Buy one of these and a used copy of Last of Us and for under £100 you'll have one of the best gaming experiences of your life! :smile:

Buy one of these and a used copy of Last of Us and for under £100 you'll have one of the best gaming experiences of your life! :smile:

Did they have many of them? Would be genius if this was national. I have my doubts though :disappointed:

This deal is super hot deal, there are great games on ps3.

Even just as a home media hub this would be a great deal, but given the PS3's great catalogue of games (that you can now get dirt cheap), it's a fantastic one.

Such a great machine! If you're lucky enough to find one of these, don't forget Argos are currently selling a lot of the Essentials range new for £4.99 at the moment too. :smiley:

Heat added.
Does anyone knows which version plays ps2 games?

save your £50 and put towards a ps4!

Excellent deal if you can find one and a no nonsense loading system too :sunglasses:
Compliments the PS4 sat here very well indeed (and a worthy backup)

I'm hoping a few London Asda Stores have some of these at this price?. :-)

You can get some great bargains for PS3 now. I've bought Borderlands 1,2, pre-sequel and God of War collection pack (2 games) for under £13.

The 12GB one is better because it has 12GB of Flash storage built in which is fast to access with little read time. Then just put the 500GB HDD from the PS4 into the 12GB PS3, most people have changed it already to a Hybrid or SSD any ways and have that 500GB drive laying around.

The US and JP versions, but the EU version only had dodgy software emulation and not the hardware based one... so it's a lot better to actually just buy a PS2 Slim.

Ni No Kuni is worth buying the PS3 alone tbh, also all the old PS1 classics that still aren't on PS4.

Nah, you don't want to be faffing around with a PC or a cheap Blu-Ray player when you've got a great little home entertainment hub in the PS3 that does Blu-Ray, DVD, iplayer, Netflix, Amazon Prime, 4od and tons more, as well as all the gaming (God of War and Uncharted and Last of Us... and many more) and music and other stuff you'd want, with a really nice ergonomic media remote.

This is a really good deal.

was there many left?

Bargain. I have a PS4 and still playing the PS3 more frequently - Dark Souls series, Skyrim, Skate 3 and the stellar library of PS3 games on PS Plus have squeezed a lot of life out of the console for me, fantastic value for money - especially at this price.

2 on the shelf, not sure if any out back

There were 2 on shelf. I didn't buy any as I already have a PS3

For £50 maybe, for £75 no and it doesn't come with a remote.

I grew up with gaming and bar a few overrated exclusives the PS3 (and PS4 by extension) I don't think its a great console I only ever used it for random store games that had online functions anything multiplayer was pc which (at the time) cost a fraction of the price, higher framerates, better graphics, better resolution.

Its good to a individual person if you don't care about framerates and resolution and want cut down functionality for things like a media player (can't play certain files especially older codecs)

So meh at most its a reasonable price but for its age it should be closer to £50 by now.

That's the one I have, still going strong

The 60GB PS3 was the only EU PS3 to have PS2 backwards compatability and also had non regionalised gaming.I have just given mine to my brother but online they are going for not much less than a PS4, nuts but the way it is.

That game is brilliant! I love the uncharted games too :smiley:

ps3 rocksmith better than ps4 too (analogue audio)

There's always one........and you're definitely a one.

Has anyone else actually managed to find one of these in their local ASDA? I'd be interested to know if it's local or national.

Blah blah blah..... It will play the majority of files anyone would really want to and it would work really well as a media hub. £75 is a great price and that's why it's hot! Let's not forget the price you would need to pay for the pc etc you are talking about.
Good deal
Hot from me

2 available in Asda Barrhead.

May as well pay the extra and get ps4

my old ps3 60gigger has just died on me - keeps freezing into funny pixelated colours when I stream tv (iplayer etc) :disappointed:

Anyone with any ideas how to look after them? I've done nothing with it...

60gb fatty is the only backwards compatible one but its loud and they started to overheat too. gen 1 i think

All these people advocating this as a media hub.....

Did they make them any quieter? Last ps3 I was around sounded like a small helicopter idling in the corner of the room.

No idea which iteration it was. The xbox is just as bad.

was about to launch into a passionate rebuttal of your claims, but then I noticed the words "one of". We all know Super Mario World is the best gaming experience in this, or any other life :man:

Not if you want to play PS3 games without paying for PS Now.

Asda deals such as this are pretty much always local - often repeated in a number of stores, but you'll still be lucky to find stock in most places.

