Reddit reviews Sony Computer Entertainment Playstation 3 12GB System

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> Here we have to pay anywhere between R$1000 and R$1500 to buy a new PS3 SLIM, wich amounts to something around US$350~500.

Actually, that turns out not to be the case. PS3s are expensive locally for me, too, but I imported mine and got a relatively good deal. Just for example, this PS3 is US$197 delivered - internationally - which is only R$630. That's just a random example for today - there are plenty of options, like this one for R$725 delivered, or sometimes there are good deals at Amazon.fr and Amazon.de (Edit: just to update, import fees are charged at checkout so you can see exactly what the total cost will be.)

The PS3 is broadly region-free and has a universal power supply - there's not really a good reason not to import. ;)

> After that, we still have to pay around R$50~R$450 for a game, depending on the game, wich amounts to US$16~150 (a new Record Of Agarest War 2, for example, goes for R$400, wich amounts to US$133).

Again, that's not true. Games are very expensive in my country, too - I haven't bought any games locally. I have mostly used PSN Canada, although I also got a good deal on Amazon.co.uk vouchers last year and got some credit for PSN UK. Sometimes codes for download games in the US are quite cheap, so I do have a PSN US account, too. The prices range from R$6-R$30 - just buy games when they're on sale, obviously! ;)

You can also get used discs delivered internationally - I've been taking advantage of the falls in the pound, for example, at Game.co.uk, where I got six games (the Resistances, Killzones and the first Singstar) for R$77 delivered, which is R$13 each. Just wait for their semi-regular Buy Two Get One Free promotion on used games.

So there's no need to arbitrarily limit yourself to local prices!

Source on prices: experience of importing games to a country where games and consoles are expensive!

Might as well get it new... on [Amazon] (http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Computer-Entertainment-Playstation-System-3/dp/B00E369SDM/ref=sr_sp-atf_image_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406366952&sr=8-1&keywords=ps3)

I don't think that there are any Bluray players that have a great reputation for their included apps, so it is going to be a bit of a dice-roll there.

My advice it to buy an inexpensive Roku and a refurb Bluray player. Quality refurb Blurays players can be easily found in Amazon.

Or buy a used PS3 for ~120 dollars:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00E369SDM/ref=sr_1_1_twi_gam_1_olp?ie=UTF8&qid=1452698231&sr=8-1&keywords=ps3

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Computer-Entertainment-Playstation-System-3/dp/B00E369SDM

Yep, they just come without hard drives and have a 12gb on board flash.

you can get a brand new 12GB PS3 for $200. And it comes with a one year warranty. For some people getting a hard drive and a slot-loading drive might be worth extra money, but not getting a warranty tends to negate that when Sony charges $100+tax for almost any repair. I can buy a super slim hard disk bracket for $15 and add any SATA drive I have handy for free. or spend $50 and get a brand new 320GB drive (again, with warranty).

assuming both your controllers are OEM DS3s, the extra one would be worth $20 in my book. all the other stuff you have, the bluetooth remote, controller charger bay, texting controller add-on and 6 games are things you'd be better off selling separately. if you want to lump them in, I can't see them being worth more than $50 total (and that assumes the games don't all suck). So $150 for the console, $20 for the extra controller, and $50 for the other stuff puts you at $220. I think that is high, and if I was in the market for a PS3, I wouldn't even bother try to haggle with you on a $220 listing, even with all that stuff.

But that is the beauty of Craigslist, you can make a listing with everything for $220, and see if anyone bites. If they don't, relist with a new price. but if you are in a hurry, you will need to price it lower.

If you get a Chromecast, Roku or gaming console you could use HBO Go on your TV.

Or just hook up your PC to your TV as a second monitor and use HBO on your PC.

If your TV doesn't have HBO Go app then you can't get it.

I would honestly just purchase the 12 GB super slim and replace the hard drive with a Seagate 1TB 2.5" SSHD Drive. Hybrid SSHD drives are much faster than regular drives.

Total cost for both is CDN$360.18 with free shipping and it is so easy to replace the 12GB hard drive with the 1 TB hybrid drive, just look up the many youtube videos on how to do it.

Not bad, I would have tried for one with a 500gb HD though. Here's the one I have, all I had to do afterward was buy the $6 mounting kit and stick my old 500gb hd in it.

All prices in USD

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brand-New-Sony-PlayStation-3-12-GB-Charcoal-Black-Console-NTSC-CECH-4301A/182598832495

grab a $6 hard drive tray, and your old PS3 harddrive, and you are set.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00E369SDM/ref=dp_olp_all_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=all

you can get a refurb one straight from Amazon (no dodgy 3rd party bull) for about $110, though it fluctuates between $90-120 usually depending on how much Amazon paid for them at the time they picked them up.

also... if you want a NEW PS3... you had better act fast. This is basically as cheap as they will ever get. Sony already stopped production of new PS3s in Japan yesterday... so its only a matter of time before they stop all production of new consoles worldwide and the price for new systems will skyrocket. http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/playstation-3-production-halted-sony-japan-1202012032/

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00E369SDM/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used&qid=1396796199&sr=8-3


third seller, OceanReefElectronics. I say buy from amazon because if the item you receive is damaged or fails within the 1 year warranty the company gives you, you can talk directly to the seller and they'll give you a refund no problem. OceanReef is a good company. They ship out of Kentucky and I live in Colorado. I got my ps3 from them in 3 days when I paid only for 5-8, that was good.

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2.) Black high heels

3.)Songs!

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5.) I would get myself a [PS3](http://www.amazon.com /dp/B00E369SDM/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=3U49ME0OCD86&coliid=I1HWWYYEV3ARES) and a Clarisonic.


This was the most fun contest I've done in a while! Too bad I'm single and have no one to strip for at the moment :/

This just came out recently:
http://www.amazon.com/PS3-12GB-System-Playstation-3/dp/B00E369SDM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377977491&sr=8-1&keywords=12+gb+ps3

anyway, you can always use it to watch netflix, hulu, dvds, and there are plenty of good indie games to download if you dont want to pick something with too much commitment. If you know ps2 its an easy transition.

> cheaper than a PC...

$180.66 Media PC vs $186.95 PS3

Yup. http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Computer-Entertainment-Playstation-System-3/dp/B00E369SDM/ref=lp_14210711_1_3?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1459113653&sr=1-3

If you can handle $300, get the Last of Us 500GB bundle: www.amazon.com/PS3-500GB-Last-Bundle-Playstation-3/dp/B00IA2NYT4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1408035483&sr=8-2

If not, get the 12GB console for about $250: http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Computer-Entertainment-Playstation-System-3/dp/B00E369SDM/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1408035483&sr=8-16

Yes.

http://www.amazon.com/Consoles-Xbox-360-Hardware/b?ie=UTF8&node=14112971

or if you guys are a family of weeabos,

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Computer-Entertainment-Playstation-System-3/dp/B00E369SDM/ref=sr_1_4?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1407775454&sr=1-4