10 Things You Didn't Know Your PS3 Could Do

SECRET PS3 FEATURES. The PlayStation 3 rocked the market on release, and in many people’s opinions, beat out the Xbox 360. However, even though the PlayStation 3 might be a thing of the past, there are still some tricks and features people may not know about.

This is TheGamer’s list of 10 Things You Didn't Know Your PS3 Could Do!

WHAT DO YOU THINK:
What’s the most useful hidden PlayStation 3 feature?
Did you know about any of the features listed?

Let us know in the comments section below!

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The PlayStation 3 turned a lot of heads back in the day. On release, it was the most expensive system on the market at over $600. This was due to a lot of things ranging from the built-in Blu-ray player that could read both standard discs and the Blu-ray discs the games were on, which at the time was a cutting edge piece of tech, to the latest gaming engines and state of the art graphics the launch titles had.

This new generation of consoles came with a set of features and capabilities that had not been seen before. With the PlayStation 3, you had perfected online play. The PlayStation 2 also had online play, but only for a few games and it was not a perfect system. With the Playstation 3, a gamer could effortlessly play online through the PlayStation Network, an online service that is still used today in the PlayStation 4, albeit upgraded for the modern gamer.

However, after nearly a decade, there are still some features and tricks that you may not have known about. So in this video, we’ll be looking at some of the lesser known tips, tricks and features you may not have known about. What feature was a secret to you before watching this list? Let us know in the comments down below. Don’t forget to subscribe to TheGamer for more exciting gaming content.

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Script by: Zack Latino

Voice Over by: Justin Freitas

Edited by: Kyle West

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[Aquarius]

If you go to your PS3 Bluetooth settings and scan for a device after holding the Share + Home buttons it will allow you to connect DS4 controllers wireless. You can also use the controller on PC, and smartphones the same way.

[IDewDis]

Bro there are 500 millions of people who still using the ps3 and I'm one of them

[joekamouh]

Im still playing ps3 game's online cuz it's free online

[videooverload]

Wow! I didn't know my PS3 controller had a home button!

[kunlovelive]

I still have a PS3, in fact that this is my favorite gaming console ever.

[billyjoel]

I love PS3 and I play with my PS3 everyday☺

[beckybecky]

I NEVER KNEW THE PS3 CONTROLLER HAD A PS BUTTON! WOW!

[infinitemusic]

You can connect the ps4 controller to the ps3 through bluetooth you just have to hold the touchpad and share button to get it to do so.

[oisqcij]

Instead of upgrading to a larger capacity traditional disc hard drive you could add a higher capacity SSD and have increased storage and faster load times as well.

Another feature I'm suprised wasn't mentioned was that originally you could install a whole linux operating system on the PS3 and use it as a computer. This feature was later removed, leading to a class action law suit for false advertising or something similar. I received a $20 check from the lawsuit.

[TMan]

The Wii had a web browser. There were even websites that had compatible games.

[lonjeloco]

The reason for the region issues for ps3 game is the different region games use different disk ID's. So if you had both regions you would see they would act independent of each other. Each would use its own save file, install, updates, and use its own associated dlc. This is because each region might have unique differences making each others content not interchangeable. This same thing applies to all consoles if you defeated region locking.

[ItsKapow]

Accessing my PS3 via remote play was one of my favorite features. I would connect to my PS3 with my Sony Aino in class and update my games and such, even accessed my EyeToy so I can spy on my house when I was not home.

[austinsmith]

Ps1 Backwards compatability on all ps3 revisions, Ability to rip music disks to the system, Stream your ps3 to your psp using remote play, Using Remote play to play Physical Ps1 games on your PSP. Ps3 is still an amazing system.

[Borgking]

Running out of space NEVER meant having to delete any game progress. Those files were mostly less than 10MB in size. If you really want more space but don't want to go through upgrading your HDD, just delete the game data of games you aren't playing anymore(Data installed by the disk upon first loading the game). Game data doesn't include your progress. Save game data is a different section.

[ryuk]

Best console ever im still playing bo2 on it

[Jean_Pierre_Wehry]

Scored a CECH-B01 (20 GB backwards compatible launch model) for $50 recently. Works great. I love playing ps2 games on it. Ps3 is the best Sony console. You could add all your music to the system and play it in game with games that were compatible.

[alexptjp]

Lies. The Sega Dreamcast took had a browser and it was part of the 6th generation. Heck, even the Sega Saturn had a web browser, and that was during the PS1 era.

[dartz]

1 cool feature that I found out about when my PS3 was still fairly new, was that if you held down the power button til it beeped twice, it would switch to the highest resolution available to it. Great way to switch from component cable to HDMI without having to bother with the settings on the system.

[squigglymustache]

2006??? Really?? Wow.. now I'm feeling age

[ONLYOUSSEMA]

Why did they stop making games for ps3 and aslo shutting down some online servers like csgo and others ? Even some games aren't available in PS store anymore . there millions of people who's still using ps3 (i'm one of them)