A noob's guide on buying consoles!

solo_wing said:
first Ask yourself do you have time to play them all quickly and then sell the console.
If yes , I say go for it.
If not. then dont buy it now.

there were days when i had all the time to play games but could not afford the console or the games.

I have now Xbox, Playstation, Nintendo, Gaming Laptops.....but I hardly have time to play them.
I wanted to play Resident Evil village for quite some time. about 2 weeks ago I finally bought it on good sale price but I have not even yet got to start it.

So dont think so much ahead . If you right now have time just live in the moment and enjoy the games.

Thats my honest advice for you. rest ofcourse your call.
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Great bro, that's exactly what is happening these days. After buying all playstation products (now PS5) I also bought a gaming laptop. Now there's no time to play on either of them.
 
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Is this a good deal? PS5 with 40 games and 2TB SSD for 61k.

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Is this a good deal? PS5 with 40 games and 2TB SSD for 61k.

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No and don't get any PS5 bundled consoles (with games loaded) from Mx2games, I made a big mistake of doing that once.
Never again.
Instead get a second hand PS5 from FB Marketplace or any other source you seem fit, and take up games for rent from other sources. MX2Games is gonna give you Japanese accounts of games and you cant use PSN or go online and always loads multiplayer games too (dunno why).
You cant select the game and dont get me started on the warranty.
 
Sammoka said:
No and don't get any PS5 bundled consoles (with games loaded) from Mx2games, I made a big mistake of doing that once.
Never again.
Instead get a second hand PS5 from FB Marketplace or any other source you seem fit, and take up games for rent from other sources. MX2Games is gonna give you Japanese accounts of games and you cant use PSN or go online and always loads multiplayer games too (dunno why).
You cant select the game and dont get me started on the warranty.
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If you can share your full experience with MX2games regarding warranty too.
You will be helping other members too from making mistakes.
 
solo_wing said:
If you can share your full experience with MX2games regarding warranty too.
You will be helping other members too from making mistakes.
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MX2Games buys the console using their Amazon account so they will have an another name on the bill, they don't exactly give you a bill, and the entity who bought the retail copy gets the warranty. Now if you show this to a service center they do not entertain individuals citing the aren't the sole owners of the console, a company owns it and cause issues for a warranty claim.
So basically cross your fingers as most of the times your claims will be rejected because of this.
As for the console itself, you may or may not receive it in the best shape, the communication is painful to say the least (by MX2Games) and sure if you know you aren't getting a warranty from the start and there maybe some rough patches please go for it, but for most items on MX2Games don't expect a warranty.
 
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Thanks. This is going to be helpful for people to make a good decision.

I didn't ask for myself only. I was asking for all the members. I have never bought anything from them.
But I myself look sometimes for deals for collector stuffs in Indian websites.. lately I have been selling my own collection but a collectors keeda( worm ) inside me seems still alive...however it is in control for now.
 
solo_wing said:
Thanks. This is going to be helpful for people to make a good decision.

I didn't ask for myself only. I was asking for all the members. I have never bought anything from them.
But I myself look sometimes for deals for collector stuffs in Indian websites.. lately I have been selling my own collection but a collectors keeda( worm ) inside me seems still alive...however it is in control for now.
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If you're into PS3 games I know guy who calls himself Retro Scene for those games (second hand sure) but very rare PS3 games.
MX2Games is great for stuff you cant actually get in India so forget the warranty part or any special requisitions you may want from the US.

Currently I'm getting into the retro game scene, got a new (literally new wasn't ever used) PS3 Slim and several discs which now are basically collector items now.
Would suggest if you're into it don't give it up as the prices from around a few years from now is gonna explode further.
 
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thetechguy said:
Can someone suggest a good source to buy good used ps3 console ? What is the right price to pay for used PS3 ?
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Best price would be for 8000, I have one and personally overpaid (but the condition was extremely good). As for where to buy it, try your local games shop. Normally they have them coming in, just make sure the Wifi and Bluetooth chip works.
As for games, you can also mod one yourself (really recommend doing it yourself) and get all games on it.
 
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Sammoka said:
Best price would be for 8000, I have one and personally overpaid (but the condition was extremely good). As for where to buy it, try your local games shop. Normally they have them coming in, just make sure the Wifi and Bluetooth chip works.
As for games, you can also mod one yourself (really recommend doing it yourself) and get all games on it.
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Thanks @Sammoka . Also, Which one is better FAT OR SLIM ?
 
thetechguy said:
Thanks @Sammoka . Also, Which one is better FAT OR SLIM ?
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If you plan not to get any discs at all then Super Slim, as you can change the hard disk easily and store games on the hard disk/SSD.
The Slim is good on an overall basis but getting a very good condition console is tough, it is the most pragmatic and in my opinion the best looking.
Don't get the fat now as its a big pain for many things in this day and age (the CR2032 battery is a chore to change, many fats have their RSX CPU overheat and only delidding helps along with YLOD - Yellow Light of Death issues)

Also an another point I'd like to make is although it is very controversial I would say install a 1TB SSD too, you can do it on your own so no worries there.
 
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Sammoka said:
If you plan not to get any discs at all then Super Slim, as you can change the hard disk easily and store games on the hard disk/SSD.
The Slim is good on an overall basis but getting a very good condition console is tough, it is the most pragmatic and in my opinion the best looking.
Don't get the fat now as its a big pain for many things in this day and age (the CR2032 battery is a chore to change, many fats have their RSX CPU overheat and only delidding helps along with YLOD - Yellow Light of Death issues)

Also an another point I'd like to make is although it is very controversial I would say install a 1TB SSD too, you can do it on your own so no worries there.
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Thanks @Sammoka for the suggestion.
 
Sammoka said:
Also an another point I'd like to make is although it is very controversial I would say install a 1TB SSD too, you can do it on your own so no worries there.
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Also keep in mind that the PS3 does not support/read anything over 2 TB, due to its non-UEFI firmware.
 
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