Its black, its shiny, its a dust magnet and it is a console gaming system that offers so much more than merely the ability to play the state-of-the-art games.
Sonys catchphrase for the PlayStation 3 is PLAY B3YOND (aka Beyond) and what the PS3 offers is a device that is capable of playing the latest PS 1080p games, surfing the Web, play blu-ray videos and so much more.
But first things first
The local phone company tech showed up at the door to install DSL. Cool. Problem was the wireless modem was connected to the wall outlet upstairs and the PS3 was in the master bedroom (hooked up to the HDTV) downstairs. Look in the manual Select Network Settings Select Internet Connection Settings Select Wireless and then press the X button. A firmware download later, the machine was surfing the Web, using a Logitech USB keyboard.
There were a couple of retail games included in the box Genji: Days of the Blade and Resistance: Fall of Man. Genji was tried nope, need to upgrade the firmware to the next iteration (from 1.00 to 1.02). Again, not a problem. Resistance comes packaged with the firmware upgrade and other games down the line will do the same thing...