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The PS3 is compatible with any Bluetooth Blu-ray Disc/DVD remote control. With a USB or Bluetooth adapter it is also compatible with many Blu-ray Disc/DVD and universal remote controls. Unlike the PS2, the PS3 does not have an infrared receiver; all compatible remote controls use Bluetooth instead.
Remote Play is a native functionality of Sony video game consoles that allow the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 to wirelessly transmit video and audio output to a receiving device, which would also control the console.
A Sixaxis controller can also be used with PSP Go and the PlayStation TV via Bluetooth after registering the controller on a PlayStation 3 console. The DualShock 3 was originally intended to be bundled with the PlayStation 3 in time for the console's launch; however, Sony was in the midst of appealing a decision from a 2004 lawsuit involving ...
The device has a cable that connects to the PS3's USB port on one end, and features a legacy PS2 memory card port on the other end. Using Bluetooth, the PlayStation 3 BD Remote allows users to control videos and music on Blu-ray Disc and DVD. In Japan, the device was available starting December 7, 2006.
The system has Bluetooth 2.0 (with support for up to seven Bluetooth devices), [122] Gigabit Ethernet, USB 2.0 and HDMI 1.4 [a] built in. Wi-Fi networking is also built-in on all but one early model. [g] A couple of early models also had a built-in flash card reader (compatible with Memory Stick, SD and CompactFlash). [h] [115] [114]
In-game XMB features were added to the PS3 properly with firmware version 2.41 after causing early implementation problems. While XMB proved to be a successful user interface for Sony products such as PSP and PS3, the next generation Sony video game consoles such as the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation Vita no longer use this user interface. [10]
Like the Sixaxis, it has a USB mini-B port for charging and can also be used on a PSP Go and the PlayStation TV via Bluetooth, though the controller and the PSP Go or the PlayStation TV must be registered using a PS3 console. The DualShock 3 can be identified by its "DualShock 3" and "Sixaxis" markings.
The UK has adopted DVB-T2 for terrestrial high-definition TV broadcasts, so the PlayTV will not give PS3 owners access to those TV channels. [ citation needed ] An unofficial Windows application (in Spanish language only) allows users to edit the file channel_ps3.bin and customize the order of channels in the PlayTV software (a function not ...