Uncharted 3 Drake's Deception (Faceplate Edition)

Naughty Dog didn't just make games during the PS3 era. They made events. The Uncharted 3 Drake's Deception Faceplate Edition on Playstation 3 took that philosophy a step further by shipping with an Uncharted themed PS3 faceplate, turning your console itself into a piece of the collection. This was hardware customization before console skins became an industry, and it came straight from the source.

The SteelBook case gives the game proper shelf presence, but let's be honest, the faceplate is why we're here. It transformed a standard PS3 into something that announced your allegiance the moment someone walked into the room. Console faceplates were a relic of a specific moment in gaming history, a brief window where manufacturers actually encouraged you to personalize hardware at the component level. That window closed, and these pieces became frozen in time.

DLC codes for Carpet Bomb Kickback, Creepy Crawler Kickback, and Regeneration Booster came bundled in, though their online utility has long since expired. What hasn't expired is the physical package. The SteelBook holds up beautifully, and the faceplate remains one of the more unusual collector pieces from the PS3 library. In an era where every publisher was trying to figure out what "collector's edition" actually meant, Uncharted 3 took the bold approach of modifying your hardware. That kind of confidence is worth preserving.