Having two PS3's - Blu-ray Forum

Sylin · 01-28-2008, 01:21 AM

FYI - I did do a search for this, but the results page kept telling me either the word "two" "2" or "ps3" were too short or too common and thus displayed everything.

Anyhow, I'm debating picking up a 40gb PS3 for another room in our home. We currently have an 80gb in our living room.

Can anyone with experience shed some light on how to set up the 2nd PS3 without causing interference with the 1st one? (ie. controllers from PS3a keep turning on or affecting gameplay on PS3b) They will be in 2 different rooms, but they are literally on opposite walls from one another.

Or is this not a problem because the PS3 is bluetooth and thus the controllers will only mate with the PS3 they are configured for?

Petra · 01-28-2008, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by ikcizokm

Or is this not a problem because the PS3 is bluetooth and thus the controllers will only mate with the PS3 they are configured for?

Yeah I think they only mate with the PS3 they register with. Remember that very first time you configured your wireless controller you had to connect to the PS3 usb connector to register

owa · 01-28-2008, 01:28 AM

They only work with the one they're setup for. I have two in the same general area and they work fine.

supersix4 · 01-28-2008, 01:28 AM

great man I have one about 40 ft from my router and another about 100 ft away and the one 40 gets 99-100% sig , the one downstairs gets 65-82% they both go great for online gaming (probly bc 65-82% of a 30mbps dl speed is alot more than most have coming in) anyway its actaully I think the better deal to buy ps3's rather than standalone's bc the load times, always updates along with the fact that it can also game.

Clark Kent · 01-28-2008, 01:47 AM

Each controller pairs up with its own console and doesn't affect the other console unless you use a usb cable to change the pairing. I've had two PS3s about 15 feet from each other for nine months without one problem.

generalhawk · 01-28-2008, 02:23 AM

I have 2 PS3s and have had both of them in the some room at the same time, running of course. The only problem I had was my TV's, I have a 60" sxrd and a 40" w3000, both Sonys. The remote controls for the TVs would work both of them at the same time when they were close to each other. But i had no problems with the PS3s.

scragham · 01-28-2008, 02:45 AM

you slave a controller to a particular ps3 when you connect them with the USB cord the first time; after you then disconnect it, anytime you hit the ps button, it powers up that given ps3.

you can however move controllers from console to console by connecting them to the new console via usb first.

wem003 · 01-28-2008, 03:31 AM

Only issue I had was that you can't port forward to both if you set up static IPs.

When I set up static IPs and port forward, d/l speed from PSN is several times faster - but I can live without it.

supersix14 - 30mbps? Wow - do you have fiber?

01-28-2008, 01:21 AM	#1
Sylin Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Nashville Blu-ray collection:1 Trading Score:159	Having two PS3's FYI - I did do a search for this, but the results page kept telling me either the word "two" "2" or "ps3" were too short or too common and thus displayed everything. Anyhow, I'm debating picking up a 40gb PS3 for another room in our home. We currently have an 80gb in our living room. Can anyone with experience shed some light on how to set up the 2nd PS3 without causing interference with the 1st one? (ie. controllers from PS3a keep turning on or affecting gameplay on PS3b) They will be in 2 different rooms, but they are literally on opposite walls from one another. Or is this not a problem because the PS3 is bluetooth and thus the controllers will only mate with the PS3 they are configured for?

01-28-2008, 01:28 AM	#4
supersix4 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Blu-ray collection:572 Blu-ray reviews: 53 Trading Score:3	great man I have one about 40 ft from my router and another about 100 ft away and the one 40 gets 99-100% sig , the one downstairs gets 65-82% they both go great for online gaming (probly bc 65-82% of a 30mbps dl speed is alot more than most have coming in) anyway its actaully I think the better deal to buy ps3's rather than standalone's bc the load times, always updates along with the fact that it can also game. Last edited by supersix4; 01-28-2008 at 01:31 AM.

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01-28-2008, 01:28 AM	#3
owa Blu-ray Knight Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray reviews: 96	They only work with the one they're setup for. I have two in the same general area and they work fine.

01-28-2008, 01:47 AM	#5
Clark Kent Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Metropolis Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:184	Each controller pairs up with its own console and doesn't affect the other console unless you use a usb cable to change the pairing. I've had two PS3s about 15 feet from each other for nine months without one problem.

01-28-2008, 02:23 AM	#6
generalhawk Member Member since:Mar 2007	I have 2 PS3s and have had both of them in the some room at the same time, running of course. The only problem I had was my TV's, I have a 60" sxrd and a 40" w3000, both Sonys. The remote controls for the TVs would work both of them at the same time when they were close to each other. But i had no problems with the PS3s.

01-28-2008, 02:45 AM	#7
scragham Expert Member Member since:Jul 2007	you slave a controller to a particular ps3 when you connect them with the USB cord the first time; after you then disconnect it, anytime you hit the ps button, it powers up that given ps3. you can however move controllers from console to console by connecting them to the new console via usb first.

01-28-2008, 03:31 AM	#8
wem003 Active Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Apex, NC Blu-ray collection:29 Blu-ray reviews:1	Only issue I had was that you can't port forward to both if you set up static IPs. When I set up static IPs and port forward, d/l speed from PSN is several times faster - but I can live without it. supersix14 - 30mbps? Wow - do you have fiber?

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