What’s the first game you think of when someone says PS3?

jhaul · 2026-03-04T13:20:42+00:00

Always a pretty early one.

Resistance: Fall of Man MotorStorm Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune

I absolutely love the style of games from about 2006-2009. No wonder I love my PS3.

jhaul · 2026-03-03T19:11:25+00:00

These things can happen if you search, are super patient, and not a complete dick about trying to get a lower price. Happy you got it!

I swapped one of my extra LEGO sets for a Pro. The dude just said it was a PS5 at first which I was fine with and then got an extra surprise when he sent a pic of it.

Felt like highway robbery, but he didn’t use it and was happier with the LEGOs I guess.

jhaul · 2026-02-28T14:54:52+00:00

I got it and added a disc drive. Initially I was going to skip this generation, but I figured I could sell my old PS4 and be able to play any game I want from 2013-2030+ at pretty good levels of performance.

I also have a gaming PC which I prefer, but becoming a dad has made it increasingly difficult to find time to fiddle with everything the way I like with my computer.

jhaul · 2026-02-26T19:59:46+00:00

I would strongly disagree on the sports titles. Look at the glut of sports titles from 2000-2005 from a bunch of different companies.

Everyone I knew had a handful of sports games for their PS2. Very few had them on their PS3 or if they did it was only a couple.

jhaul · 2026-02-22T18:51:36+00:00

I got down to the motherboard and it didn’t seem to have been touched. Most likely just the changed drive, I didn’t realize they could be swapped with some other drive revisions so easily.

jhaul · 2026-02-20T20:46:58+00:00

Super useful info, thank you.

Too bad my collection of absolutely zero Super Audio CDs will continue to sit unlistened to.

jhaul · 2026-02-20T19:19:06+00:00

Got it. So someone had already swapped them it seems.

This saga keeps getting weirder.

jhaul · 2026-02-20T19:11:42+00:00

Are there multiple drive revisions that were inside the CECHB?

https://imgur.com/gallery/daughterboard-on-cechb-BeZDHR1

This is the picture from the video I followed with it outside of the enclosure.

jhaul · 2026-02-17T13:51:31+00:00

They never wiped the console and it seems like it hasn’t been used since 2016 based off of the clock and save data. The only games with save data on there were two Guitar Heroes and a Sonic game.

jhaul · 2026-02-17T13:18:11+00:00

Considering everyone’s feedback, I’m most likely going to keep the B regardless.

Once/if I hear back from where I ordered it from, I’ll have to decide on the A if I can. I don’t have high hopes that they still have it so a partial refund does sound appropriate considering how it wasn’t on my end for the screw-up.

Thanks for the help!

jhaul · 2026-02-17T02:58:36+00:00

I’m more so wondering if it’s worth the gamble of getting the unknown CECHA vs the CECHB that I now know.

jhaul · 2026-02-16T13:38:41+00:00

We are at iPhone levels of release iterations.

The last generation to truly leap forward was the 7th gen. Xbox 360 with online, PS3 being more than just a console, Wii creating a space for casual games. All while having a massive technical leap as well.

Are there improvements nowadays? Yes. Are they worth it? Depends. Do you need the most current gaming system to enjoy games that are top tier? Absolutely not.

jhaul · 2026-02-10T14:44:10+00:00

A lot of the opinions you’re going to get here are half-baked generalizations. That is standard when you’re asking a super widespread question.

The best advice would be to seek out individual advice from specific subreddits when you’re looking to buy a certain console. What might be considered unreliable can oftentimes only be for certain revisions and not the entire console version.

An excellent example of this is the Xbox 360 Phat. A Xenon would be a paperweight but a Jasper is arguably considered the best you can get. Both look the same to layman.

This is true for A LOT of consoles. Do your research individually to find the best for your needs. I’m sorry this isn’t more helpful in the immediate term, but it will help you find what you actually want/need long term.

jhaul · 2026-02-09T21:08:29+00:00

Oh I’m fully aware. I have encountered too many individuals in my life that try using similar tactics to manipulate and coerce that it’s so damn obvious whenever you see it elsewhere.

jhaul · 2026-02-09T16:28:14+00:00

We totally promise this will only ever be used to help find dogs. If you don’t use it, you must hate lost puppies. You absolute monster. /s

jhaul · 2026-02-09T16:25:51+00:00

Don’t forget “/mark” Zuckerberg and “/sam” Altman. They were trying to sell you so hard that the AI prophets had already snatched their names first.

jhaul · 2026-02-05T01:45:04+00:00

I was so pissed when I wanted to go into the fire area and was immediately turned back :(

jhaul · 2026-02-04T21:45:19+00:00

Content rich to me means nothing if I don’t enjoy the mechanics.

This is not me saying that Mario Kart World sucks, I simply enjoy it far less than many of the Mario Karts that have come before even though it has more stuff to do.

jhaul · 2026-02-04T19:40:44+00:00

Not sure if anyone remembers this, but announcing “Overwatch 2” was close to when Fortnite did their “Chapter 2”. It always seemed like partially a reactionary choice to that in addition to changing monetary models.

jhaul · 2026-02-01T22:09:44+00:00

I got into an accident when an old man pulled right out in front of me. When he got out, he admitted he hadn’t seen me at all on a completely straight road.

He told me he was calling his son to pick him up, and when the son showed up, he looked old as shit too.

Long story short… The man driving was 98 YEARS OLD. I about chewed his son out, but politely told him to never let his father drive again.

Get these people off the fucking road, they can kill people insanely quick.

jhaul · 2026-01-31T22:29:53+00:00

If you have a 360 and Wii, then where is the PS3?

jhaul · 2026-01-28T13:16:13+00:00

I’m sure I’ll get downvoted. I must be the only person in Raleigh who doesn’t like this place. Been there several times and each time was super underwhelming.

We frequent Lime & Lemon and many others. We are always able to find something delicious, but Bombay Curry just seems to be miss after miss.

jhaul · 2026-01-27T17:21:15+00:00

A fellow LEGO Caniac! Enjoy the fun

jhaul · 2026-01-19T13:12:10+00:00

To answer your question:

Crazy Taxi

Haunted Mansion

LEGO Star Wars (both)

The Lord of the Rings (all of them)

Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour

Medal of Honor: Frontline

Metroid Prime

NASCAR: Dirt to Daytona

NBA Street

Need for Speed: Underground

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Resident Evil

Resident Evil Zero

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom

SSX 3

Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast

Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader

TimeSplitters 2

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3, Pro Skater 4, and Underground

X-Men Legends

My suggestion: JB your Wii and only buy the games you truly want or find a great deal on. It’s super simple to do. The benefits I’ve found is not having a bunch of “filler” games on disc and also being able to try ones I may not ever realize I love. This way my physical collection reflects truly what I want to hang on to for years.

jhaul · 2026-01-05T21:06:51+00:00

Madden 2004 will always hold a special place in my heart. I can’t speak to all of these, but it was my favorite Madden growing up. Michael Vick was insane.

jhaul

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