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REGISTER SIGN IN HELP4. Hi so i want to know would gamestop or any other games store would they take a ps3 with no controller just becasue mines is broke. How would they reset everything on ps3 like information account games etc. Updated title to be as descriptive as possible.

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Check here for more information. So they could use those to operate it, if you decided to trade yours in. Gamestop won't take it with no controller or a broke controller they usually have a t. My gamestop has taken PS3s and s foretrade in and didnt even touch them.

I asked bout rrod and ylod. They told me they pay so llittle to the customer for them its no big deal to get them refirbished through there company. At the end they still make money on those consoles. If they're running a promo, e. They might deduct the price of what they charge for a controller from whatever trade amount they offer you, but that'd be about it. They fired it up and tested it for about 5 minutes and verified everything worked on it.

I put that money towards the super slim AC3 bundle and saved a ton. And yes, you'll need to do a factory reset on the system itself before trading it in to them.

This way anything personally sensitive to you will be wiped from it just in case. While sure they could just throw in a controller, however trade ins usually require all the wires and hardware to operate it.. She works there and said they'll take the console but deduct the price of the controller price from the sale of it, if it's not included.

They do prefer full console trade-ins but they'll still take it. You'll probably get more trying to sell it on ebay or craigslist.

I just called my local Gamestop. The guy said the console has to work they test it , and you have to have a controller and the charging cable. I asked if it was corporate policy, and was told yes. I was also told you do not have to retore it, they'll do it in front of you.

I've traded in two PS2's in the past and had to have the controller and they tested it right there to see if it worked. Reading the different answers here, I don't think policy varies from store to store, just the employees Will Gamestop or other stores take a PS3 trade wit Reply Topic Options Subscribe to RSS Feed Mark Topic as New Mark Topic as Read Float this Topic for Current User Bookmark Subscribe Printer Friendly Page.

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