PS3 101: New user's guide to the PS3 (ask questions here -- TMK is on duty)

[The Mana Knight]

If you're using a TV with a higher resolution for a time period and then try to use some other TV (that doesn't go as high of a resolution the previous TV has), this is what you need to do:

Put your finger on the PS3 power button (the console has to already be on standby, meaning the light on the front of the PS3 is red) and your PS3 will turn on (you'll hear a beep). Keep your finger on the power button and you'll hear a 2nd beep. After the 2nd beep, the PS3 resets itself back to 480i resolution (regardless of connection). Basically, just hold the power button until you hear two beeps, and then the resolution will reset.

[MorPhiend]

You should have consulted the "PS3 101: New user's guide to the PS3" before posting this stupid question. When I ordered my PS3 I knew there would be problems I had no idea how to address. So I navigated over to that thread (stickied, BTW) and read the OP before opening my stupid mouth and cluttering up the forums. Thanks for the SPAM. yum

[jrzshore]

Thanks to everyone for their help!

You should have consulted the "PS3 101: New user's guide to the PS3" blah blah blah I'm in college therefore I think I can be an ass and it's ok blah blah blah
Except this douchebag.

[MorPhiend]

Thanks to everyone for their help!


Except this douchebag.Grow up and learn how forums work.

[lanzarlaluna]

You should have consulted the "PS3 101: New user's guide to the PS3" before posting this stupid question. When I ordered my PS3 I knew there would be problems I had no idea how to address. So I navigated over to that thread (stickied, BTW) and read the OP before opening my stupid mouth and cluttering up the forums. Thanks for the SPAM. yumAnd the award for World's Biggest Douche goes to... MORPHIEND! Congratulations!

[jrzshore]

Grow up and learn that as a socially inept student, I take out my anger at the world anonymously on forums, because I know I would get my ass kicked in real life if I talked to people like I do on here.

You know, all you had to do was say something to the effect of "I believe the answer to questions like this are in the stickied thread of...", and this could have been avoided.

Instead, you chose to be confrontational and project a holier-than-thou attitude, while at the same time, not actually answering the question posed, or even in any way positive contributing to the conversation.

Meanwhile, many other CAGers, despite knowing that the info was in that thread, still came through to help someone out. They not being socially inept.

You took the low road.

DOUCHEBAG.

[Pratt75]

You kill a guy for asking a question and then have the nerve to tell him to grow up. You should follow your own advice.

[soccerpswii60]

what is the difference between 60g and 80g PS3's?? which one is better and why?

[geko29]

60. PS2 Backwards Compatibility.

[Agrippan]

Not knocking on the OP, but is there any way we can make a sticky with this info, just comparing the different models?

[qruqid]

the 60 GB has the HARDWARE to play the PS ONE and PS2 games
the 80 GB does the emulation with software

[RAMSTORIA]

20 gigs?

[PenguinMaster]

the 60 GB has the HARDWARE to play the PS ONE and PS2 games
the 80 GB does the emulation with software

Correction: The 60 GB has ALL the HARDWARE necessary to play PS2 games.
The 80 GB has SOME of the HARDWARE necessary for playing PS2 games and emulates the rest with software.

[NamPaehc]

Sony's BC is dead. You can't play all Ps2 games on either system with no errors. I think if you want to play older PS2 games then you're going to need to pick up a PS2... Which is what I'm thinking Sony wants us to do. Once the slims get dirt cheap (they aren't to bad now) I think more people will just bite the bullet and have both systems for a while longer.

[D_Icon]

If you don't have a lot of PS1andPS2 games I'd get the 80GB. If the 60GB sells for $450 I'd get that plus the hdmi cable. The only reason I got the 80GB was because the deal was to good to pass. I only paid $240 for supposedly a "new" PS3 80GB bundle.


Does anybodys PS3 heat up within 10 minutes of being turned on?

I bought a PS3 on Black Friday, I didn't open it until the 6 of this month. While I was doing the on-screen set up I felt the PS3 getting warm within 10 minutes of being on. Is this normal?

[Van]

Sounds pretty PS3 like to me.

[Warner1281]

So after far too many issues with over heating (mostly occuring during use of F@H), I've decided to have it sent in. Anyone have any experience with this? Will I be getting the same system/harddrive back? The return instructions say to backup the HDD info onto a thumb drive and then restore the PS3 settings to default, thus erasing my info... but if I know I'm going to get my unit back, I don't wanna do that... there's no other way for me to hang on to my Rock Band save!!!

Also, I'm sending in a 60GB unit... I shouldn't have to worry about getting some other non-60GB system back, right? I want my full BC + wireless + 4 USB's.

[micmac0720]

Which system is more reliable? Which do you think will have a longer average lifespan? I'm waiting for my sony card to come and I found a store that still has some of the 60 gigs. I am not too concerned with BC because I will still have my 2 PS2s hooked up in different rooms.

[snowsquirrel]

If you don't need BC, then go for the extra 20GBs.
~S

[klwillis45]

The PS3 wiki page has a nice breakdown chart. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_3)

[udabenshen]

get a ps3? I just got about $800 and im getting the PS3 itch, having just payed off all my bills, car payment, etc. I was just looking to see if there are any fellow Cheap Ass Gamers out there with advice on this big black box...

I definently want the bc of the 60, or at least the 80, and i was wondering if any of you think its worth it too make the jump to the ps3. Right now I just have a 360, which i love and play a lot (10k club ftw!), but there are a few ps3 games (uncharted, ratchet, burnout) that look great, and with a great line-up for 2008 and 2009, the ps3 is looking like a great system to have long term. I know this issue has been beaten to death on every single PS3 forum, but I'm just looking for advice. Anyone here got any?

Ben

[magiic]

I'd say look for the next really good PS3 deal and go for it if you have a good TV for it. I like playing the good games on the PS3 like Uncharted etc but in the offtime it's great for blu-rays

[udabenshen]

Hmm, alright. I have a decent monitor (22" with a max resolution of 1680x1050), so i think i might just have to jump. Anyone know of any good deals on the 60 gig out there?


Ben


ps. Does the ps3 have a digital optical cable slot (for audio). It wouild work well for my miniscule audio set up. Thanks...

[ZenTrickster]

How many great games are there for the Ps3? I'd hold onto your money for a Wii and Xbox 360 Elite. Granted Blu-Ray seems to have won the HD war, what with HBO and AOL/Time Warner signing with them...but I would still say wait it out.

[Oxygen]

ps. Does the ps3 have a digital optical cable slot (for audio). It wouild work well for my miniscule audio set up. Thanks...

Yup it has optical out in the back

[R1V3R5]

Where did you get your avatar, oxygen?

[Oxygen]

Where did you get your avatar, oxygen?

Google Images :) - I do not remember the exact site - it was months ago

[udabenshen]

I think Im just gonna take the plunge. I know i will get the system eventually for LBP and MGS4 and i really want the backwards compatibility, so it seems that now is as good a time as ever. I wouldn't assume that there will be a price drop anytime soon, and a blu-ray player wouldn't be a bad idea. Anyone have any recomendations for any PSN games. I like the approach sony has taken there.


Ben

[R1V3R5]

Google Images :) - I do not remember the exact site - it was months ago

N/m, it is just a standard pic of her cropped. Cool avatar though.

[Wolfpup]

Anyone know if any of the 80GB Playstation 3s have 65nm chips like the 40GB version has? The 40GB version is supposed to run 6db quieter than the older models (and it might end up more reliable) which is why I ask.

[whoknows]

get a ps3? I just got about $800 and im getting the PS3 itch, having just payed off all my bills, car payment, etc. I was just looking to see if there are any fellow Cheap Ass Gamers out there with advice on this big black box...

I definently want the bc of the 60, or at least the 80, and i was wondering if any of you think its worth it too make the jump to the ps3. Right now I just have a 360, which i love and play a lot (10k club ftw!), but there are a few ps3 games (uncharted, ratchet, burnout) that look great, and with a great line-up for 2008 and 2009, the ps3 is looking like a great system to have long term. I know this issue has been beaten to death on every single PS3 forum, but I'm just looking for advice. Anyone here got any?

Ben
If you have a 360 it's really hard to say go for it. I have both (had a PS3 first) and get all multiplatform games for the PS3 leaving the 360 as pretty much a paperweight since I only have a few games for it. I guess what you should think about is how much you want to play the PS3 exclusives and if there are enough to make the console worth it to you, because honestly for me I can't find a good reason to own both a 360 and a PS3. I was going to sell my 360, but realized I wouldn't get nearly as much as I paid for it so I kept it.

[M3wThr33]

The PS3 is damn near silent to begin with. Why does this matter?

[The Mana Knight]

Well, to let you know, most all PS3 consoles are silent. There are some reports of 80GB/Euro 60GB consoles which aren't too silent, but they are still more silent than the 360. Most all 20, 40, and 60GB consoles here are extremely silent, unless you leave them in an enclosed area for a long period of time. My 20GB PS3 is more silent than my Wii even IMO.

The 80GB consoles were manufactured before 65nm cell was being used. I could see SCEA releasing an 80GB revision (who knows, the latest PS3 SKU to be registered at the FCC might be it), with 65nm cell and maybe a few other small cost reductions internally.

[mtxbass1]

The PS3 is damn near silent to begin with. Why does this matter?

Exactly. This isn't the 360 (which sounds like a small jet). Even when folding, my PS3 is nearly dead silent. The only time I have EVER heard the fan was when I had it on folding for 41 hours straight. Other than that, it's a non issue.

[D_Icon]

Is MotorStorm 2-player slpit screen? Also, I thought you could race to your music in the PS3 HardDrive?

[Oxygen]

Is MotorStorm 2-player slpit screen? Also, I thought you could race to your music in the PS3 HardDrive?
The answer to both of your questions is no to the best of my knowledge. The 1-12 players label on the back of the package is online, not offline.

[Pasco]

I have been fortunate to get every PlayStation console on release day. That is, until the PlayStation 3. With limited supplies, high price (and lack of interesting software, in my opinion at least), I did not get a PS3. (I'm not a Sony 'fanboy'.) So, I waited and waited. Then the price dropped and Sony released more versions. I wanted to get the 60 GB version to make sure it had the highest backwards compatibility. I was going to get one around the holidays, but it's just not a good time to throw around $500. (Is there ever a good time for a CAG to spend $500?) Well, I waited too long, and now 60 GB PS3s are basically gone from retail, both online and B&M (especially in the NYC area).

I resorted to eBay to get one. I have noticed that on eBay and online retailers that there are a lot of refurbished PS3s. There also seem to be a lot of opened (but not refurbished) systems. Where are all of these coming from and, if they are new, why must these sellers open them just to test them?

I am asking this because I got one that was supposed to be sealed off of eBay and it was not, and now I'm hesitant to keep it. I have not opened the consoled from it's seal.

We keep on hearing about the problems with the Xbox 360, but do all of these second hand PS3s reveal something about the PS3? (Maybe people just don't like it?)

So, what's with all these second hand 60 GB PS3s and why can't I get a new one if all of these are 'practically new'?

[Ice2Dragon]

Some stores still have them, try kmart or sears or something, seriously. They will have them still, since most people who shop there dont have that kind of money to throw down on systems.

Id avoid buying anything opened on ebay, but thats justme.

[The Mana Knight]

In my area, stores like Sears and K-Mart no longer have a 60GB. Last place I saw one was at Sam's Club, but that's because there's is a MotorStorm bundle for $550.

[aihuman]

I think Im just gonna take the plunge. I know i will get the system eventually for LBP and MGS4 and i really want the backwards compatibility, so it seems that now is as good a time as ever. I wouldn't assume that there will be a price drop anytime soon, and a blu-ray player wouldn't be a bad idea. Anyone have any recomendations for any PSN games. I like the approach sony has taken there.


Ben
Stardust HD demo is out on the PSN store,so try it .Everyday shooter is good.

[D_Icon]

Would this work good with a PS3?

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10229&cs_id=1022901&p_id=2764&seq=1&format=2


Also, how can I save my PS3 Rock Band data to a USB flashdrive? Is it even possible? What if I buy songs for Rock Band through the online store, can I also save those in a USB flashdrive.

[Blackout]

After I charge my headet (one that came with Warhawk) and go to Accessory settings to connect it, my PS3 will just completely freeze up. The headet is on, but when it's searching the system slows down and then just locks up. This only happens after I charge it and connect. Every single time. Does anyone know what the problem is?

