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[huckleberry]

I would love to see PS2 games come to PSN....sounds hot. 

[demi]

Have there been any rumors about Sony doing some kind of software bc?...or maybe putting PS2 games on PSN?

Software bc is rumored to come to all ps3's via a patch.

It's also rumored that Sony will sell ps2 games on psn and just say screw it to disc based bc.

Rumors rumors rumors. That shit has been around since last year. What is the difference between "disc based" bc and "download" bc? software is software.

[Himu]

Have there been any rumors about Sony doing some kind of software bc?...or maybe putting PS2 games on PSN?

Software bc is rumored to come to all ps3's via a patch.

It's also rumored that Sony will sell ps2 games on psn and just say screw it to disc based bc.

Rumors rumors rumors. That shit has been around since last year. What is the difference between "disc based" bc and "download" bc? software is software.

Because some people like me have 100 ps2 games and it's obvious only a few would be released via psn.

It would be a giant kick in the balls.

[AdmiralViscen]

Who cares, it's never happening.

[twerd]

Who cares, it's never happening.

seriously.
buy a PS2 used for ~50 dollars.

[demi]

get a real pc and run pcsx2 :flex

[Bildi]

Apparently it's $499 Australian (USD$410).  

I realise nobody cares except Aussies and people who like to laugh at us.

[Third]

Apparently it's $499 Australian (USD$410).  

I realise nobody cares except Aussies and people who like to laugh at us.

€299 is $421,62

Europe is more fucked.

I don't know why we take this shit.

[cool breeze]

I want Sony to put PS2 games on PSN before making all units BC.  That would be pretty funny.

[AdmiralViscen]

Who cares, it's never happening.

seriously.
buy a PS2 used for ~50 dollars.

No, buy a 60gb PS3 used so you can have virtual memory cards, wireless controllers, upscaling, and save some space and outlets.

[Himu]

I have a used 60 gig and it's crapping out. I don't want to ever buy a used system ever again. I'm getting the slim, selling my 60 gig and using my computer as a ps2.

[twerd]

i've got pc envy.

[Eel O'Brian]

so you're gonna sell the busted ass used system to someone else

i see you picked up some grifting skills during your time in the penitentiary

[Don Flamenco]

You're just getting old Willco. It's time to welcome the new blood.

Hey, I've got nothing against Sony only than trying to parade their overpriced Blu-ray player as a game console and making a ton of mediocre software.

The moment they have a legitimate killer app, I will be happy to steal one from someone more fortunate than myself.

stfu wilco

Gundam
Untold legends
Genji
Lair
KZ2
Guns Cash Money Kill Whatever the fuck




anyway, I just realized that this price point might be enough for me to pick one up for Sigma 2.  I'll wait for reviews for that first though...

[Himu]

so you're gonna sell the busted ass used system to someone else

i see you picked up some grifting skills during your time in the penitentiary

No. I'm going to sell it as a broken system. Broken systems tend to do about 150-200 on ebay.

[duckman2000]

so you're gonna sell the busted ass used system to someone else

i see you picked up some grifting skills during your time in the penitentiary

Hey, I'm selling my broken system. The issues are in the listing, so if someone wants to pay for it, I don't feel bad for selling it to them.

[Eel O'Brian]

i know, i just couldn't resist a prison joke

[Himu]

Selling it as a broken system will be a deal for them. I'll sell it for 150 and they can have Sony fix it for 150 or whatever. Deal.

[Himu]

i know, i just couldn't resist a prison joke

lolololololololololololololoooooooooooooolllllllllllllllllllll

so funny!!!!

[Don Flamenco]

How does PCSX2 fare in the republic of gamers?   

if it does well, I may have to think about maybe considering the possibility of getting one.

[Flannel Boy]

i know, i just couldn't resist a prison joke

Like Himuro, you just couldn't stop!

[Himu]

I hear pcsx2 does pretty well with ps2 games. Not 100% but damn good.

My computer is more than capable of running it.

I'll use my dualshock 3 for a controller.

