The PS3/Wii/Xbox 360 era was a great time to be a gamer. There was so many great games.

I still use the Wii in 2022 because homebrewing the thing is absolutely insane (Using RiiConnect24, WiiConnect24’s revival, Wiimmfi, Nintendo WFC revival) there is a lot of reasons to use the wii after homebrewing it.

The PS3 is one of my all-time favorite systems. It's the system that had everything I wanted. HD Blu-Ray Player Free Online Backwards Compatibility Upgradable Storage including SSD & of course, a whole bunch of amazing exclusives.

This has to be by far one of my favorite videos from Austin. Just the nostalgia from Wii Sports and the classic music. 🔥

That Xbox 360 takes me back, my first console was an Xbox 360 S. I had so much fun with it. The Kinect sensor was actually my favorite part, and to me it seemed to work pretty well and was generally reliable. I know people like to hate on the Kinect, but it was part of my childhood and I'll always have a place in my heart for it.

I actually have a PS3 at home that I've been playing on for a few years. It's still going and luckily I haven't seen any problems with it. And honestly, the old graphics and the constant purr is very nostalgic and sounds better than the silent modern stuff

This really was a trip down memory lane for me. I still own my Wii (first console) then got the Fat PS3 when it first launched followed by the 360 when Kinect came out. I still have them to this day and sometimes fire up the old games for a bit. Although I’ve moved onto playing on PC. My PS3 was still able to be used as a media player just like back when I first brought it home from Fry’s

Grew up with 360 and Wii, fell in love with PS3 afterwards. The exclusive library to this day just feels unmatched to me.

Most of my memories are stored in the PS3. Such a great time in gaming

It would've been nice to show the 360's "blades" gui. The jump from playing my OG Xbox throughout highschool and getting the 360 Christmas of 2005 during my freshman year of college was an incredibly exciting time. It was just as exciting to me as jumping from my Sega Genesis and SNES to my first Playstation in 1995.

Fun fact: The XMB was worked on by Q-Games, which is Dylan Cuthbert's personal studio. Dylan Cuthebrt was the project lead for Star Fox 2, seeing the project through completion, and currently makes the PixelJunk series. He was also brought back on board for Star Fox Command on the 3DS, and was behind the failed The Tomorrow Children, which will rerelease next month. Fun stuff!

I always enjoyed the PS3. While the PS3 original 60GB model did have full backwards compatibility to PS1 & PS2 discs, but one of the bestest thing I liked about the console is that due to the way the console was designed, as long as you have a portable drive that’s in a FAT32 format (USB flash drive is already in this format) you can actually transfer any compatible digital (video & audio) files you may have laying around in a external drive and in your computer. Meaning that if you happen to have a bunch of movies or TV shows digitally saved somewhere that’s compatible to play on the PS3, as long as you have a decent internal space in the console and have any USB flash drives just sitting around, you can actually store a very large amount of TV shows on your console. You can’t actually do this on the PS4 or PS5. 😞

Still using my PS3 and catching up on my backlog. Recently upgraded it with a Samsung 1TB ssd and menu browsing feels smoother and load times faster on digital purchases.

Proud to have experienced 7th gen gaming. Still have a lot of PS3 backlogs but that's alright. X360 and PS3 were both amazing systems. I currently use my PS3 to store my PS2 library (so much love for that console) and use my 360 for better versions of third-party games. And my wife loves the kinect, it's the only way we can get in a good and fun workout lol. Thanks for the video guys!

I keep and play regularly my wii, ps3 and the 360, my favourite generation of consoles. They're still very fun to play, there are a lot of great games on these platforms

This video is bringing tears to my eyes! So much nostalgia 😩🥺😭

PS3 was my favorite console of all time, with so many games like Minecraft, Disgaea 4, Gran Turismo 5, and way more.

I have a Wii and a Xbox 360, literally some of the best consoles of the 2000’s, not counting the 360’s red ringing issue. If you have a Wii, softmodding it with letterbomb or home brew can make online functionality work again.

