Listen to Music

Listen to CDs or play saved, copied or downloaded music and audio on your PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system.

Playing a Disc

You can listen to music CDs on your PLAYSTATION®3.  Find out how to Play a Disc.

Playing Stored Music

You can listen to music and audio stored on:

User's Guide

The User’s Guide is packed with tips to help you enjoy your favorite music and audio

Music category
Learn about the items in the XMB Music category and their functions.

Music control panel
This handy display allows you to control music playback.

CD information over the internet
Access album and song titles and artists’ names.

"Import" (save) CD audio to the HDD
Import audio tracks to the PLAYSTATION®3 hard disk drive (HDD).

Changing content grouping
Saved music files are usually grouped by album. You can adjust to group by artist, genre and other options.

Changing icons
Select a different icon (thumbnail image) for a folder or file saved on the hard disk.

Copying and saving files
Import from storage media to HDD or copy from HDD to storage.

Compatible Music Formats
To find out music file formats that can be played on the on the PLAYSTATION®3, see Types of Files that Can Be Played.