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[Crazymoogle]

Yes, the hype for this machine was huge.

Yep, huge hype but also absolutely tiny day one shipments

The biggest EB in Vancouver got 5x 60 GB units and 2x 20GB units. I remember colleagues taking the morning off just to hit drug stores in the area to find any PS3 they could get their hands on to sell on eBay.

The Wii, which came out the same day, was basically freely available on Launch Day (before becoming a massive sellout shortly thereafter)

 

[Piggus]

I got a 60 gb for Christmas that year. My mom bribed the Gamestop guy with concert tickets to hold onto one for her. Best Christmas ever.

My 60gb launch system finally died this year. Going to try and figure out a way to fix it, but of the three systems that gen, my launch PS3 lasted the longest.

I went through 4 or so 360's, but even my Wii died about three years after purchase and needed a coffin sent to NOA to fix. The 60gb PS3 just never let up until a decade later.

Have a professional repair service perform a full re-ball of the CPU and GPU (replaces the shitty weak solder that has cracked and causes the YLOD). Do not do a re-flow, as it's just a temporary solution.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Yep, huge hype but also absolutely tiny day one shipments

The biggest EB in Vancouver got 5x 60 GB units and 2x 20GB units. I remember colleagues taking the morning off just to hit drug stores in the area to find any PS3 they could get their hands on to sell on eBay.

The Wii, which came out the same day, was basically freely available on Launch Day (before becoming a massive sellout shortly thereafter)

Wow your colleagues backed the wrong horse in terms of flipping. Did they still make a profit?

 

[TheJollyCorner]

Got the 20gig (mistake... regretted not getting the 40; had no concept of how fast that 20gigs would go!) on launch day with Resistance, Ridge Racer 7, and Madden 07 (?).

To this day my fondest online memories remain with Resistance. It was my first real console/online experience and overall I just had a blast. The NeoGAF clan at the time was awesome -everyone was very supportive of FPS noobs like me and jstevenson would constantly come into the Resistance thread and shoot the shit with us.

Wasn't too long until the next great online PS3 game would release: Warhawk. Man, what I would do for a proper sequel (not Starhawk) or even a PS4 Remaster.

Happy Birthday, PS3. You were a great machine when it was all said and done!

 

[Sid]

The best console ever by far, should have left console gaming after I was done with it.

 

[Raimond]

No it didn't. Don't lie to me. I'm still in Grade 6 waiting for the Pokemon first movie to come out... We gonna party like it's 1999!

 

[Jeff6851]

A fantastic system that I waited too long to get (June 2012) and missed out on a lot of exclusives. Luckily, a lot are being remastered for PS4.

Here's hoping for that Demon's Souls remaster.

 

[Livingskeletons]

Between this and OT today: everything happened exactly 10 years ago

Wait until next year. 2007 was an insane year for films and games.

 

[facetheslayer92]

This console's library is close to untouchable. I will eat my shorts if a future console has half a good a library as the PlayStation 3 did. Some of my fondest gaming memories are playing AC 2, Killzone, sinking hundreds of hours into Uncharted multiplayer. I could go on and on and on.

Edit: also motherfucking Infamous 1 and Arkham City. Love those games

 

[betawi]

I just dropped big money to buy a new-old-stock sealed fat 60 GB PS3. Am I crazy GAF?

The fat 60 GB PS3 is the only console to date where I felt that I purchased a premium product. It was a $600 (2006 money) gaming/entertainment device that could play PS1, PS2, PS3 games, DVD, BluRay, SACD, and digital files. I also used it as a photo and home video repository, including my wedding photos and videos.

My old fat PS3 died a while ago due to YLOD. It's my fault, I kept it inside a closed AV cabinet. I had it reflowed just so I could copy my family photos and videos, and it died again not long after the copy process completed. I had it reballed, and it was alive for another two months before it died again. I didn't bother having it fixed again this time, I figured it was time for me to let it go. It was sad, like saying good bye to a loyal dog.

I bought my 60 GB PS3 exactly 10 years ago during a business trip to Philly. One evening, after stuffing my belly full of Jim's Steak on South Street, I hobbled around, and stumbled into GameStop. At that time, Wii as all the rage. Everybody was buying it, even my wife (my girlfriend at that time) who doesn't like video game wanted one.
I went in, and asked for a Wii. They didn't have it, but they told me they had one 60 GB PS3 left. I knew my wife would kill me for spending $600, but I decided to buy it since PS3 was selling out everywhere. I also bought Motorstorm and Resistance, and right after I pay, the GameStop employee asked "should I call the police?". They said there have been "incidents", and they can call the police to escort me to my car. I asked for a taxi to take me back to my hotel.

