IblisGinjo
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Wouldn't you need the cables and controllers to trade them in? Some don't include ac cords and a majority of them don't include controllers.
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Gamestop giving $175 in trade for PS3/360 toward a PS4+1yr PSPlus is Pro Member
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Wouldn't you need the cables and controllers to trade them in? Some don't include ac cords and a majority of them don't include controllers.
blame space
Banned
i really don't think that is going to happen.
@wag
@wag
Yes, and any AV cable (composite, component, or HDMI) and your controller charger.
These fucks made me buy a standard issue Xbox 360 cable ($12 or something) when I tried to trade one in with an HDMI cable in the past. -_- Got like $2 credit for the HDMI cable.. wasn't thinking, but I should have just held onto it. Buyer beware.
Yes it did. (the PS3)
Poop!
Member
Yes, PS3 came with a USB cable to charge controllers but if you bought an extra controller there is no USB in the box.
360 came with a pack of AA batteries.
PodcastFips
Member
DeejayKnight
Member
If the PS4 had a Media Player for videos over the network & they let me put this toward a gift card, I'd be in there like swimwear. Cuz I have a PS4 already, lol.
Doesn't Plex require a $100 sub for the Pro edition to even use it?
Doesn't Plex require a $100 sub for the Pro edition to even use it?
Wa?
If you mean a 4K video support via change in the Blu-Ray player to support BDXL or something like that, there is a very very remote chance of that happening imho.
Really close to 0.
Really.
But if you mean 4K gaming via an update in the console specs (CPU/ GPU), you then go into negative chances territory, right there.
Now if you mean you want to wait for the PS5 or XBTwo ... ok.
DeejayKnight
Member
Looked deeper into it & playing your media requires a PlexPass. Costs $4.99/monthly, $39.99/yearly & $149.99/lifetime pass.
For that, I'll keep my PS3.
SonicXtreme
Member
i think i'm gonna head in and make the trade today. luckily all i have for ps3 that isn't digital is a second controller, last of us, and GT5, and thanks to ps+ i didn't spend more than $60 or so on digital games. pretty much just want bloodborne but i'm sure some other stuff will show up down the line.
so if i buy PUR there before i buy my console i'll get a free year of ps+ and TLOU codes on my receipt, is that confirmed to be correct?
so if i buy PUR there before i buy my console i'll get a free year of ps+ and TLOU codes on my receipt, is that confirmed to be correct?
DXLelouch153
Banned
until i beat Yakuza 5 ill still need my ps3
or you could port the game and give me a reason Sony
its your move
or you could port the game and give me a reason Sony
its your move
SonicXtreme
Member
ps3 extra controllers; are you pretty much boned and have to pony up for them? any sites have decent discounts or reoccurring sales? i'd like to at least be able to play sports games with my buddy even tho i know the split screen games are gonna be very limited
3rdamention
Member
Thanks for answering, Geneiijin!
It is YMMV but my friend was able to do it. Traded his 360 and PS3 in, paid the difference.
DeejayKnight
Member
After giving this a whirl, I see what you mean. Very impressive, considering it's running through the browser. I wonder when Plex will finish the app, so you don't require a sub for it to play nice with a remote.
John Bender
Banned
Could be possible. Give them (your local Gamestop) a call.
I went yesterday and sold 2 360's and my extra copies of Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros WiiU and my small launch 3DS. I walked out with a PS4 and with the promo got PS+ for a year, TLoU, and $77 back.
It all depends on who's working, if they're cool with you, they'll take more than 1 console for the $175 credit.
It all depends on who's working, if they're cool with you, they'll take more than 1 console for the $175 credit.
NinjaMouse
Member
Does anyone know how receptive they are to taking PS3's with larger HDDs than they shipped with? I've got a 160gb model that I dropped a 250gb in (because the 160gb was dying).
BrokenFiction
Member
You might check around with the Gamestops in your area. When the manager plugged mine in to make sure it worked, she was specifically looking for units with cheap knock-off hard drives in them. (I had my original HDD in there so it was fine.)
The Horror the horror
Banned
Fuck that, I've got hundreds of songs on my PS3 for SingStar. I'm not starting over or re-downloading all of them. Yes, my PS3 is now a Netflix/karaoke machine, come at me Sony Defense Force.
NinjaMouse
Member
Mine isn't a cheap knockoff, haha...just not the one it came with. I'll give it a whirl. I could even be convinced to trade in my 360 with it, if they'd give me $175 for each. As much as I think I'll play my old games again, if I haven't touched them in the past year, what makes me think I will in the future, too. =/
NinjaMouse
Member
That sucks, dude. My local GS took my 160gb model with a 250gb drive just last night. Find another GS, pronto. There was no discussion about it at all. Trade in and out with my PS4.
t_wilson01
Member
I went to four different Gamesstops in three days trying to figure out how to get the best deal since I was willing to trade two PS3s (a 320GB slim and a 250GB super slim).
