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Scammers are selling fake Blu-ray drives to PS3 emulation fans

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Discs Matter: Scalpers, scammers, and cybercriminals are having a field day as consumer electronics become increasingly difficult to purchase. Even the humble, theoretically ancient Blu-ray disc format is now being exploited by fraudsters. Now, the emulation community is trying to set things straight.

Developers of the RPCS3 PS3 emulator recently shared a warning about the latest fraud attempts targeting PS3 fans in search of a new Blu-ray drive. An unknown number of scammers are now trying to sell "fake" Blu-ray drives that appear to be newer models but use the same, incompatible internals as older drives.

The RPCS3 team said that, as of September 2026, there appears to be an unusually high influx of fake Blu-ray drives being sold through Newegg, AliExpress, and other popular consumer electronics stores. The bogus drives use enclosures...

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