What Else Can You Do With A PS3?

[DrRipley]

I've recently discovered remote play with the PS3, but I just saw it on a video because I don't have a Vita just yet. It didn't really get good reviews from the uploader, and from the looks of it, I kind of believe him. Still, I think a lot of the other features of the PS3 are quite good. I use mine to stream videos from my main computer, which is so convenient because I don't have to constantly transfer files into USB devices anymore. I also use it to watch Youtube videos sometimes, although admittedly the browser is not too good and the wi-fi on it tends to fluctuate sometimes, but it still does the job. Is there anything else you guys use your PS3 for besides these? Is there anything you could install on it to make it do more? I'm not too against jailbreaking it if I have to.

 

[The Nightmonkey]

Besides gaming, I use my PS3 a lot for Netflix. It works pretty well. Never freezes or glitches out. Also, because I'm from Canada, I get the Canadian version which is very limited compared to the US version. However, with the PS3, there's a trick to change your network settings to get the US version which only works on PS3.

 

[SophiaLazar]

Community LAN party. Its sounds kind of like it would be a pain in the butt, but it was actually pretty fun. You get four PS3s and tvs, and some folding tables and chairs in a garage and link everything together. It seems obviously that online gaming would make this seem silly, but here in lies the point, you actually physically hang out with people. I suggested this at my retail job when we had like one of those teams that had to come up with store activities for fund raisers, and it was a massively fun hit. We ate a ton of food, and yelled at each other and got to beat the pants off of our managers and shoot them in the head again and again.

 

[Derri]

Community LAN party. Its sounds kind of like it would be a pain in the butt, but it was actually pretty fun. You get four PS3s and tvs, and some folding tables and chairs in a garage and link everything together. It seems obviously that online gaming would make this seem silly, but here in lies the point, you actually physically hang out with people. I suggested this at my retail job when we had like one of those teams that had to come up with store activities for fund raisers, and it was a massively fun hit. We ate a ton of food, and yelled at each other and got to beat the pants off of our managers and shoot them in the head again and again.

I actually never knew about that. Thanks for the info!

 

[Fiverr Exposed]

When my gf comes over, she uses it for hulu and Netflix. Also, I stream videos from my laptop with the PS3 Media Server. As long as your computer has the right codecs, it will play any video that way!

 

[SpaceTiger]

Not really much you can do with a game consoles besides play offline, play online, stream movies/music, use a dodgy browser, apply a skin, buy stuff for it, and sell it. If it breaks I guess you could turn it into art and sell it on a crafts site.

 

[The Unlosing Ranger]

That LAN party sounds frigging amazin! Wish I got a chance to try something like that.

 

[NuclearDragon]

Haven't tried a LAN party, but mostly Netflix and Hulu.

 

[Fiverr Exposed]

Not really much you can do with a game consoles besides play offline, play online, stream movies/music, use a dodgy browser, apply a skin, buy stuff for it, and sell it. If it breaks I guess you could turn it into art and sell it on a crafts site.

The rings of death make it a great doorstop during the summer!

 

[DrRipley]

Community LAN party. Its sounds kind of like it would be a pain in the butt, but it was actually pretty fun. You get four PS3s and tvs, and some folding tables and chairs in a garage and link everything together. It seems obviously that online gaming would make this seem silly, but here in lies the point, you actually physically hang out with people. I suggested this at my retail job when we had like one of those teams that had to come up with store activities for fund raisers, and it was a massively fun hit. We ate a ton of food, and yelled at each other and got to beat the pants off of our managers and shoot them in the head again and again.

The thought of doing this has never even crossed my mind before. Now I'm really glad I posted this topic, thanks! I have a few friends who have PS3's so hopefully it would be easy to make this happen, especially now that these older consoles are slowly starting to be considered old and can then be more freely moved around without much guilt. If I can figure it out, maybe I'll be having a PS3 party soon. Again, thanks!

 

[Ghost_of_Crash]

The rings of death make it a great doorstop during the summer!

I never thought to use it as a doorstop. I might have to try it.

 

[WarriorSoldier]

I also use it to watch Netflix and youtube. It's a great multimedia device.

 

[latoya0511]

I guess you can say i dont get the full experience from my console. I use it mainly for gaming. I know a couple of family members who use theirs for netflix. I dont like the layout of the web browser so dont use that.

 

[Derri]

I guess you can say i dont get the full experience from my console. I use it mainly for gaming. I know a couple of family members who use theirs for netflix. I dont like the layout of the web browser so dont use that.

The web browser is pretty terrible.