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8 More PS3 tricks Sony doesn't tell you

November 21, 2007 in News comments 4

tech.co.uk have extended there 10 PS3 Tricks Sony Doesnt Tell You with an additional new 8 from Customising your PS3 to Do your system updates at work.

These news features have appeared since new updates firmware updates.

For the additional 5, follow the source provided.

1) Customising your PS3
Try Googling 'PS3 .p3t theme' to find downloadable examples of PS3's new Themes - the alternative desktops, menus and fonts for your PS3 that have been enabled since the recent 2.0 firmware update. Read on through this article for our tips on how to transfer them to your PS3. You can even make your own Themes. All you'll need is Sony's PC-only design software, which is available for free here.

2) Make thousands of new PS3 Friends
Taken a shine to someone you've played against online? They'll be in your Players Met menu. Or if you just want to make loads of new friends fast, then go to www.gamewith.us/ps3 and to find thousands of names to hit up and try.

3) Mastering removable media
The PS3 is compatible with many different file types, playing and displaying just about anything you can throw at it. The full list is as follows: (video) MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, AVI, Motion JPEG, AVCHD, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC - DivX and Xvid coming soon; (audio) MP3, WMA, WAV, Audio CD, SACD (60GB version only); (photo) JPEG, PNG, TIFF, GIF, BMP.

Whatever format you want to access, the trick is to put your files in the right place so that your PS3 can actually see them.

Take any removable media - be it a USB stick, Memory Card or CD-R with files on it - and lace music, pictures and videos in folders called 'MUSIC', 'PICTURE' and 'VIDEO' in the root directory of the storage device. The caps are important. The quote marks aren't.

More PS3-based files need to be in a folder called 'PS3' in the root directory of the storage device. Then, inside this folder make sub-folders called 'EXPORT' (this is the folder to put PS1 and PS2 game saves in that you find on the net), 'SAVEDATA' (for your PS3 game saves), 'THEME' (for Themes) and 'UPDATE' (see tip 8).
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  • 0
    xegaldis Nov 21, 07
    This is good to know, for when I finally get around to buying one myself.
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    Final Blade Nov 21, 07
    Ok Is there a way for me to put my PS2 saves on a memory stick and make it show on my PS3, instead of getting a memory adapter.
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    Seeker X Nov 21, 07
    Uhhh...no. You'd need something that has both a Memory stick/Memory card inputs..so far there's no such thing.
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    doylie Nov 22, 07
    This is good for some people 'cos they probably didn't know much of them, I did

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