PS3 Vertical Stand

by Sony

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B002OLV32M
• Item Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Media: Accessory
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (57 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,627 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #8 in Video Games > PlayStation 3 > Hardware > Cases & Protectors
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

This stand is required for stability when placing the PlayStation 3 (CECH-2000 Series) system in the vertical position.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For 19.99 it was expensive, but it does look nice, January 13, 2010

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K. Lai (California) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: PS3 Vertical Stand (Accessory)

Alright, some of these reviews are pretty ridiculous. People are reviewing this thing before they even bought it? I just want to say what people want to know. The plastic is actually pretty good quality. The bottom where the plastic touches the ps3 slim body actually is very soft and is somewhat padded leaving out the possibility of scratches. You can buy a generic one off ebay, but most of them do not have the clip that locks the ps3 to the stand which secures the two units together. I personally think the ps3 slim looks so much nicer with the stand and having it stand like a tower. But that's just me. Overall, I give this a 4 star, because even when I got it for 19.99 I personally thought it was expensive. 14.99 seems much more reasonable. I had a gamestop edge card and needed to spend it on something for my new ps3. I think this decision wasn't too bad.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't penalize the product for the price. This is easily the best PS3 stand!, November 30, 2010

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BAH (Long Island, NY USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: PS3 Vertical Stand (Accessory)

I don't understand how this PS3 stand is getting like 3.5 stars when it is the most stable PS3 stand and looks the best. Lot of these user reviews are loving the PS3 stand but then giving it a low score simply due to the higher price. I was looking around for a PS3 stand and I had a few options. At first, you could put the PS3 slim on the side without any stand but I think that is way too risky to tipping a $300 game system. Forget that! I looked at the very cheap Pega PS3 stand. Great price but it doesn't have the protective foam on the bottom so pega may scratch the PS3. It looks like plastic on plastic. Most importantly, it doesn't have the lock in feature so the PS3 can still easily tip pushing it to the right. I looked at Nyko PS3 stand and noticed that it doesn't match and it has no locking feature either. I saw some other generic PS3 stands with some type of lock in feature on the side and it still didn't lock the PS3 to the stand correctly as the PS3 can tilt out. I researched this and actually saw videos comparing the stands. This Sony PS3 stand is definitely the best as it keeps it the most stable and looks great. You can get this Sony PS3 stand for pretty cheap too as I got it for $10 less than the retail price. You don't have to pay the retail price if you look around at one of the most obvious stores and I'm not talking about B.B. or wallyworld charging full retail price.

Most stable stand + Best looking + Lock in feature + Protective foam = 5 stars

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Expensive it is not, high quality head and shoulders above cheaper alternatives, June 28, 2010

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O. R. Rodriguez - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: PS3 Vertical Stand (Accessory)

First of all lets address the price issue. If you want a $10 cheap stand you can find it easy enough, but after buying the Nyko version of the stand i found out the hard way that quality for this simple accessory matters. Think about it, the stand has to securely place the PS3 in its vertical position and withstand at least some minimum force applied to its sides. The PS3 Slim Vertical Stand i bought first was nicely built and all but the fault is on the lack of lock in mechanism, so that if the PS3 is accidentally pushed by its left side it will come lose and fall off the base in a second so i sent it back. Now i got the Sony Brand and im more than pleased with the high quality all around built and lock in mechanism.
The difference between the Sony brand and other alternatives is around $5 to $7, just pick the right one so that your are all set form the get go.