Nostalgia -

With the PS4 quickly approaching (2 days from this post) I wanted to give an overview of the Nostalgic moments of the PS3 which may soon go to the shadows just like the rest of the older consoles.
     Back before trophies I can recall the simplicity and rather unique approach the PS3 had to online gaming and well backwards compatibility.  Here are the things I remember most:

• Downloading anything on the playstation network put you at a halt to doing anything till the download was finished. Yes this was a flaw that was later fixed, but back in the hay day this was how it was done.
• Watching videos of games to come and having to wait a year or so for release..... Yes I'm looking at you LAIR.
• The amazement with how fast PS2 games loaded past the "Loading" screen.
• Heavenly Sword and how it almost stood the tests of time, still waiting for a sequel folks.
• The original Resistance Fall of Man. I did not really get into online war until this game.
• How a fair portion of the PS3 store was "Free".
• The Thursday updates to the PS store

     Then trophies came as well as many many updates. The gamer was no longer playing for just the experience of a game but to earn something that isn't really real, but is. I'll speak honestly, we all became a bunch of trophy whores. So thus leads to my second segment of Memories from the PS3 Era.

• Getting your first platinum. It seems so pointless now as we are all trying to get more and more of them but that first is always a major achievement in our books.
• Broadening of who you were willing to friend on PSN. Let's face it some of us friended others just for help getting trophies completed.
• Waiting in anticipation for a new game as you found the trophy list online and just had to find out what "Become ****'s special friend" meant.
• synching trophies to see whom of your friends holds the lead in what game.
• Judging a game on how quick and easy it was to get all trophies.

Now this still goes on today and will carry over to the 4 but still the PS3 stands rather strong as well PS4 doesn't have a whole lot promised out the door, but continuing my Nostalgic Moments.... The Birth of Playstation Plus, that's right a plan in which you were to get free games (true still to this day) free add on's (not so true nowadays) and free stuff for paying $50 bucks a year. I'll be honest I started it as I had gotten a gift card and still use it to this day. So the memories continue:

• Checking every Tuesday for what was free this week.
• scouring the playstation blog for what will be free in the weeks to come.
• downloading now able to be done in the background
• Filling your system with games you have still yet to get to .
• complaining because you bought the game day one and all of this month is games you already own.

I'll be honest this isn't all happy memories nor exactly bad ones. This is just a fair view of what I can recall of the strong years of PS3 and even with it's flaws I still hold myself as a Sony fan. Here's hoping the PS4 brings a strong future even with any flaws or madness and that the PS3 doesn't fade into obscurity.