[vincewy]

Actually the 80GB's PS2 BC isn't that bad, nearly all the good games (RPGs/Strategy) will work with 80GB version, the list will only grow bigger, the downside is there're some minor glitches which will be nearly negligible.

Now, if Sony ever decides to pull plug on 80GB, you can bet I'll run out and get 80GB as soon as I hear this announcement.

[pimpinc333]

In my area, stores like Sears and K-Mart no longer have a 60GB. Last place I saw one was at Sam's Club, but that's because there's is a MotorStorm bundle for $550.

Sam's Club is rolling out a 18 month no payments no interest on Jan 25th. Mine has 14 of the 60GB left. I say why not pick up a 60GB while they still are available, i'm sure they will be very very near impossible to find new soon.

[Nephlabobo]

I would say maybe try looking around at different department stores and seeing if you can order a 60gb online from them before you get an opened one.
You're right, it's never a good time to throw down that much cash, but sometimes you just have to bite the bullet.

[torifile]

As some of you may have read, I'm thinking about getting back on the PS3 bandwagon. My reasons for leaving the Xbox aren't too terribly important right now except to say that I'd like to simplify my electronics life a bit. I've currently got a 360 to play games. I've got a mac mini as my media center PC. It's a system that's working pretty well in many respects, but not ideal because I've got too many electronics.

I wonder if the PS3 can substitute for the 360 and mini. My mini houses all my music and video. Most of the music is in AAC format (non-DRM mp4 audio) and the movies are either .avi or .mp4 files. Can the PS3 play these files back? If I install Linux on the PS3, can I install a bittorrent client to pull down my tv shows, as I do with my mini?

My mini also serves as my tv tuner for clear QAM broadcasts. I get local (CBS, ABC, NBC, Fox) HD channels for free because they are broadcast in the "clear" and all I have to do is hook up an HDHomerun box to the computer. It works great for my HD broadcast needs. I've read rumors of the PS3 getting tv tuner/DVR capabilities. Is this true?

I'm thinking of selling my mini, returning my 360 to Costco and getting a PS3. Are any of you using the PS3 as your media center? What are your experiences like? TIA.

[opportunity777]

I use my PS3 as a media center, but only because I'm bored and use the remote play feature on my PSPs (both slim and fat).

The PS3 is supposed to play DivX and WMV files, which it seems to have no trouble doing. Xvid is hit or miss. Supposedly, H.264, MP4, MPG and TS work. Other formats beyond the ones I mentioned are not going to work right now (as far as I know). Sometimes, different versions of different formats work better than others. I think out of the 10 random videos I tried in different formats about 5 worked. PSP owners will be able to stream Blu Ray movies from their PS3 to their PSPs.

I do not have an internal card reader on my PS3 because I'm running a modified 20 GB base model with some bells and whistles I added on my own. I copy files from my PC to the PS3 through the network.

Right now, I don't think it's safe to use it as your only media center source because it doesn't play back everything. It's fairly easy to convert files to work on the PS3, as long as, you don't mind letting your computer do the converting while you sleep.

Here is a quote from kotaku:

"DivX playback is limited to non-copyrighted material under 2GB, and DivX 3.11 and earlier encoding is not supported. "

Tool to convert videos to PS3 formats, and I am not responsible if this fucks your computer up, and yes there ads on the page (http://www.anonym.to/?http://www.digital-digest.com/software/PS3_Video_9.html)

[sevin300zx]

This may have been covered, but I've spent about an hour looking through google to find something, and here and found nothing, so here goes.

I have the rhapsody music service on my pc, and the program (running in UPnP) will show up on my PS3 as a media server, and I can scroll through all of my tracks and whatnot, but none will play as they are in an "unsupported format."

Anybody know of a way to get this to work? Or because the files are downloaded in either .wma (drm) or .rax (drm) make it impossible?

I can't seem to get it to work.

Will.

[Ivanhoe]

Ebay scammers like to say "only opened to test" when really it simply was a used system or game.

I love the auctions that claim "NEW" but when u read the description it says it has been opened to "test" ....

Double check the auction listing.
Contact the seller. Ask him for an explination as to why it was not sealed/new.
If you are correct and he is a honest seller he will offer to give you a refund or possibly give you 50-100 dollars back due to the system being used and not "new"..

I would try and see if some kind of partial credit/refund could be made.

You probably wont have much luck trying to find 60gigs in your local stores.


People love the PS3. But a lot of people sell their items for money since money can pay bills etc etc. Thats what ebay is about. Has nothing to do with a item being unwanted.

[torifile]

I've got VisualHub that'll convert anything to anything (on the Mac), so I can convert stuff. I'd rather not have to and since I rip my own DVDs and netflixed ones, I can make sure they're in the right format.

How's the UI for playback? Is it usable?

[torifile]

Can the PS3 use a networked drive? I'm planning on getting a NAS drive for all my media storage and it'd be great if I can use the media there without trouble.

[snowsquirrel]

If you are going to have a nas device, make so it can run tversity. Tvsersity handles the transcoding of of formats that the PS3 does not support. Then you don't have to have the hastle of converting and copying to the PS3.

The PS3 can't access network drives, only uPnP media servers (ala tversity). The 360 is the same in this regard.

~S

[torifile]

If you are going to have a nas device, make so it can run tversity. Tvsersity handles the transcoding of of formats that the PS3 does not support. Then you don't have to have the hastle of converting and copying to the PS3.

The PS3 can't access network drives, only uPnP media servers (ala tversity). The 360 is the same in this regard.

~S
I'd like it to be independent of my computer, so it won't be "running" anything. If I've got to run it through my computer, I'll use the Nullriver software (Medialink) on my Mac. Anyone with experience using it?

But what you're telling me, and what I've found, is that NAS won't work. What about an external drive? I've got plenty of those lying around.

[geko29]

Would this work good with a PS3?

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10229&cs_id=1022901&p_id=2764&seq=1&format=2

Yes. They rule--I have 4 of them. Don't use them with my PS3 (HDMI FTMFW!!), though there is one hooked up to my PS2 (don't ask me why I haven't disconnected it yet, I don't know :)). They're about the best optical cables I've ever seen/used, in terms of build quality. Which is nice since they're 1/4 the price of the cheapest horseshit cables you can get at BB. :)

Those will work beautifully with your PS3.

[D_Icon]

Yes. They rule--I have 4 of them. Don't use them with my PS3 (HDMI FTMFW!!), though there is one hooked up to my PS2 (don't ask me why I haven't disconnected it yet, I don't know :)). They're about the best optical cables I've ever seen/used, in terms of build quality. Which is nice since they're 1/4 the price of the cheapest horseshit cables you can get at BB. :)

Those will work beautifully with your PS3.

Thanks for the help. I didnt know PS2 had an optical cable outlet, I might get two then.

[Aleman]

On eBay the key is to be careful and only buy one from an individual with 100% feedback and what sounds like an honest description. I always avoid eBay "stores" where 95% of the item's description is a bunch of un-related BS with legal terms and other crap.

And btw, buying PS3 games on eBay is always worth it. Blu-ray discs have a special hard coating that does an excellent job preventing scratches. I've bought like four used PS3 games and none of them have had any scratches whatsoever.

[Aleman]

DRM makes it impossible.

I'm in a similar situation with my Zune Pass. Songs work on the 360 but not on the PS3.

[sevin300zx]

sweet, zune pass songs work on 360??

+1 for zune

I've got both, so maybe I should just not use the ps3 for that.

[pimpinc333]

Here's a 20GB Auction that the seller has in the wrong place.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-Playstation-3-Game-Console-Resistance-Fall-of-Man_W0QQitemZ150205523193QQihZ005QQcategoryZ147177 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

He listed it in the Accessories cat. 239.99 plus shipping only 20 mins left.

[Connavar]

Yeah, there's only a select few formats playable on the PS3 right now -- here's a link to what works and what does, for photos, video and audio:

http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3media&thread.id=23246

[mguiddy]

6db quieter... It's like a black hole for sound.

[Zoglog]

my 80GB Zune doesn't work with the ps3. Sadness

[Thomas96]

I don't think sony will bring out the 65nm chips until they're redesigning the console.

[naes]

Problem fixed!

[The Mana Knight]

I don't think sony will bring out the 65nm chips until they're redesigning the console.40GB has a 65nm cell, but still a 90nm GPU.

[naes]

My 20GB runs extremely quiet so I don't see why sound would be an issue on any.

[The Mana Knight]

My 20GB runs extremely quiet so I don't see why sound would be an issue on any.The 20GB PS3 consoles are very quiet (It's what I own). My only issue with them is I cannot upgrade to wireless easily and I need more HDD space (so I plan to upgrade it). I just hear a few 80GB PS3 consoles (and maybe some 60GB) which aren't quiet, but not many.

EDIT: Glad to hear you get a PS3 naes. :D Hope to see you online one day. ;)

[Kendal]

(which sounds like a small jet)
This is OT but, [most] small jets are louder than the big ones. The inlet guide vanes on the smaller bizjets are part of the problem. The first stage compressor is right behind the IGVs and that high pitch sound is the compressor choping the air right after the IGVs. The 360 sounds more like a jumbo turbo fan. :D

Oh yeah, PS3s are almost silent. Mine makes noise, but only when I have the sound down and am really trying to hear sounds.

[kleptoix]

question, does remote play allow you to watch blu-ray on your psp? I dont see the blu-ray option when I'm accessing my PS3 through remote play.

[cochesecochese]

Is there any way to make a DS3 work with Windows as a gamepad?

[Oxygen]

question, does remote play allow you to watch blu-ray on your psp? I dont see the blu-ray option when I'm accessing my PS3 through remote play.

I do not believe so. This is by design I think (they do not want you to be able to watch your Blu-Rays on your PSP, at least not yet).

[Oxygen]

Is there any way to make a DS3 work with Windows as a gamepad?

There are no technical limitations that prevent you from using it, but Sony has not written drivers for it. I think this is because they do not want to spend resources on it, but I do not know. That does not mean someone else has not taken the initiative and written drivers for it though.

[primetime]

There are no technical limitations that prevent you from using it, but Sony has not written drivers for it. I think this is because they do not want to spend resources on it, but I do not know. That does not mean someone else has not taken the initiative and written drivers for it though.

I found a driver for the Sixaxis, but I've never tried it before.

[Aleman]

Is there any way to make a DS3 work with Windows as a gamepad?
There's a SIXAXIS driver, might work with the DS3 but without rumble.

http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=45209

Be careful though, it uses some open source USB drivers that can screw with your existing USB devices. It prevented my Zune from synching and gave me a big headache trying to figure out what was causing it.

[cochesecochese]

Ahhh, driver is the keyword I was looking for. I couldn't quite figure out what to search for. Thanks fellas.

[basketkase543]

Sorry guys, I have family over and I'm trying to show them pics on the PS3 but I need help. How the hell do you access the SD slot on the system? I have the card filled with pictures but I don't know how to access them. I put the card in and they don't show up in the pictures section so what else should i do? Thanks.

[Shady07]

Did u push it all the way in? i was havin the same problem with my pro duo card the first time i used it

[daroga]

Hey all,

Just picked up a used 20 GB machine today, mainly looking to replace my DVD player and my media PC with it. Things are rolling pretty well except for a little issue.

Certain video files (the ones I was getting the problem with are fairly recent episodes of Naruto Shippuden if that helps anything) report the completely wrong length, so a 20+ minute episode will only playback for 11 seconds. In the Display mode that lists the time of the episode and how long it has played, it lists it as only being 11 seconds long total. This happens for all the Naruto eps, but not the few other video files I currently have on the machine. Everything I've been doing has used DivX for what it's worth, both functional and non-functional.

Any thoughts on what's going on?

[basketkase543]

Yeah, i pushed it in and out a few times but there's been no luck. I think there's supposed to be some kind of "check memory card" option but it doesn't show up.

[Shady07]

does the little light turn on?

[mykevermin]

Push it in until it clicks in place (like the PSP's slot). If the system is on and a card in the slot, a yellow dot should light up next to the slot (it's even visible if the door is down).

Navigate the XMB, and you'll see the memory card appear in the photo column. If you can highlight the card on the XMB, press triangle to navigate the card via the folders on the card itself. If the photos are all in one folder, select the first available and navigate them w/ L1 and R1, IIRC.

[basketkase543]

Push it in until it clicks in place (like the PSP's slot). If the system is on and a card in the slot, a yellow dot should light up next to the slot (it's even visible if the door is down).

Navigate the XMB, and you'll see the memory card appear in the photo column. If you can highlight the card on the XMB, press triangle to navigate the card via the folders on the card itself. If the photos are all in one folder, select the first available and navigate them w/ L1 and R1, IIRC.


