probably worth picking up another one for those who have a large library, but I myself personally prefer the PS2/Vita/PS4 library over the PS3. Still the PS3 remains really playable given games are in HD and generally run with reasonable performance across most games.
Melchiah
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When my launch PS2 started having problems with reading discs, I had to buy the partially backwards compatible 60GB PS3 in December 2007. Luckily, the holiday store bonus gave me 60€ back for the purchase, so I ended up paying 539€ for the package, that came with two Sixaxis controllers, Resistance: Fall of Man, and MotorStorm. Unfortunately, I used the bonus for Heavenly Sword, which was a disappointment.
As for PS2 launch games, SSX was fantastic, and still remains among my top 5 racers. Shadow of Memories, which game during the launch window, was also great.
EDIT:
Yeah, I replayed Silent Hill 3 on it, and it had some issues during the cutscenes; Douglas' beard glowed in the dark, and sometimes Heather jumped up and down. And SSX crashed after finishing a race.
Melchiah
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Agreed. The lack of horror games, and the downfall of Silent Hill, Resident Evil and Final Fantasy series, were disappointing.
VendettaRed07
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While I still think it has an amazing library and is a great system, so much of the systems library is flops, disappointments or games that already haven't aged well.
I have a ton of games for the thing but often looking through the backlog I really struggle to find anything I want to play on it.
I have a ton of games for the thing but often looking through the backlog I really struggle to find anything I want to play on it.
InquisitorAles
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Hurray! /s
Samanosuke Akechi
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Same here. It's games had tons of long and slow updates/installs that made me not even want to play. Then there were all the ugly generic brown and gray fps games, lack of horror games, Japanese games being westernized, and so on.
My fondest memories of it are actually waiting outside Best Buy for nearly a week in the freezing cold and finally bringing it home and playing need for speed carbon, ridge racer 7, genji days of the blade, resistance FOM and NBA 07. Not great games but were decent for launch games.
But for the most part it's a console I'd rather remember than bother playing again.
wenaldy
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I have NV on Steam as well.
ginger ninja
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And now his watch has ended.
Person of Interest was a documentary!
OuterLimits
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I love and hate the console. It has some great exclusives, and the PS1/2 classics library available for sale is stellar.(plus it plays PS1 discs) The main reason I keep it hooked up even now since Sony doesn't give a shit about their classics anymore apparently. Oh and online was free.
The negatives are mainly how slow it is. Especially trying to load the store, which either takes a long time or gets hung up and you see just a blue screen. The controller is not very good either except for battery life. Plus some multiplats are pretty awful on the system.
The negatives are mainly how slow it is. Especially trying to load the store, which either takes a long time or gets hung up and you see just a blue screen. The controller is not very good either except for battery life. Plus some multiplats are pretty awful on the system.
Hashmal_Bringer_of_Order
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God like machine, lived up to the 10 year plan and gave me a decade of joy!
Tortahegeszto
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Just bought a used slim for the first time. lol
Gamesadict
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I might have to consider getting another unit before it's definitely gone. Never bought an extra PS2 before it ended production and that makes me sad now.
Edit: New units cost as much as a PS4, dear god. Screw it, I guess I can buy used slims from my cousins if mine ever dies.
Edit: New units cost as much as a PS4, dear god. Screw it, I guess I can buy used slims from my cousins if mine ever dies.
I want to do this, but first it's still quite expensive, second it's quite rare (and often cheap models) :/
Well, Famicom outlived Saturn (2003 for Famicom and Disk System EoP, 2000 for Saturn)
Blueingreen
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It was a ridiculous bargain, Sony was asking you to Robb them by consumers, the average Blu-ray player alone in 2006 if I can remember was anywhere between $800-1000 and Sony was selling you one of the better ones for $599 that could also play cutting 7th generation console games, it may not have been the ideal price for a console at the time but the value in hardware you were getting was insane, it's no wonder Krazy Ken was nickname well earned.
Melchiah
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+ 60GB HDD, built-in Wi-Fi, free online play, and later on streaming apps without additional paywall (after Netflix was freed from exclusivity to 360). The entry price seemed steep compared to the competitors, but the value of the package was better.