Gamestop #1: Any PS3 model (even the fat one, which was surprising to me) is accepted as long as the hard drive is at least 120GB. I forgot to ask about trading in two PS3s towards one PS4.
Gamestop #2: Fat PS3 models are not accepted at all. One PS3 would be accepted at $175, the other at the regular rate.
Gamestop #3: Again, fat PS3s are not accepted. The employee was unsure if two PS3s could be scanned towards one PS4, but she was willing to try. I had to backup my data and deactivate the systems so I couldn't do it then.
I go back to this store the next day and a different employee is there. He will only accept one PS3 (or trade them in separately). I give him the slim. He turns it on and fiddles with the menus, but doesn't try out a game. He says I'll get $137 because the system and controller are not in very good condition. Both are in better shape than the used systems they sell, so I said forget it and took it back.
Gamestop #4: At this point I was no longer interested in selling a fat PS3 so I didn't ask about it. Over the phone, the employee is not sure about PS3s towards one PS4, but says it should work. He turns on both systems and tries out a game to make sure to both work, he even connected them using the composite cables I gave him. No issues what so ever.
It went much better that I could have hoped because I only had to pay tax on $49.99 instead of the full price. Not bad at all.
Gamestop #1: Any PS3 model (even the fat one, which was surprising to me) is accepted as long as the hard drive is at least 120GB. I forgot to ask about trading in two PS3s towards one PS4.
Gamestop #2: Fat PS3 models are not accepted at all. One PS3 would be accepted at $175, the other at the regular rate.
Gamestop #3: Again, fat PS3s are not accepted. The employee was unsure if two PS3s could be scanned towards one PS4, but she was willing to try. I had to backup my data and deactivate the systems so I couldn't do it then.
I go back to this store the next day and a different employee is there. He will only accept one PS3 (or trade them in separately). I give him the slim. He turns it on and fiddles with the menus, but doesn't try out a game. He says I'll get $137 because the system and controller are not in very good condition. Both are in better shape than the used systems they sell, so I said forget it and took it back.
Gamestop #4: At this point I was no longer interested in selling a fat PS3 so I didn't ask about it. Over the phone, the employee is not sure about PS3s towards one PS4, but says it should work. He turns on both systems and tries out a game to make sure to both work, he even connected them using the composite cables I gave him. No issues what so ever.
It went much better that I could have hoped because I only had to pay tax on $49.99 instead of the full price. Not bad at all.
FalsettoVibe
Member
My PS4 is the 60GB phatty with a 160GB drive I installed later. Does that count?
t_wilson01
Member
Most stores will refuse those models, but you have nothing to lose by calling them to ask if they'll take it.
Dropped into Gamestop, and they were ready to take my janky ass fat PS3 with aftermarket HDD, but then said they couldn't give me credit for my 250gb 360 Elite because "it doesn't have 4gb internal space". Unbelievable. No where in the ad does it say they require a slim model. Called around to other stores, got the same story.
Edit: and no sooner did I post this, he called back and said he felt terrible, and he'd make the deal. Out the door for $54 with two models they technically shouldn't be taking in for trades.
Edit: and no sooner did I post this, he called back and said he felt terrible, and he'd make the deal. Out the door for $54 with two models they technically shouldn't be taking in for trades.
update on this if anybody is interested
i traded it in no problem, even with the shady power cord and missing warranty sticker.
got a ps4 + bloodborne for $160 with the ps3 trade in and some other games, pretty nice if you ask me
sales people told me that the ps4 and bloodborne are selling really well, i saw like 10 other ps3 units behind the counter
hm i was wondering the same thing about my older 360 with the 250g drive.
tempting, but im not sure i feel like doing the legwork trying to find a store to take that model as a trade in. sounds like you got lucky.
PreFire
Member
That's actually pretty good. Too bad I want to keep my PS3
Seriously, it's tempting. Too bad I still by games for my 360 lol (recently bought Arkham Origins, City, MGS HD, and a few online purchases) plus the Xbox free for gold is great.
But fuck, $175 damn that's good
Edit: just reread the op
175 toward a ps4 I already own. Fuck. I thought it was cash and 1 year ps plus. Knew this sounded too good to be true. It's basically trade in value.
John Bender
Banned
I'm still shocked.
This deal ($175 credit for a PS4 purchase) is awesome!
This deal ($175 credit for a PS4 purchase) is awesome!
The official word is that there is no official word. Odds are very, very poor that any location will let you trade in three towards one PS4, but I don't believe the system prohibits it. Past that, YMMV.