[Eel O'Brian]

i know, i just couldn't resist a prison joke

Like Himuro, you just couldn't stop!

haw haw haw

he paints his pinky nail now

[Don Flamenco]

I hear pcsx2 does pretty well with ps2 games. Not 100% but damn good.

My computer is more than capable of running it.

I'll use my dualshock 3 for a controller.

I had a desktop a while ago that did decently well with it...3gb ram, 8800gts 512, 3.00ghz c2d.  I imagine PCSX2 has come a long way even in the past 8 months or so since I last used it.

you've got that Asus laptop, right?  

[Himu]

Yes I do

[cool breeze]

I ordered a new graphics card today, plus I haven't tried PCSX2 in months, so hopefully I'm wowed when I try it now.  Even on old builds, everything was really smooth and nice for some games.  Gungrave ran perfectly, but then R.A.D. ran like shit.

[Himu]

swaggaz I think you and I are the only two people in existence to own R.A.D

and it was awesome

[Himu]

Unable to connect to psn for some reason, yellow light

[fistfulofmetal]

i still havent gotten a straight answer. can i get my saves from my 60gb and move them to a new system?

if i can, i'll grab a slim. if i can't, then i won't

[Himu]

i still havent gotten a straight answer. can i get my saves from my 60gb and move them to a new system?

if i can, i'll grab a slim. if i can't, then i won't

Depends on the game.

Stuff like MGS4 are locked.

Downloadables, you can redl but you lose your saves obviously, but keep the trophies.

[cool breeze]

swaggaz I think you and I are the only two people in existence to own R.A.D

and it was awesome

yeah, I wish they'd do a sequel to it.  The only came that is somewhat similar is Chou Soujuu Mecha MG on the DS.

[Himu]

Watching giant robots fight it out in a city

ps2 best system ever

[cool breeze]

some guy posted this in June, and most of what he has said has come true, down to the slightly different start up screen (now uses the new PS3 logo)  There is even the PS3 slim 250 gig being discovered now. 

Super_Secret


Wednesday, June 24, 2009 3:13 PM
It is real. It is a PS3 that's been cut down as much as physically possible without preventing the loss of playback of any existing PS3 title out there. It still has blu-ray, it still has wireless, it still has bluetooth and it still has gigabit ethernet.
"OtherOS" support has been removed.
You still get 2 USB ports.
Hard drive sizes will be bigger, it will come in 120Gb and 250Gb flavours. It's still replaceable and will actually be slightly easier as it has been relocated to the front of the console.
It will NOT have any "new" features, such as backwards compatibility or enhanced peripheral support. It's just a PS3, but slightly smaller and cheaper.
The power supply is still internal, but a different power cable will be used.
Rear ports are still the same: 1x HDMI, 1x Sony AV port, 1x Optical, 1x Ethernet. And of course a power port.
Release date and official announcement are not final.
Price is undetermined, but make no mistake, this is a "slimmed" PS3 in ever sense of the word. It's as cheap as can possibly be, so expect it to launch with a smaller price tag than what you're paying now in your respective territories.
Internally, several daughter boards have been removed, but all functionality is still there. This is due to a more advanced manufacturing process. It still uses a few extra boards, though, we're not quite at PSTwo levels yet.
A Cheaper Blu-ray drive is being used. It wont be any slower, but expect to see similar issues that another competitor had a while ago.
Touch-sensitive buttons on the front for power/eject are gone in favour of cheaper push buttons.
It has a slightly different startup screen. Only slightly.
It's about 50% smaller than current PS3s.
It wont be called the "PS3 Slim". The PS1 "slim" and the PS2 "slim" were never officially called the "slim", either.

In short: It's a smaller PS3, but that's it. No new features, no special hardware, just smaller and cheaper. And it wont have sex with you.