The more recent the model (the one listed here is the last) the quieter they generally are, though the blu-ray drive on this one can be louder than the "slim" when in use.

​me to reckon store deal only great price if lucky enough

Xbox One S has a 4k drive but with no bitstreaming of HD audio formats, may not matter to you but may for some. it's a dealbreaker for me. No point having 4k video and wimping out on the audio imo

Tbh if you care that much you'd just have a PC, all Xbox One games from Microsoft are coming to it in future and all third arty games come to PC any ways. No point to the Xbox One any more..

No one has found one apart from OP - so just at one store from current info

Very rude comment there, but I expect it from people online these days.

You mean the pc that is more future proofed? Can play older stuff, no faffing around with limitations.

You are just choosing what to argue with, for your infomation though a pc can be built for not a huge amount more (but some people would argue that) and things can be saved if you can get old stuff like cases from freecycle.

And consoles are locked down more, if you have a hard drive crash or even want to upgrade you are screwed.

You are speaking to someone that until recently used a old softmodded xbox for retro stuff so I know all about having a gaming and media centre but that was so much simpler to use than a locked down OS.

Then you have to update the games anyway.

And that cheap pc could play PS2 games, PS1 games, Gamecube games, pc games all for not a huge amount more.

Its not a bad deal its just nothing mind blowing, to be a good deal it would have to be £50 (or even £60)

What about £62.50? Not worth quibbling over a couple of quid :smiley:

You can play it on most Samsung or Sony Smart Tv's using PlayStation Now, no need to waste £75 on a console to play it

I'm pretty sure this does come with a device for controlling remotely

Im selling my 320gb one , it has been rarely used , has 3 controllers and a load of games.
Also have 2 guitar hero guitars and the singstar mikes and a decent steering wheel.
Based in Belfast and looking £100
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Really not supposed to be rude but I guess it was a little.
I just get so bored of reading the same old comments about pc's being better than consoles in every way. Each to their own I say. I don't choose to go onto pc deals and comment about how a console would be better.... There just isn't any need. People click on the deals that are interested in... Why go into one you are not and then feel the need to comment?? This deal keeps getting hotter because it is.
You have to view it slightly differently i think. You buy a PS3 you get it home plug it in and turn it on. That's it. it works straight out the box. Updates itself even when it's in standby. Anyone could use it with no problems and its stable. It will just keep doing what it does for years.
Your £70 pc will first have to be built. on top of that you will need peripherals to get it going. Will need updating very regularly. if online is likely to get some form of virus or you have to get anti virus software . it is not future proof, if you want to use latest apps you will need to change operating system all of which costs money etc etc etc.
I am by no means anti pc or Mac we have both in the house along with consoles. But for sheer ease for the vast majority of people a PS3 plugged into you tv is by far and away one of the simplest, easiest to use and competent media centres you can get. And I would happily spend the £10 you are arguing about for that reason.

Hardware or software limitation?

I do not get it, must have somekind of a lets say a 5.1 output which is as good as HD sound, am I wrong??

Hardware, sadly



I have a PC.... I don't like using it as a gaming platform, too expensive to keep updating it all the time. it's also not very portable. I just want to boot it up stick a disc in and off we go, no messing with settings, downloading drivers etc etc.

Besides, i was talking about 4k Bluray, not gaming



The XBox will decode the HD audio into a lossy format like 5.1 yes of course, it's not the same as HD audio though and i didn't spend 5k on my home cinema system to have lossy 5.1 audio. Also, why would i pay a premium for 4k bluray discs and not make use of the HD audio, like Dolby Atmos and DTS-X?

Good deal thanks I'll just fly to bloody Ireland and pick one up

Been waiting or a price drop on the ps3 and this is my biting point. Shame nowhere near me and no decent asda with entertainment section near me either!

This, Ni No Kuni is where it is at. TLOU is good but way overated.

Hot if you can get one. A month or so ago I got a 12gb super slim from CEX for £68 (it is seriously as new) and have not regretted it. I was a 360 gamer at the time and have since gone back to PC gaming, but I'm enjoying some exclusives like uncharted and heavy rain that I never got to play back in the day.

I have an android box for media so this is purely a gaming machine for me and I don't regret spending that money.

