PS3 General Discussion

[hamstrings]

PS3 Media Server was the easiest to get working for me.

 

[magburner]

@Foolkiller: The PSP advert I saw was for the old version, and it mentioned three games specifically: LBP, Motorstorm: Pacific Rift, and Ratchet and Klank what ever game that is now. The reason I was surprised about GT Mobile not being included in the advert was because of Motorstorm. I havent played GT Moblie or Motorstorm, but I would hazard a guess, that GT Moblie is the better game, so why choose to promote Motorstorm over it?

Maybe it is just me, but I don't have any confidence in the way Sony is handling their promotional work, its patchy, very thin on the ground, and not as prevelant as the 360 campaign. 👍

 

[Northstar]

Well, judging by the other two games they are going for more of a family game appeal. I would say Motorstorm is more family than GT.

 

[FoolKiller]

@Foolkiller: The PSP advert I saw was for the old version, and it mentioned three games specifically: LBP, Motorstorm: Pacific Rift, and Ratchet and Klank what ever game that is now. The reason I was surprised about GT Mobile not being included in the advert was because of Motorstorm. I havent played GT Moblie or Motorstorm, but I would hazard a guess, that GT Moblie is the better game, so why choose to promote Motorstorm over it?

GT PSP has kind of been advertised on its own, away from the other games. The best I can tell is that as it is more of a niche game it doesn't fit in well in a multiple game ad, or it looks so awesome that it is best to not show other PSP games next to it.

Maybe it is just me, but I don't have any confidence in the way Sony is handling their promotional work, its patchy, very thin on the ground, and not as prevelant as the 360 campaign. 👍

All you are seeing is Sony Europe. If you could find and post the ad I may be able to see what you are talking about better.

But as for Sony America, their It Only Does Everything campaign has been made of pure win, and after third party title ads they have worked in the PS3 now $299 similar to how the XBox has been doing for a year.














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[GT4 genius]

I've got a bit of an unusual question I've got a friend trying to get his PS3 connected to the internet but his house phone line isn't adequate to sustain a proper connection (probably too far from his nearest exchange or something). Anyway so now he's looking into 3G wireless broadband, but for this to work with his PS he'll need to convert the 3G into Wifi or just direct ethernet right?
I've seen Fonera routers that do this but also a lot of other unnecessary things so I'm looking for something cheaper for him, all suggestions or other ways of going about this would be greatly appreciated. 👍

 

[Appie]

I've got a bit of an unusual question I've got a friend trying to get his PS3 connected to the internet but his house phone line isn't adequate to sustain a proper connection (probably too far from his nearest exchange or something). Anyway so now he's looking into 3G wireless broadband, but for this to work with his PS he'll need to convert the 3G into Wifi or just direct ethernet right?
I've seen Fonera routers that do this but also a lot of other unnecessary things so I'm looking for something cheaper for him, all suggestions or other ways of going about this would be greatly appreciated. 👍

I did some searching and i got this. Hope this can help you

 

[CodeRedR51]

But as for Sony America, their It Only Does Everything campaign has been made of pure win, and after third party title ads they have worked in the PS3 now $299 similar to how the XBox has been doing for a year.

Except it doesn't do everything! Like play my PS2 and PSOne games that are sitting in my closet collecting dust.

 

[GT4 genius]

I did some searching and i got this. Hope this can help you

Thanks Appie, I'm doing some searching myself but this is an area I know little to nothing about. The one in the link seems suitable, although with no Ethernet port I wonder if that would ever be a problem?

 

[Drillah]

Except it doesn't do everything! Like play my PS2 and PSOne games that are sitting in my closet collecting dust.

Hehe, yeah. The PS3 is great but I do wish for some kind of upgrade so I can play my PS2 collection; my kid stole my PS2 off to her room. She's on some strange Kingdom Hearts kick and has to play all of them to the finish...I'll never get my PS2 back. haha

 

[GT4 genius]

I did some searching and i got this. Hope this can help you

Thanks for the help but think I just found the perfect thing. Seen this on Irelands O2 website, an Irish made (buy Irish ) 3G recevier and Wifi emitter for €90 with a €20 a month broadband deal, seems like the perfect deal provided he has coverage where he lives.

 

[FoolKiller]

Except it doesn't do everything! Like play my PS2 and PSOne games that are sitting in my closet collecting dust.

Mine does.

And if yours isn't playing PSOne games it has a problem that's not from the manufacturer. All PS3s play PSOne titles, and will even remote play them with the PSP.

