I saw a few negative comments/reviews about this accessory for the PS3 that didn't really match with my own experience, so to redress the balance here is my review of the Sony PS3 Wireless Keypad. It's worth mentioning of course that this is for the official Sony wireless keypad, there are 3rd party keypads that you could easily buy by mistake if you are not paying attention as they all look very much alike. The first thing to mention is this is not a cheap item so you must ask yourself do you really need a keypad? For me, I found it frustrating not being able to type a quick message during a game - I needed a way to quickly send a message to ...  Read the complete review

I noticed this a while back and, due to the pain that follows a long message on the PS3, it was tempting me to get it for a long time. Rather than getting this the obvious solution is a wireless keyboard, or even a wired one, but this keypad looked very stylish and I had this in my sights and finally I went for it; it was made by Sony, it must be good. But I think I made a bad choice in all honesty. It was nice and easy to set up and looked very sleek; I was pretty impressed with what I'd bought. I got it out and had a quick browse of the instructions and it charges the same way as the PS3 controller which is pretty useful [Just to clarify, it has its own ...  Read the complete review

I had the Messenger Kit for the Xbox 360 which was quickly sold due to the illogical design of attaching it to the bottom. As a result, you couldn't fully hold the controller and it felt uncomfortable, especially if playing for more than an hour. Sony have responded with a similar accessory. It is true that the design is superior as it attaches to the top of the PS3 controller. However, it does not share power with the controller so requires charging via the USB port on the console which is a little inconvenient. There is a power button on the right side though, meaning you can switch it off to save battery as soon as you've finished typing a message. ...  Read the complete review

The keypad attaches to the Sixaxis or Dualshock PS3 controllers and allows you to use all of the buttons on the controller whilst having the extra buttons of a standard keyboard. This makes it particularly important in social games or in applications such as PS Home. The keypad attaches so that the keyboard is above the controllers buttons. This means that it is not actually in reach of your thumbs and to use the buttons your must actually move your hand further up the controller. Actually defeating the whole point of having the pad attached to the controller! The buttons themselves are not too bad actually, they are raised from the rest of the ...  Read the complete review

This product is only worth a purchase if you play your PS3 online, so please be aware of that. When playing online I used to send and receive messages from other games, this can take a lot of time when using the systems controller as you have to select each letter, using the keypad is a lot easier for sure. When using the keypad you can write a message to a fellow gamer 3 times by the time you would have wrote this on your controller. Also, if you use your PS3 for internet surfing, then I'm actually quite suprised that you don't already own this because it would make your PS3 life so much easier. The one thing that did put me off this product is ...  Read the complete review