Cross-game chat is in the works as part of Firmware 3.0. It wont be out during the summer, but assuming all goes well, it will be out well before the holidays. Current timeframe places it around September, but it's still very much a WIP. If there are any major delays, that will slip and if there are very few delays at all, it might even arrive earlier, but don't bank on it as it is a lot more complicated than you might imagine. At this point, it's working quite well in the labs and supports several players at once.
It's targeted to work with all past and future games that support ingame XMB, much like text chat.
I'm not a betting man, but I wouldn't be surprised if the "slim" shipped with this firmware installed (that doesn't mean the slim will come first, remember).

Who said the 3000 wasn't being phased out? It will be and sooner than you realise. However, the PSP Go isn't what's replacing it. The 4000 is. And yes, it will have a UMD drive. And similar to the PS3 "slim", it's nothing to actually get excited about.

Keep a very close eye on the hard drives shipped with newer PS3's. In a few months (or possibly sooner), something strange is going to start happening.

There you have it, folks. That's it, I'm done, I'm outta here. If you have any more questions, you'll just have to wait like everyone else. This account is gone, never to be logged into again. You might see me in a few months time when I've got something even more awesome to tell you, but it wont be from this account and it probably wont even be on this site. Adios!

now curious to see this 4000 and what is up with the hard drives.

[Himu]

Who here has played MLB The Show? How are those games?

[Van Cruncheon]

best baseball games of all time

[Purple Filth]

distant?

[Don Flamenco]

A Cheaper Blu-ray drive is being used. It wont be any slower, but expect to see similar issues that another competitor had a while ago.

what's he referring to?

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

That sucks.  Considering how janky my 360 DVD drive is, I don't want to experience that again.  I'd like to be able to crash on the couch and watch a Bluray, not constantly fiddling with the thing to get it to read anything.

[AdmiralViscen]

The 360 being a piece of shit


The Blu Ray drive on my friend's PS3 is already fucked n e wayz, so I guess it's no big change.

[Don Flamenco]

oh, thought he meant another blu-ray manufacturer.

[cool breeze]

Who here has played MLB The Show? How are those games?

there are demos for 08 and 09 on PSN to download

but yeah, what Prole said.

[pilonv1]

about time. will keep my 40gb though

[Mr. Gundam]

swaggaz I think you and I are the only two people in existence to own R.A.D

and it was awesome

I own RAD and the Japan-only Tetsujin 28 game that is nearly identical.

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distant?

I just got home, I've been flying all day from Hawaii. However, my Newtype senses let me know that something was up...

I've already got the game preordered, I'm not buying the system bundle.

[pilonv1]

Why would they give you BC when it's painfully obvious there's money to be made in re-releasing the bigger titles as downloads?

anyone not grasping this isn't trying.

[Mr. Gundam]

The bundle will also include the bonus items that are being included with the first press run of the software-only version of the game: product codes for downloading FA-78-3 Full Armor Gundam and RX-81AS Assault Armor, and a product code for downloading an original HD Gundam animated movie.

Good to know I'm not missing out any bundle-exclusive bonuses, seeing how they also come with the first pressing of the game.

[Reb]

I can't believe it, but I'm on board with this. Been contemplating a Blu-Ray player for a while.

[The Sceneman]

Why would they give you BC when it's painfully obvious there's money to be made in re-releasing the bigger titles as downloads?

anyone not grasping this isn't trying.

its not really that simple... theres a ton of money to be made from people on the fence with PS3, but are waiting for PS2 BC? If the slim had BC I'd be all over it day one.

The prospect of upscaled PS2 games with no BS is awesome... but Sony doesnt want to give that to me

Stupid fucking cunts, its their loss

[Eel O'Brian]

No BC for PS3, ever:

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/08/sony-answers-our-questions-about-the-new-playstation-3.ars

"It's not coming back, so let me put that on the table," Koller says with an air of finality. But it's all people ever talk about!

"It's not as big as a purchase intent driver as you may be hearing," he claimed. "We've got such a substantial lineup of titles on the PS3; most people are buying the PS3 for PS3 games. They've buying it for PS3 games and Blu-ray movies."

"That won't be returning," he repeats.