I guess that's the problem: The light comes on but there's no memory card icon. When i first insert the card, it blinks a few times and then gives a solid yellow light but doesn't show any icons.

[cdrober]

If your photos are buried too far in folders they won't show up. you may have to edit them where there is only 1 level of folders.

I had this issue with mine: for instance, having Photos->January->Photos here does not work for me but having the january folder w/ the photos in it at the top of the SD card does.

[Teqonix]

I guess that's the problem: The light comes on but there's no memory card icon. When i first insert the card, it blinks a few times and then gives a solid yellow light but doesn't show any icons.

If there's no memory card icon showing up, then it sounds like you could have either a bad memory card or it's been formatted improperly. I'd see if you could hook it up to a PC, transfer the pictures off, then format it and put it back in the PS3 and see if you get an icon showing up for it.

[whoknows]

It did that to me with certain files, so I just watched them on the 360 :-P

[VanillaGorilla]

Does the 40 gig PS3 have wifi?

[aihuman]

Does the 40 gig PS3 have wifi?
Yes,yes it does.

[cochesecochese]

Does the 40 gig PS3 have wifi?

Damn, VG you are torturing yourself. Can't you just pick up some sidework on craigslist and scrape together the cash?

[Wolfpup]

Exactly. This isn't the 360 (which sounds like a small jet). Even when folding, my PS3 is nearly dead silent. The only time I have EVER heard the fan was when I had it on folding for 41 hours straight. Other than that, it's a non issue.

Which model?

Well, to let you know, most all PS3 consoles are silent. There are some reports of 80GB/Euro 60GB consoles which aren't too silent, but they are still more silent than the 360. Most all 20, 40, and 60GB consoles here are extremely silent, unless you leave them in an enclosed area for a long period of time. My 20GB PS3 is more silent than my Wii even IMO.

The 80GB consoles were manufactured before 65nm cell was being used. I could see SCEA releasing an 80GB revision (who knows, the latest PS3 SKU to be registered at the FCC might be it), with 65nm cell and maybe a few other small cost reductions internally.


Unfortunately it's the 80GB version I'm most likely to get, since the other two aren't available here, and I don't want a crippled 40GB version.

At any rate, I guess I'll just buy an 80GB one when I need it in a few months, and hope for the best. By then there's probably a chance they'll have switched over anyway, since I can't imagine they'd keep using 90nm CPUs.

[mtxbass1]

Which model?

60GB.

[torifile]

Any word on the release date in the US of the rumble controller? Games feel too 'quiet' without rumble.

[The Mana Knight]

At any rate, I guess I'll just buy an 80GB one when I need it in a few months, and hope for the best. By then there's probably a chance they'll have switched over anyway, since I can't imagine they'd keep using 90nm CPUs.40GB isn't crippled at all. The only major problem with it is that it cannot play PS2 games. Everything else about it is just fine (IMO, it's mostly better than the 20GB unless you badly want to play PS2 games). There WILL be an emulator one day on the 40GB PS3 which will allow it to play PS2 games, regardless of what Sony says now (for one, they are hiring people to do emulation for PS1/PS2/PS3/PSP, and last gen, the fat PS2 was half software and half hardware for PS1 games. The slim model was 100% software. I guarantee Sony would have preferred to have waited on finishing a complete software emulation (repeating what they did with PS2), but they needed a cheaper PS3 out now).

Also, who knows when the 80GB will go to 65nm, because there are still 90nm chips around (NA and Korea are the only regions having the 80GB now) the factory. I'm not sure if Sony will switch to 65nm or if they'll continue purchasing 90nm (I believe Toshiba handles cell production now).

[Snake2715]

Which model?




Unfortunately it's the 80GB version I'm most likely to get, since the other two aren't available here, and I don't want a crippled 40GB version.

At any rate, I guess I'll just buy an 80GB one when I need it in a few months, and hope for the best. By then there's probably a chance they'll have switched over anyway, since I can't imagine they'd keep using 90nm CPUs.


So a few USB slots, and a mem card reader make it crippled? I mean it has the fancy Chrome stuff, isn't that enough?

[daroga]

Alright, I did some more troubleshooting on my problem, and this is what I've come up with:

The files are XviD encoded. The weird 11-13 second total playback bug happens whether its streamed via WMP, TVersity, or just played off of a USB memory stick in the PS3. I've streamed them off of two different machines and always the same result. Every Naruto episode subbed by DB does this, even fresh ones I just download.

If, however, I run the files through Divx's convertor, they work fine as DIVX files through TVersity.

Any thoughts? Google hasn't even found me a remotely similar problem yet...

[Oxygen]

Maybe it has something to do with the bitstream in the file. If it is packed, the PS3 might not play it. If you are using Windows, try out MPEG-4 Modifier (http://moitah.net/). It also works on Linux and OS X thru Mono. Load up the file, and hit "Unpack Bitstream" and save the new file. Try that new file, and see if that helps.

[daroga]

Maybe it has something to do with the bitstream in the file. If it is packed, the PS3 might not play it. If you are using Windows, try out MPEG-4 Modifier (http://moitah.net/). It also works on Linux and OS X thru Mono. Load up the file, and hit "Unpack Bitstream" and save the new file. Try that new file, and see if that helps.Awesome, thanks so much! I'll give that a shot when I get home.

I just seemed weird to be that it would, just fine, for like 15 seconds or less. My experience with codecs and videos, etc. is always that it seems to either work fine or not at all.

I apprecite the input. If anyone else has any thoughts, let me know!

[MadFlava]

It really seems like Sony really loves the 40GB model. It's selling really well and is cheaper to produce than all the other previous version. I can see them pushing this version since it seems to have found the right price point to start selling well. I wonder if they might eventually discontinue the 80gb model and just release versions of the 40gb with maybe more HD space in the future.

[naes]

Is it possible to send media to my PS3 if I'm connected through wired router?

[The Mana Knight]

Is it possible to send media to my PS3 if I'm connected through wired router?Yes. I've done that a bunch of times myself.

[naes]

Care to share your knowledge? I google'd but I failed. :lol:
Yes. I've done that a bunch of times myself.

[daroga]

Maybe it has something to do with the bitstream in the file. If it is packed, the PS3 might not play it. If you are using Windows, try out MPEG-4 Modifier (http://moitah.net/). It also works on Linux and OS X thru Mono. Load up the file, and hit "Unpack Bitstream" and save the new file. Try that new file, and see if that helps.Worked perfectly! Thanks so much!

[rpgpeng]

Not sure if anyone asked but... can you use the ps3 guitar with Guitar Hero(1 and 2) on the PS3?? :???:

[torifile]

Please update the OP:

For media connections to your Mac, use Medialink (http://www.nullriver.com/index/products/medialink).

[basketkase543]

If there's no memory card icon showing up, then it sounds like you could have either a bad memory card or it's been formatted improperly. I'd see if you could hook it up to a PC, transfer the pictures off, then format it and put it back in the PS3 and see if you get an icon showing up for it.


Problem solved. I reformatted the card and then put the pics back on it and voila, it worked perfectly. Thanks guys.

[SteveMcQ]

Thanks guys. Added a few of the links posted to programs and further guides to the OP. Will continue to add the small trivial knowledge as we come up with them. Tons to cover here, I know and it's hard with not having much time to fully update the OP, but please do continue to try and ask the questions in this thread to cut down on forum clutter. Thanks.

[The Mana Knight]

Not sure if anyone asked but... can you use the ps3 guitar with Guitar Hero(1 and 2) on the PS3?? :???:Nope. The USB dongle is not made to work with PS2 games also, since it will just turn off completely and not function.

[VanillaGorilla]

Damn, VG you are torturing yourself. Can't you just pick up some sidework on craigslist and scrape together the cash?I don't need the 80 gig version, I want a PS3 to play PS3 games, not PS2 games.

[torifile]

Thanks guys. Added a few of the links posted to programs and further guides to the OP. Will continue to add the small trivial knowledge as we come up with them. Tons to cover here, I know and it's hard with not having much time to fully update the OP, but please do continue to try and ask the questions in this thread to cut down on forum clutter. Thanks.
Thanks for maintaining as long as you have. :) These boards needs a "wikipost" like slickdeals has so we can all contribute.

[LinkinPrime]

I just got my PS3 from ebay...the guy shipped it in a box, with no cushion, system was just in the box and the box was pretty beat up...I plugged it in through HDMI and when I power it up all it does is beep once and then 2 quick beeps and it stays off. The machine seems to start and shut down pretty much immediately. Can I assume that its broken?

[The Mana Knight]

I just got my PS3 from ebay...the guy shipped it in a box, with no cushion, system was just in the box and the box was pretty beat up...I plugged it in through HDMI and when I power it up all it does is beep once and then 2 quick beeps and it stays off. The machine seems to start and shut down pretty much immediately. Can I assume that its broken?Well, try this:

-Turn the power switch from the back on (to put the PS3 in standby).
-Press the power button on the front (PS3 makes one beep) and keep your finger on the power button for about 5 seconds (so it can beep again).

If a picture shows up, it will say it detected an HDMI cable and you need to select yes a few times (The PS3 will check all the resolutions your TV supports).

If no picture shows up, it may just be broken. The 360 is set by switching the component switch to HD or SD, while the PS3 resolution has to be reset (if you are going to a TV with a lower resolution than the previous one), so you hold the power button until you hear two beeps (the initial one and another after 5 seconds). If you press the power button, take your finger off, and try pressing it again, it will turn off instead of resetting.

[LinkinPrime]

Well, try this:

-Turn the power switch from the back on (to put the PS3 in standby).
-Press the power button on the front (PS3 makes one beep) and keep your finger on the power button for about 5 seconds (so it can beep again).

If a picture shows up, it will say it detected an HDMI cable and you need to select yes a few times (The PS3 will check all the resolutions your TV supports).

If no picture shows up, it may just be broken. The 360 is set by switching the component switch to HD or SD, while the PS3 resolution has to be reset (if you are going to a TV with a lower resolution than the previous one), so you hold the power button until you hear two beeps (the initial one and another after 5 seconds). If you press the power button, take your finger off, and try pressing it again, it will turn off instead of resetting.
Tried it and no go. I press it and beeps one, keep my finger then but it immediately beeps 2 quick times...then goes back to standby. The fan on the back tries to power on but shuts back down.

EDIT: Thanks for the quick response.

EDIT2: This is what the lights look do: They are red, I attempt to turn on, green light briefly shows up, then yellow, then blinking red.

[cochesecochese]

I don't need the 80 gig version, I want a PS3 to play PS3 games, not PS2 games.
I meant just to get a PS3 at all.

[torifile]

I just got my PS3 from ebay...the guy shipped it in a box, with no cushion, system was just in the box and the box was pretty beat up...I plugged it in through HDMI and when I power it up all it does is beep once and then 2 quick beeps and it stays off. The machine seems to start and shut down pretty much immediately. Can I assume that its broken?
No advice for you. Just sympathy. That sucks, man. :( I hope you get the bastard to give you your money back.

[LinkinPrime]

No advice for you. Just sympathy. That sucks, man. :( I hope you get the bastard to give you your money back.

Thanks, I just finished submitting my complaing through PayPal...we'll see what they can do. If all else fails, what's required for Sony to replace the unit if its still under warranty?

[The Mana Knight]

EDIT2: This is what the lights look do: They are red, I attempt to turn on, green light briefly shows up, then yellow, then blinking red.Well, the light is not suppose to turn yellow (have not seen it since I had my PS3).

All right, after doing some searching (can't believe I did not notice this)

360 RRoD = PS3 YLoD.

Here's a link explaining it (and video, but I don't even want to think of it):
http://ps3.qj.net/Video-PS3-dies-after-yellow-light-of-death/pg/49/aid/111969

Yeah, there is a hardware problem and it's dead. Sorry about the news Linkin. :-(

EDIT: You can Google search PS3 yellow light or something, to find more info.

[torifile]

Thanks, I just finished submitting my complaing through PayPal...we'll see what they can do. If all else fails, what's required for Sony to replace the unit if its still under warranty?
Tell me you used a credit card and not paypal funds. If you didn't, you'll get nothing from paypal. If you did, dispute it with your credit card company right away. Don't waste your time trying to deal with paypal. They suck. (I was verifiably defrauded of $150 once through paypal. They did *nothing*. They didn't even try.)

[primetime]

Thanks, I just finished submitting my complaing through PayPal...we'll see what they can do. If all else fails, what's required for Sony to replace the unit if its still under warranty?

