PlayStation®3 System Features

More of what you want, and features you never expected. Explore the PS3™ system features below.



Online Features of the PS3™ system

Your online world awaits

Get online for gaming and much more.

Online gaming, chat, video chat, invitations, PlayStation®Store. It's all waiting.

  • Online gaming
    There's a whole world of PlayStation®3 system multiplayer gaming waiting for you online on the PlayStation®Network.
  • Connect with friends
    Stay connected to your friends and make new ones with your PlayStation®Network account.
    • Enjoy text, voice or video chat for real-time communication.
    • See who's online and what they're playing.
    • Send game invites to friends.
  • PlayStation®Store
    Browse, download and enjoy games, game demos, movies and TV shows from the PlayStation®Store.
  • PlayStation®Home
    Explore a connected world with PlayStation®Home, a 3D community for PlayStation®3 system users that offers an interactive virtual space to meet, chat, plan, and launch into games.
  • Internet Browser
    Fast and easy. Use the PlayStation®3 system to browse the Internet.
  • Remote Play
    Out and about? No problem. With Remote Play, use your PSP® system to access your PlayStation®3 system.
  • System Software Updates
    Get the newest improvements first. Update your system software using the System Update Method directly from the XMB™.
  • Enhancements
    Help fight disease with Folding@Home™, a feature of Life with PlayStation®. Or, you can connect your digital devices with Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA®).

Just set up a wired or wireless Internet connection on your PlayStation®3 and the online world is yours to enjoy.