So you've got a PlayStation 3

Sign up for PlayStation 3's Network
Essential this, if you want to get playing online or grabbing downloadable movies or games. Scroll the cross media bar (or XMB ) to find the Friends option.

In here, you should see a Network sign up selection, so hit that and follow the steps. It's totally free, but don't forget to have a credit card handy to set up your PlayStation Store account.

Ben Richardson is a former Staff Writer for Official PlayStation 2 magazine and a former Content Editor of GamesRadar+. In the years since Ben left GR, he has worked as a columnist, communications officer, charity coach, and podcast host – but we still look back to his news stories from time to time, they are a window into a different era of video games.