Blu Ray/PS3 game questions!

[HaHaUK]

The review says it's pretty bad though

I'm not sure I'd have enough people on my "friends list" to warrant it at the moment! How does the wired work, same as the 360 and it plugs into the pad?

Think the wired one plugs into the actual console via USB. You can use any bluetooth headset with the console btw. Also, not all games support voice online, so you might want to check that before getting one. I haven't seen the need to get one yet, but that'll probably change when Home comes out.

Thought of one more question!! Whilst downloading from the PSN store, can you play games etc or is download or do nothing.

You can download in the background like the 360, play games, watch movies etc.

[Jebus]

Excellent.

So, like the 360 can you chat to friends whilst playing a single player game? How well is the "friends list" integrated, I have NO knowledge of it and I'm interested.

Friends list etc?

[Extra Terrestrial]

Jebus, this is taken from Shack-news.com:

Adding friends to your PS3 friends list is a straightforward matter of selecting "Add a Friend" and entering their names. You can also send messages to any PlayStation Network user, either by typing in his or her name, or selecting it from your friends list. There is also a list of recent players you've faced in multiplayer, as well as an option to block specific users.

PlayStation 3's friends list does not have the same system-wide functionality found in Xbox 360's. For example, Resistance uses the PlayStation Network for online play, but has its own game-specific friends list you must populate. Other games, such as Ridge Racer 7, do not have traditional friends lists, but allow you to send game invitations to any PlayStation Network user; there is an option to select people directly from your PS3 friends list.

However, as far as I can tell, there is no way to tell whether your friends from your PS3 friends list are online from within a game. This is one reason some developers have chosen to implement Xfire into their online games. For example, Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom has the option to use Xfire's online service for its friends list and messaging options, but actual online gameplay for the game is handled by PlayStation Network.

Essentially, it is up to each developer to implement an online system appropriate for its game. Sony seems to be providing the option to integrate the PS3 friends list in certain ways, but not on the fundamental cross-game level it is with Xbox Live.

I'm not sure about about the chat function whilst you actually play games but there is an option (correct me if I am wrong) to chat to some over the home page / dashboard and of course, whilst you play online (multi-player) matches.

[Jebus]

Thanks again to everyone contributing to the thread! Excellent info guys!