> PS3 used the (free) servers only for matchmaking and all online games were hosted on the consoles themselves. The matchmaking servers are still up and working

> PS3 used the (free) servers only for matchmaking and all online games were hosted on the consoles themselves. The matchmaking servers are still up and working That's not true. Naughty dog shutdown online servers for their ps3 games in 2019: https://www.naughtydog.com/blog/uncharted_the_last_of_us_multiplayer_ps3_offline_september_3_2019 https://www.naughtydog.com/blog/uncharted_the_last_of_us_mul... Rockstar games shut down gta online for ps3 in 2021: https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/51989315o2aa3a/gta-online-for-playstation-3-and-xbox-360-will-shut-down-on-december-1 https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/51989315o2aa3... To be fair, there are private servers for these games, thanks to reverse-engineering efforts, but those are community efforts.