I’ve had the 60gb model since launch. Still great condition, still works flawlessly. Best console I’ve owned.

Have you ever wondered if the person you were bidding against was just the seller driving up the price with a Smurf account?

I think the ps3 ui has aged well. Brings back nostalgia seeing it boot up again in this vid.

I love it when sellers use the games as packaging for the console . Who would think that's a good idea ? Then the genius used the controllers as packaging inside for the console . Some people have no shipping smarts whatsoever .

5:53 Case literally falls apart "Game case looks good"

Didn't know the 20gb lacked the chrome trim, looks super neat.

I had a similar thing happen to my old six axis controller. It would flash once then never keep a charge. I fixed mine by putting a new battery in it and cleaning the inside board. It worked great after that.

eBay is extremely expensive, but can be the only place to pickup older consoles if you’re looking for something very specific.

Noticed the original 20gb PS3 still has the sticker for a blu ray movie included, just like the 60gb model.

I got mine for $350. Was kinda gross inside. Had bugs and lots of dust. I cleaned it out fully, applied new thermal paste, upgraded the HDD to 1TB and got custom firmware installed. It's been a good investment but boy can the fans be loud at times. Mainly got this model to play PS2 games.

Still can't believe how badly Sony dropped the ball with the launch of PS3. It's truly a beautiful console. I'm glad they revamped it with the slim. I currently have a PS3 Slim with 320 GB memory and a PS5.

gorgeous looking console 😍🔥

I have this exact same model, I mainly use it to play PS2 and ps1 games since I don’t wanna stress out the RSX with big ps3 games.

Let's not forget how much the PS3 struggled at first because of its premium price. Sony recovered so well throughout its lifetime that at the end of the generation it managed to overtake the Xbox 360 in global sales numbers. It eventually trumped 360 in Europe and Japan.

This exact model was my first ps3. I honestly thought this one looked better and more sleek without the silver in the front. Unfortunately, died to ylod, but i have another 40gb fat model still going strong to this day. Wish it had the reliability of the ps2, but it will honestly always be my favorite console

It was all about the 60GB model. I remember getting that one with the madden '08 bundle for Christmas that year

I really love the original ps3 that launched in 2006, i have the CECHA01 backwards compatible model that still works.

I use an air compressor to blow out the dust. These older PS3s have a gigantic fan that you can actually see from the back. Anyways I normally have pretty good luck blowing the dust out of them without having to take them apart and it quiets them down pretty well.

I found a 60gb fat model at a pawn shop 3 years ago for $30 because the blu-ray drive wasn't working. I replaced it and it works wonderfully.

I've got my CECHA01 60GB full bw compatible PS3 for around 61 USD. I'm in Europe so that model is very rare here. It was in its original box with the sticker indicating it is from the first batch. I had the warranty sticker but I removed it to repaste. It barely had any scratches and its previous owner only used it as a BD player.

19:45 random tidbit I love the little ding it makes when it loads a game

I bought a small 6" fan (got it on sale for $7 at Home Depot) a few years back that blows into the front of my ps3. Keeps it at a nice temp.

Your channel has an ASMR kinda vibe to it, dude. Lol good content I'm subscribing.

I have all 3 PS3 models, the Fat one being a 60 Go, 2 things I can tell for sure: The fans are loud The electric energy consumption is higher than any console

I remember when my dad got me the 40gb model, I'll never forget the happiness I felt and the memories the PS3 gave me

just saying that feeling hot air in the back of your ps3 is a good thing! It means it is dissipating that heat if the fan is going haywire and the air is cold however, it means the components are getting hot and that heat is not getting dissipated, in that case the most likely cause is dry thermal paste which needs to be replaced ASAP unless you wanna end up with a toasted ps3

That PS3's yelling for a clean up and thermal paste replacement. You can remove the warranty sticker without displaying the VOID tampering, if you want to.

thanks for this video brought back memories the PS3 was the first console I bought on my own I remember pre ordering it after I graduated from basic training along with an extra controller and 4 games I remember having to fill out a bunch of paper work because I was ordering in Oklahoma but needed to ship it to mass lol .. I remember getting home and immediately going and buying a hdtv for it .. good times

You can easily clean front of the disc drive with Q tips!

nice unboxing bro! I from Brasil but a liked you video

I would check your local thrift stores Before going on eBayI picked up one of the original PS3 with those memory card slots for only $30 amazing how much these are now

$600 and not even packed in bubble wrap what a scam

Resistance FOM was one of the launch titles from 2006 in the USA (2007 in the UK). Regarding cleaning - anti-bac (or maybe a wet wipe?) and reuse the tissue paper the seller included in the box? Just a thought. Allow to dry though, perhaps? Try using a lens cleaner also, it might make Resistance playable? And perhaps use a hand vac to clean the vents, as it might help there too? Just some ideas.

