playstation 3 250 gb superslim (used) 139.99 + tax AC @cowboom

Quote from jdramirez : The ps3 was 600 at launch... so I'm thinking 800 for entry level and maybe 900 for top of the line. I modded my wii... and I think I will mod the ps3 when I get another. Have yall had any difficulty doing so... I'm guessing online play is eliminated when you do that.

nah, 400-500tops for ps4 .


anyways, 139 for the superslim is a superslick deal.

Quote from oyouno : nah, 400-500tops for ps4 . anyways, 139 for the superslim is a superslick deal.

That's fine... but before the price point was set for the ps3... I think I heard rumors of around 400 or 450... so usually people underprice what is coming out. I could very well be wrong... I don't deny that, but I would be pleasantly surprised if i am wrong.

Quote from sweetlol : Sony has confirmed that PS4 will be prices lower than PS3 when it first came out. Sent from the official Slickdeals App for iPhone & iPod Touch.

That is good news... so I'll shut my trap about price since obviously I haven't been paying attention. But I did see the promo for the ps4 and I didn't see that it was that much better than the ps3... so I'm kinda curious if it will be a leap forward... or simply a step forward.

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nvm ...

Quote from rebelx : Your logic is bad. He's saying that since the PS4 (which is expected to have at least a five year shelf life), there's no point in buying a product that won't be supported (much), at least for gaming. I sold my PS3 a couple months ago when resale value was higher than it is now in anticipation of the PS4. Sure, I don't have a console anymore, but I can game on my PC. It's all about being smart with your money and thinking ahead.

Wrong. There's nothing wrong at all with my logic. The PS3 isn't going anywhere, nor is support for it going to simply disappear the very second the Orbis hits store shelves. Hell, Sony just stopped making the PS2 a couple of months ago! As for prices, they've barely dropped in the past 6 months, unless you consider $20 some astronomical plummet. There won't be a mass exodus to the Orbis for at least 2 years, if even then. Count on it.

Being smart with one's money would be to snatch up a PS3 on the cheap and buy a bucketload of phenomenal games that are just now showing us what the PS3 can do...and at rock-bottom prices. However, if one would rather cough up 4 times as much to purchase an unproven machine at launch that will offer but a few craptastic games that barely outperform their sibling counterparts, I suppose there's "logic" in that, right?

For those that disagree, go put a launch title like NBA '07 in your 360 and tell me how it compares to what's out today. Ready to be "dazzled" by the future yet? Ready to invest your life's savings?

Quote from spydersdeals69 : Agreed. You also shouldn't buy a new car, since the 2050 models are coming. Don't buy gas. New cars will be all electric or run on plutonium. Don't buy food. New food is being made as I'm writing this. Dont buy clothes. New threads are being made by children right now in Taiwan. Don't buy a house. New houses that have new shapes and gadgets are coming. Don't buy a computer. New chips that are embedded into your skull are on the way. Don't buy a vowel. Give Vanna a rest and just solve the puzzle. P.S. I didn't buy one. If I didn't already have 7 PS3 consoles in the house, I'd be all over it though!

haven't had a legitimate LOL in awhile. thank you.

california taxes everything :\

Quote from spydersdeals69 : Wrong. There's nothing wrong at all with my logic. The PS3 isn't going anywhere, nor is support for it going to simply disappear the very second the Orbis hits store shelves. Hell, Sony just stopped making the PS2 a couple of months ago! As for prices, they've barely dropped in the past 6 months, unless you consider $20 some astronomical plummet. There won't be a mass exodus to the Orbis for at least 2 years, if even then. Count on it. Being smart with one's money would be to snatch up a PS3 on the cheap and buy a bucketload of phenomenal games that are just now showing us what the PS3 can do...and at rock-bottom prices. However, if one would rather cough up 4 times as much to purchase an unproven machine at launch that will offer but a few craptastic games that barely outperform their sibling counterparts, I suppose there's "logic" in that, right? For those that disagree, go put a launch title like NBA '07 in your 360 and tell me how it compares to what's out today. Ready to be "dazzled" by the future yet? Ready to invest your life's savings?

First off, it's PS4, not Orbis. They officially dropped that name a while back.

Second, your theory is valid, but only if a person literally held out seven years (pretty sure that's how long the PS3 has been out) before buying their first PS3. In today's day and age, there are definitely people that waited, but it's a miniscule proportion. The analogies you used, for the most part, are important staples in a person's life (eg. food, clothing, computer). They don't apply to luxury items, like a game console.

For those that really can't afford to buy a PS4, I guess buying at the end of the PS3 effective (note the word "effective") life cycle makes sense, but those are probably the same people that drive a car that's 20 years old. Sure it may work, but it definitely won't be as enjoyable (or safe) as a current generation item.

I sold my PS3 several months ago because I knew I was going to get either a PS4 or XBOX 720/3 (whatever they decide the official name will be) and I knew I could capitalize on higher resale value. After it was all said and done, I waited one year to get my PS3 after it's release, paid $250 for it (thank you Amazon BF sale), and sold it for $220 (granted, I did do incremental upgrades, but reselling netted me literally a $0 loss).

I would recommend to hold off on a PS3, wait for the PS4, and buy when you can afford it so that you can get a longer use out of it. There's really no point in spending $140+tax to get last gen's hardware + games + controller (in most cases), since that's going to put you over $200 easy. I *guess* if you're in such dire financial circumstances it might make sense, but then why waste money on a game console anyways?

No one is in a hurry to dump their PS3 because it will NOT be backward compatible next gen. It will also take at least a year before the PS4 has a decent library too.

Quote from jdramirez : The ps3 was 600 at launch... so I'm thinking 800 for entry level and maybe 900 for top of the line. I modded my wii... and I think I will mod the ps3 when I get another. Have yall had any difficulty doing so... I'm guessing online play is eliminated when you do that.

You can't jailbreak any of the new slims or super slims (3000 and 4000 series). All other models can be but must be running firmware 3.55 or lower. If your system is higher than that, you'll need to find someone with a hardware flasher to get it back to 3.55.

so can this be jailbroken or no? Depends what firmware you get?

Quote from alchemista : so can this be jailbroken or no? Depends what firmware you get?

Depends on the firmware and model series. Reference my previous post.

Quote from TheGame21x : I bought one of the 60GB fully BC Phat models after they were discontinued in favor of the 80GB version and, though I haven't had any problems with it, I keep wondering if I should get one of these just to be safe and put my old PS3 up in the closet to preserve it.

Whatever you decide, just make sure you're backing up your internal HDD. If your phat eats itself, you can swap the HDD to a different PS3 but it will be reformatted and you'll lose all the contents. The internal HDDs marry themselves to the motherboard.

Quote from islaturbine : Whatever you decide, just make sure you're backing up your internal HDD. If your phat eats itself, you can swap the HDD to a different PS3 but it will be reformatted and you'll lose all the contents. The internal HDDs marry themselves to the motherboard.

Well, that blows.

I went ahead and ordered one with accessories and I was just going to swap the hard drive from the phat into the slim but I guess I'm gonna have to back the whole thing up now.