PlayStation Network

The PlayStation 3 gets sociable from March 23rd, as PlayStation Network is launched in Europe. You'll be able to hook up with your friends online to compete and cooperate on a variety of games. Check out our guide to getting started with the online element of the console, see what games are available for online multiplay and find out more about the community features. Download the first issue of P3Zine to find out more about PS3 Network. Click here to read the full PS3 Network feature now!

PlayStation 3 Network
On March 23rd 2007, the PlayStation Network will go live in Europe. As Sony’s answer to Xbox Live, the service provides all of the community features and downloadables you’d expect, but with a huge added bonus – it’s all free. Everything, from voice chat, to video chat, to friends lists, to full 40 player online mayhem is provided completely free. No charge. Gratis. Etc. In a similar fashion to the 360, PlayStation Network The future of online gaming starts here your friends’ list is integrated into the PS3’s XMB, and forms the hub of the PS3’s online play, letting you check when your friends are online, send messages, or challenge them to games. Next to the friends list is the Network tab, and it’s from here you can access the built-in web browser, or delve into Sony’s content shop, the PlayStation Store. Click here to continue reading the full PlayStation 3 Network feature now!

P3Zine is the world's first free PlayStation 3 magazine. Written by the best PS3 journalists from the UK, it offers free PS3 previews, reviews and developer interviews. It's your ultimate PlayStation 3 resource. The information on this page refers to just one article from this month's free PlayStation 3 magazine. Just click to download the full magazine now and you can read it and all the other articles too. Like our other Gamerzines, our PS3 games previews and reviews are enhanced with video and multimedia. This first issue includes reviews of all the PlayStation 3 games available at European launch and includes previews of the best PS3 games to come in 2007.