Im still playing my PS3. Still able to download some digital games from PS3 store. I already downloaded God of War 1 & 2 collection. God of War Sparta & Chain of Olympus. There are lot of famous PS3 games still available to be downloaded from the PS3 store. You need to add funds to your PS Store Wallet to purchase the PS3 games. Maybe tonight I will buy Max Payne 3 digital games from the PS3 Store. Very nostalgic to play back all the famous PS3 games which you not able to play in PS5 & PS4.

The PS3 is the last great Sony console and I'm saying this as a Sony fanboy. Starting with the PS4 it became just an underpowered PC and the same can be said about the PS5, both consoles lack an identity to me and their designs are generic. Maybe because both were designed by Westerners

My Playstation 3 Slim [2009 model] bought on year 2010 seems gg now

Press power button [green] > Run 5-10 seconds (screen shows nothing) > 3 beeps sound > Power button flash red

Seems like overheat?

I did change the HDD afterward and the screen does show something "connect dualshock to continue" but it quickly gone away with 3 beeps sound and flash red light

rip to your PS3 slim. most likely motherboard gone case. you can try to resolder and reapply the thermal paste... but most likely wont last you long.

Reason i still have my PS3 is because wanna play back some classic title games
Then Sony PS4 & PS5 unable to backward compatible, duh.... 

But since mine still can see the "recovery menu" so not sure reapply thermal paste will work or not.

dont waste your time and money bro. better just get those refurbished super slims.

Reason i still have my PS3 is because wanna play back some classic title games
Then Sony PS4 & PS5 unable to backward compatible, duh.... 

But since mine still can see the "recovery menu" so not sure reapply thermal paste will work or not.

dont waste your time and money bro. better just get those refurbished super slims.

@TongCN, i did what snipersnake suggest, i bought 2nd hand super slim and sold my spoiled SP3 slim to a shop in sungai wang. Nowadays not sure still have 2nd hand without repair, but refurbish might be a good option.

What's the price of spoilt PS3 Slim tat time u sold eh?

I'm in East Malaysia and not sure still can find a refurbished unit or not.

to be frank, i don't really remember the exact amount, but it's around RM100 - RM150 depends whether comes with HDD or not.

  carousell and FB market could be a good place to survey, but yea, courier to east always comes with a risk.

But so far your refurbished unit still tanky ?

mine isn't refurbish unit. i still switch on few months once to check things around and play some old games. have a 2 disc games can't load anymore, not sure because of disc spoiled or the disc drive.

Oh ok.

The disc (assume spoilt) can be read in PC if you have BD ROM ?

Ouch .. at least let me retrieve my things inside , lol

Or we can actually slap the HDD to another PS3 to retrieve?

unfortunately bro, you cant. HDD is tied to the ps3. if you insert hdd ps3A to ps3B, it will be reformatted

Ouch, that's critical dmg 

Then nvm first, find free time then slowly try.

My Playstation 3 Slim [2009 model] bought on year 2010 seems gg now

Press power button [green] > Run 5-10 seconds (screen shows nothing) > 3 beeps sound > Power button flash red

Seems like overheat?

I did change the HDD afterward and the screen does show something "connect dualshock to continue" but it quickly gone away with 3 beeps sound and flash red light

Ouch .. at least let me retrieve my things inside , lol

Or we can actually slap the HDD to another PS3 to retrieve?