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I just bought a PS3 for when GT5 comes out. I wanna get it hooked up to the net for online gaming and the PS network. My question is, what kind of speed of a plan should I be looking at for a good gaming experience?
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</blockquote>While connection speed plays a definite role, ping time is actually one of the largest factors for online gaming. Having a high ping is what will result in games hanging. Unfortunately, I don't think there is really anything you can do about your ping short of living closer to your 'net's source.<br />
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That said, my connection is a 7Mb/s down and 896Kb/s up, I haven't had any issues. I'd assume, but am not positive, that most connections faster than 2Mb/s down and 512Kb/s up should work just fine.<br />
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Out of curiosity, what is your current connection speed?<br />
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I also have a question about online gaming, too. I have a modem which allows me to surf the 'Net on my laptop wirelessly. I'm wondering, would that allow me to play online on a PS3?
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</blockquote>I am, and presumably thousands of others are, too. You'll need to make sure you have your security settings (assuming you have MAC address filtering and/or WEP/WPA, etc.) set up so your PS3 can get onto your router/modem. You'll also likely need to play with some settings to get your PS3 to NAT2. Once those are set up, you should be good to go.</div>