Ask for a receipt if you didn't get one. Seeing as how the PS3 arrived, I wouldn't be surprised.

[LinkinPrime]

Well, the light is not suppose to turn yellow (have not seen it since I had my PS3).

All right, after doing some searching (can't believe I did not notice this)

360 RRoD = PS3 YLoD.

Here's a link explaining it (and video, but I don't even want to think of it):
http://ps3.qj.net/Video-PS3-dies-after-yellow-light-of-death/pg/49/aid/111969

Yeah, there is a hardware problem and it's dead. Sorry about the news Linkin. :-(

EDIT: You can Google search PS3 yellow light or something, to find more info.
Guess it was too good of a deal to be true...Thanks for your assistance.

EDIT: Just watch the video...that's definately what this machine is doing.

Tell me you used a credit card and not paypal funds. If you didn't, you'll get nothing from paypal. If you did, dispute it with your credit card company right away. Don't waste your time trying to deal with paypal. They suck. (I was verifiably defrauded of $150 once through paypal. They did *nothing*. They didn't even try.)
I did pay with credit card but to avoid negative feedback on my end, I want to give the user a chance to atleast make it right before I call my CC company.

[AdvOfJet]

Quick question for more experienced PS3 users, is there a reason why more games on the PS3 do not support 1080p resolution ? It seems as if even games that support 1080p on the 360 only have 720p support on the PS3. Right now I only have the exclusive games like Uncharted, Folklore, Warhawk etc.... but am at the point now where I would like to have more games on the PS3. It has been much more stable than my 360 with less noise. The scratch coating on the BR discs helps a ton as well with all the friends, nieces, nephews, wife, other relatives and such not being as careful with things as I am.

With my main TV getting above 52" now the difference begins to be noticable. I know they PS3 can handle 1080p for games easily since most of the PSN games I have bought are all 1080p.

Anyone know any reasoning behind it ?

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Also .... sorry to hear about your system Linkin. Hope everything works out for the best.

[The Mana Knight]

Quick question for more experienced PS3 users, is there a reason why more games on the PS3 do not support 1080p resolution ? It seems as if even games that support 1080p on the 360 only have 720p support on the PS3. Right now I only have the exclusive games like Uncharted, Folklore, Warhawk etc.... but am at the point now where I would like to have more games on the PS3. It has been much more stable than my 360 with less noise. The scratch coating on the BR discs helps a ton as well with all the friends, nieces, nephews, wife, other relatives and such not being as careful with things as I am.

With my main TV getting above 52" now the difference begins to be noticable. I know they PS3 can handle 1080p for games easily since most of the PSN games I have bought are all 1080p.

Anyone know any reasoning behind it ?

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Also .... sorry to hear about your system Linkin. Hope everything works out for the best.PS3 has never had a hardware resolution scaler. What happens is if a developer designs its game for 720p (which most all next gen games are designed for anyway), the PS3 will switch it to 720p. If a game goes up to 1080p, it will display in that resolution. On the 360, a game already has a native resolution (usually 720p) and the hardware scaler just renders the game in 1080p (It's technically not 1080p, just stretches the image to 1080p). In reality, the differences aren't that big unless a game was made for 1080p resolution. PSN games are easy to run in 1080p since they don't use much power (compared to retail games).

Some games (not Folklore I know for sure) are designed to render in 1080i if your TV does not support 720p. For those who have a TV that goes up to 1080p can uncheck the 720p resolution, and it will render in 1080p (Uncharted does this).

Personally, I've grown to like it since my TV can support any resolution, and I mostly want to play my games in the resolution they suit best (well, with my old TV that went up to 720p/1080i, it was definitely important because some games looked better in 1080i while some looked better in 720p, and I didn't manually have to switch).

[NamPaehc]

Everyone thinks that just because 1080p is higher it is better.

You have to remember that the size and distance from your TV matters. I guess if you want to play closer 1080p is better, but from a certain distance 1080i is perceived the same.

[SteveMcQ]

Methinks I should rename the thread "Ask TMK". Good job.

[geko29]

Everyone thinks that just because 1080p is higher it is better.

You have to remember that the size and distance from your TV matters. I guess if you want to play closer 1080p is better, but from a certain distance 1080i is perceived the same. The problem is, some fixed pixel sets don't have decent scalers, but still have to display at 1080p (because they physically have 1920x1080 pixels), so forcing them to scale 720p-->1080p looks positively awful. For some sets (typically more expensive ones), this isn't a problem.

Another problem is many CRT-based HD sets (like mine) can display 1080i, but not 720p. So when you give them a 720p signal, it downscales it to either 480p or 540p (depending on the design) and then bobs it back up to 1080i

In either case, the best solution is to provide hardware scaling in the source (as the 360 does) so all your games, regardless of resolution, can play in their highest possible quality on the full range of TVs in customers' homes. In order to play PS3 games in HD on my 57" TV, I have to run the PS3's output through a $2100 external scaler (Onkyo 905 receiver with HQV Reon VX-50 video processor). That's pathetic.

[MadFlava]

I was thinking of getting a PS3 to play games and Blu Ray DVDs. But I also have a lot of regular DVD's. I've been reading about the upscaling features of the PS3 for regular DVD's and they say that it's halfway decent and better than a 360 Elite.

http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9722853-1.html


Can anyone share their experiences watching regular DVD's upscaled on PS3. Thanks.

[geko29]

I was thinking of getting a PS3 to play games and Blu Ray DVDs. But I also have a lot of regular DVD's. I've been reading about the upscaling features of the PS3 for regular DVD's and they say that it's halfway decent and better than a 360 Elite.

http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9722853-1.html


Can anyone share their experiences watching regular DVD's upscaled on PS3. Thanks.
I've only done it once (just to try), but it does a very respectable job. Better than almost all inexpensive standalone upscaling players, not as good as the high-end ($400+) ones with the HQV Reon or Realta. It's almost as good as my HD-A1, which itself is just a notch below the HQV units. My 60GB does make a little bit of noise when upscaling (fan in 3rd gear), but the 40GBs in my experience are MUCH quieter under load, so you probably wouldn't notice it as long as you have proper ventilation.

Never tried upscaling DVDs on the 360; it's just too goddamn loud to even bother testing.

I don't think you'll be disappointed in the PS3's DVD playback.

[The Mana Knight]

I was thinking of getting a PS3 to play games and Blu Ray DVDs. But I also have a lot of regular DVD's. I've been reading about the upscaling features of the PS3 for regular DVD's and they say that it's halfway decent and better than a 360 Elite.

http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9722853-1.html


Can anyone share their experiences watching regular DVD's upscaled on PS3. Thanks.The DVD upscaling on PS3 is very good, and definitely one of the best. Now I cannot compare to the 360 since mine does not have HDMI, but many have stated how it is better. It was also stated that the PS3 upscaling could be improved by up to 30-40% sometime:
If you're already impressed by the PS3's upscaling of older PlayStation games and DVD movies, wait until you see what Sony engineers have in store for future updates. SCE chief technology officer Kawanishi and AV manager Kanehide were talking about the future of the PS3's firmware updates when a very interesting claim was made. "We have gotten feedback from critics regarding several failure patters for upconverting, but we are getting closer to the goal. I think we can improve another 30 to 40%," said Kawanishi. He is talking about the upscaling performance, as in, 30 - 40% better than what was given during firmware 1.80. The dynamic duo also believe they can give this performance boost without additional fan noise, further believing in a future, fanless PS3 console. Very cool indeed.
Link (http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2007/06/20/future-ps3-firmware-updates-could-improve-upscaling-30-to-40/)

Methinks I should rename the thread "Ask TMK". Good job.There's no denying I know a lot about the PS3, but I'm not familiar with media streaming from the PC and DivX/Xvid (since I do not have any).

[D_Icon]

I was thinking of getting a PS3 to play games and Blu Ray DVDs. But I also have a lot of regular DVD's. I've been reading about the upscaling features of the PS3 for regular DVD's and they say that it's halfway decent and better than a 360 Elite.

http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9722853-1.html


Can anyone share their experiences watching regular DVD's upscaled on PS3. Thanks.

I was watching the Tombstone DVD on the PS3. It did seem a lot clearer, but the picture was kind of a reddish color. I then just watched it on my regular DVD player. Although it doesn't upscale, the colors weren't as red. I will say the PS3 does make the picture of a regular DVD a lot clearer no doubt.

How do I know if I have the 1.80 firmware?

[The Mana Knight]

I was watching the Tombstone DVD on the PS3. It did seem a lot clearer, but the picture was kind of a reddish color. I then just watched it on my regular DVD player. Although it doesn't upscale, the colors weren't as red. I will say the PS3 does make the picture of a regular DVD a lot clearer no doubt.

How do I know if I have the 1.80 firmware?If you can login online, you have the firmware update 2.10 (because you MUST update your console to go online). If not, under the XMB, check settings, system settings, and lastly system information. That will reveal your firmware, IP, MAC, and your HDD space.

[hotrocks]

is there a way to buy dlc, dont install it, and take the HD out and transfer the file on your computer, to send to other ppl so they can use it...so basically pirate the games?

besides the gamesharing way

[The Mana Knight]

is there a way to buy dlc, dont install it, and take the HD out and transfer the file on your computer, to send to other ppl so they can use it...so basically pirate the games?

besides the gamesharing wayNo. Although you can see your download content if you access the PS Store on the PC, you cannot transfer the file to a computer, external HDD, or anything. The only thing which can be copied the PC I think is a PS1 game (if you have a PSP, because it will appear on the memory stick and can be moved over). I won't go any further than that since I never tried testing (don't have both my PSP handhelds with me).

[Wolfpup]

Wish Linkin's system, I wonder if it was broken before shipping? I'd guess so, but it's even possible it got broken since the idiot threw it into a box...I mean geez! I wonder if they pack LCD screens that way too? :lol:

Quick question for more experienced PS3 users, is there a reason why more games on the PS3 do not support 1080p resolution ? It seems as if even games that support 1080p on the 360 only have 720p support on the PS3.

I think The Mana Knight pretty much covered this, but just to be clear, 360 games DON'T support 1080p. They're rendered at 720p, and sometimes lower (some of the Project Gotham games, Halo 3, etc.), and then it's internal scaler outputs the game at the selected resolution.

Unfortunately I don't think a lot of people understand the (huge) distinction, and if the next-next gen systems support 1080p, people will think "but I already had that on my 360!" As well as not understanding that a Playstation 3 game that's displaying 1080p is displaying and processing 2.25x more visual info than a 360 that's "displaying" 1080p. Personally I think it's deceptive. Basically Microsoft is trying to turn a weakness (a system that has even less of a shot rendering at 1080p than the Playstation 3) into a strength (look! every game is 1080p!) by pretty much lying.

As others mentioned, it can be nice having a scaler in the system, and that was probably a good move on Microsoft's part, but if your TV has a good scaler (which it should, if you bought it for gaming) the TV's scaler is going to do a good job too. Sony's TVs (at least recent ones) have excellent scalers that I know are better than Samsung's, but I'm not sure who else ships them with good scalers, as I'm sure that does increase the price at least slightly (I'd think it's got to be a fairly hefty piece of silicon).

The scratch coating on the BR discs helps a ton as well with all the friends, nieces, nephews, wife, other relatives and such not being as careful with things as I am.

What is that? I didn't realize they had anything. That's cool! I'm not going to complain if they can get these discs a bit more robust.

[The Mana Knight]

I think The Mana Knight pretty much covered this, but just to be clear, 360 games DON'T support 1080p. They're rendered at 720p, and sometimes lower (some of the Project Gotham games, Halo 3, etc.), and then it's internal scaler outputs the game at the selected resolution.

Unfortunately I don't think a lot of people understand the (huge) distinction, and if the next-next gen systems support 1080p, people will think "but I already had that on my 360!" As well as not understanding that a Playstation 3 game that's displaying 1080p is displaying and processing 2.25x more visual info than a 360 that's "displaying" 1080p. Personally I think it's deceptive. Basically Microsoft is trying to turn a weakness (a system that has even less of a shot rendering at 1080p than the Playstation 3) into a strength (look! every game is 1080p!) by pretty much lying.

