You have to get the updates to play online. Obviously something messed up in his machine. But I get all the updates because my Folding@HOME thing wont work without the update as it cannot access the internet. But I also like to play madden and such online. But I cant wait for the in game XMB update, and the one that I can listen to music. But I just solve that problem and i have a double cable thing into my surround sound so my music in the surround sound plays off a CD and the PS3 sound plays, then when there is a cut scene i just pause it, i dont need the pS3 to do it, im not that lazy lol. but if a free update comes along, I may just roll with it. but i have too many movies on my ps3 to have enough music lol