PS Vita and PS3 Cross Platform Features Explained

Cross Platform Features include a number of different ways for PlayStation Vita to interact with the PS3 and visa-versa. There are 6 cross platform features in total. Titles either support all of the cross-device features or only a subset. Here is a detailed guide on exactly what each feature is and how they are used.

Red Dead Redemption Trophy List

Rockstar Games have revealed the list of trophies for Red Dead Redemption ahead of the game’s release on May 18th 2010. The game features 48 trophies in total, 13 of which are hidden. You can find the 35 public trophies for the game below, unfortunately Rockstar didn’t reveal which of the trophies are Gold, Silver or Bronze.

How to Stream to PS3 Using Orb

You can stream videos, music, pictures, online videos, play free online poker, and more using Orb. You do not have to install anything on your PS3 to stream files.

Download Orb
Install the setup, and it will automatically send the stream account to any device that is capable of streaming such as a PS3 or even a iPhone.
Create an account with Orb, then sign in.
Once you are log on, Click on open application and open the video tab. Then go to your My computer > User Document folder, There should be a folder called “Videos”, “Music”, “Pictures”, and “Documents”. Put any file there you want to stream to your PS3.
Then go to your PS3 and you will see Orblive. Hit Triangle to view all files and watch your movie or stream some music.

Note: The Orb icon has to be active on your system tray (the set of icons near the clock on the lower-right of the screen).

How to Fix the Yellow LED of Death

The Yellow LED/Light of Death (or YLOD) on the PlayStation 3 indicated a hardware failure. It’s similar to the Red Ring of Death (RROD) on the Xbox 360 but less common, according to Sony. It’s frustrating if you have ever experienced this problem before, as you cannot start up your PS3 or even eject the disc. The YLOD can mean one of several things: faulty power supply, disconnected CPU/GPU, fan/cooling failure, or excess dust/dirt.

How to Replace the PS3 Blu-Ray Laser

If you have a dead or non working Blu-ray drive here is a tutorial to help you replace your Blu-ray drives lens yourself from another working Blu-ray drive or just purchasing the entire part needed (KEM-400AAA).

Video:

Please note that if you have warranty or a store receipt return/call Sony and they should be able to do it for free. But if your out of warranty or don’t have any on your PS3 (for any devilsh reason), you can easily fix your PS3. (Sony charges about $150 to do it).

1) Open the top cover of the PS3.
2) Pull out the power plug for the Blu-ray drive.

3) Carefully pull up the Blu-ray drive and unclip the data cable ribbon from PS3 drive.

4) Remove the two silver screws on top right and bottom right according to the picture (screwdriver is pointing at them)

5) Unsrew the 3 black screws to the left as well (screwdriver pointing)

6) Remove the top metal sheilding of the Blu-ray drive, exposing the guts.

7) Remove the top frame now that we are inside to reveal the laser (unscrew the screws)

8) Once that is done you should be staring at the Blu-ray laser.

9) Remove the Blu-ray lens screws

10) More screws to remove (screwdriver pointing)

11) There you go after removing all those screws the laser should easily come out, simply repeat the process for another working Blu-ray drive and extract its Blu-ray lens or just simply buy a replacement part (part #kem-400aaa) and insert it in the Blu-ray drive and start rescrewing.

Hope this can help those unfortuante with a dead bluray drive and no warranty.

I’m getting disk read errors. How do I fix it?

If your PlayStation 3 fails to read games or Blu-Ray discs it could be because of a number of reasons (see below). There are only a few options you can try from home to resolve the issue, but the worst case scenario involves sending it off to Sony to get it repaired (which will cost you money). Before you send it off to Sony, follow this guide and try to resolve the issue yourself.

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Trophy Guide

Most of the trophies in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 are self explanatory so we’ve only provided help with the difficult ones. Most of the trophies are easy to achieve and can be unlocked in a single playthrough of the game with each nation. The other trophies can be unlocked in skirmish or online modes. There are lots of trophies available in the game, including the all-important Platimum trophy.

Auto-installing PlayStation 3 content downloaded from the PlayStation Store

Every Thursday, Sony released new content to the PlayStation store. The playable demos, full games and add-on content requires you to download and then install before you can play them. The worst part of this process is the actual downloading and installing of the content – but did you know that you can auto-install the content so you don’t waste time installing it yourself?

While playing games, you can background download content (unless you play online games), the downloading of the content isn’t too bad. With large demos and content such as Qore (usually over 1GB in size), installations can take several minutes. Check out the video below to see how you can auto-install the games while you do something else (like sleep). The good thing about this feature is that the PlayStation 3 will automatically turn itself off when its done (you can also use this method to download content while you sleep).

How do I access the PlayStation 3 Recovery Menu?

We’ve received many emails and YouTube comment about how to access the PS3 recovery menu, so we though we would write up a detailed walk-through to help you out. The PS3 recovery menu is available on firmware 2.50+ and allows you to preform various operations on your PS3, including restore factory settings and reinstall firmware. You can read our original coverage on the PS3 Recovery Menu (including video) too.

How do I purchase items from the PlayStation Store from another country?

The PlayStation Store isn’t available in all countries so it can be difficult to buy games and other content unless you have a credit card registered within the country, for example, buying games from the US PlayStation Store means you need to have a US credit card. Luckily, there is a easy way to get past this restriction through the use of a "virtual" credit card. This method has been confirmed in working for the US, Hong Kong and Japanese PlayStation Stores.

Instructions:

Create a new account on your PS3 and sign up to the PlayStation Network, selecting you desired country to use. E.g. Create User "US1" and sign-up to the PSN using "United States" as your country. (How to create a Japanese PSN Account)
Go to EntroPay.com and login (if you are a registered user) or create a new account. EntroPay creates a virtual credit card using a real card, but it does not use an address to you can use it anywhere.
EntroPay charge for loading money on to your card (4.95%), so loading $10 will cost you $0.50 (total amount charged will be $10.50). There is also a charge for moving your money from the card back to your account.
Once you have created a account, load some money onto your card using a debit or credit card – this will activate your card. If you wish to spend $25 on the PlayStation Store, top-up your virtual card with $26-30.
On your PS3, go to [PlayStation Network] and select [Account Management].
On the [Account Management] screen, select [Account Management] and then select [Edit Billing Information]
Enter the card details shown on the EntroPay website:

Your card number is the long number on the card. Card Holder name is "ENTROPAY USER". In the above example, the expiry date is "06/09" and the security code is "123".
Once your card details have been entered, click on "Continue". You will then be asked to enter your billing address. Here, you can enter any address you want. Once finished, click "Continue" again and you will get a confirmation message.
To load money onto your PSN Account, return to the [Account Management] screen and select [Transaction Management].
Select [Manage Wallet] and then select [Add Funds].
Select [Credit Card] and select the amount of money you want to add (the amount should be less that the amount available on the EntroPay Virtual Card or the transaction will fail). Click "Continue" to complete the transaction.
You will receive a confirmation screen stating the transaction is complete. You can now go to the PlayStation Store and purchase some content.

If you cannot edit you billing information on the PS3′s Account Management screen, try again after 10 minutes – it may take a while for your virtual credit card to become active. You virtual credit card must have at a balance of least $10 for it to work.