Hehe, yeah. The PS3 is great but I do wish for some kind of upgrade so I can play my PS2 collection; my kid stole my PS2 off to her room. She's on some strange Kingdom Hearts kick and has to play all of them to the finish...I'll never get my PS2 back. haha

There has been rumors and even notes from a Sony meeting with Sega regarding PS2 games sold through the PSN.

And she could be playing something much worse than Kingdom Hearts. At least it isn't Horsez or something equally bad.

 

[CodeRedR51]

And if yours isn't playing PSOne games it has a problem that's not from the manufacturer. All PS3s play PSOne titles, and will even remote play them with the PSP.

Are you talking about the PSOne game available for download through PSN, or straight from the disk? Cause if you're talking about the disks, I never stuck one in the system to see if it would play it. Gotta see if my Colin McRae Rally 2 will work tonight.

 

[hamstrings]

The PSone discs play just fine, so long as they're the legit black discs. If you have a stash of CD-Rs that came with your modded PlayStation, then you're out of luck.

 

[FoolKiller]

Are you talking about the PSOne game available for download through PSN, or straight from the disk? Cause if you're talking about the disks, I never stuck one in the system to see if it would play it. Gotta see if my Colin McRae Rally 2 will work tonight.

Both. All PS1 games play on all PS3s and even disc based ones will remote play.

 

[Tornado]

And if yours isn't playing PSOne games it has a problem that's not from the manufacturer. All PS3s play PSOne titles, and will even remote play them with the PSP.

Something I've wondered: When you remote play games, does it play games that have issues running off the PSP by itself? I don't really expect an answer to this, to be honest, but if it does play them fine than a new PSP shot up my needs list. Hot Pursuit, being the reason I bought the original PSP in the first place, doesn't work correctly on the PSP, but if it works on Remote Play...




When did they add "Power Saving Options" to the XMB? I know its been there for a while (at least since I've owned a PS3), but I just noticed that it screws up in most of my themes, completely ruining my Thundercats Logo Wallpaper + Mirrors Edge theme combo.

 

[FoolKiller]

Something I've wondered: When you remote play games, does it play games that have issues running off the PSP by itself? I don't really expect an answer to this, to be honest, but if it does play them fine than a new PSP shot up my needs list. Hot Pursuit, being the reason I bought the original PSP in the first place, doesn't work correctly on the PSP, but if it works on Remote Play...

I'm not sure what you mean. Do you mean a PSP version of Hot Pursuit, or a PS1 rip?

There are a few issues with games that utilized dual shock completely and depending on the game I need to adjust the control settings to compensate for missing buttons.

When did they add "Power Saving Options" to the XMB? I know its been there for a while (at least since I've owned a PS3), but I just noticed that it screws up in most of my themes, completely ruining my Thundercats Logo Wallpaper + Mirrors Edge theme combo.

Any features added after custom themes often has problems like that if new versions of themes aren't created, which is why Alba is constantly updating his GT theme.

Your best bet is looking for updated versions of your theme.

 

[Drillah]

There has been rumors and even notes from a Sony meeting with Sega regarding PS2 games sold through the PSN.

If it actually happens that's good and bad; there are many PS2 games I have not played yet, but I'll have to re-buy some that I want to play on my PS3 unless I get my PS2 back.

 

[Kryz11]

Hey guys. What FILES type for videos can my PS3 play? I have some movies on my PC that I would like to transfer to my PS3. What is the best quality file that it can play? Memory is not a factor so it does not matter if file is super compressed or not, quality comes first.

Also my PS3 is up to date. Thanks

 

[Giancarlo]

I think .avc is the file type for true HD movie files that the PS3 can play.

 

[Tornado]

I'm not sure what you mean. Do you mean a PSP version of Hot Pursuit, or a PS1 rip?

I guess what I'm asking is does PSOne games on remote play send the game to the PSP to process, or does it process the game on the PS3 and just send the video.

Any features added after custom themes often has problems like that if new versions of themes aren't created, which is why Alba is constantly updating his GT theme.

Your best bet is looking for updated versions of your theme.

Where would I look? I downloaded the Mirrors Edge theme just yesterday off of PSN...

 

[FoolKiller]

Hey guys. What FILES type for videos can my PS3 play? I have some movies on my PC that I would like to transfer to my PS3. What is the best quality file that it can play? Memory is not a factor so it does not matter if file is super compressed or not, quality comes first.

Also my PS3 is up to date. Thanks

I think .avc is the file type for true HD movie files that the PS3 can play.

To start with: File types when it comes to video is really just a container. You can have any codec compression contained in almost any kind of file type (mpg, .avi, .divx, etc). This is why you will still on occasion find people who have problems running something like a .mpg.