Awesome. THIS model could also still play SACDs. But i just would not really feel safe playing with it without doing the YLOD fix first. Someone here on YT did a fantastic YLOD issue analysis and showed what was actually the real reason behind it and how to properly fix it. Once this is done, the console should run fine for years to come... till the CMOS error ruins it... The BEST PS3 is still the Dev Kit model which has all the features you'd wanna have.

You must change the thermal paste as soon as possible. You will yellow light quickly. Notice how your ps3 warranty sticker hasn't been removed? It's never had the thermal paste replaced.

I remember shortly after the ps3 released, I went around with my dad to find one. Hard to believe I was 14 then, now I’m 29. I cannot remember if we got a 20 or 60 gb model but I do know we got it at a Walmart that I now live about 3 minutes from. however I had absolutely no idea (until recently) some of these were backwards compatible. Very cool!

I had a PS3 that was manufactured in October of 2008

Little big planet was so good on the PS3

Well this brings back memories, the first time I played infamous my 60 gig ended its life after 30 min of playtime..

I love how the original PS3s are the same size as the original Xbox

I think that’s awesome that it doesn’t have wi fi. We need to make that normal again

Such a great console! That model is fully backwards compatible just like the 60gb model, so it can play almost every single ps2 game flawlessly. It could even play Ratchet & Clank for PS2 which runs really poorly on 80gb model.

Warranty seal is not really a good thing. New thermal paste can keep consoles going longer. Maintaining your hardware is a good idea if you can.

Just some advice.....you want to remove that warranty sticker, open it up and change the thermal paste under and above the heat spreaders or else it will fail...its like running a 15 year old car without an oil change and brake pads

Dont worry about the fw, with these old consoles you can revert back to original 2.60 fw with a very easy process. Just put a file on a usb and install it or use a cmfw.

I got a BC compat 60GB PS3 back in 2014 for $100, the fan would kick on like crazy found a youtuber, I think he's called NSC Modz, followed his guide on delidding the console and did a small reflow and now it purrs like a kitten, freakin sweet. I modded it so I could easily control the fan curve and this thing stays cool and pretty quite, not nearly as bad as it used to.

No way dude lmao! I remember looking at that exact listing on ebay, i thought about bidding on it but that listing went WAY up in price all of a sudden xD Too much for my budget but looked like a decent deal, just a bit too high tbh imo

God I loved that thing and it’s Blu-ray beauty!

CFW can be installed on pretty much every ver no. now however the latter ones have had less support as such.

I miss games having physical manuals, now their all digital manuals that don't matter, cause their not physical

I paid 20 dollars for one that hasn't been used since 2009 and it had the original warranty seal. I opened it and replaced the disc drive and it works perfectly and super quite. It was the 60 gig model and put a 1tb ssd in it

"It's a Japanese game I'm not familiar with" 😳. Ni No Kuni is the best looking and best presented game of that entire generation, it looks like a Studio Ghibli film because Studio Ghibli helped make it.

My friend sold me a ps3 last week Monday and it works perfectly halfway through infamous 2 right now⚡⚡⚡

I just picked up a nearly perfect CECHA00 in Hard off store with barely any defects. I live in Japan, normally from UK where they only have CECHC03 partial emulation console. I paid 10000 yen which is like £66 or $87. Maybe you could find even cheaper ones here or not but 10000 yen for the original PS2 hardware models is pretty cheap. Will be region unlocking it to my region to play PAL games too.

The reason the fan is getting louder is because the thermalpast under the heat spreader is dry.

Favourite console of all time

jacob: opens the case* peices of the case come out in plain sight also jacob: *game case looks good*

The port for WiFi antenna is there you just gotta add the antenna and the wire for it and you’ll have WiFi

Really miss that "ding ding ding" when firing up a game

My favorite console of all time is the ps3

I’m on my second ps3 the first 60 gig I got in may of 07 and it got the yellow light around 2012 and got a similar 60 gig and that’s been solid ever since

Jacob, I thought I owned the last existing PS3 like yours. You need to crack that seal though as you will burn that thing up. You need to clean and repaste. While you are in there disassemble the blu Ray drive and dust and clean with alcohol. It will run like new and alleviate your worried of ROD or YOL.

They made it to where you don’t need really old firmware anymore to jailbreak. A new firmware called HEN allows you to jailbreak from a newer firmware

Take advantage of the fact you have a youtube channel with 180k subscribers. Make a video were you take it apart and clean it and repaste and repad it. Make sure you show the serial number and manufacture dates and then IF you want to resell it you have all a buyer needs in order to know the warranty seal was broken by someone who knew what they were doing.

