Hands-On: Sony PS3 Bluetooth Remote

Its hard to fathom that a 600 dollar console would not come with a remote to control it's Blu-ray player. As Gizmodo suggests, its clearly worht the tweny five dollars to get the Bluetooth PS3 remote if you are using your PS3 as a dedicated player. The kicker is that a universal remote will NOT work because there is no IR port on the player.

From the article:

What makes it useful are the dedicated buttons for playback, slow motion, scanning, and track control; there are also dedicated controls for changing angle, audio tracks, subtitles, and pulling up in movie menus. That's really annoying stuff if you're trying to do it on the SIXAXIS.

•Forget about using a universal remote with the PS3. It doesn't have an IR port. This is your only choice.