As others mentioned, it can be nice having a scaler in the system, and that was probably a good move on Microsoft's part, but if your TV has a good scaler (which it should, if you bought it for gaming) the TV's scaler is going to do a good job too. Sony's TVs (at least recent ones) have excellent scalers that I know are better than Samsung's, but I'm not sure who else ships them with good scalers, as I'm sure that does increase the price at least slightly (I'd think it's got to be a fairly hefty piece of silicon).Yeah, I was pretty much mentioning that a game could even be 480p, but the hardware scaler will display it in 1080p because that's what it's made to do. Although it may seem like a lot of games are at 1080p, the truth of the matter is that many may might not be in the first place (only rendered in 1080p). Many PS3 games which display in 1080p, are really 1080p because there's no hardware scaler to make it happen. Although some games may use the cell to render in 1080i (when 720p isn't available), but that's not really the same thing, I think.

What is that? I didn't realize they had anything. That's cool! I'm not going to complain if they can get these discs a bit more robust.I did a presentation on blu-ray vs. HD-DVD back in 2005, back when many never heard of the formats. At the time, blu-ray could easily be scratched; however, TDK was developing a hard coat to make blu-ray discs more scratch resistant. Come to find out, my prediction about them making it came true:
Blu-ray discs are more resistant to damage caused by scratches and fingerprints than DVDs due to a TDK hard coat applied to the surface of the disc, according to proponents of the storage format.
http://www.cnet.com.au/dvdpvr/hddvd/0,2000063776,339273868,00.htm

[AdvOfJet]

PS3 has never had a hardware resolution scaler. What happens is if a developer designs its game for 720p (which most all next gen games are designed for anyway), the PS3 will switch it to 720p. If a game goes up to 1080p, it will display in that resolution. On the 360, a game already has a native resolution (usually 720p) and the hardware scaler just renders the game in 1080p (It's technically not 1080p, just stretches the image to 1080p). In reality, the differences aren't that big unless a game was made for 1080p resolution. PSN games are easy to run in 1080p since they don't use much power (compared to retail games).

Some games (not Folklore I know for sure) are designed to render in 1080i if your TV does not support 720p. For those who have a TV that goes up to 1080p can uncheck the 720p resolution, and it will render in 1080p (Uncharted does this).

Personally, I've grown to like it since my TV can support any resolution, and I mostly want to play my games in the resolution they suit best (well, with my old TV that went up to 720p/1080i, it was definitely important because some games looked better in 1080i while some looked better in 720p, and I didn't manually have to switch).
Excellent and thanks for the help. I wasn't sure about the way the 360 handles 1080p so seems like there is not really a difference. My TV supports all resolutions up to 1080p and Uncharted definitely looks fantastic even at 720p. If things really aren't being truly pushed out at 1080p yet... guess that just means there are even greater things to come in the future.

Now if they would just hurry up with White Knight Story.....

[The Mana Knight]

Now if they would just hurry up with White Knight Story.....It was suppose to be out in early January for Japan, but nothing has been said. I'm going to bet they'll get it before Summer at least, and we'll get it my Christmas 08 (J-RPGs take a while to translate). I'll keep a close watch and keep you updated. :)

[Reck_Havoc]

So.. let me get this straight, if I have a TV that only does 1080i (which I do) The PS3 will automatically downscale 720p game's down to 480p.. instead of upscaling to 1080i?

Sorry if this has been asked before, but I'd like to know.. as this is a major decision in my purchase.

[The Mana Knight]

So.. let me get this straight, if I have a TV that only does 1080i (which I do) The PS3 will automatically downscale 720p game's down to 480p.. instead of upscaling to 1080i?

Sorry if this has been asked before, but I'd like to know.. as this is a major decision in my purchase.Unfortunately yes, because the PS3 does not have a hardware scaler chip (partially because Sony mostly looked at the PS3 to use on more of the newer HDTVs, that already have scalers and such. A previous post explains it). On PS3, it's up to the developer to make a 720p game render in 1080i (Uncharted, Ratchet & Clank, etc. do it). Most PS3 games do now, but there still some that do not. It's mostly a big issue with launch games.

Some complain and want Sony to make a solution, unfortunately, the cell is already occupied for games, and they can't exactly make it do the scaling.

[Reck_Havoc]

Unfortunately yes, because the PS3 does not have a hardware scaler chip (partially because Sony mostly looked at the PS3 to use on more of the newer HDTVs, that already have scalers and such. A previous post explains it). On PS3, it's up to the developer to make a 720p game render in 1080i (Uncharted, Ratchet & Clank, etc. do it). Most PS3 games do now, but there still some that do not. It's mostly a big issue with launch games.

Some complain and want Sony to make a solution, unfortunately, the cell is already occupied for games, and they can't exactly make it do the scaling.

Hey, thanks for the reply. As long as the newer games, specifically the one's you metioned, upconvert to 1080i.. I'm sold. Been a big Ratchet & Clank fan since the original.

[The Mana Knight]

Hey, thanks for the reply. As long as the newer games, specifically the one's you metioned, upconvert to 1080i.. I'm sold. Been a big Ratchet & Clank fan since the original.Ratchet & Clank and Uncharted scale in 1080i, or so I heard. I remember hearing Insomniac and Naughty Dog confirming it. I could check my PS3 also to confirm it (to be on the safe side), if you would like.

I know Folklore does not do 1080i, despite being new (Resistance and MotorStorm do not). I dunno, I'd have to find a list somewhere.

What are some games you may want....and I'll look into it?

[Wolfpup]

Reck_Havoc, the Playstation 3 doesn't actually scale anything at all. It's like a PC (or every other console except the 360) where developers have to specifically code for a given resolution, or the resolution isn't supported. The 360 has a separate chip that takes the GPU's output (always 720p or below) and coverts it to whatever you select in the system's blade, which is why every game "supports" 1080i or 1080p, or 480p or whatever. That chip is just taking the output and scaling it to something else, the same as if your TV has a good chip doing the same thing.

Yeah, I was pretty much mentioning that a game could even be 480p, but the hardware scaler will display it in 1080p because that's what it's made to do. Although it may seem like a lot of games are at 1080p, the truth of the matter is that many may might not be in the first place (only rendered in 1080p). Many PS3 games which display in 1080p, are really 1080p because there's no hardware scaler to make it happen. Although some games may use the cell to render in 1080i (when 720p isn't available), but that's not really the same thing, I think.

As far as I'm aware NO 360 games render at higher than 720p. The system has less fill rate than the PS3 (not that the PS3 should be doing 1080p either), and effectively has less memory bandwidth the higher the resolution used. Even at 720p with AA on the entire frame doesn't fit in its 10MB cache. The more that spills out of that, the more you have to use the main RAM's bandwidth. So if you tried doing 1080p, you'd have almost the entire frame being done in main RAM, and at that point the PS3 has over double the total memory bandwidth, more or less (since it has separate video and main RAM). I'm probably not explaining this real well, but the point is the Playstation 3 isn't as affected by higher resolutions as the 360-it's performance dropoff would be more consistent. Also, POSSIBLY the PS3 has double the ROPS, though I've heard some sources say it only has 8, the same as the 360 (the PC equivalent part has 16 though, which would give the system double the fill rate, which of course would make it much easier for it to do higher resolutions since 1080p is over double the pixels of 720p).

I did a presentation on blu-ray vs. HD-DVD back in 2005, back when many never heard of the formats. At the time, blu-ray could easily be scratched; however, TDK was developing a hard coat to make blu-ray discs more scratch resistant. Come to find out, my prediction about them making it came true:

That's fantastic! The last I had heard (I'm sure well prior to either's launch), Blu Ray could be easily scratched. I'm really glad to hear it turned out more reliable than DVD rather than less.

[mtxbass1]

Did a search here but I found nothing. Can someone tell me how to set up a Japanese account? I want to try out the PixelJunk Monsters demo. Do I need a Japanese email address?

[The Mana Knight]

Did a search here but I found nothing. Can someone tell me how to set up a Japanese account? I want to try out the PixelJunk Monsters demo. Do I need a Japanese email address?First off, you do not need a Japanese email address, just another email (If you don't have a second, create another at hotmail, yahoo, etc.).

I just entered into Google: creating Japan PSN account

and got the result:
http://blogs.ign.com/xheavenxsentx/2006/12/09/39684/

As a hint, after you try out the PixelJunk Monsters demo, delete the demo from your console AND the saved data. I say this because someone at GAF had purchasing issues (can't remember if it was purchasing or playing) despite deleting the demo (It also autosaves data, so I figured to delete it and had zero issues).

[mtxbass1]

First off, you do not need a Japanese email address, just another email (If you don't have a second, create another at hotmail, yahoo, etc.).

I just entered into Google: creating Japan PSN account

and got the result:
http://blogs.ign.com/xheavenxsentx/2006/12/09/39684/

As a hint, after you try out the PixelJunk Monsters demo, delete the demo from your console AND the saved data. I say this because someone at GAF had purchasing issues (can't remember if it was purchasing or playing) despite deleting the demo (It also autosaves data, so I figured to delete it and had zero issues).

Thanks TMK.

[nyman]

I'm picking up a new PS3 either tomorrow or Monday, not waiting for a price drop, if it was going to happen it would be in the ads, and I'm either getting either the 60 gb or the 80 gb, I'm not sure, BC is a big issue since I want to catch up on a lot of the RPGs I missed last gen. So I'm asking is the 80 gb BC up to snuff or am I going to be facing a lot of games that have problems? Motorstorm doesn't interest but I could throw it on Goozex for something I want.

[Reck_Havoc]

Hey, one other big question if you guy's don't mind. I'll be getting an HDMI cable for the PS3, but I do not have a HDMI enable receiver.. it only does optical/coax. So I'd like to know if I'd be able to use the HDMI cable for video, and the optical cable for audio if this is possible.

[Hockey37]

Hey, one other big question if you guy's don't mind. I'll be getting an HDMI cable for the PS3, but I do not have a HDMI enable receiver.. it only does optical/coax. So I'd like to know if I'd be able to use the HDMI cable for video, and the optical cable for audio if this is possible.

Yes, you can do that. I'm using compoment w/ optical for my audio. There are settings in the PS3 that let you change your audio output.

[The Mana Knight]

Hey, one other big question if you guy's don't mind. I'll be getting an HDMI cable for the PS3, but I do not have a HDMI enable receiver.. it only does optical/coax. So I'd like to know if I'd be able to use the HDMI cable for video, and the optical cable for audio if this is possible.Yes you can. The PS3 console itself has the HDMI output and the optical output separate. It's not like the 360 where you have to buy a MS brand HDMI cable to have an optical out.
I'm picking up a new PS3 either tomorrow or Monday, not waiting for a price drop, if it was going to happen it would be in the ads, and I'm either getting either the 60 gb or the 80 gb, I'm not sure, BC is a big issue since I want to catch up on a lot of the RPGs I missed last gen. So I'm asking is the 80 gb BC up to snuff or am I going to be facing a lot of games that have problems? Motorstorm doesn't interest but I could throw it on Goozex for something I want.Although I do not own an 80GB, I can put it this way from many people I know that own one. The BC in the 80GB is still pretty good, where some games here and there (on PS2) have some little graphical glitches (kind of like the Xbox BC on the 360) but the majority work. There are very few games which just don't work at all (although many new releases won't intially work until the console gets updated. If you are looking at playing RPGs released at least 6 months ago or before, you should be fine with an 80GB). The 60GB is guaranteed to play pretty much every game, but its PS2 BC isn't 100% perfect (some games have graphical or sound issues).

Personally, I'd just get whatever console I can find new. If I could not find a new 60GB, I'd just get an 80GB. Buying used, you risk not having a warranty (or it being almost up, and when Sony repairs consoles in warranty, they require a receipt) and the number of older PS3 consoles dying has increased a little at major PS3 forums (still a low number no higher than 3%).

Not really convienent, but you can check this link to see if a game you may be interested in works:
http://www.us.playstation.com/Support/CompatibleStatus

[bill123]

got a question for you guys. Recently I bought a used blue tooth headset from eb but just now got around to try it out. Problem is I've never even tried syncing up anything blue tooth before so I held down the power on the head set untill it blinked on and then had my ps3 scan for it but after like 10 min it was still scanning. I did this like 5 times with no success am I doing something wrong?

thanks,
bill123

[The Mana Knight]

got a question for you guys. Recently I bought a used blue tooth headset from eb but just now got around to try it out. Problem is I've never even tried syncing up anything blue tooth before so I held down the power on the head set untill it blinked on and then had my ps3 scan for it but after like 10 min it was still scanning. I did this like 5 times with no success am I doing something wrong?

thanks,
bill123Do you live in an apartment building, because sometimes BT headsets have an issue with them, like the Jabra BT125 (I can't get it to work at my apartment, but home). Also, did you get the manual to it, because sometimes it requires instructions to be followed?