[maxy]

Why are people surprised?PS3 slim is as cheap as possible,it wouldn't be any cheaper if it was Chinese knock-off.Even linux got the shaft


PS2 is going to sell for a long time,why?huge library of cheap used titles,pirates,99$,ideal gift for some annoying "i break everything" brat,etc,etc...

[Brehvolution]

I sure as hell didn't buy a 360 to play OG xbox games.

[Himu]

I sure as hell didn't buy a 360 to play OG xbox games.

But it's still useful if you DO want to play OG xbox games.

[Himu]

Well, they did say like just a few weeks ago they have no plans making a slim ps3 or lowering the price.

For all we know, they could be brushing it under the rug so people will still buy ps2s without knowing they're going to implement bc.

They did the same thing with psp go. That shit leaked and they're like,"what are you talking about" and denied it existence until they got on stage to reveal it.

Chances are, they are working on bc right now. Didn't patents for graphics synthesizer come out in July? There's no reason for Sony to touch the gs unless it's somehow related to ps2 emulation.

[cool breeze]

The best part about BC was that it made Sony seem like one huge library instead of PS1, PS2, PS3.  You could play any Playstation game on the PS3 (except PSP, but, you know), including any game in the Gran Turismo or Metal Gear series.  Now you can play Metal Gear 1 and 4, GT1, 2 and 5.  It's just a bit inconsistent.

[Human Snorenado]

MS really has done right by the consumer for the most part this gen imo.  Sure their original hardware was deeply flawed, but they actually did the right thing by extending the warranty.  They could have pulled a Sony and said "what disk read error?  buy another ps2, filthy poor!" but didn't.  Sure they've got the "xbox originals" crap on the marketplace but they also did add bc for a bunch of games.

Compare that with Sony.  "You will pay six hundred dollars for a system with no games and you will like it, peons."

[demi]

I sure as hell didn't buy a 360 to play OG xbox games.

But it's still useful if you DO want to play OG xbox games.

Not really. Advent Rising isnt BC. Worthless paperweight.

[Himu]

Well, they did say like just a few weeks ago they have no plans making a slim ps3 or lowering the price.

For all we know, they could be brushing it under the rug so people will still buy ps2s without knowing they're going to implement bc.

They did the same thing with psp go. That shit leaked and they're like,"what are you talking about" and denied it existence until they got on stage to reveal it.

Chances are, they are working on bc right now. Didn't patents for graphics synthesizer come out in July? There's no reason for Sony to touch the gs unless it's somehow related to ps2 emulation.

You don't actually believe what you are saying, do you? They just said they will NEVER put PS2 BC in PS3.

You didn't read what I said did you? Companies say shit all the time, just like a few weeks ago they said they weren't making a slim.

[cool breeze]

MS really has done right by the consumer for the most part this gen imo.  Sure their original hardware was deeply flawed, but they actually did the right thing by extending the warranty.  They could have pulled a Sony and said "what disk read error?  buy another ps2, filthy poor!" but didn't.  Sure they've got the "xbox originals" crap on the marketplace but they also did add bc for a bunch of games.

Compare that with Sony.  "You will pay six hundred dollars for a system with no games and you will like it, peons."

360 BC is pretty bad for the most part.  A lot of the games they have listed aren't completely playable (better than not playable at all on PS3) and some of the best Xbox games can't even be played on the 360.  They pretty much gave up on trying to fix any of that a while ago, like Sony did.  I think the Xbox Originals plan fell through for them and they realized few people care about BC.

[chronovore]

Wonder when any Japanese stores are going to bother lowering the price. 

I am more interested in getting this new model, which appears to be more energy efficient, lower heat, lower fan noise, and smaller. Also, matte black is the new black.

I never had my wii vertical.

one day you'll meet a special lady don't worry

FLAWLESS VICTORY.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

KILL IT WITH FIRE.

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just noticed it on the case itself.  just a ghost.

[close]

[Himu]

Not a fan of the new ps3 box. Sidebar is way better.

[Wollan]

Spotted this.. elsewhere. New official ad apparently.