I never got around to owning a PS3, mostly as I never managed to find the spare cash for it at the time. I happen to own a PS4, so I've picked up a couple of remasters over the years, but there are still a bunch of games I missed that are stuck on that system. I have recently replaced my laptop, but it was on the clock and on a budget - the old one occasionally struggled with PS2 emulation, and neither of them are up to the task for the PS3.
Is it worth buying one? Where would I pick one up reliably and cheaply? Given the PS3 Store is dying a death, and buying things on it is apparently a bit of a chore anyway, is it worth just flashing it and getting stuff from NPS instead?
I think only the original 80GB ones are backwards compatible with PS2/PS1. I have one of the later PS3 models, there are some great games unavailable on any other platform. With the PS Store dead (I think) you miss out on a lot, but many PS3 games go for cheap as chips from CEX and similar.
I think the biggest hurdle would be finding a decent controller - I think the official DualShock 3 has analogue buttons and motion controls. A lot of the cheap third party controllers don't. Those features aren't used in tons of games, but it's definitely sub-optimal to not have a proper controller.
>>26191 I'm not too concerned about backward compatibility. I have a PS2, while it can also nominally play PS1 games, PS1 emulation is not particularly taxing on PC hardware from this century.
Upgrade your laptop. I don't want to sound like the usual PC Mustard Race but it will give you a lot more flexibility with the added beep-boops.
There's still a huge market on second-hand console stuff but the main reason you buy a console is to ensure your AAA games don't run like shit out the box which is somewhat of a non-issue.
>>26191 >I think only the original 80GB ones are backwards compatible with PS2/PS1