I have a PS5, but I just bought a PS3 because I missed out during the early 2000s. Shockingly, there's STILL some amazing games you can play, even in 2022. So many exclusives on there that sony refuses to bring to the ps4 and 5. I'd definitely recommend getting one, if you find it in good condition

Hi Austin, Dude this just bought back so many memories :)

Those 7th gen consoles were one of the BEST generations ever. Awesome features like gyro sensors and motion sensor stuffs were actually very exciting to use back then. except that RRoD on those original 360s though.

the nostalgia in this video is overwhelming! i still have a working ps3 so it's nice to go back and play some childhood favorites every now and again 😊

I remember watching Wrestlemania live on my Xbox 360 in 2016 and being amazed that hardware that old could still do that. It's still crazy how capable it is today.

It’s so weird to me how people like “look back” on these consoles. I never stopped using my old consoles, just less frequently. I still play my 360 and ps3 at least once a week.

Honestly this generation has aged pretty well. Personally while I do love the ps3 if you were to pick up one of the consoles get a 360. Controllers come in both Wireless (with AA batteries meaning no dead rechargeable battery like the ps3) and even a wired version. Make sure to get a slim version because it's more reliable.

Doubt it would go very far but now I'm curious how building the ultimate wii would go

Watching this a little late, but my dad made a lot of money buying and selling the wii’s back then 😂 He was def part of the problem

Good stuff man looking for the next one game on

I love my 360 and wii so much, I have a ps5 sitting right next to me but it will never compare to those amazing memories I had with the old consoles

I was rocking these systems till a few months ago. Before March of this year the last 2 systems I bought was a Wii and a Switch. I bought both a few months after they were released.

6:36 I'm dead bro the Wii music slaps 😂😂

The Wii was so good for so many reasons 🙏🏽👍🏾

10 years of memories with PS3, man I loved that console!

I collect consoles myself, to play games on whenever I feel like it from my past, as well as inviting other people to join for fun times. I have over 20 consoles atm haha To me, yes, the PS3/XBOX360/Wii are still amazing to play in this day and age, ESPECIALLY considering how many new games are currently gimped by microtransactions and other monetary shizzle.

If you hack the Wii, you can get the missing programs, as well as you can add custom multiplayer games to some games, if you run it off an external drive. Another feature I like is to get custom-made games for the Wii.

It's so funny seeing all of the recent coverage about retro consoles. I remember a lot about my 360 but I don't recall it being so loud. Maybe that is because I had a full home theater/surround sound system so when I was gaming, the sound of the console just faded into the background.

One reason the 360 store works so well is because of backwards compatibility. A few games (probably for legal reasons) have to be bought through the old xbox marketplace in a web browser or on a 360 even if they're enhanced and you just want to play them on a Series S/X. So not only does backwards compatibility let you play old games on Series S/X, but it's also probably a huge reason why old 360s are still so functional today.

One of my favorite things about the 360 was the avatar games. Idk if it was just me but I loved playing those games when I was younger. The 2 I played the most were Kinect adventures and avatar warfare

The PS3 is amazing when cfw is installed on it, especially the CECHA01/CECHB01 model because it plays PS2 games natively aswell.

6:03 You gotta admit the Wii music slapped.

Man I was literally trying to get my hands on a used console as I can't afford any modern ones and I see this video. Thanks Austin ❤️

finally, the old gaming consoles are getting powered on for the first time in years, never thought i'd see a youtuber using them in 2022

the first console i've ever wanted was a ps3, mostly because all of the cool racing games came out in that era (gt5, blur etc)

The PS3 is solid, but upgrading it to an ssd makes it so much better. Though most of the games run at 720p, the games still look solid today just like some of the 360 games.

These consoles will always have a special place in my heart. They are what I grew up with coming on from like age 12 or something like that. Still great buys imo.

0:04 Short answer, Yes. For 360 and PS3. If you have a CRT, the Wii as well.

The Wii is still a console I use since I put the home brew channel on it. It’s nice to see other people using it, even after all this time.

Xbox 360 is one of the best consoles of all time. Collecting for it is super cheap, too

9:45 made me laugh way too hard. Ken was the voice of everyone watching who was confused af watching Austin stretch LOL.