[metaly]

got a question for you guys. Recently I bought a used blue tooth headset from eb but just now got around to try it out. Problem is I've never even tried syncing up anything blue tooth before so I held down the power on the head set untill it blinked on and then had my ps3 scan for it but after like 10 min it was still scanning. I did this like 5 times with no success am I doing something wrong?

It varies depending on the model, but you might need to put your headset into a synching/discoverable mode before the PS3 will find it. If EB didn't give you a manual, look up your model number online to see if that's the case.

[Stingermck]

Just got a PS3 and I'm enjoying it so far. But I have a few questions.

Is there any private chat available? Me and a friend would private chat on the 360, while playing online together.

Also, for me, 1080i games are displaying at 720p. (my TV can do 480p, 720p and 1080i) Blu-Ray movies play at 1080i though. But for example, when I load Call of Duty 4, at the first title screen it is 1080i, and then switches to 720. Any reason why?

[The Mana Knight]

Just got a PS3 and I'm enjoying it so far. But I have a few questions.

Is there any private chat available? Me and a friend would private chat on the 360, while playing online together.Nope. It's a feature that will probably never be added via firmware, or if it comes, a long ways away. That's one reason you are not paying for PSN.

Also, for me, 1080i games are displaying at 720p. (my TV can do 480p, 720p and 1080i) Blu-Ray movies play at 1080i though. But for example, when I load Call of Duty 4, at the first title screen it is 1080i, and then switches to 720. Any reason why?It's because the XMB will display at the highest resolution you checked. The actual games themselves will display in the highest resolution your TV supports and that the game supports. Most PS3 games are 720p, so you see a 720p display (The PS3 has no hardware scaler to keep the resolution constant, but in reality like Wolfpup said, the hardware scaler takes any scaling (which could be anything) and stretch it to your desired resolution on the 360). Basically though, CoD4 is a 720p game, so it displays in 720p. If a game was made to go up to 1080p, it might display in 1080i (although some do 720p instead, like NG Sigma, unless 1080p). Retail games just can't do 1080 efficiently without major sacrifices.

As for Blu-ray, it's just like the XMB where the resolution will not change (it will support what you set it to).

[pimpinc333]

I'm undecided if I want to get a 40GB w/ Spiderman 3 or a 60GB w/ Motorstorm ( Both At Sam's Club ). I would like to sell my PS2 and play PS2 games on the PS3 with upconverting but I'm trying to figure if it's going to be worth the 150.00 price difference :(

[The Mana Knight]

I'm undecided if I want to get a 40GB w/ Spiderman 3 or a 60GB w/ Motorstorm ( Both At Sam's Club ). I would like to sell my PS2 and play PS2 games on the PS3 with upconverting but I'm trying to figure if it's going to be worth the 150.00 price difference :(IMO, yes and no. If you compare a PS2 game on an SDTV to a PS2 game on an HDTV on PS3 upscaled, I'd roughly say, 20% of the time it looks slightly better. 50% of the time there's barely any difference. And 30% of the time, it looks worse (because of being too blurry). IMO, most PS2 games looked best when played on an SDTV, which they were made for. But at the same time, it kind of sucks having two TVs and two consoles around.

Here's my thoughts to using the PS3 to play PS2 games:
+Uses HDD to store all data saves, so no memory card.
+Some games load faster it seems.
-No rumble in PS/PS2 games unless you have a DS3 (although I cannot confirm this
-Some PS2 accessories will not work on PS3, like Guitar, Taiko Drum, and finding a PS2 to USB adapter now (a good one) can be tough).
-A firmware can at times make a game stop working (like 1.81 stopped Wild Arms 4 on PS2 from working on a 20GB/60GB, but firmware 1.82 fixed it. This does NOT happen very often).
+/-SIXAXIS triggers for PS2 games. Some games they are fine for, some they are not.
+/- PS/PS2 upscaling (Good for same games, atrocious for some. Requires tweaking settings at times).

[Stingermck]

Nope. It's a feature that will probably never be added via firmware, or if it comes, a long ways away. That's one reason you are not paying for PSN.

It's because the XMB will display at the highest resolution you checked. The actual games themselves will display in the highest resolution your TV supports and that the game supports. Most PS3 games are 720p, so you see a 720p display (The PS3 has no hardware scaler to keep the resolution constant, but in reality like Wolfpup said, the hardware scaler takes any scaling (which could be anything) and stretch it to your desired resolution on the 360). Basically though, CoD4 is a 720p game, so it displays in 720p. If a game was made to go up to 1080p, it might display in 1080i (although some do 720p instead, like NG Sigma, unless 1080p). Retail games just can't do 1080 efficiently without major sacrifices.

As for Blu-ray, it's just like the XMB where the resolution will not change (it will support what you set it to).

Thanks for the info. But for example the back of COD4 says supports 720p, 1080i, 1080p. Why wouldnt it show that in the game when its playing? Sorry, im just confused. X-box made it easy ;)

[pimpinc333]

What do you think of the Sixaxis controller compared to the DualShock 2 PS2 controller? Just the other day I actually picked up a Sixaxis for the first time and the Triggers ( R2 L2 ) seem a bit weird.

[The Mana Knight]

Thanks for the info. But for example the back of COD4 says supports 720p, 1080i, 1080p. Why wouldnt it show that in the game when its playing? Sorry, im just confused. X-box made it easy ;)I believe it's a miss-print, because NBA 2k8 says the same thing, and it goes up to 720p (my TV will display 1080p if it goes that high). It might have been a misprint because that's what the 360 version will say (although they are technically 720p) and it could be the publisher just doing a copy/paste, I dunno. But most games will say on the back, what they really support. Although, some games like Uncharted will just say 720p, but if your TV cannot do it, it will render in 1080i. I don't pay attention to what the back says though. :-P
What do you think of the Sixaxis controller compared to the DualShock 2 PS2 controller? Just the other day I actually picked up a Sixaxis for the first time and the Triggers ( R2 L2 ) seem a bit weird.At first it may feel weird, but it's not bad. I think I heard the DS3 ones were a little better. they are quite sensitive, where by barely pushing them, they'll be detected (or whatever the best word to call it is).

Btw, I didn't notice until now, you are from a city I use to visit a lot (due to relatives living there), but haven't been there in several years.

[Oxygen]

-No rumble in PS/PS2 games unless you have a DS3 (although I cannot confirm this


A good PS2 to USB adapter will enable you to use a DualShock 2 which does rumble during PS2 games.

[The Mana Knight]

A good PS2 to USB adapter will enable you to use a DualShock 2 which does rumble during PS2 games.That is true. The Pelican adapter works great, but no rumble. Radio Shack one has rumble, but some input lag. But there are probably some good adapters that allow for rumble and minimal input lag.

[Ice2Dragon]

So are ps3 games region locked?

Im seriously tempted to import disgaea 3 - limited edition from play asia. No joke.

Also.. I wanted to get the White PS3 from Japan.. are games region locked if I use that or what?

It may have been answered before.. just curious though. Im tempted to sell my 60gb to get this white ps3 w/ devil may cry though

[The Mana Knight]

So are ps3 games region locked?

Im seriously tempted to import disgaea 3 - limited edition from play asia. No joke.

Also.. I wanted to get the White PS3 from Japan.. are games region locked if I use that or what?

It may have been answered before.. just curious though. Im tempted to sell my 60gb to get this white ps3 w/ devil may cry thoughALL PS3 games are region free. When a developer signs on to develop PS3 games, they must be region free.

U.S. PS3 games will still work on it (or they should). U.S. Blu-ray movies should because Japan and U.S. are region A. U.S. PS1 discs on the other hand are region locked and cannot be played on a Japanese 40GB.

Also, I'd wait for a white 40GB to come stateside, because according to the FCC pictures, we will be getting one.

[Ice2Dragon]

ALL PS3 games are region free. When a developer signs on to develop PS3 games, they must be region free.

U.S. PS3 games will still work on it (or they should). U.S. Blu-ray movies should because Japan and U.S. are region A. U.S. PS1 discs on the other hand are region locked and cannot be played on a Japanese 40GB.

Also, I'd wait for a white 40GB to come stateside, because according to the FCC pictures, we will be getting one.

Yeah.. but the box with devil may cry 4 is soooo damn cool.

Im ordering that disgaea 3 limited edition.. god it looks so damn fun :)

Thanks mana. <3

[bill123]

Just want to thank you guys and mana for the help. I researched my BT headset and after looking at the manual I found out that I wasn't puttung it in discovery mode the whole time. Now it works. Be ready now because I will try playing you guys in warhawk soon enough.

bill123

[torifile]

Can I play internet audio streams on my PS3? I wanted to play NPR's MP3 stream (yeah, I'm a nerd like that), so I went to their site (wunc.org) and clicked on the "MP3" under "listen now". I kept getting a message to insert media at the storage location. WTF? I looked to see where the "storage location" is but I couldn't find it. Any ideas?

[pete5883]

I'm trying to play VP2 in widescreen, but the PS3 upscaling is cutting off both sides of the picture. I thought this was broken in 2.00 but fixed in 2.10? Am I just screwed waiting for a patch?

[The Mana Knight]

I'm trying to play VP2 in widescreen, but the PS3 upscaling is cutting off both sides of the picture. I thought this was broken in 2.00 but fixed in 2.10? Am I just screwed waiting for a patch?Well, actually, I may not be explaining this right, but update 2.00 had an error when it displayed PS1/PS2 games via the entire screen. 2.10 fixed the display back to having minor black boarders around the top and bottom, to keep the aspect ratio intact (so the picture looks better, instead of trying to resize the image at a slightly different ratio).

Question, is the black orders around the edges what you are talking about, or something else? I can say every once in a while, my PS3 will display an image to a PS2 game off center, but a reset fixes it.
Can I play internet audio streams on my PS3? I wanted to play NPR's MP3 stream (yeah, I'm a nerd like that), so I went to their site (wunc.org) and clicked on the "MP3" under "listen now". I kept getting a message to insert media at the storage location. WTF? I looked to see where the "storage location" is but I couldn't find it. Any ideas?
Honestly not sure, but I doubt it works.

[pete5883]

Well, actually, I may not be explaining this right, but update 2.00 had an error when it displayed PS1/PS2 games via the entire screen. 2.10 fixed the display back to having minor black boarders around the top and bottom, to keep the aspect ratio intact (so the picture looks better, instead of trying to resize the image at a slightly different ratio).

Question, is the black orders around the edges what you are talking about, or something else? I can say every once in a while, my PS3 will display an image to a PS2 game off center, but a reset fixes it.
I haven't noticed anything missing from the top and bottom, but the left and right are obviously cut off. I remember people complaining about something like this when they were playing FFXII right after 2.00 came out, I assume it's the same problem.

Edit: Here we go. (http://boards.1up.com/zd/board/message?board.id=games&thread.id=456030)

[The Mana Knight]

I haven't noticed anything missing from the top and bottom, but the left and right are obviously cut off. I remember people complaining about something like this when they were playing FFXII right after 2.00 came out, I assume it's the same problem.I'll try to remember to bring my copy of FFXII and VP2 back to my apartment, and I'll see how it displays. Well, I'll just say before 2.00, there were black boarders all around, but after update 2.00 (and before 2.10), the image filled the screen but the ratio was messed up. 2.1 set it back to what it was originally at.

Well, I do know for sure around update 1.8 (last time I played them), they were fine. I dunno if it could be the way the picture display is like on your (and others) HDTV (because with mine, it has tons of picture options, but I set it to native). I'll investigate this myself too.

Are other games doing the same thing or just the games you mentioned??

[cleaver]

When I try to play special features on some of my Blu Rays, my picture and sound goes off and I can't turn off my PS3. I have a 60 GB PS3 and this seems to happen with all my Warner movies. What do I do?

[pete5883]

I'll try to remember to bring my copy of FFXII and VP2 back to my apartment, and I'll see how it displays. Well, I'll just say before 2.00, there were black boarders all around, but after update 2.00 (and before 2.10), the image filled the screen but the ratio was messed up. 2.1 set it back to what it was originally at.

Well, I do know for sure around update 1.8 (last time I played them), they were fine. I dunno if it could be the way the picture display is like on your (and others) HDTV (because with mine, it has tons of picture options, but I set it to native). I'll investigate this myself too.

Are other games doing the same thing or just the games you mentioned??

