Happy with this pickup it’s my first Gran Turismo game. Paid £5!

I haven't used my ps3 since about 2017 and I just bought a charger for my remote and it works fine but when I plug my ps3 on and flip the power switch on it'll turn on then load into the boot screen then shuts off no yellow light or anything then the red power blinks can someone help it also refuses to boot of the controller and power button

I got a used PS3 today to play some exclusives and was wondering what the situation is with themes these days. Is there a site anyone recommends for downloading PS3 themes that I can import to my console?

My Ps5 Slim alongside my CECHK01 80GB. Should I get a Ceramic White to match its counterpart?

I'm a big fan of NFS but prototype 1 was a really cool game

I obviously don’t play most of these with aforementioned 6 year old :) Potential new additions I’m thinking about (for me) are MLB the Show 16, GTA 4; for 6, open to ideas!

Stoked for Arkham Asylum /City. I never played it, but remember people raving about it when it was released.

My ps3 can’t handle Skyrim anymore and has troubles on some other games with either lag, load times, or freezing. Would having a lot of games installed cause any of these issues or is it just through the age of the console?

Controller (gamepad v8) Model (ZAT-0923)

I tried doing what the instructions said to do but it still won't connect?¿?¿?

Anyone know the fix?

Hey I've been wanting to back up my PS3 and I've tried all the different ways of formatting and having a big enough flash drive/external hard drive. But it just keeps saying it's invalid.

Does anyone have any suggestions on best flash drives or anything that would help?

Thanks

Hi all! We have a PS3 but our tv only allows HDMI 2.1 rather than the regular hdmi cable. Is there any way to fix this? Cheers!

OK hear me out. I'm looking at buying a PS3 to play PS3, PS2 and PS1 games. I've heard emulation isn't perfect on the newer models. I've also heard that these fat PS3s run into issues the older they get.

Given to an experienced modder, would it be possible to mod such a PS3, to retain essential hardware for backwards compatibility, regular PS3 games, but just make it more sustainable?

Hi, all!

For context, I have grown up with and still own a PS2 slim. While I have a decent stack of PS2 games, the primary reason why I still have my PS2 is to be able to play PS1 titles which I am most nostalgic for (the og Spyro the Dragon was my favorite game growing up). Well, something is wrong with the laser. It can still read PS2 discs, but any discs with colored undersides (all black PS1 discs, some blue PS2) will not launch. I have tried to clean the laser myself with no improvements. I was planning on bringing it in to the only retro console repair place in my area to get a quote.

However, my attention was recently pulled to the PS3 which, as I understand it, has complete backwards compatibility and can even play Blu Ray discs (the latter is admittedly what's making me consider the upgrade in the first place since I do not have a Blu Ray player). I realize it uses a hard drive instead of old memory cards and I would need to start my saves over which is not a big deal at all; I always used to restart my PS games all the time.

The biggest thing holding me back is I am unsure if I would get many PS3 games for it; from what I've initially seen, most of the biggest titles I have either already played on PC or my parents' Xbox as a kid, or they just don't appeal to me. The only ones that I would buy off the top of my head are Sonic Unleased (fav from childhood), or possibly Little Big Planet or Skyrim (never played). Other major titles/franchises like Borderlands, Arkham, Minecraft, Need for Speed, I already own on PC. While I play and enjoy a handful of shooters on PC, I don't prefer shooters like COD or Gears of War.

I'd be curious to hear from you all about the PS3's strengths and shortcomings, especially if PS1 and PS2 titles are particularly important to you. Game recommendations are also welcome, assuming that's allowed.

Edit: grammar & clarity

https://www.psx-place.com/threads/syscon-tutorial-windows.41664/

This is the guide i was using

I'm going to buy a ps3 for the purpose of modding. while I expect ps3HEN can do a lot of what I want to do, it's much more limited than CFW which is by far my preference
the problem I'm having is where I live the only local listings are super slims, and online I cannot find listings that tell me the CECH on the slim, and I am fully aware than not all 25xx are compatible with cfw, and no 30xx are compatible. I have also found listings on fat, but I hear they can have quite a few issues. I would appreciate an unbiased opinion of if it is worth it to gamble on a slim or deal the the less reliable but guaranteed to work fat

While I have never modded a console, I'm no stranger to modding electronics so if the fixes for the fat are a simple part replacement or thermal paste re-application, I will be going with the fat.

thank you for your time

I mainly play 90s retro consoles more than anything but I always wanted a PS3, traded in my Xbox 360 a few months back for a fat model ps3 and I’ve been slowly collecting games since

I just found a PS3 game as a zip file (containing all game files, literally claimed to work for RPCS3). It's way smaller than the same game but in ISO format (3.5 VS 7.5 GB). Will making a ISO out of the smaller game just work for Multiman/Irisman/Webman/ any ps3 ISO loader?

I think that I could get my hands on Battlefield 4 or 3. Mainly some online fps game that still got its online servers up and running.

Been trying for about 1h to get Gold. Previous best 19.070 and new best 19.059 X_X