shaykrethashke  |  May 27th, 2010 at 2:40 am

IPv6 is the next IP protocol to replace today’s limited IPv4. I say limited because even if we virtually can use a infinite quantity of networks/sub-networks/sub-sub… all these have to be routed inside-out and from outside-in.
To allow these, there is for IPv4 NAT technology, that allow you to own a single IP address and share it in your place with local address. It’s working perfectly for in-out traffic, but for out-in we need to put port forwarding to a single local IP address. i mean, once you decided that your home port 80 for ex is for PS3, you cannot say it’s for your PC. (pb with home web servers, or multiple PS3 in the same house)
Supporting IPv6 would give your home not a single IP, but a total network, which means that each device in your place could be directly connected on Internet and be seen totally from outside. no ports fwd, no dmz, every device with their own public addr.

QoS could also improve things because a download stream is less important than a real time game stream. sharing all kind of streams in your place without priority decrease critical streams performance, and QoS could help.
Especially if this is done in your place and on the PSN.
PS3 could be a leading IPv6+QoS platform.

favian  |  May 31st, 2010 at 2:36 pm

A+

Xx_Ic4rO_xX  |  June 21st, 2010 at 9:24 pm

Agree !

tapantaola  |  February 5th, 2011 at 12:44 pm

IPv4 address pool just got depleted… Sony, it’s time to move forward!

Eyes  |  June 7th, 2011 at 7:39 am

Time to get a fw update with IPv6 support now.

Haseo_Uchiha  |  August 15th, 2011 at 12:27 pm

I’m definitely looking forward to transitioning to IPv6, IPv4 is NOT ideal for Peer-to-Peer connections, IPv6 is the future, especially for games! c’mon Sony, update the PS3 for IPv6 compatibility

rohta  |  January 26th, 2012 at 9:46 am

Yeap, IPv6 for sure is something that Sony MUST look forward to implement in PS3. As a matter of fact, it is quite shameful that PS3 doesn’t support it since it’s launch date, due to the fact that all important operating systems available at the time PS3 was launched ALREADY supported IPv6 nativaly.

IPv6+QoS would be even better.

Kazriko  |  February 22nd, 2012 at 5:16 pm

IPv6 is going to be essential going forward. Definitely support adding it to all active Sony products.

van_norden28  |  May 9th, 2012 at 12:15 pm

all sony has to create a command that will install the IPv6 version in the update. its that simple..

van_norden28  |  May 9th, 2012 at 12:15 pm

we all just need to keep emailing sony about this..

van_norden28  |  May 9th, 2012 at 12:16 pm

its a shame that my laptop with xp has the IPv6 protocol installed on it.. lol!!!1