soniqstylz Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Are you sure? I saw a youtube video of a slim playing a PS2 game.... yeah, that can't be faked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wired57 Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 and that is why i have 5 fat ps2's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkaic Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 A PS2 with a male USB adapter? as opposed to a female USB adapter? seriously not attempting to be a smartass, just comes naturally. :laugh: is there a difference in all realistic-ness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macrosslover Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 The price would have to be right for this to work IMO. Personally my household still has the launch 60gig, so BC isn't a problem for us. However I know eventually I will have to get my own PS3 and I do like the slim, but I want BC at the same time. I want the convience of having 1 device to play all the games not 2 devices. If you need an add-on to play PS2 games you might as well get a PS2. It just seems to me they need to find someway to get it to work again internally through software update or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Charming Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 This is probably the dumbest thing I've heard all day. How powerful is the Cell processor meant to be again? And their solution is a USB-PS2? I facepalmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrCheese Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 It has it's own power supply? How the balls is this anything but a PS2 that uses your PS3s outputs? May as well just buy a damn PS2 :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solid Knight Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 So Sony wants to make their console into Voltron? Didn't this end badly for Sega? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Olive Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 what's this used for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogib Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 I think this just goes to show what we knew all along: emulating the GS of the PS2 on the PS3 hardware proved just too difficult to do. While they found it easy to emulate the EE chip, the GS was another beast altogether. So although it is likely Sony had been hoping to get PS2 emulation fully working, this shows that they had not choice but to return to using actual PS2 hardware. Of course it can be debated whether or not having a dedicated PS2 accessory for your PS3 for the sole purpose of having the PS3 upscale the image is really worth it or not as existing slim PS2s can be had quite cheap. Probably cheaper than what Sony will charge for this accessory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajputwarrior Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 it's just a tiny ps2... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raa Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 How powerful is the Cell processor meant to be again? You actually believed that story? LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0nyX Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 That is ridiculous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Hammond Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 what's this used for? Some sort of tv tuner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted September 15, 2010 Subscriber² Share Posted September 15, 2010 what's this used for? That's Japans version of PlayTV IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gunslinger Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 So Sony wants to make their console into Voltron? Didn't this end badly for Sega? Lol...I pictured the same thing!!! Especially since it has its own power supply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidSolstice Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 well MS did charge for the HDDVD drive which imo was the thing that made bluray win the war. Wrong, they charged for the HD DVD drive because they didn't want to take the stupid risk that Sony did by forcing the BluRay player into the console, because at that point, HD-DVD and BluRay were still duking it out. Imagine the debacle of all the PS3s if HD-DVD would have won. It had nothing to do with Sony bundling the player and everything to do with the final few movie publishing companies totally screwing over Microsoft and the other HD-DVD partners at the very last minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted September 15, 2010 Subscriber² Share Posted September 15, 2010 Wrong, they charged for the HD DVD drive because they didn't want to take the stupid risk that Sony did by forcing the BluRay player into the console, because at that point, HD-DVD and BluRay were still duking it out. Imagine the debacle of all the PS3s if HD-DVD would have won. It had nothing to do with Sony bundling the player and everything to do with the final few movie publishing companies totally screwing over Microsoft and the other HD-DVD partners at the very last minute. Yes, because the size of your customer install base means absolutely nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidSolstice Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Yes, because the size of your customer install base means absolutely nothing Are you kidding me? Did you even read why HD-DVD was killed off? It was the movie companies that were outputting the movies, they ditched Microsoft and Toshiba in a surprise move in the very last second, and that is why HD-DVD is dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted September 15, 2010 Subscriber² Share Posted September 15, 2010 Are you kidding me? Did you even read why HD-DVD was killed off? It was the movie companies that were outputting the movies, they ditched Microsoft and Toshiba in a surprise move in the very last second, and that is why HD-DVD is dead. You and Boz must of been the only two people who were surprised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azusa Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Wrong, they charged for the HD DVD drive because they didn't want to take the stupid risk that Sony did by forcing the BluRay player into the console, because at that point, HD-DVD and BluRay were still duking it out. Imagine the debacle of all the PS3s if HD-DVD would have won. It had nothing to do with Sony bundling the player and everything to do with the final few movie publishing companies totally screwing over Microsoft and the other HD-DVD partners at the very last minute. but afaik all PS3 game discs are blu-ray so not bundling the player with the console would be a even bigger debacle than doing so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidSolstice Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 You and Boz must of been the only two people who were surprised Ah, I forgot. This is the Sony Console forum, where all things Sony are regarded as godly and where Sony's never done anything wrong.? :rolleyes:?Enjoy your misconceptions then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted September 15, 2010 Subscriber² Share Posted September 15, 2010 but afaik all PS3 game discs are blu-ray so not bundling the player with the console would be a even bigger debacle than doing so. Shhhh, no logic allowed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbandonedTrolley Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 what's this used for? It's Torne as others have mentioned is the Japanese version of PlayTV http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/japan-gets-torne-ps3-dtv-dvr-adapter-in-may-all-is-right-with-t/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Teej Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 It has it's own power supply? Did you really expect a PS2-dongle to be USB powered? Considering USB has a maximum of 5V and 1A, and even the PS2 slim (with the integrated power supply) is 8.5V and 5.3A, expecting it to be USB powered is a tad unrealistic :laugh: It's a nice idea but simply not going to happen, period. EDIT: One thing I should say though is that this "PS2 in a dongle" approach is that for the PS4 they can just code another PS2 emulator (if they drift away from Cell BE) and base it around this PS2 dongle, meaning everyone who purchased the dongle the first time won't have to buy it again or pay an extra premium for the PS4. This can also be applied to PS5, 6, etc. It also means that we may get a fully working PS2 emulator on the PC by some... other means ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corris Veteran Posted September 15, 2010 Veteran Share Posted September 15, 2010 Ah, I forgot. This is the Sony Console forum, where all things Sony are regarded as godly and where Sony's never done anything wrong. :rolleyes: Enjoy your misconceptions then. Always the same reasons when people can't agree, instead of just agreeing in a difference of opinion, it has to be fanboism or a such like excuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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