Author Sandeep Rai is back at it again, launching a Kickstarter project to produce a comprehensive history of the PS3 in a lovely-looking hardback format. It Only Did Everything will chronicle the good times and the bad, from the console's turbulent launch to its triumphal comeback and everything in between.
Previously, Rai successfully Kickstarted and released Vita Means Life, an excellent tome detailing the trials and tribulations of Sony's famously neglected handheld, so you know he's got the chops for such an ambitious undertaking. We aren't the only ones who think so either; at the time of writing, the It Only Did Everything Kickstarter campaign has already raised some £25,566 across 542 backers, more than twice the project's initial goal of £12,500. And all of that in the first five days alone, with another 25 remaining to secure additional funding.
Anyone interested in PlayStation history should absolutely check the campaign out, with the finished product expected to be released by June 2023, although Rai hopes to have it out even sooner than that. For more information, you can listen to an interview with Sandeep on the latest Sacred Symbols podcast.
What do you think of It Only Did Everything, and of Rai's ongoing efforts to preserve PlayStation history for future generations? Keep a record of everything that came before in the comments section below.
[source kickstarter.com]
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Great console. Still have mine till this day and I still play on it (e.g. currently playing Final Fantasy XIII-2). This entire generation of console gaming was amazing, very memorable.
Book looks gorgeous and I hope it is a success.
It's the first console that I remember the moment I got it. Christmas 2006. Only because my Grandfather helped on the project did I even get one, since my parents couldn't afford it. I found myself grow immensely in that console's lifecycle. I learned what games could be.
I still remember immediately popping Resistance into the big ol' thing and playing 4-player split-screen. I remember exploring every inch of Oblivion. I remember later sitting in awe at Fallout 3, and Uncharted 2. Hell, I remember Metal Gear Solid 4 giving me my first tingles when the babes hugged you.
Rock Band, Fallout New Vegas, Uncharted 2, Call of Duty 4, The Orange Box, Bioshock, Little Big Planet, Killzone. Great console, and really set the stage for modern gaming, making the transition.
@zhoont my favourite console of all time, good times. LBP around Christmas was some of the best memories I have
Still use my 320Gb Slim 25xx series and after 9 years, it's still going strong and is still very quiet.
Worms Armageddon, Motorstorm Pacific Rift, R&C: Tools of Destruction and Bomberman Ultra are probably played most, and all without some rip-off tier of PS Plus (or is that minus?)
One of the last consoles where a major leap was noticable at launch. I remember seeing the graphics for the first time and being blown away by them. As much as I loved the PS4 and now the PS5, at launch there wasn't that much difference graphically between the new games and last games on ps3. Even more so with PS4 to PS5.
Maybe it's the nostalgia talking but i really miss the PSone, PS2 and PS3 times. Just being amazed with every new gen.
Really admire Sandeep’s dedication and commitment to his projects. His books are fantastic.
Sandeep’s books are great. I have backed all of them and really enjoyed them.
Sandeep's books are excellent. I have backed all of them, and have already backed this one too. Cant wait to read it!
Sandeep is a genuinely nice guy so im delighted to see his success here.
Thanks for promoting it Khayl.
Weird not to mention Colin or Sacred Symbols considering thats where you’ve discovered this information from.
The kickstarter has been up for over a week now, but Sandeep was on SS+ yesterday with Colin for over an hour talking a out the new project.
Don’t start neglecting your sources PushSquare.
Edit: Nice acknowledgement and edit… - though the podcast is behind paywall which you didn’t note. Some research can go a long way.
Just backed this myself, as I also backed the Vita one he did a while back which is a great book btw. Top bloke who really does make great informative gaming books, so looking forward to this PS3 one. I have so many fond online gaming memories of PS3 games, like I took part in a Motorstorm apocalypse online gaming group tournament back in the day, that was so much fun. Ah the good old days of the PS3, great console!
I backed his Vita Means Life, and I've backed this one too. His Vita book was awesome, so I'm really looking forward to this one.
I loved the PS3 as a concept, and blu-ray was a game changer, but I hated using the system, so I barely every did. I bought one on launch and even replaced it with the first slim version down the line (not that awful slidey door thing), but it just seemed so clunky to use with installation, needing double HDD space to download and install digital content, having to download base versions then patch after, and just the overall feel of it compared to the 360 which was more like the previous generation in the way in which you could use it.
Prob my favourite generation, with things like move, wonder book etc there was still experimentation and innovation. Things have felt a bit too streamline in gaming over the last 2 gen
It Only Did Everything*
*Except Other OS Halfway Thru it's Life, Leading to Millions of $ in Fines for Sony 😂
https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/closed-settlements/sony-playstation-3-other-os-class-action-settlement/
PS3 was pretty phenomenal. I regret getting rid of mine as there are still a handful of games not ported to PS4 that I would still really enjoy playing, but at the time, I was trying to consolidate my collection as much as possible.
@Dislecksier Yes, the PS3 'super slim' was a downgrade too far!
From the chocolate box insert they used as a disc drive cover (which did nothing to deaden the sound of the blu-ray drive when it was being accessed) to the total inability to not fall over when changing a disc if vertical!
@Uncharted2007 I regret every trade in I’ve ever done lol, man I wish I still had my GameCube.
Well, I sold my PS5 and XSX, but kept my PS3. Mostly because it's my favourite Playstation console which I bought at launch for an absurd amount of money. It wasn't available in Poland back then so I bought an imported one from the US for twice the asking price. Guess I was one of the first owners of the system in my country. Lots of great games to play, many of which never made the jump to PS4/5. The rest I can play on PC basically (which is what I do these days).
I still have my PS3, just in case they never port over some of the games I haven't played yet.
Backed. Looks great.
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