What games should I get with amazing story line

​put it on falls n shankil fb pages will be gone in a day

2 stores if you read the comments

Was there ever? :smiley: worst console of ALL TIME for me! Real shame.. Massive step backwards from the 360

I have to agree with the comments that you are better off getting a PS4, which can be found for quite cheap these days, and will be even cheaper once Neo is announced. A lot of the good PS3 games have been remastered and look/play much better on PS4, including Uncharted, The Last of Us and God of War III. The loading times alone on PS3 are just too bothersome for me.

Still, if you are on an extremely limited budget and you don't care to have the best graphics and slow loading times this is very cheap and you can't go wrong.

Thanks bought 10 to sell on Gumtree

Is it true the super slim has a really cheap feel to it?

We moved our fat PS3 into the playroom once we got a PS4. It died recently and we still had lots of games the children played on it (things like all the Wonderbook games). It died a couple of months ago and the only new PS3 I could find anywhere was the 12Gb one for £180 at Argos. I did switch the HDDs over though. This superslim does feel quite cheap but runs a hell of a lot cooler than the fat model.

​always said that when Blu ray players were same price as a PS3, games, movies,.media,.music, interweb, social. more versatile than a standard blu ray player

The Super Slim gets criticism about being 'cheap' but for me it's the best version of the PS3. It uses less power and this comes through by running a lot cooler than all the other models, it is significantly smaller than the 'Slim'. The mechanical lid is better longer term than the electronic disc mechanism of the original and slim models but it does feel a bit antiquated having to slide a piece of plastic to the left, rather than a touch sensitive button, but it really is no deal breaker.

At £75 brand new you won't get a better gaming and media device.

The Last of Us, God of War, and Uncharted are all PS exclusives with decent stories.

Feels more flimsy than the older ones but is atually very robust in day to day use and for £75 quid who cares, i'd much rather have a new one as per this deal than purchase an old tank from yesteryear at similar cost from cex or gumtree.

Ni No Kuni is a Studio Ghibli game. It is like playing one of their movies and is not only the best PS3 game in my opinion it has the best story. (If you like Anime)

So I save £50 towards a ps4,but what have I just blown the other £25 on ?

I did the same - think I may have got mine from Game for about the same circa £65. You get a good warranty, almost as much as you would if you brought new (2 years with CEX I think). Mine was marked up as a "grade c" console without a box so I didnt hold out much hope of it looking smart, but when I took it home and wiped it down with some anti-bac wipes it looked almost as good as new. Popped an old laptop HDD and started hitting the PS3 back catalogue. It's ridiculous how cheap the games are. For the kids, for the summer holidays, it should keep them well entertained!

Just as I get annoyed when people make assumptions, like you say why comment (as in Im not asking you why you commented but saying why I commented as it was my opinion)

I never said it was a bad deal just that it wasn't the best deal, a few years ago I would of grabbed one at this price but right now the best part of the deal is the control pad as they are expensive on its own.

You don't need the latest OS to use "apps" as you call them (thats the trendy/modern way to call software) most software works as far back as XP, free software does everything paid software does and is less bloated so you need minimal ram, hey if not playing most games use linux its free and simple to use distributions (and linux doesn't get viruses in the same way)

But its about interpretation, I don't think its a good deal in terms of what you get, but its a reasonable price for the hardware given its RRP so for that reason I haven't voted either way.

Theres not much more initial cost with a pc and you can get small cases and boards, lower failure rate and simple to replace a single cheap part than whole machine when it dies but I know people don't want to bother no matter how simple it can be.

None in asda Cheltenham had 12gig but only reduced to £169!

Not much of a limited budget issue but comparing a £75 PS3 to a £270+ PS4 is a bit odd.

Which store in Belfast is this? There's a few around Dundonald

This is so Hot, I took off all my clothes!

270 for PS4 would not be a good deal nowadays, though. You can get a refurb for less than 200, or new bundled with game(s) for 250. It's silly to compare the best ever price for PS3 to a fully RRP PS4.

Didn't know that the Xbox One can't bitstream HD audio.

Comparing 75 quid with 250 still doesn't make sense

​cant u order offline and have it delivered to your nearest store?

There is only one ASDA in dundonald

Maybe I'm not showing understanding to the budget involved, but for me 75 and 250 is not a huge difference if it goes towards what is essentially an investment. The games you would be buying for either console would eventually level the initial cost, and you would definitely get a better experience on a PS4 as well as lower loading times that almost kill certain games for me on the PS3. /shrug

If you're only an occasional gamer then IMO the load times aren't a big issue. Plus there's the fact that games are cheaper on the Ps3 and there's a larger choice of secondhand titles available too.