Now, to the original question: What would be best for you is based on what you have. If you have surround sound in the video then you want something like mkv or divx that can handle it. Some mp4 converters may do surround sound too. If you want to keep subtitles then definitely want something that can do mkv (mkv is what the PSN Video Store uses, even though they don't have subtitles on their movies).

But what the PS3 can play is a lot. It can even play ripped raw DVD .vob files, but then you are using a ton of HDD space. If I have something that is in an mpg or avi or similar format and isn't too big already the first thing I do is copy it over to see if it will work without any editing. That will be your best quality.

I personally like DivX as the PS3 is an official DivX player. I use Dr. DivX to convert, and it has tons of options for resolutions, bit rates, sound type and quality, .etc to allow you to find your preferred balance of quality vs file size. You can get that for free online. Just Google it.

I guess what I'm asking is does PSOne games on remote play send the game to the PSP to process, or does it process the game on the PS3 and just send the video.

Processed on PS3. PSP doesn't have the memory to temporarily copy over all the game files and process them. Of course, this means you may be dealing with some lag issues.

Where would I look? I downloaded the Mirrors Edge theme just yesterday off of PSN...

To my knowledge none of the official themes have gotten updated. But there are plenty of sites where people make their own, many that are often equal to or better than official ones (see alba's), and if you use your PS3's browser it will copy the file directly to your PS3 for you.








FREE MOVIE ALERT

In case anyone hasn't heard yet, if you register your PS3 with DivX.com you will get to choose a free movie download from: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Two Weeks Notice, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Batman Begins and Green Lantern: First Flight. I got Green Lantern, as I already have Batman Begins on Blu-Ray.

 

[kjb]

FREE MOVIE ALERT

In case anyone hasn't heard yet, if you register your PS3 with DivX.com you will get to choose a free movie download from: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Two Weeks Notice, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Batman Begins and Green Lantern: First Flight. I got Green Lantern, as I already have Batman Begins on Blu-Ray.

How long is this going to last?

 

[FoolKiller]

How long is this going to last?

I have no clue. I saw it on Joystiq last week and tried it out over the weekend. You will have to install free DivX software on your PC. I already had the software, so I didn't even have to do that. Then the download goes to your PC and you need to find a way to move it to your PS3. Green Lantern was ~800MB.

 

[Tornado]

If you have surround sound in the video then you want something like mkv or divx that can handle it. Some mp4 converters may do surround sound too. If you want to keep subtitles then definitely want something that can do mkv (mkv is what the PSN Video Store uses, even though they don't have subtitles on their movies).

I thought that the PS3 still couldn't do .mkv. If it can I'll be fairly angry at the dozens of hours I spent converting my ripped DVDs to .mpg.

Processed on PS3. PSP doesn't have the memory to temporarily copy over all the game files and process them. Of course, this means you may be dealing with some lag issues.

Hmm. I'll have to look into it more. Am I correct in thinking that you don't need a wireless router to use Remote Play? Back when my PSP was working, I think I set it up on a friend's PS3, but I can't remember if that was before or after we set up his router. My PS3 as it is has a hard line, but I don't own a wireless router.

To my knowledge none of the official themes have gotten updated. But there are plenty of sites where people make their own, many that are often equal to or better than official ones (see alba's), and if you use your PS3's browser it will copy the file directly to your PS3 for you.

Wait, you can do unofficial themes on the PS3? I did not know that. I think I should read around some more.

FREE MOVIE ALERT

In case anyone hasn't heard yet, if you register your PS3 with DivX.com you will get to choose a free movie download from: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Two Weeks Notice, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Batman Begins and Green Lantern: First Flight. I got Green Lantern, as I already have Batman Begins on Blu-Ray.

Oh, I'm all over Ace Ventura. I hope it will fit on my hard drive.

 

[FoolKiller]

I thought that the PS3 still couldn't do .mkv. If it can I'll be fairly angry at the dozens of hours I spent converting my ripped DVDs to .mpg.

Well, I could be mistaken because whatever their DRM'd videos are using is placed in an .mkv container. I may have fallen into the very trap I warned about regarding file extensions as containers. I just didn't think they would be hiding codecs inside containers.

Hmm. I'll have to look into it more. Am I correct in thinking that you don't need a wireless router to use Remote Play? Back when my PSP was working, I think I set it up on a friend's PS3, but I can't remember if that was before or after we set up his router. My PS3 as it is has a hard line, but I don't own a wireless router.

