PlayStation 3 160GB System

Let me give a little bit of background before diving into a review. When the original NES came out, I was hooked. I didn't think anything could be better than Super Mario Bros. Then there was the Sega Genesis...and as I entered college, the original Playstation. Wow! After college I settled down, got married, had children, and stopped playing games for a while. Just 2 years ago I picked up a wii "for the family" and have enjoyed it since. Mario Galaxy 2 looks great and is a great deal of fun to play...and there are other great games on the wii as well. For the record, I'd never played a PS2, PS3 or Xbox. Don't get me wrong, the wii is great. There are a number of wii exclusives that I love. But I was still wanting something with some better graphics/games and thus began my research between xbox and ps3. Both are great systems! This was going to be harder than I thought. In the end, I felt like the game selection for the PS3 slightly outweighed that of the xbox for the family. The PS3 has LittleBigPlanet and Ratchet and Clank, as well as Uncharted/Metal Gear/etc. And while the xbox has some great exclusives as well, I was leaning toward the PS3. When I saw that the PS3 slim increased the hard drive from 120gb to 160gb I finally bit the bullet. I was wanting to get a blu-ray player sometime so I figured I'd just get the ps3. Just set it up last night. Set-up was a breeze and the graphics, wow, they truly are stunning. As I said, the wii is great and I'll continue to play and enjoy wii-exclusive games, but compared to xbox/ps3 graphics, there really is no comparison. I'm really looking forward to NHL 11 and Gran Turismo 5 (as the wii is lacking in these types of games). Overall, I'm thrilled with the PS3. I'm looking forward to getting my music and other media files loaded onto it and finally beginning the world of blu-ray movies and advanced gaming. While I do wish I could load files to it from a device formatted to something other than FAT, it's certainly not a deal-breaker. The PS3 works as it should, set-up is simple, has free online, great exclusive games, and so much more. Whether or not it's the right choice for you is up for you to decide. The Xbox is also a great system, but I'm happy with my final decision. Note: Extras you may need: - Extra controller, PS3 blu-ray remote control, and an hdmi or set of component cables depending on your video capabilities.

Previously owned an 80GB first generation PS3 that developed an eject disk problem and so it was wiped and passed on to a friend who felt confident in taking it apart and messing with it to repair. Meanwhile we upgraded to the new 160 GB. We seldom if ever game anymore. We use the PS3 to stream Netflix, watch blue ray movies, and view photo slideshows on a larger screen than the computer. This is why we opted for the 160 GB model. If we were gaming a lot still we'd probably go with the larger. This new Playstation streams Netflix very very smoothly and I'd say loads better than the old one did. The old model seemed to seize up/have to do a lot of "loading". I at first thought it was our internet service despite its being 10 mbps and pinging/speed testing at those speeds routinely. This is what tech support for your streaming service and device (not your ISP's support!) will insist is your problem. "It is clearly due to the quality of the service from your ISP, we detect no problems on our end" blah blah blah. Then I chalked it up to Netflix itself being crappy or having a lot of demand on its servers/peak times. But since we have started using the new PS we have not had a Netflix seize up and when loading does occur it is really fast, happens maybe 3 times at most and not back to back, and does not cause a seize up which it often did on the old PS. In fact repeated back to back "loading" was a sign of imminent seize. So I'm now leaning to it being a device issue, sorry Sony. Please note that on both models we have had virtually nothing saved on the hard drive and I at one point completely wiped and reset the old PS HD to factory and went thru set-up all over again, fresh and clean so we know that is not the problem. It also loads up blue ray DVD's, firmware upgrades, and blue ray data upgrades a whole lot faster than the old model. So again I gotta think it is the device, the new model's processor is much improved. Other pluses: The dull coating on the outside is not a dust and fingerprint magnetic like the old model. It seems to run a lot cooler than the old model. Heat is never good for electronics! It's smaller and lighter than the old model. It's not as noisy as the old model. Only cons: HDMI cable falls out the back somewhat easily. If you have sound but a black screen - take a peek and see if the cable fell out. Duh. This has been the case for us twice now, usually after someone has cleaned/dusted around the PS. Wish Amazon and Sony would get together so we could stream from Prime to the PS3!!!!!!

I previously had own a PS3 slim and it was one of my favourite owned consoles. There are so many classics such as the Uncharted series, Heavy Rain, Little Big Planet, and Batman Arkham series. The controllers were a big upgrade over the PS2. It was also the first Sony console to have 1080 supported. People don't remember that the first generation PS3s were sold at prices higher than the PS5s. I bought a used PS3 to play the games I still have on my PSN account. The condition was described as very good. However, the controller and system had significant damages to it. I was pretty disappointed and ended up returning it. I will try again if I see one on Amazon for a good price.

Me llego en muy buen estado el producto lo disfrutaré bastante !

É um sonho... porém é um console já usado que aliás chegou com aranhão e rachaduras. A além disso já veio com Hen.

Está com defeito estou muito chateado.

System works ok. Has a "demo mode" stuck on it. Can't do certain things with it. Not super happy but my son doesn't want to return it due to being able to play his new game on it. Would beware of buying and won't buy again from this vendor as not exactly as describe. Cannot get online and the controller seems damaged as it doesn't work properly