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Im intrested in buying a ps3 but am not convencied' ive read that it has wi fi, so does this mean it can go on the internet e.g access websites like google, yahoo, msn etc or does it mean that it can only play games online on the internet? If it can go on the websites what would replace the keyboard that we use for the pc?, and would the ps3 in simple terms be a basic pc but expert gaming machine?
As the PS3 has not been released yet, keep in mind that a lot of the features have not been thoroughly confirmed and tested. However, you can currently get a keyboard for your PS2 now. I am sure Sony will also make a keyboard available for the PS3. All wi-fi means is that if you have a wireless internet connection in your home (i.e. a wireless network) or access to a wireless network, the PS3 can use it. If you have a browser installed on your PS3, it can view websites just like a regular computer. It is unknown whether or not the PS3 will have a built-in user-accessible operating system yet, but if it did it would be easy to have a browser on it. So, yes, it could do anything a regular computer could do on the internet.
The PS2 is a basic pc now. =) In fact, most gaming consoles are essentially nothing more than computers that are specifically built with gaming in mind and able to read the formats of console games. The PS2 really pioneered the "gaming console + computer + home entertainment system". Space is an issue in Japan and Sony wanted to help maximize it by making the PS2 more of an "all-in-one" machine. So it can play games. If you get the hard drive and keyboard, it can act like a regular computer (notice the PS2 has USB ports). If you get the remote control, it can act like a DVD player. Given that the PS2's diversity was a major selling point for the system at first, I can only imagine that Sony would carry on this diversity- if not add more- for the PS3. However, this is just my opinion. As I said before, until the console is released we won't have the best idea of its power. =)
Let me know if I can help you with anything else.
Thanks!
Helen =)
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Helen Joan Casper
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Ever since I played "Pong" in the early 80's, I've been a video game aficionado. I can answer hardware & games questions about PSP (PlayStation Portable), all PlayStation (1,2,& 3), Wii, Wii Fit, GameCube, Nintendo DS, Nintendo (NES), Super Nintendo, Gameboy/Gameboy Advance, and antiquated systems (ColecoVision, Atari, Sega, etc). I can answer hardware questions about all systems (including PS1 - PS3, Wii, NES, SNES, PSP, DS, GBA, GB, Xbox and Xbox 360). I can also answer PC game questions, especially CounterStrike: Source, Vampire: Bloodlines, Half-Life 1&2, Portal, Team Fortress 2, and all Sims & Sims 2 questions. I am ESPECIALLY knowledgeable in Square-Enix (formerly SquareSoft) games such as ALL the Final Fantasy games (I can even tell you really obscure things about these games). If I haven't played the game yet I will research it and help you find the answer, renting the game if necessary. I can even answer questions dealing with the consoles themselves (hardware questions). I cannot answer questions about Action Replay. I cannot answer questions about football, basketball, or wrestling sports games. I also have very limited knowledge about Xbox & Xbox 360 games unless they are cross-platform. If it is an independent game that has not been widely published and/or a game only released in some countries, I may not be able to help with it either (sadly!)
Experience
I currently am employed as a supervisor for a large, national video game retailer. I am also an expert here in games/roleplaying games, weddings, childbirth, and doulas. My husband is a computer programmer and one of the forefront coders for CounterStrike: Source scripts & mods. He has his own forums for coders/scripters at Mattie.Info. I have been an expert here since 2000 (under the name of Helen Chipman) and also volunteer on numerous other game-related websites and forums.
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