I still have mine. Same version, even though I upgraded the HDD I still have the original HDD

I still have an original backwards compatible PS3 myself which is actually the 60 GB model and I prefer that model better than the 20 GB model since the 60 GB PS3 has more storage space and all including built-in Wi-Fi Internet too which the 20 GB model doesn't have. Despite the original models of the PS3 not being very reliable though, I still really like the fact that they were originally backwards compatible with PS2 games before Sony eventually removed that feature off of the later models of the PS3. I also personally think that most PS2 games seem to play somewhat better on the PS3 than they do on the PS2, especially if the PS3 is connected to the TV via HDMI as well which helps upscale the graphics in the games to make them seem better that way. I still really wish Sony would have kept the PS2 backwards compatibility feature on the later models of the PS3 which would have been really awesome, and I also wish the PS4 and PS5 consoles were fully backwards compatible too even though the PS5 is backwards compatible with PS4 games which is at least better than nothing anyway. I still have an operating 60 GB backwards compatible PS3 though so far which still works fine for the time being since I haven't had the YLOD or anything on it yet, and I've had it now for over four years already too since I got it off of Amazon back in 2018.

You payed $600 for a ticking bomb.

This is a normal problem with the old cases. The plasticizers dampen out, and the rest of the plastic get brittle with time. Something, most sellers not think of. They pack the cases directly in contact with the outer sides, and wonder, in thinking, these cases are a stable and robust thing.

That was a jailbreakers dream back in the days

I would open it and check the power supply, and change thermal paste/pads. The ZSSR power supplies are trash and literally become a grill.

I got this exact model in box for 80$ a week ago. It was a super awesome find, the manuals are still wrapped and warranty sticker intact . Ima let it sit there till I can delid better, make a custom case, better fan, SSD , and put a better power supply .

The reason why you aren't able to play The Last of Us in firmware 2.60 is due to one of the latest firmware updates Sony released for the Playstation 3. Specifically, The Last of Us made use of a new function that this new system version included, which allowed it to borrow more ram from the OS. Hopefully it works, and yes It is also because the game released years later. But that's a fact.

the first console where I live was the cecha01 20gb and 60gb model. Those had the actual emotion engine on them here. Im not sure if the b01 did but i know it at least still played ps2 games

even if voiding the warranty lowers its value, you cant sell a dead console. please take it apart and maintain it because you will also be preserving a piece of history

Always really cool to see the OG PS3, If it was the other way around and the OG Ps3's were the reliable one's I'd pickup a Original PS3 over the slim any day of the week, The slims are just a black box not very pleasing to the eye.

I love how it looks with it being all black

I bought a 2nd hand 60gb PS3 for 150 dollars, didn't play it much because I had a PS3 slim 3.55 jailbreak firmware. Later found out the 60gb PS3 Blu-ray drive was broken and most of the 60gb will have ylod sooner or later. Then, I decided to replace the drive and sell it out again for 150 dollars. Should have collect this 60gb, since it's so rare and come with sacd capability.

Use compressed air to blow the dust off the console without scratching

FYI Resistance Fall of Man was a launch title 2006

Definitely want a ps3 again.

That’s the original piano gloss black backwards compatible ps3 with no wifi, those are really really rare I had one and I let it go ☹️

That's funny how they had so few games they bundled it Talladega Nights

5:52 *game case disintegrates while opening* “Game case looks good…” 💀

23:45 Ladies and gentlemen please fasten your seat belts. We're taking off 🤣

Just because the warranty sticker is there doesn’t mean someone hasn’t been in it

On that console that is so old the thermal is for sure dried up it’s better to open it and change the thermal or it will get the ylod it’s a classic I have one myself and there very hard to find

Jacob R take a wet microfiber cloth and lay it on the PS3. After a minute lift off then take another dry microfiber cloth to wipe off

I just grabbed a 60GB CECHA model last week for $100 CDN...on firmware 4.55

I found it normal at this point for the PS3 Fan to be loud as hell. I even make jokes that it’s going to explode while I’m playing BO2 Zombies.

Ni no Kuni is one of the best JRPGs for the system!

I just went to a yard sale here in California and bought a fat PS3 model cech-b00 in real nice shape. And got it for $20.00. and a black Wii GameCube compatible for $15.00 figured it was a good deal

The firm ware low is useless, update the thing so you can get the most use of the console

I got a 60gb, and mine was on firmware 4.56, thought I got an oldie.

It’s also the black trim, which is the rarest version of the backwards compatible PS3.

You gotta update your software to play the games

The clear top of ps3 cases are the throwback for me. Last modern day console I bought physical copies of games for

A block of 2 unskippable ads every 20 seconds to watch you open a box - come on man 😂

The og games say PlayStation 3 on the left hand side & the ones that need updates say PS3 at the top of the case.

FW 2.60 was released January 20, 2009