PS3 Online in 2023: It's Getting Worse... And Better?

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Published 2023-03-14
The state of playing PlayStation 3's free online is in an interesting situation these days. You've got games that are completely broken, or they require alternate accounts, maybe the online pass still hasn't been disabled.. these lingering issues are making it difficult to jump in. But on the flip side, you've got restoration groups bringing older titles back online and making it easier than ever to reconnect. Here's our updated look at the console in this wonderful 2023 year! And shout out to Melissa, her intro came out better than the lame scripted one I came up with.

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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
0:38 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
1:55 - Call of Duty: Black Ops II
2:38 - Call of Duty: World At War
5:28 - Need For Speed Rivals
6:38 - Dirt 3
10:10 - Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare
11:18 - Skate 3
13:13 - Mass Effect 3
15:51 - Batman: Arkham Origins
18:29 - Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
20:17 - Resistance: Fall of Man & MotorStorm: Pacific Rift
23:58 - SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Confrontation
25:35 - Grand Theft Auto IV
26:47 - Dead Space 3
27:44 - Team Fortress 2
29:01 - Red Dead Redemption

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All Comments (21)
  • @Sab_Was_Taken
    That MW3 interaction was like a portal to 2011, so wholesome and happy to see people having a good time on the older systems.
  • @xxPyroShankxx
    Love this series. It's such a shame more and more PS3 games are dying
  • That guy from Skate 3 was wholesome. 6-7 years and still learning, he says. I can appreciate that.
  • @terry.1428
    I still play my ps3 to this day, free online will never be forgotten
  • @codywarrior
    Let’s go! My favorite yearly video is back
  • @Jam29Josh
    The situation with Skate 3 was a rare occasion where the servers were shutdown but then brought back in 2019 because Skate fans are very persuasive I guess
  • @VonSteinmetz
    That 'conversation' with Kim had me dying 😂 The zombies were better communicators imo
  • Been sick with covid the past weekend and took my PS3 with me in isolation. Had an absolute blast playing some classics and browsing the old store.
  • @Rex_Lupus
    Your last PS3 video inspired me to try and repair my PS3 which to my surprise I was able to do. Now I've started collecting and playing games I missed out on, but now I'm completely hyped with all these servers coming back online that I might be able to get the 10k kills trophy on Resistance 2 and finally get the Platinum for it.
  • I had a PS3 and my brother had a 360 back in the day. Honestly, I always felt the online gaming experience on the 360, even compared to today, was top tier. The notifications, the party invities, it always felt you were just a click away from a thriving online community. I don't get that from the Xseries or the PS5.
  • I think a huge part of the problem is that temporary password BS. It discourages people from wanting to go through the trouble just to play online which shrinks the number of potential players
  • @WiltedRaven2
    I play my ps3 every weekend. Even with a ps5. Most games are going strong depending on the time. Sadly though the modders have killed alot of games, they are a discgrace. Its sad to see the online pass is finally killing games and allot of the online community are leaving on most games. These games have a special place in my heart. One day they will all be gone and that hurts to think about.
  • @M.sami12
    I'll never stop playing on my ps3 honestly. It's eternal. Games like MW2 GTAIV, Black ops2 all are very special and still fun. Not to mention i still play PS1 and PS2 games on it.
  • @JoltinJoe
    Love going back to PS3 games. I am currently replaying the Resistance games. They haven't aged all that well but man, it's just so fun. Currently close to finishing the second. Can't wait to jump back into the third. Gaming on PS3 reminds me of the simpler times, nostalgia overload whatever game I pop in.
  • @B.G.Jeikki
    Online gaming should be free like ps3.
  • @it3548
    PS3 is such a nostalgic console for me. So many incredible IP’s were born on that system. It was the Golden Age of COD. The countless gaming memories made on it will last with me forever. It’s really sad seeing the ghost town the online is now especially when thinking about it at its peak. Crazy and scary to think we’re only a short few years shy of the 20th anniversary of the PS3 launch.
  • I hope the restoration of online games will also occur with several PS Vita games too
  • @PSG51
    Man i love the people who are restoring everything. Its like my childhood comes back to me. Now i also need PlayStation Home and MotorStorm Apocalypse oh and the other Resistance games then things get even better!
  • @FreshBro8
    Ryan I absolutely love that you do these videos. Your 2021 version of this video made me go out and buy a PS3 after selling mine years back. I upgraded it to a higher storage SSD and games load slightly faster. The PS3 is associated with some of the best parts of my life and I love to see that there’s still people playing these systems