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The speakers directly connect to the computer, the ps3 connects to the computer which will be played out on all the speakers (ALthough it will be just stereo with speaker fill). If you hook the ps3 directly up the the speakers, you will get 2/5 speakers working.

Optical is a digital signal and you would need some some of converter to put it to analog which defeats the purpose. I wouldn;t bother with optical unless your sound card supports it or your using a reciver