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When the system starts again (press enter at the kboot: prompt and fill out your log in details you are ready for some configuration tweaks!The most important thing you absolutely have to do as soon ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. A small number of PlayStation 3 owners are having trouble installing Prototype on their consoles. Here's how to trick your PS3 into letting you play, ...

It’s easy to forget that the PS3 is a fully-equipped PC in your living room attached to your house’s best monitor. Installing Ubuntu can help you remember, and play SNES games in the process. It still ...

"How and when you switch between characters when you're not on a mission is completely up to you." Players won't have complete free will while switching between characters – it's not possible to kill ...

Sony releases news that the next software update for the PlayStation 3 games console "="" option"=""> that was present on PS3 systems before the launch of the slimline model. OK, most folks out there ...

The PlayStation 3 version of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 will allow users to install a texture pack to the console's hard drive — not necessarily to improve performance, but to reduce wear and tear on ...

Sony giveth and Sony taketh away: When the company’s newest PlayStation 3 firmware update drops on April 1, it’ll remove a beloved feature once trumpeted as a system sale-maker. That’s right Linux ...

Oddly, PS3 firmware 4.00 appears to have removed a key feature for PSP owners. While 4.00 added support for Vita, it appears that some PSP connectivity has been removed--intentionally or not. Before ...

Selected PS3 games will offer the option to install, PC-style, on to the console's hard drive to allow faster in-game loading times, it was revealed at last Friday's Gamer's Day conference.

Should I not install it? So yes, it's very nice." For 360 versions, Willits said id recommends installing the game to the hard drive, or if you don't have the space for all 22GB, after installing and ...

For those of you who managed to get your hands on a PS3 and not get shot in the process, you’re probably itching to use that big ass machine to do some fancy media playback—like Sony’s been hyping.