What to look for in buying PS3

[neoshagrath]

I'm planning to buy a PS3. Do I only need to find a boxed one with 3.55 or lower OFW? Or should I check model numbers? The HDD would came afterwards.
Yeah I only like to play homebrews and maybe back up copies from games I previously bought.

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[Randysteele992]

I'm planning to buy a PS3. Do I only need to find a boxed one with 3.55 or lower OFW? Or should I check model numbers? The HDD would came afterwards.
Yeah I only like to play homebrews and maybe back up copies from games I previously bought.

Yeah,gotta be on 3.55 to install CFW. Depends if you want to play ps2 games on disc. One's with backwards compatibility are more expensive but alot of ps2 games can be played on slims and non backwards compatibility models with ps2 classics. Not perfect but it works. So my suggestion would be to buy a slim on either 3.55 OFW or slim on Rogero CFW. Hope you find one you want. Also id get it soon so you can get GTA V a week early haha

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[VitaGenic]

I would personally try to find a hackable Slim PS3 if you don't want full PS2 backwards compatibility, these are more reliable than the Phats due to the YLOD issue. You won't be able to find one new in the shops but you could find a sealed one on online market places.

These include the models from CECH-20xxA all the way upto CECH-25xxB. Remember, slim PS3's can now play SOME PS2 games thanks to CaptainCPS-X's "PS2 Classics Conversion" method. Do a google search for more on this.

If you want to play back-up and some homebrews, you could buy a brand new Super Slim PS3 and buy a 3K3Y or Cobra ODE.

[EzpadaZ]

To be more sure: Buy a Phat one, those came with 3.55 and lower.