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Can a stranger do anything malicious if I add them as a user on my PS3?
You didn't buy anything, because he didn't sell anything.
You can't resell digital downloads like a physical disk. It's right there in the EULA that no one ever reads, because you aren't buying the ...
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PS3 doesn't boot with original hard drive after hard drive swap
I've found a way to get it back up and running! In Safe Mode with the older hard drive, update it using USB:
Start the PS3 in Safe Mode
In Safe Mode select > System Update
Plug in the USB drive ...
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Do we need to upgrade a PS/Xbox in the same sense as computers needs to?
Apart from the HDD, you can't really upgrade anything (potentially apart from hardcore console modding, but certainly nothing standard). You will need to upgrade in a way, but that would be by buying ...
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Can I use a PS4 controller on a PS3?
Yes, it is possible to use a DualShock 4 on a PS3. You can plug it in directly to the USB port by default, but if your PS3 has the correct system firmware, it can be used wirelessly as well.
There ...
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Why does everyone want to kill me everywhere I go?
In vanilla Skyrim, if a vampire player goes 3 in-game days without feeding then they're regarded as hostile by all NPCs. So you can either feed on a human or cure your Vampirism. Another option, if ...
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Can you charge the PS3 wireless controller over regular USB?
With respect to charging the controller with a PC: If the controller does not start charging when plugged in to your PC (for me, light was on/solid), open Device Manager, find the game controller ...
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If I delete a game I downloaded, can I reinstall it later?
You will get to keep your games. You'll notice that when you get the free PS+ titles, they're added to your account whether you download them or not. Uninstalling games will not remove them from ...
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Is there a total external storage limit for a Playstation 3?
Assuming the information I’ve seen in a couple of places online regarding the 2TB per-device limit and 1TB internal drive limit are accurate, the theoretical limit is 505 TB, achieved by upgrading the ...
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Do we need to upgrade a PS/Xbox in the same sense as computers needs to?
I like to elaborate on the "hardware design stability" in @DangerZone's answer a bit.
When you want to run a PS3 game, it will run on any PS3 model, regardless whether it's a model from 2006 or 2012. ...
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How can I tell if a PS3 controller may be fake?
I believe that the pictured controller is fake. There is a forum post on the PS community forums about this with a very long and detailed list of differences.
From the pictures you have posted the ...
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Is it possible to play Metal Gear Solid 4 on Playstation 4?
No, you can't play Metal Gear Solid 4 on Playstation 4. As you wrote yourself, the PS4 is not backwards compatible, so you can't use PS3 discs or download PS3 games from the store unless they are ...
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Can you setup a PS3 without a controller?
After many helpful suggestions it doesn't look like there's any way you can do this.
I tried:
HDMI-CEC: This isn't enabled on the PS3 by default (confirmed in the menu system when I finally did get ...
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What trophies can be viewed on each PlayStation platform?
I ended up checking all of my systems' trophy lists and making a table. Note that my.playstation.com used to allow trophy lists to be viewed from a browser, but as of June 2021, the PlayStation mobile ...
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Do games for some PlayStation versions work for other PlayStation versions?
It depends.
Each console generation uses different hardware, which behave differently. Code written for one hardware will not necessarily work for another. This is especially true for consoles, which ...
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Can a stranger do anything malicious if I add them as a user on my PS3?
It is more than likely that the person you "bought" the game from owns a digital license on their own PSN account. The way the system works is that you can buy a game from the PSN store once, but ...
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How to tell if a weapon is one or two-handed
On PC, there is an explicit note about handedness right there on the item card, in the top right.
Anyway, here's the list. Of all weapons that don't explicitly state that they are two-handed, the ...
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Is Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare cross-play compatible between Xbox 360 and PS3?
No you cannot there is no cross play between Xbox 360 and PS3.
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How can someone help me beat a Boss in Dark Souls Co-Op?
The white soapstone you use, is to leave a mark for others to summon you to their worlds.
For you to summon someone to help you, you must be human and then you'll be able to see other's soapstone ...
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Transfering ps3 psn account to ps4
You cannot play PS3 games on a PS4. There is probably an exception for digital purchases which have PS3 and PS4 variants, but most games do not have this.
You can still play those games online on ...
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PS4: copy/paste text in messages
In the on-screen keyboard, there should be a "..." button right below the space bar. Press that, then hit "Select" to start selecting the text you want to copy. Once you've finished selecting the text ...
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Is Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare cross-play compatible between Xbox 360 and PS3?
No, you can't. There is no cross-play in CoD Advanced Warfare.
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Stuck on a screen asking me to connect my controller
Your wireless controller is probably completely discharged. So, when you are trying to use it, it can't do anything as there is no more energy in it.
When you bought your PS3, you probably got a USB ...
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Keep game but lose its owner's account on second hand PS3
No. Purchasing a PSN game inextricably ties it to the account on which it was purchased.
You can, however, leave that user on the PS3, still linked to that online account, and any other local users ...
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Is there a spec difference between the PS3 slim models?
Not all PS3 Slim models are identical. There are some minor and major (depending on your use case) differences between the different Slim modes.
HDD Size
Not all models have the same Hard Drive size ...
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Can I download a specific Mass Effect game from The Mass Effect Trilogy?
I bought the Mass Effect trilogy on PSN. It appears on my download list as three separate items that can be downloaded separately.
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DualShock 3 usability on PS4
Sorry but dual shock 3 is not compatible with the ps4, but the ps4 controller is some what compatible with the PS3.
Referenced from http://au.ign.com/wikis/playstation-4/PS4_Compatible_PS3_Devices
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If I delete a game I downloaded, can I reinstall it later?
Normally, you can download any game you've downloaded before as often as you want to, free of any additional charge.
However, there is one exception to that rule: If the game has ever been pulled out ...
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How to live stream AW Zombies
Before you can stream your gameplay, you need to be able to record it. Unfortunately, the PS3 does not have recording functionality, so a screen capturing device is a necessity, even if you don't want ...
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Unknown USB stick included with new PS3 controller?
It is probably a wireless connector to this controller. The controller from photos is some kind of 3rd party hardware, so it is possible that it can't connect with PS3 like the original Dual Shock.
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SSD in PS3 Super Slim
Yes, the PS3 is fully compatible with SSDs, though not necessarily optimized for it. There are many benchmarks that compare the difference in performance of a PS3 using an HDD or an SSD. Also keep in ...
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