Since my wife was going to kill me if she found out I bought a $600 toy, I decided to ditch the box, and stuff the heavy ass PS3 in my duffel bag before my flight back to Boston. TSA gave me shit for bringing such a big electronic device on board, but I wasn't going to check my bag in. For the next 3 months, I would wake up at 5am, plug the PS3, and play for ~2 hours before my wife wakes up. One day, my wife slipped on an ice while we were walking our dog, and hit her head to the pavement. She had mild concussion, and she said she lost some short term memory. ER cleared her, and told her to simply rest. Back at home, I took my PS3 out, and when she said "what the fuck is that?", I said "it's the PS3 you gave me on Christmas!".

I think this is why the fat 60 GB PS3 has a special place in my heart.

 

[Melchiah]

I bought the 60GB unit in December 2007, after my launch PS2 started having issues with reading discs. The price of RFOM & MotorStorm bundle, which included two Sixaxis pads, was 600€ at the time, but due to Yule offer I got it for 540€. I also bought Heavenly Sword for it, which was a disappointment. I also didn't like the rubberbanding in MotorStorm, and the lack of two player split screen mode. I loved RFOM though, and ended up playing it through several times, a couple of those with friends of mine. Partly because there weren't many other games (to my liking) to play at the time.

WipEout HD was my first digital purchase, and it's still among my personal top 3 racing games (along with the original SSX and Driveclub). Buying a 1080p TV in 2009 felt like a generational shift in itself, and that particular game was jaw-dropping on it. The system also gave me unforgettable gaming experiences like TLOU and Journey, that remain in my all-time top 10.
EDIT: I forgot Super Rub-a-Dub, which was a quacktacular party game.

The fatty lasted until the fall of 2012, when I replaced it with the slim, which I still use as a media device.

 

[sechsterangriff]

I confess I made jokes whenever they talked about a "10 year plan" for the console. But the fact is it was well supported all these years. Kudos to Sony.

 

[Coreda]

Since my wife was going to kill me if she found out I bought a $600 toy, I decided to ditch the box, and stuff the heavy ass PS3 in my duffel bag before my flight back to Boston. TSA gave me shit for bringing such a big electronic device on board, but I wasn't going to check my bag in. For the next 3 months, I would wake up at 5am, plug the PS3, and play for ~2 hours before my wife wakes up. One day, my wife slipped on an ice while we were walking our dog, and hit her head to the pavement. She had mild concussion, and she said she lost some short term memory. ER cleared her, and told her to simply rest. Back at home, I took my PS3 out, and when she said "what the fuck is that?", I said "it's the PS3 you gave me on Christmas!".

I think this is why the fat 60 GB PS3 has a special place in my heart.

A true gamer anecdote if I ever read one.

Five Hundred Ninety-Nine US Dollars

The meme I remember most.

That and the 'PS3 has no games' meme.

 

[Melchiah]

I bought my 60 GB PS3 exactly 10 years ago during a business trip to Philly. One evening, after stuffing my belly full of Jim's Steak on South Street, I hobbled around, and stumbled into GameStop. At that time, Wii as all the rage. Everybody was buying it, even my wife (my girlfriend at that time) who doesn't like video game wanted one.
I went in, and asked for a Wii. They didn't have it, but they told me they had one 60 GB PS3 left. I knew my wife would kill me for spending $600, but I decided to buy it since PS3 was selling out everywhere. I also bought Motorstorm and Resistance, and right after I pay, the GameStop employee asked "should I call the police?". They said there have been "incidents", and they can call the police to escort me to my car. I asked for a taxi to take me back to my hotel.

Since my wife was going to kill me if she found out I bought a $600 toy, I decided to ditch the box, and stuff the heavy ass PS3 in my duffel bag before my flight back to Boston. TSA gave me shit for bringing such a big electronic device on board, but I wasn't going to check my bag in. For the next 3 months, I would wake up at 5am, plug the PS3, and play for ~2 hours before my wife wakes up. One day, my wife slipped on an ice while we were walking our dog, and hit her head to the pavement. She had mild concussion, and she said she lost some short term memory. ER cleared her, and told her to simply rest. Back at home, I took my PS3 out, and when she said "what the fuck is that?", I said "it's the PS3 you gave me on Christmas!".

I think this is why the fat 60 GB PS3 has a special place in my heart.

Good story. =D

On a side note, I've never understood how a spouse could dictate what the other can buy with the money (s)he's earned. Like an old friend of mine, who had to ask his wife for a permission to buy the PS3, eventhough he made more than enough money to buy one. It's just beyond me, and a good reason to keep separate accounts with the spouse.

 

[Crazymoogle]

Wow your colleagues backed the wrong horse in terms of flipping. Did they still make a profit?

Whoops, didn't make it back into this thread for awhile

Absolutely made a profit, easy money. 60GB stock was SO constrained that people wanted anything. But it was only like +200 and not +400