i bought a used ps3 a couple of years ago and its still my main gaming system for the few times in the week i do play, now i mainly read books on my kindle. the only things for me that were a must was a mic for online play, and a charging dock for my controller so i dont have to deal with a bunch of cables and i just put it back on the dock when im done playing. for the first 2 weeks or so i used the cable that came with it and a 6 ft usb extension i bought off of monoprice really cheap
sweet, the extensions i have are still running strong and monoprice is amazing for cheap good quality various cords and cables. i have them running from the usb ports on the back of my pc to my desk and they show no signs of fraying or a loose connector. i also bought one of their cheap 50 ft. ethernet cable to run under the house to my bedroom since the house wasnt wired with ethenet ports and its been great for over 5 years now.
PS3 doesn’t support TRIM anyway, so once it has filled every blank spot at least once, it will be no better than a good HDD for speed, and still a lot smaller too.
"As of June 2018, RPCS3 has been able to play more than 33% of the PS3 library from start to finish. The emulator is capable of running around 980 games at a playable speed with no major glitches, though it requires very demanding hardware on most games."
I do have a desktop, but my laptop is more powerful, and I don't feel like spending a lot of money on a new desktop that will play some PS3 games.
Yeah but the point for using an emulator is one can avoid the cost of purchasing games. :money_mouth_face:
I remember those good ole PS2 era when I installed a modchip and then I could play a ton of pirated ps2 games and play dvds without those dreadful region lock.
Never needed a HDD to play games because consoles were purely consoles back then and not a pseudo PC.
Mine also failed to read discs. My PS3 still has a PS2 inside since it the fat one. Did you see the mod I mentioned with the controllers though? Saves a lot of money. :)