A benefit to using the PS3 in 2022 is that the Online Multiplayer is free so it's technically the cheapest to own and use

i have them all and they still rocks!! i love this console gen

PS3 was gold, Burning CDs to play better music in Gran Turismo 5 and 6 made Deployments so much better or just not having to connect to the internet to play great games. I still have a 2tb Firecuda in mine with Dreamcast and PS1,2,and 3 games. Pretty solid machine and some old pictures and videos from my first digital cameras from 2000-2009.

i think the 7th gen was the most iconic generation of the console wars

4:56 Gotta love how the hosts are doing the manual work while the producer is getting his groove on 😂

Only one I had at the time was the Wii. Loved playing Wii Sports and Mario Kart so much.

You could install Linux on a PS3 and use it for emulation. Sony officially supported installation of linux as they wanted it to also function as a home computer.

2010 was such a golden era for gamers

I still use my ps3 all the time, SSD upgraded, use ethernet and PSOne servers for ps3 game can still play online. great library and alot of fun. will always be one of my fav consoles

I bought a Xbox 360 elite at Goodwill for $20 and it works! After recovering my 360 digital games I forgot I purchased X-men and Simpsons arcade and MK collection years ago. I was still able to download them again! I feel like a kid again!

I guess the 360 is the most usable for apps and stuff today, but the Wii and PS3 have the most modding potential. Personally, I see more value in owning a PS3 compared to a 360 because the Series consoles have some backwards compatibility and the best, most iconic games work on modern hardware. Meanwhile, all PS3 games are trapped on the PS3, unless you want to stream at 720p, lol. I would rank the consoles from this time period as 1. PS3 2. Modded Wii 3. 360

I use my PS3 in 2022 and it works like a normal PS3

Wii is actually awesome right now. I use it to play Guitar Hero(seriously, it was the cheapest way to play those games a the time), and for GameCube emulation(I have a softmodded Wii). I do have an Xbox Series S that I use for emulation of older systems, but playing GC on Wii means using hardware emulation, and it's very good.

This video is made for me. I bought these three consoles this year. As I was a bit broke and games from this era are like 2 bucks. I know a bit about what works and doesn’t work. So for PS3 most apps are fine, when loading up UKposts or Netflix it may crash but you just have to delete and reinstall the apps and it should be fine. Crunchyroll has issues in playback with shows stuttering randomly. They recently made it so you need a specific log in password that is generated for you to go onto PSN, and it’s best to check the box that remembers it and auto-sign in so you don’t have to keep generating new ones. The Xbox 360 has a fair number of issues in its media apps. UKposts app will say it is not working anytime you have your XBL logged in. You have to sign out, open UKposts and it’ll tell you to choose account and it will work. Netflix I find the audio doesn’t work unless I put the resolution to 480p in the settings. Crunchyroll is a mess, episodes will either not load up, or will say the server cannot be reached in longer series like One Piece, and you just have to keep hitting retry until it works. On Wii the internet enabled apps don’t work anymore, as shown in the video.

I remember one day like 2-3 months into the wii's life I was over at my grandma's apartment. We'd just finished up dinner and she tells me to get ready we're going to the mall. She never does that. We go to EB Games. I'm even more confused, hoping she's about to surprise me. The lady in front of us is returning a wii. My grandmother goes up and asks to buy a wii. The guy says this is the only one but it's sealed, asks if she's okay buying it. She does. She spent like the next 2ish years proclaiming "why don't people just go to the store and buy a wii machine ? There is no shortage. I got one just fine." Not realizing the lottery she'd just won.

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My stance on the Wii is that the backwards compatible one is still very playable but the Wii-only versions are not. This is not due to the Wii games but the lack of GameCube support. The Wii took a major risk design-wise with the Wiimote and nunchuck but there are a lot of good games that run better with a proper controller and the Wii controller expansions drain batteries too fast. I’m so glad I was able to get a backwards compatible Wii from a thrift store a couple of years ago, it was $10 for just the console so I stole the wires from my other one. It even had Wii Sports that I was able to sell for $15 to a pawn shop shortly after, keeping my copy so I effectively got paid $5 to take a Wii.

Unfortunately my PS3 overheated after 10 years of use. These old consoles need maintenance if you want them to last. SSD upgrades are always a bonus too.

1:01 ☝️🤓

I still only use an xbox 360 lmao

7th gen came out at a time when the internet had really taken off, which led to the community aspect of gaming becoming significantly stronger than it has been before. +Everything from Forums, websites, to UKposts. At the same time as the internet the piece of the respective consoles had grown stronger.

