15 Amazing PS3 Facts You Probably Don’t Know

GB: "With this feature, we will be taking a look at 15 of the most interesting facts about the PS3."

[darthv72]

I knew all of those things. I'll add one that many dont know (if you are a hardware person you do). you CAN actually swap bluray drives between systems. The drives themselves are interchangeable but the board that interfaces is not. So anyone who has a dead optical drive can just get a replacement and swap the interface board and be back to reading discs in no time. I've had to do this myself on both a 20gb B01 as well as a 40gb L01 unit.

you can also replace the spinning hdd with an SSD for improved (not life changing) performance as well as quieter and cooler system reliability. The physical spinning drives draw more current and generate heat as a result. Using an SSD means no moving parts and thus will have less current draw and reduced fan noise from not having to spin as much as usual to offset any heat generated by the spinning hdd.

[shinoff2183]

I never even thought of that. If I can ever track down a reasonable true backward compatibility one the first thing I'll do is ssd it up.

[darthv72]

I actually have three B01 units. 1 worked but had cosmetic issues and the other two had their own issues like YLOD and no video display. so I took them all apart and cobbled all the good looking exterior pieces to form a good working (and looking) unit. The hard part was removing the bulk of the surface scuffs but i used a plastic polish that is for headlight repair and that did the trick. It looks all shiny and new. It now just sits on my shelf next to a chrome/black 80gb E01 and gun metal 40gb Metal Gear Solid H01.

The two remaining B01 units im not sure what I will do with them as they are really just parts machines but i imagine with a bit of work they could be restored to their former glory.

[VariantAEC]

I didn't know PS3 allowed screenshots to be taken. I knew that about PSV and every subsequent PS so far has a dedicated button for that but I didn't know that PS3 did that, too.

[shinoff2183]

Darth,

You ever hear of those Frankenstein ps3s. I'm personally not sure I could do something like that. Could be a little off but they basically mix parts from a slim into a fat ps3. It said to keep it cooler to prevent overheating and such.

For the moment as far as ps2 aside from my collection since the disc won't work I've just dabbled a bit on the series x dev mode. It's pretty good.

[Skuletor]

Took my PS3 out the other week and plugged it in, it has the Red Light of Death. RIP

[Knightofelemia]

Still one of my favorite Playstations next to the Playstations that came before it and after it.

[gold_drake]

god i loved the UI so much

[chicken_in_the_corn]

Still the best Playstation

[shinoff2183]

You missed some great games then. Especially the variety. Ps3 lacked compared to before and after.

It had great games but it lacked compared to every other ps system. The variety went out the window. Game budgets got higher that's when developers stopped taking chances. Indies weren't quite going full speed like the ps4 generation. It's my least favorite of all the Playstation. Also jrpgs disappeared like a mf, there were some but sht compared to previous gens.

[TiredGamer]

Agreed. My favorite gen next to PS1. The leap from jagged PS2 games with blurry textures to HD bliss like in Ridge Racer 7 or Motor Storm was unbelievable.

PS4 was just a refinement of PS3 games, and PS5 is just so more spit-and-polish on top that.

[Chocoburger]

Sloppy article spouting mostly well-known informaton. As for the screenshot tidbit, it only works for SOME games, the way they write it makes it seem like it works across every game, but no, the game developer has to specifically program this function within the game.

Some games have a camera that you can use to take pictures and that translates to screenshots you can view on XMB, such as MGS 3, MGS 4, MGS PW HD.