When doing Remote Play locally your PSP can access the PS3 directly as a hot spot. When looking for an access point it will see the PS3 (assuming the PS3 is in remote play mode. Thsi is how Ad-Hoc Party works too. For that your PS3 must be hard wired and then the PSP uses the Wifi to connect. But if you are away from home your PSP must be able to access wifi.

I have run into issues regarding firewalls too, just to let you know. My brother's firewall does not like Remote Play at all.

Wait, you can do unofficial themes on the PS3? I did not know that. I think I should read around some more.

Yes, but the newer dynamic themes can only be made on a dev kit. Custom themes can be made and plenty do them,and you can have multiple wallpaper images so that they switch out every time you come back to the XMB. Alba would be better at giving you info on this than me.

Oh, I'm all over Ace Ventura. I hope it will fit on my hard drive.

It should be under a gig. So, it is likely.

 

[Tornado]

Well, I could be mistaken because whatever their DRM'd videos are using is placed in an .mkv container. I may have fallen into the very trap I warned about regarding file extensions as containers. I just didn't think they would be hiding codecs inside containers.

Keep in mind that I never actually tried running them. I just assumed that they wouldn't run based on anecdotes I had heard (usually along the lines of "PS3 is teh suck for not playing my illegally downloaded anime"). I'll check when I get home.

When doing Remote Play locally your PSP can access the PS3 directly as a hot spot. When looking for an access point it will see the PS3 (assuming the PS3 is in remote play mode. Thsi is how Ad-Hoc Party works too. For that your PS3 must be hard wired and then the PSP uses the Wifi to connect. But if you are away from home your PSP must be able to access wifi.

So lets say I was at school (which has Wifi) and wanted to play the PSX game that is in my PS3 at home. Would the PS3 need to be connected to a Wifi network in order to play, or would it work with the hard-line?

It should be under a gig. So, it is likely.

It will be close.

 

[FoolKiller]

Keep in mind that I never actually tried running them. I just assumed that they wouldn't run based on anecdotes I had heard (usually along the lines of "PS3 is teh suck for not playing my illegally downloaded anime"). I'll check when I get home.

At worst a simple DivX conversion is all those guys need.

So lets say I was at school (which has Wifi) and wanted to play the PSX game that is in my PS3 at home. Would the PS3 need to be connected to a Wifi network in order to play, or would it work with the hard-line?

Assuming your school's firewall plays nice this setup should work. In the settings you can also set your PS3 to start up on connect. Just make sure your PS3 is set to auto-login to the same account you are using on your PSP.

 

[land sea air]

So lets say I was at school (which has Wifi) and wanted to play the PSX game that is in my PS3 at home. Would the PS3 need to be connected to a Wifi network in order to play, or would it work with the hard-line?

it will actually work a little bit better that way, however there will still probably be lag issues which for many games is a PITA. I just switched my PS3 back to a hard line and I've noticed much more smooth remote play since then.

 

[Tornado]

At worst a simple DivX conversion is all those guys need.

Yeah, they don't work natively. Maybe PSN videos have special types of .mkv files.

Assuming your school's firewall plays nice this setup should work. In the settings you can also set your PS3 to start up on connect. Just make sure your PS3 is set to auto-login to the same account you are using on your PSP.

it will actually work a little bit better that way, however there will still probably be lag issues which for many games is a PITA. I just switched my PS3 back to a hard line and I've noticed much more smooth remote play since then.

Thanks for the info.


Edit: Fantastic. I registered my PS3, downloaded the video and then it tells me that I have to play a registration video first. That I never actually got. And I can't download it again, it seems. Great. Waste of an hour of my time.

Edit of the edit: Got it working, I just had to burn up one of my Deletes on my DivX account to do so. Oh well. Make sure you register your device through the player instead of the website like I did, because it never gave me the registration file through the website but it did through the player.

 

[Kryz11]

Now, to the original question: What would be best for you is based on what you have. If you have surround sound in the video then you want something like mkv or divx that can handle it. Some mp4 converters may do surround sound too. If you want to keep subtitles then definitely want something that can do mkv (mkv is what the PSN Video Store uses, even though they don't have subtitles on their movies).

But what the PS3 can play is a lot. It can even play ripped raw DVD .vob files, but then you are using a ton of HDD space. If I have something that is in an mpg or avi or similar format and isn't too big already the first thing I do is copy it over to see if it will work without any editing. That will be your best quality.

I personally like DivX as the PS3 is an official DivX player. I use Dr. DivX to convert, and it has tons of options for resolutions, bit rates, sound type and quality, .etc to allow you to find your preferred balance of quality vs file size. You can get that for free online. Just Google it.
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Thanks a lot