Submitted 3 days ago by neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com to retrogaming@lemmy.world
PS3 is one of the few systems I have ever owned or really ever played.
I want to get one for some ps3 exclusives, but I would like to be able to run home brew software on it.
I know the original fat model is the best one, but I’ll skip that as they are really pricey.
Can someone give advice on whether I should get slim or super slim or anything else to look out for when making the purchase?
If you don’t want to get the fat, I’d pick the slim over the superslim, mostly due to the shitty BD drive
If PS3 gaming is what you care about most, best get a slim model that can run proper cfw. A HEN system (later slims, superslims) work as well, but they can be quirky with a few tasks outside of gaming (e.g. trying to rip a Bluray movie for conversion on a PC), and you have to run HEN on every boot (just a single button press and a few seconds of waiting, but still).
That being said, the superslim, while feeling very cheap, can sometimes also be bought very cheap (i paid 20 EUR for a used one a few years ago), and since they use a fixed drive (i.e. no slot loading mechanism), you don’t have to worry about the mechanism failing.
I can rip blu rays with my ps3!?
On a CFW PS3, you can use multiman to create an ISO of a video BluRay or copy the file structure off of the disc by putting it into “classic multiman mode” - This will not work on HEN systems You’ll still need to copy the result over to your PC and use software like MakeMKV to rip it to a movie file, but it works. I had to do that recently with a BluRay Disc that my PC Drive was refusing to read without errors.
Mine was a fatty. But it got the three beeps. :(((
CECHA life.
FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
I would avoid the fat models for sure, outside of high prices they also have a higher failure rate with the YLOD issue which is pretty much Sony’s Red Ring of Death.
The super slims cannot be flashed with custom firmware, but are compatible with PS3HEN.
Consolemods has more info for jail breaking.
consolemods.org/wiki/PS3:Getting_Started
neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
I live in a third would country and getting games here could be difficult if not impossible for some titles.
So, I may need to resort to backups. It sounds like ps3hen would be suitable for me.
I don’t plan to play any ps2 games, I have a ps2 already.
FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
You should be good with a slim or super slim then, I’d probably lean toward the slim but whichever you find a better price on is probably the way to go.