I didn't bother to try any other widescreen games, but I'll tell you the solution:

(I'm using HDMI, things may be different if you're using a different connection.) Go to Display Settings in the XMB, and uncheck everything but 480p. Simple as that. Of course, you're going to want to change it back before you play any actual PS3 game. But this worked for me. Was irrelevant, though, because VP2 is too messed up for my liking on the PS3, so I'm playing on the PS2 anyway.

[The Mana Knight]

If anyone wants to know how to make their PS3 work well with their router, check this site out:
http://www.portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/routerindex.htm

Basically, you select your router and you select "PlayStation Network". It will tell you which ports to open and what settings to change.

[Hockey37]

I'm curious to know how most people charge their controllers, especially if you have more than one. My PS3 is up in my entertainment center, so playing while charging via the cable is a no go. Sometimes I'll charge off my laptop if it's in front of me, but that is not always an option.

I've seen many different hubs and stands that will charge multiple controllers at once. I saw this one and it caught my interest: http://videogames.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?z=y&ean=708056075934&itm=5 Anyone have experience with this solution?

Please share what method you use, be it traditional or not-so. Maybe someone might have a better idea than what you have been using.

[snowsquirrel]

I charge it on my computer when it goes low, as I don't like to leave the PS3 on just to charge it.

My wife has a Moto razor, and the charger for it has a mini-usb connector, which I have also used.

~S

[rajin]

I have my USB cable connected to the back of my TiVo. That port is always powered and I just hook up my controllers when they need it. I find that they start randomly disconnecting after about 8-10 hours of use if not plugged in, so I like to keep them topped off.

[asthmatic]

I charge it on my computer when it goes low, as I don't like to leave the PS3 on just to charge it.

My wife has a Moto razor, and the charger for it has a mini-usb connector, which I have also used.

~S


thanks for the heads up, i have some laying around!

[blandstalker]

I use my computer, too. I have a memory card reader that connects to the PC with a mini USB cable, so I unplug it and plug in the Sixaxis.

If I had to charge two at once, I'd just plug in the Sony cable. So far, I haven't had to.

[The Mana Knight]

I just plug them into my PC. I have three USB cables and two controllers, so I'm good. I'll probably buy two DS3 controllers, so I may have to buy an extra cable.

[Richlough]

I'm having trouble with my PS3 not recognizing one of my PC's as a Media connection .
It seems to find my notebook ok , [maybe because it's wireless?] .

Has anyone else had any type of problem like this ?

[bmachine]

If anyone wants to know how to make their PS3 work well with their router...

That rocks. Wonder if this will resolve my VOIP issues with UT3?

Thanks, TMK.

[D_Icon]

I was gonna download the GranTurismoHD demo, 40 minutes passed and it was only at 10% done. Is this normal? Also, when I download songs for RockBand is it going to take as long?

[pete5883]

I was gonna download the GranTurismoHD demo, 40 minutes passed and it was only at 10% done. Is this normal? Also, when I download songs for RockBand is it going to take as long?
I don't know how long it's supposed to take, but I get about 1MB every 8 seconds. Which is ~100kb/sec?

[sevin300zx]

I bought that stand to put on my entertainment unit, and honestly I think it's pretty nice. The clear parts that go around the controller, light up red or green depending on if it's charging, or charged up fully. And it doesnt have any gawdy markings on it. It's black and has a little plastic chrome fascia on the front.

It works for me because I like having the controllers right there and not hidden in a drawer or dangling from a cable.

Anyways, if 30$ is ok with you, you wont be disapointed.

[The Mana Knight]

I was gonna download the GranTurismoHD demo, 40 minutes passed and it was only at 10% done. Is this normal? Also, when I download songs for RockBand is it going to take as long?Sometimes you just get on a bad server and experience slow downloads. Your download speed can depend upon how long it takes. What I can say though is that PSN was slow within the first six months, then it speeded up quite a bit, and now it's a little slow again (It hasn't been down for a while and many more PS3 consoles have been sold since the downtime, so I figure more servers need to be in place or something).

I'm having trouble with my PS3 not recognizing one of my PC's as a Media connection .
It seems to find my notebook ok , [maybe because it's wireless?] .

Has anyone else had any type of problem like this ?I'm not the media streaming expert, but the wireless is probably the problem.

[Richlough]

I'm not the media streaming expert, but the wireless is probably the problem.

I forgot I downgraded WMP to 9 so I could try to play the WMV version of Terminator 2 .

You must have WMP 11 installed .

[rdwd39]

Did a search for this and the threads I found are over six months old so I thought I'd see what people thought. Any cure all converter out there that supports the guitar hero games and rumble compatibility? Any help is appreciated :)

[simplygriff]

This one's not...
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=165583

The Pelican is regarded as the best on the market but is discontinued and pretty much unavailable anywhere. Good Luck in your search!
-G

[The Mana Knight]

The Pelican also does not support rumble.

[rdwd39]

This one's not...
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=165583

The Pelican is regarded as the best on the market but is discontinued and pretty much unavailable anywhere. Good Luck in your search!
-G
Yep I found out the same thing, it's not available so that's why I started a new thread. Are there any other alternatives that people have used good or bad?

[lord_ebonstone]

Got a PS3 recently and was disappointed to learn all about HDCP bullshit that would prevent me from using a simple HDMI->VGA adapter.

See, I don't have an HDTV. I play my XBox 360 on my monitor (SXGA, 1280x1024). However, my monitor does not have any HDMI ports, so that means I get to play my PS3 on my standard definition TV (doesn't even have component, just S-Video).

I'm looking to buy a new monitor that has HDMI + HDCP and is affordable ($350 after tax and/or shipping is about my limit). Ideally it'd be able to display 1080i in some respectable resolution. WSXGA+, or 1680x1050, seems to be the most common resolution in my price range. I could potentially go all the way up to true 1080i (1920x1080), but then I'd have to run my computer desktop/applications in 1920x1080, which may necessitate a new video card (another $300 on top, but an upgrade I'd been considering anyway).

So I've got two questions. How ugly will 1080i look in 1680x1050 instead of the native 1920x1080? And, of course, does anyone have any recommended monitors/TVs?

[Wolfpup]

You don't need to worry about HDCP for games, that only applies to movies.

Unfortunately the Playstation 3 doesn't have VGA output like the 360 does, which I guess would be an issue for movies on a computer monitor (which is a bigger issue than on the 360 since you might actually want to use the PS3 to play movies).

[Lucky13]

When I first got my 60GB PS3 (refurb) I wanted to just test it out so I popped a PS2 game in and the PS3 shut off. Right as the PS3 goes to load the game it beeps 3 times and goes into standby mode with the power indicator flashing red. I thought to myself that the PS3 wasn't setup to be able to play PS2 games yet. I was told to go to the PS store and download the necessary data to be able to play PS2 games...

I've reset all the defaults and finally after hours of configuring settings I gave up. I called Sony and was told "You aren't ever supposted to get a flashing red light" "there is something wrong with your fan and something is wrong with the cooling of the PS3". Someone mentioned to me that it might be faulty heat sinks. This only happens with PS2 games and I can turn the PS3 right back on and play PS3 games and blu-rays. I was told by the Sony rep that this is only the start of my problems and that it is only PS2 games right now but it will get worse.

I'm not sure what to do so any suggestions would be a great help or this thing is going back to where I bought it.

[chimpian]

i would say return it......
there is no point spending all your hard earned money on something to have to 'make it work'.
f that, get a replacement.

OR you could try uninstalling the ps2 game thing and re downloading it....maybe some faulty code in there or something. but i would say just return it.

[The Mana Knight]

When I first got my 60GB PS3 (refurb) I wanted to just test it out so I popped a PS2 game in and the PS3 shut off. Right as the PS3 goes to load the game it beeps 3 times and goes into standby mode with the power indicator flashing red. I thought to myself that the PS3 wasn't setup to be able to play PS2 games yet. I was told to go to the PS store and download the necessary data to be able to play PS2 games...

I've reset all the defaults and finally after hours of configuring settings I gave up. I called Sony and was told "You aren't ever supposted to get a flashing red light" "there is something wrong with your fan and something is wrong with the cooling of the PS3". Someone mentioned to me that it might be faulty heat sinks. This only happens with PS2 games and I can turn the PS3 right back on and play PS3 games and blu-rays. I was told by the Sony rep that this is only the start of my problems and that it is only PS2 games right now but it will get worse.

I'm not sure what to do so any suggestions would be a great help or this thing is going back to where I bought it.Actually, that PS2 system stuff at the PS Store is ONLY needed for PS2 games that support the HDD. If you don't have a game that does, then ignore it.

[lord_ebonstone]

You don't need to worry about HDCP for games, that only applies to movies.
That's nice. I want my system to do everything though.

Unfortunately the Playstation 3 doesn't have VGA output like the 360 does, which I guess would be an issue for movies on a computer monitor (which is a bigger issue than on the 360 since you might actually want to use the PS3 to play movies).
There are computer monitors with HDMI ports. That's what I'm looking to buy.

[Lucky13]

My friend told me that the first time I put a PS2 game in the PS3 it should have told me that I needed to create a partition on my drive instead of turning my PS3 off like it did. I'm thinking I should just format the whole hd. From there I select the "Allot 10gb to the other OS" correct? And this is where the PS2 data will be stored? I downloaded the PS2 format software from the PS store but that didn't help so maybe the formatting is the hd is what is affecting my PS2 games? Thanks for the advice so far.

[dallow]

My friend told me that the first time I put a PS2 game in the PS3 it should have told me that I needed to create a partition on my drive instead of turning my PS3 off like it did. I'm thinking I should just format the whole hd. From there I select the "Allot 10gb to the other OS" correct? And this is where the PS2 data will be stored? I downloaded the PS2 format software from the PS store but that didn't help so maybe the formatting is the hd is what is affecting my PS2 games? Thanks for the advice so far.That's only for installing Linux.
You get that option when you format the HDD.
Nothing to do with PS2 games.

[XxFuRy2Xx]

I have a 60GB PS3 and I'm having a problem playing Chrono Cross. The game just freezes at certain points in the game whenever I try to use magic. If I don't use magic, it plays just fine.

The weird thing is that the problem isn't listed on the Sony website, the only two problems were extremely minor. That's why I decided to play the game and plunk down 10 hours of my life into it.

Anyone here heard of such a problem? Or is there something wrong with my ps3?

[Lucky13]

Alright thanks for the info about the 10gb partition. Hopefully this will be the final question from me. I was told I should format the hd and see if the option comes up when you first insert a PS2 game to create a partition because I didn't get this the first time I did. I guess it is worth a shot because I'm pretty much out of options at this point. Anyone think this might work? :cry:

[dallow]

There is no partition for PS2 games.
They're just supposed to play out of the box. (60GB)

[Lucky13]

Alright thanks man, it looks like this system is going back to where I purchased it. :headache:

[Richlough]

My PS3 lost it's settings for no apparant reason .
It did an HDMI [re]detect and I noticed all of my settings were changed to the defaults .

Anyone have an idea why this would happen or a solution to keep it from happening ?

[Gourd]

I believe if you hold the power button down too long, the PS3 resets some of its output settings? That might be the issue.

[shadylane]

anyone find out a way to back up the hard drive? how do you back it up and can you back it up to an external hard drive..


what i mainly want to achieve is getting all the gamesaves from all ps1 and ps2 onto my computer for future keeping

[Wolfpup]

I think you can just copy stuff to flash memory devices and I think possibly even USB hard drives. Should be really easy to back up game saves (I'll probably do that too, just in case the hard drive ever dies).

[The Mana Knight]

That's what I do. I already backed up all my PS/PS2 saves. Gotta back up some new PS3 stuff though.

[D_Icon]

How do I play PS2 games online using the PS3? I have played the OrangeBox game online with no problems. I tried to play (PS2)WWE Smackdown vs RAW 2007 online, but when I select in the game online it says that there is no network connected?

[The Mana Knight]

How do I play PS2 games online using the PS3? I have played the OrangeBox game online with no problems. I tried to play (PS2)WWE Smackdown vs RAW 2007 online, but when I select in the game online it says that there is no network connected?Some games, the online has been removed. It should work for games which still has the server running. Although you might have to configure network settings for some games (which should be in the game itself I think).

[opportunity777]

anyone find out a way to back up the hard drive? how do you back it up and can you back it up to an external hard drive..


what i mainly want to achieve is getting all the gamesaves from all ps1 and ps2 onto my computer for future keeping

I would think you would have to hook it up to a PC and make a copy of it. I don't really know any other way.

[Richlough]

I believe if you hold the power button down too long, the PS3 resets some of its output settings? That might be the issue.