9:00 Tennis was a banger honestly it's between that and Bowling

The PS3 gets a lot of flak, but it’s arguably my favorite console ever. It was also a great blu ray player. UI beats Xbox and Wii and even the PS4/PS5 today.

That green CEO of subway is quite annoying tbh.

I used to play a lot of killzone with my frind on his ps3.... Our weekend meetup included this...... Untel 2018.... After he upgraded to a ps4 pro

I owned all 3 consoles during this generation but got the 360 at the start and PS3 towards the end. Still remember getting the xbox 360 for Christmas with games and being so hyped.

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Fun fact on the main screen on the ps3 if you have a duel shock controller that has motion control you can shake it to move particals on the main menu

when austin went to match his mii and went right next to it i died... in laughter also when austins 360 was super loud so is mine whenever i turn on my 360 it sounds the same

A fun fact for the 360. There are 3 different fan vendors for the fat models, all randomly used throughout the various revisions. There are also 4 different dvd drives used in the different revisions. Jasper fat models have the quietest dvd drives.

Still have my Wii and my PS3, man this generation was good!

thanks, it actually let me through so i could download it.

I've had a PS3 since I was in Elementary school and I love it to death. Close to finishing up high school now.

The only one I had of these was the Wii. I LOVED that console. I wish I still had mine but it stopped reading discs a few years after I bought it.

Hey happy to see xbox 360 still use able in 2022 . Ken what where you wearing at Comic-con while you were asking questions to Steve He at Comic-con i notice you by your voice an your laugh but sad to say you did not get the video you asked for on the channel (I screamed EMOTIONAL DAMAGE in Comic-con)

I was just playing my 360 a month ago.. still works great! Gotta find all my wii cables but I’m sure one of them work.. and my ps3 is in great shape.

Pa3 will forever be my favorite console, tons of great memories were made playing with it ❤

When I upgraded from a PS3, I went with an Xbox one, reason 1. Was all my friends had the Xbox one, and 2. Was that the PS4 got rid of the XMB, that's been the best home layout on any console that I've used

Is this the guy from Spider-Man Ned lol just dying from laughter with them dropping the Miis and at 9:29

Just bought a Series S after basically a decade of beyond behind and watching other people gaming (I difetti have the time or the money to game and I missed a while generation but the Series S and Gamepass where compelling and cheap enough to bring me back) but I played my 360 from time to time and tried watching netflix and youtube on it and it's still great, especially for retrogaming

I have an RGH'd XBOX 360, and a softmodded PS3 and Wii... still play and love all 3 even in 2022.

I still regularly use my PS3 and 360, despite having a decent current PC and an Xbox Series X. The Wii is becoming more and more redundant with the Switch, specially with the NSO covering most my previous virtual console purchases. And the SD graphics and analog video are harder to get back to

The time I have spent looking at that circle connecting to the internet on the wii is unreal

I remember back in the day they had a game show but came on every day at a certain time and you'd play trivia against people around the world

I remember they had the Wii sports and Wii fit in our gym class when I was 17 and remember playing against some girls who got pissed when I was about to get a 300 in bowling (because it’s really easy to cheeze if you know how), but they shut the system off in a rage.

I got a PS3 from 2006. I let it take its time, and only get worried when the fans kick to full blast. Journey is fantastic.

Hey all, I have a PS3 that I use mainly as a great BluRay player for my DVD and BluRay movies. Don’t really play games on it. Also the streaming interface (Netflix etc.) is still better than Amazon Stick and Xfinity. Any advantage to adding SSD to it other than removing bad hum?

I just finished Super Paper Mario on the Wii. Awesome game.

I still have my Wii and OG Xbox 360 from 2006. Both still work. My 360 never got RROD for some reason. I have cleaned it and replaced the thermal paste twice over the years to keep it running like it should. I have put more hours into that console than any other hands down, including PC. I was 12 in 2006 when I got it for my birthday. It's my baby lol. Am currently playing through Farcry 3 for the first time on it.

When it comes to the wii, the best thing to do is to homebrew it. It opensup so much.

I used to have a Wii Mini, and I have many fond memories with it.