Technically yes. But the only FPS that supports keyboard and mouse is Unreal Tournament 3. No other FPS on the console supports K&M.


Google is your best friend.

Just google up a hotel/restaurant address in the US and use it. That simple.

This question has been asked a million times.

The answer is technically yes.
However to create a virus(which are broken codes that corrupts your files and registries) takes more than the average "you-know-how-to-create-a-virus" for Windows knowledge.

The PS3's OS is built upon a custom API, based loosely on Linux if you would like to put it that way. So, unless you are an expert in software development and is very familiar with the PS3's API, you wouldn't be able to create a virus for it.

I've answered your very same question on the uncharted thread.

So I'm reposting it here for you(and anyone else still wondering):

"Because the Platinum/Greatest Hits/Playstation The Best editions are re-release of a game which has reached a certain amount of sales in the region(on the PS3, its 520k for Europe, 450k for Asia/Jap, 750k for US).

And thats why, its much cheaper. Has always been like that since the PS1 days. "

The Greatest Hits boxes are nice though! Pure red!

It depends.... sometimes, Greatest Hits gets extra bonus contents. Its happen to the PS2 before, but hasn't really happened to the PS3 games yet. Well atleast, Burnout Paradise Ultimate Box doesn't really count even if its sold at a budget price.

Greatest Hits = Released for US only.
Platinum = Release for EU.
Playstation The Best = Release for Japan/Asia.

Of course, in Malaysia we get all three anyways...


Okay.... thats weird. It isn't normal.

Does the game works now?

Okay, now it sounds to me like your HDD is being the problem here.

Its rather rare to crash on a demo unless the demo is filled with bugs anyway. Probably reading the data off the HDD is causing the demo to crash.

Ask what daniel?

I've heard of the problems too. Apparently, you can only connect if you have an EU IP, either that or use proxy.


Kobe = Daniel...

You have no idea how fast the disc is spinning inside that Blu-Ray drive man...
The difference, it doesn't sound like a hair-dryer like the other white box does.

Wait you're telling me the 360 doesn't sound like a grinding machine when a disc is spinning inside?!

You used to be able to purchase stuff on the HK store with a Msian credit card. I'm not so sure now if Sony has blocked it though.

HK store updates a little bit more frequently than SG store... so thats the thing there
Also, IINM stuff bought off the HK store are cheaper than the SG store. Atleast in comparison to currency exchange.

Flower = God-given game. Nuff' said.


Thanks for the heads up. Nice to hear HK PSN is still accepting Msia cc.

Trophies are tied to your PSN account, not to your game data, not to your save data. You can completely wipe out anything that is Prince of Persia on your PS3, you'll still have your earned PoP trophies.

Generally it won't be much of an issue really.

While the lens may work a little bit harder than usual to read data, depending where those scratches are... some light scratches wouldn't be such a big threat. So don't worry about it.

No you cannot charge your controller when your PS3 is in standby.

Why not just connect it to your PC instead.

On a full charge on a new DS3, the battery will last anywhere from 15 hours to 25 hours. Depending on the game, if theres alot of vibration(usually driving games or action games) and sixaxis motion, then the battery time will drop.

As for the old SIXAXIS, a full charge lasts anywhere from 27 to 32 hours.

Think about it for a second, if Sony releases a Blu-rayless PS3 what would then happen to current games? So it would mean Sony would tell people to not play any games prior to a release of a non-Bluray drive PS3 is it?

Okay, now if all PS3 games does come out on the PSN(which won't happen, Sony doesn't have the power to control third-parties), then that would still severely limit consumers to playing games. They'll need a bloody big HDD, even if you get a 500GB or even a 1TB(by the time a non Bluray PS3 comes out, it should be here), people will still be limited to downloading games.

More over, not everyone has an internet. Especially if a blu-rayless PS3 is aimed to make the PS3 cheaper, it would also mean for less-financialy stable consumers to grab a PS3. Which in this case also mean theres a high chance they do not have internet.

My point is, NO, theres no way a non Blu-ray PS3 will surface on the earth of the planet for sale atleast.
As for the price cut, its 50/50 still.


All PS3s are prone to YLOD, like it or not.

You're not only missing out on going online, but alot of the new features and fixes the latest firmwares has.

If you're so damn afraid, why even bother asking then?
Either update your PS3, or miss out on all the online fun.

Your choice.

YLOD wise, its not something I would worry about anyday.

Even if that happens, go figure how long you'd need to download a bloody game from torrenting it..... Not practical.

I found the way to correct this issue a few weeks ago when my DS3 and SIXAXIS didn't register onto my PS3.

What I did was:

1) Turn off my PS3 completely, including the main switch at the back.
2) Connect the USB cable from my PS3 to my DS3.
3) Turn on my PS3.
4) Reset my DS3 by pressing the pin at the back for 2 seconds.
5) Turn off my PS3 again and unplug my DS3.
6) Connect the USB cable from my PS3 to my DS3 again.
7) Turn on my PS3, press PS button.

After that my PS3 automatically recognizes my DS3 again. I did the same for my SIXAXIS as well.

Then a couple of days ago that happened again, and this time was due to my PS3 auto-restarting 7 times in a row when I re-downloaded SSHD and it didn't want to update. This leads me back to remembering that I enabled auto-shutdown even if something is running on the background when my controllers first didn't being recognized by my PS3.

After that many times of auto-restarting, my DS3 couldn't register onto my PS3 again.
This time, all I did was connect the USB cable, turn on my PS3 again, then use my SIXAXIS first. Since my SIXAXIS wasn't in use, it isn't affected by the cause of the PS3 "forgetting" which controller is paired to the machine. I then notice that my DS3 is charging, which means it isn't dead. However pressing the PS button didn't go into player 1 when my SIXAXIS was off.

So I needed to result into forcing it into player 1 by first turning on my SIXAXIS as player 1, then set it to player 2. Then voila! Pressing the PS button on my DS3 turned in back into player 1.

I'm sure there are a few causes to a PS3 not recognizing your controllers, but I'm sure as of now one of them is due to improper shutdowns and many times of auto-restarts.

Hope this helps.


If you bought a MY PS3 set, don't register the warranty until you have a problem.
So when it does have a problem, register the warranty under Sony's website then go to the shop and ask for a receipt that you purchase the unit not too long ago. While this loophole in Sony's policy under warranty terms may be patched soon, but at the moment thats how everyone is doing it for claiming warranty.

If not, individual PS3 parts aren't that easy to replace like PS2, Wii or the 360.
The dead Blu-Ray lens can be changed into a new one without much trouble, you could even do it yourself actually. Not too hard if you know what you're doing.

But if it comes to firmware bricks, the Cell or RSX chips getting burnt, you're out of luck.