Most games are Y-sealed, a.k.a having the PlayStation strip/no strip but tightly packed (different from a plastic used to keep those pasar malam DVD wrappers).

However, because this is Malaysia, there are times when customs WILL unseal games just to check simply because of whatever reasons they have.
That's the reason for the unseal.

Of course, I'm not going to name who are unscrupulous ones who actually sell second hand games as new ones though.
There are some around, but for the most part at least among the reputable LYN sellers... the former reason is why games come unseal sometimes.

No, you'll just be getting stereo that way.
Doesn't your HTS have atleast an optical input? I'm pretty sure about every HTS has at least ONE optical in since the last 10 years. Even if they're the cheap HTIB ones.

Which if you do, you can just go:
PS3 > HDMI > HDTV
PS3 > Optical > HTS

Sounds like the bluetooth receiver in your DS3 is causing the issue. Don't think there's really a way to fix that though.

Hold on, is your PS3 connected through wi-fi?
The bluetooth receiver is intergrated together with the wi-fi receiver where it switches extremely quickly to provide data depending on which device needs it.

I do not exactly know the problem, but if you're on wifi maybe you could try playing around with the network settings a little bit. Also if you have any other bluetooth devices, like a headset for example, try pairing it with your PS3.

Sounds stupid I know, but it's the only diagnosis I can come up with.

Well you'll need some soldering skills then.
Disasemble your PS3 and replace the wifi/bluetooth chip with this:

http://www.logictoyz.com/sony-ps3/ps3-slim...oller-chip.html

Direct transfer through ethernet cable.
Basically your old PS3 > transfer data utility > new PS3.

Then no, you can't just transfer locked saves over.
If you've got an error, try uninstalling some of the installed data on your old PS3 first. Usually games with large installs tend to be an issue when it comes to transferring data from one PS3 to another.

Remote download now works... with a catch.

If you sign into the PSN store from the PC, you can now set the games/content you want to download through a queue.
The problem? Your PS3 MUST BE manually turned on first. Which pretty much... defeats the entire purpose of remote download.

Setting a queue from the PSN store on the PC will not wake your PS3 up to have it download the stuff you want.
So yeah, for those wishing to have your downloads innitiated when you're out, the only other way is to have a Vita/PSP to remotely connect to your PS3. That way, it'll work.

PS Plus users however, can have their content downloaded automatically provided they have their PS3 on stand-by (as usual). As PS+ will treat any queued content from the PSN store as an "update", just like how it treats firmwares or game patches as one.

It has to be changed, not just a reset.

Something from Seagate or Western Digital is fine.
You can use something like FAT32 Format to do so.


Depending on the game entirely.
There are games which can load another region's save file up and there are also games which doesn't.

To add to the confusion, there are games which doesn't even load a savefile despite the fact that both games are on the same region but in different formats — disc and digital.

Don't think there's a list somewhere to check on this.


Depending on how much data you have. Many reported up to 6 hours (or even more) of backing up.

Yes.

Possibly. Does any other game hang when you play it off your HDD?
A blu-ray drive replacement generally costs about RM300+ or so.

Disc cleaners don't work, so don't bother.
Well you can try and download some demos from the PSN store and try them out?

Yes you can.
Majority of games from any of the PSN stores will work across your PS3 as long as the account you bought/downloaded from remains on the system.

Do note there are some games — notably, Persona 4 Arena — that is entirely region locked. So if you bought it on the US PSN store, it won't work on your PS3 which I assume is a MY/SG set.

Using the proxy method.

Nothing serious and is common among electronics. It's known as coil whine.

Did you bother to read the first post of this thread? Your answer is there.

There will be a patch "soon" (Sony says tomorrow) that users can download onto their thumbdrive, boot the PS3 up in safe mode and then update the PS3 again.
4.45 didn't actually kill the system, more like there is a glitch in the code where the PS3 doesn't virtually see one or more components (in this case, a lot are saying a non-stock HDD) not being connected.

Got it from an insider on reddit - http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1g...ith_update_445/