It probably was , sometimes I change my TV mode and turn off the PS3 'blind' .
Thanks , I won't be doing it that way anymore .

[dallow]

It probably was , sometimes I change my TV mode and turn off the PS3 'blind' .
Thanks , I won't be doing it that way anymore .Just don't hold it down for too long.
Hold it until you hear the first 'beep' and let go.

I do it blindly with the controller.
Like if I switch to a TV channel and the PS3 is still on...

I'll move the left stick or right stick to wake the controller up.
Hold done the PS button for a few seconds.
Then X, left, X.

Or if I need to turn off the controller without looking at the screen:

Move the stick.
Hold down PS button for a few seconds.
Rapidly tap down a few times to be sure I'm at the last option (it doesn't keep going, will stop at the last option).
Hit X.

[Richlough]

Just don't hold it down for too long.
Hold it until you hear the first 'beep' and let go.

I do it blindly with the controller.
Like if I switch to a TV channel and the PS3 is still on...

I'll move the left stick or right stick to wake the controller up.
Hold done the PS button for a few seconds.
Then X, left, X.

Or if I need to turn off the controller without looking at the screen:

Move the stick.
Hold down PS button for a few seconds.
Rapidly tap down a few times to be sure I'm at the last option (it doesn't keep going, will stop at the last option).
Hit X.

Yeah , I tried to study it .
From the dash its D-pad wake then hold PS button , which defaults to Turn off system [enter on DVD remote] then it for some resaon defaults to yes [enter] .

[MadFlava]

I just started usiing my new 60gb PS3 last night. Played a few DVD using upconversion and I have to say that they looked really good on the PS3.

Does any know what the settings in DVD playback all mean?

[buffdrew84]

here's a stupid question;

can use my wireless guitar hero 3 guitar on my ps2 to play guitar hero 1 and 2

[daroga]

Ok, I'm done streaming things from my PC to the PS3. My network is too flaky :P

So, any video I download I'm putting on the PS3 hdd. My question is, is there a utility for the computer I can use to change the album title of divx files so that they group well on the PS3 or am I going to have to manually edit each file's information on the PS3 to have any sort of organization?

[The Mana Knight]

Ok, I'm done streaming things from my PC to the PS3. My network is too flaky :P

So, any video I download I'm putting on the PS3 hdd. My question is, is there a utility for the computer I can use to change the album title of divx files so that they group well on the PS3 or am I going to have to manually edit each file's information on the PS3 to have any sort of organization?Unfortunately, you gotta manually edit, but I recommend you use a keyboard to do so. It might be made easier in the next update (since it was a 2.0 option).

[daroga]

Unfortunately, you gotta manually edit, but I recommend you use a keyboard to do so. It might be made easier in the next update (since it was a 2.0 option).Yeah, I've got a KB/M hooked up. If I'm not mistaken, you can edit an entire folder. So when it dumps in something like 2008-02-08 you can just change that all at once. Just need to make sure I import things from the same category each time to make it simple.

This is passable. There doesn't seem to be a program in existence that edits the tag that the PS3 looks at. Does it just create its own for video files?

[metaly]

Does anyone have issues with their PS3 randomly starting up when remote startup is enabled? I've tried enabling it a few times, and even though my PSP was off, the PS3 would occasionally start up by itself, many times right after I turned it off. I'd like to have the remote start option available but I don't want it turning itself on like that. Any fixes?

[The Mana Knight]

Does anyone have issues with their PS3 randomly starting up when remote startup is enabled? I've tried enabling it a few times, and even though my PSP was off, the PS3 would occasionally start up by itself, many times right after I turned it off. I'd like to have the remote start option available but I don't want it turning itself on like that. Any fixes?I had that happen myself too. I hear it can sometimes be a network issue, which is why I disable my remote start if I don't plan to use it.

[Unickuta]

I just got my 60GB PS3 from Gamefunk, and I love it, and since my 360 just crapped out on me(again), I'll have a lot more time with it.

But what I'm asking is how does the PS game to PSP connectivity work? Is it possible to download any PS game to the PSP if you put the actual game in the disc drive first?

I'm just confused with the whole thing. In short, I want to play my PS1 games on the PSP.

[zenprime]

It's basically remote play for PS1 games. You place the PS1 game in your PS3 and either set it to remote play or turn it off if you have the "wake on remote play" setting on. Then as long as you can connect to your ps3 you can play the PS1 game in it's(PS3) drive. You are not downloading the actual game to your PSP, just playing it remotely.

[Blackout]

Hey, question about transfering PS1 games to the PSP. I gameshared with a friend to get the 2nd crash game. I tried to copy it to my PSP and I got the message that "the PSP is connected with a different account. If you copy, the certificate for the other account will become invalid".

What does this mean? Will the other games on my PSP no longer work?

[The Mana Knight]

Hey, question about transfering PS1 games to the PSP. I gameshared with a friend to get the 2nd crash game. I tried to copy it to my PSP and I got the message that "the PSP is connected with a different account. If you copy, the certificate for the other account will become invalid".

What does this mean? Will the other games on my PSP no longer work?Well, a PS1 content is registered under the user who bought it. If you transfer it to your PSP, all your stuff becomes invalid. I cannot confirm that if you copy one of your games back, whether the account will switch.

[Ice2Dragon]

here's a stupid question;

can use my wireless guitar hero 3 guitar on my ps2 to play guitar hero 1 and 2

No. PS2 wont regonize it -_-V

[buffdrew84]

No. PS2 wont regonize it -_-V


thanks, that sucks

[The Mana Knight]

thanks, that sucksActivision/Red Octane did not set it to work with the PS2 hardware USB reading. That's the main reason why it does not work.

[SteveMcQ]

TMK...good job being on top of the questions. Thanks. It's nice not having the PS3 board getting cluttered up with question threads.

[Blackout]

Well, a PS1 content is registered under the user who bought it. If you transfer it to your PSP, all your stuff becomes invalid. I cannot confirm that if you copy one of your games back, whether the account will switch.

Hmm. I'm still confused. So basically you can only gameshare from one account and transfer those games to your PSP? That really doesn't make any sense. So will it fuck up my PSP or only the games that are on there?

[The Mana Knight]

Hmm. I'm still confused. So basically you can only gameshare from one account and transfer those games to your PSP? That really doesn't make any sense. So will it fuck up my PSP or only the games that are on there?It's made to protect against those who will purchase a PS1 game, then try to share it throughout the internet. And also, your PSP becomes your PSN account. I'll let you know later if it works, because I have two PSPs (old and new) and plan to put my Japanese content on my old one.

[Gamedefeater]

Heres one.. With Bluetooths, is it possible to raise the output level? I can't hear too well out of mine.

[Deadpool]

Help a brother out!

[ddrlenz]

Go 80g for the backwards compatability.

[DJSteel]

yeah it all depends on whether or not you want backwards compatibility...i got the 40 gig, because I already have a ps2...

[Ma12kez]

Hey guys. I just recently picked up a PS3 and I wanted to transfer my PS1/PS2 game saves over. Transferring the PS2 game saves with the memory card adapter was easy, but for some reason I can't figure out how to transfer my PS1 game saves. I'm new to the PS3 world, but does anyone one know how to do this, or is it just not possible? Sorry if this was asked earlier, but I did a quick search and nothing came up. Thanks in advance.

[Richlough]

I know this has probably been asked a thousand times but what is the best way to play GH1 & GH:Rocks the 80's on a PS3 with a PS2 SG guitar ?
Or can I not do it at all ?

[Jest]

Id wait for the rumored 120 gig with DS3 controllers. Or at least wait until theres some news from Sony.

[The Mana Knight]

Hey guys. I just recently picked up a PS3 and I wanted to transfer my PS1/PS2 game saves over. Transferring the PS2 game saves with the memory card adapter was easy, but for some reason I can't figure out how to transfer my PS1 game saves. I'm new to the PS3 world, but does anyone one know how to do this, or is it just not possible? Sorry if this was asked earlier, but I did a quick search and nothing came up. Thanks in advance.You must create a PS1 virtual memory card. If you are using a third party PS1 memory card though, it will not work (only 1st party ones).
I know this has probably been asked a thousand times but what is the best way to play GH1 & GH:Rocks the 80's on a PS3 with a PS2 SG guitar ?
Or can I not do it at all ?I dunno about the SG Guitar, but I know the Guitar that came with the first GH will work on PS3 with the right adapter. ALL other GH games will not, thanks to Red Octane/Activision trying to protect against unlicensed guitars (so they created a signal to block them), causing all guitars to not work with any adapter (and there's no possible way to make it work, unless Red Octane/Activision creates an adapter).

[sasukekun]

Id wait for the rumored 120 gig with DS3 controllers. Or at least wait until theres some news from Sony.

I agree. DS3 controllers are supposed to be a lot better than the original sixaxis. I hate the sixaxis since it's way too light and I love the rumble feature.

[Ma12kez]

You must create a PS1 virtual memory card. If you are using a third party PS1 memory card though, it will not work (only 1st party ones).Thanks. Yeah, I created a PS1 virtual memory card and used an Official PS1 memory card to transfer the data, but for some reason it still won't read it or I can't seem to find where the icon is.

[mtxbass1]

Id wait for the rumored 120 gig with DS3 controllers. Or at least wait until theres some news from Sony.

If you somehow luck up and find a 60, then go that route. Otherwise, wait for this one.

[Rasen]

I'm inclined to say go large, for the backwards compatibility. Also, because games seem to be having mandatory installations more often.

[naes]

20GB or 60GB.

[torifile]

I'm inclined to say go large, for the backwards compatibility. Also, because games seem to be having mandatory installations more often.
BC is a legit reason to go with the 80, HD size is not. The $100 premium isn't worth it for an extra 40 gigs of space (that's $2.50/gig!).

[The Mana Knight]

Thanks. Yeah, I created a PS1 virtual memory card and used an Official PS1 memory card to transfer the data, but for some reason it still won't read it or I can't seem to find where the icon is.Try creating another, because I'll mention two glitches I once had early on with my PS3 (back in early 07).

One time I saved a Xenogears saved data (from my PS3) to a memory card, and could no longer read anything on the memory card. I deleted that game save and had no issues since then (I just created another card and saved to it).

One time my Final Fantasy card said no data, and I know for sure it had all my FF saves. I just restarted my PS3 and they all came back. After that, I copied my saves twice onto two memory cards, just in case something goes wrong.

[Thomas96]

Go for the 80gb... You can always replace the HD if you need or want more space, it's as simple as sliding in a giant cartridge. I'm thinking about upping my HD as well, so I can add linux play emulators, and be ready for games that require mandatory installations

[Richlough]

You must create a PS1 virtual memory card. If you are using a third party PS1 memory card though, it will not work (only 1st party ones).
I dunno about the SG Guitar, but I know the Guitar that came with the first GH will work on PS3 with the right adapter. ALL other GH games will not, thanks to Red Octane/Activision trying to protect against unlicensed guitars (so they created a signal to block them), causing all guitars to not work with any adapter (and there's no possible way to make it work, unless Red Octane/Activision creates an adapter).

The SG is the guitar that came with GH1 .
I was wondering what adapter to get , I don't care if it doesnt work properly any other way as long as the guitar will work .

[tholly]

80gb

[Unickuta]

60GB ftw

[Lost_In_Shadows]

If you somehow luck up and find a 60, then go that route. Otherwise, wait for this one.

What he said.

[The Mana Knight]

The SG is the guitar that came with GH1 .
I was wondering what adapter to get , I don't care if it doesnt work properly any other way as long as the guitar will work .If that's the case, the Pelican adapter was reported to work with the first Guitar Hero over the summer, but I cannot confirm whether it still does. The Pelican adapter is very hard to find though. Most adapters, the whammy bar is not functional and some adapters have input lag (with GH1). GH 80's won't work in anyway at the moment.

EDIT: Oh yeah, this was a thread we had:
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=137418

[Kendal]

I'm inclined to say go large, for the backwards compatibility. Also, because games seem to be having mandatory installations more often.

So one game is now a trend? Forgive me if I am wrong, but isn't the only game known to have a mandatory install is Devil May Cry 4?

I would go for the cheapest possible that suits your needs. Do you want BC? Do you want memory card readers(useful for looking at pictures, importing music and importing mods)? Do you only want to play PS3 games and not PS2 games? Do you like chrome finishes? Can you wait for the rumored DS3 having 120 GB system? Do you like the Civil War?

[Richlough]

Does Sony have any intention of creating a web page to manage PSN friends and whatnot ?
Have they ever said anything about adding this 'feature' ?