2009-04-04, 20:21 | Link #1881 | |
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Singapore
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2009-04-04, 20:23 | Link #1882 |
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Age: 35
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better than nothing, really have you tried to play ps2 on an HDTv? Its probably the granniest shit you'll ever play, at least with BC for the 60 and 30gb models with upscale and rendering, the games are playable and not so damn harsh on the eyes.
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2009-04-04, 20:26 | Link #1883 |
Observer/Bookman wannabe
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Singapore
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Aye. None of my TVs are HD, and that is part of the reason why I'm putting off my purchase of a 3, along with the lack of backward compatibility. Those earlier models with the Emotion Engine chip in them won't be cheap, I guess.
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2009-04-04, 20:31 | Link #1884 |
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I mean, I rarely use it to play blurays because their to expensive to buy and watching the dark knight for the umpteenth times gets boring, but sometimes you jsut get the urge to play some ps2 and since my modded ps2 went caput i haven't been able to play any of my legit games and shilling a hundred dollars for a system that really isn't worth a hundred dollars just drives me nutz, i mean with a hundred dollars I could get a dsi and go play the new pokemon which would be a better investment imo.
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2009-04-04, 20:31 | Link #1885 | |
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2009-04-04, 20:35 | Link #1888 | |
A gentle ripple
Join Date: Aug 2004
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Clearly they phased out the BC to underhandedly sell more PS2s. I find it ironic, since Sony jumped on their high horses talking about BC and now look who the hypocrites are. Sony's answer to BC: Just buy a PS2! Look, we even cut it to $99!
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2009-04-04, 20:38 | Link #1890 |
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See i would consider buying a ps2 for 99 dollars IF it was region free and allowed me to play my god damn imports, but this is not the case, which again baffles the shit out of me. And really I hate the wii, but its BC is amazing which makes me wonder if I hadn't been a xbox ps2 dc owner and gaycube owner that I might be wiihead this generation.
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2009-04-04, 20:51 | Link #1893 |
Observer/Bookman wannabe
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Singapore
Age: 38
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Presently, I'm thinking of sharing a PS3 with a doc friend of mine. He's always busy, so the plan is for him to drop over to my place if he wants to play.
Anyway, is it true that without HDTV, the improvement in graphics for 3 is marginal?
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2009-04-04, 20:53 | Link #1894 |
A gentle ripple
Join Date: Aug 2004
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Yeah, they wanted to stop hemorrhaging money so they started cost cutting and removing "unnecessary" things from the PS3. I think they are at least break even or slight profit on the PS3 now, if they cut again they'll start losing money again. Everyone wants a cut, no one is getting one.
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2009-04-04, 20:54 | Link #1895 |
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Age: 35
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yep this true for any next gen console except for ones that start with w, and end i and rhyme with meeeeeee. Other than the games, next gen consoles touted was HD gaming and for most with out a lcd display/ hd tv you won't be able to get the graphical update these sytems have to offer. Bascially your games will look like sharper crisper version of ps2/xbox but since your playign them at about 6ft away the details become harder to discern.
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2009-04-04, 22:10 | Link #1896 |
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Pennsylvania , United States
Age: 34
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Luckily, I bought my 80GB Metal Gear 4 PS3 bundle (paid $499 for it) which had software BC support which I used alot. I wished that Sony still sold a BC compatible PS3 because PS2 games would look horrible on a HDTV...
But... since the PS3 game library is improving (especially more JRPGs are coming to PS3), I have no complaints.
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2009-04-04, 22:42 | Link #1899 |
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Age: 35
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ps3 library is great, considering their getting that exclusive tales of, albeit late still, ps3 does not lack quality title, but I would just like to enjoy some of my favorites on the ps2 in faux hd thats all, without having to buy another machine to cram my media cabinet with. I have enough wires to deal with as it is, considering my ps3, stereo system, dvr... its already a mess i don't need more!!!!
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2009-04-04, 22:43 | Link #1900 | ||
from head to heel
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Age: 42
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The 20, 60 GB and—to some extent—the old 80 GB PS3 models are able to do all of what you mentioned. It was certainly a risk, buying a 60 GB back then despite its high price, but I feel that it was all worth it in the end. Quote:
My old, fat, region 1 workhorse feels like it's about to give up its ghost one of these days, but she's still alive and well. As for my 60 GB PS3, I can't help but feel that it has increased in value somewhat from my point of view. |
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