Introduction
I am thrilled to welcome you to PlayStation 3 Forever. A new web magazine project for dedicated fans of the PlayStation 3 written by a group of gamers who just won't let the seventh generation console die. We will be digging into the history, the technical details, the huge library of games and accessories that make this console so fascinating.
We’re trying to offer something new with this web magazine project. We want to provide an easy to use system to read interesting articles without the bloat of the modern web. Each issue will occupy the main website with back issues accessible via a dropdown. You can track the progress of which articles you have read and even download the small App so you can get the issue offline and read whenever you need something to pass the time. You can read more about that by clicking the Download the App button.
My journey with the PlayStation 3 began in 2008, 2 years after its release. I was a teenager at the time and the launch price tag was far beyond my budget. I had to take a short stint on the opposing side and purchased an Xbox 360. This didn’t bother me too much at the time, everyone else I knew also had an Xbox 360 and everyone else I didn’t know also didn’t seem to be buying the PlayStation 3 a fact that Sony certainly was getting worried about.
It wasn’t until June 2008 when Metal Gear Solid 4 was announced that I knew it would only be a matter of time before I acquired a PlayStation 3. My friend was lucky enough to buy a PlayStation 3 and a copy of Metal Gear Solid 4 (Also a copy of 2007’s Beowulf on BluRay, a curious CGI film that seems to have dropped out of conversation). I saved up some money, traded in my Xbox 360 and purchased a 60GB model PlayStation 3 with a copy of Metal Gear Solid 4, Uncharted and Kane & Lynch. I didn’t realize at the time how special the 60Gb version was with its unique ability to play PlayStation 2 games on and sadly it succumbed to an incurable bout of Yellow Light of Death some years later.
But the PlayStation 3 was the one for me during those crucial formative years which took me from being someone who played a few games to someone who was a ‘gamer’ and I mean that in the most sincere and loving way. I have played well over 350 PlayStation 3 titles by this point and am on to my 4th PlayStation 3 console. It was this console and its games that really solidified gaming to be a huge part of my life. To spend hours playing with friends in-person, friends online and by myself, getting wrapped up in stories until the late hours of the morning. I still to this day proclaim the PlayStation 3 as my favorite console and it gets regularly played all these years on.
This project is a way to indulge and relive those past memories. There is a rich history to tell about the games that were made for it and the battles Sony waged for it.
So I hope you enjoy reading it and if you want to reach out and get involved please send a message to contact@playstation3forever.com.