Poll: ripping off bastards! (should i buy a ps2)

[Thrashgrinder]

I have the first version 60 gb PS3. That means i can play ps2 games on it. i dont get why they took out that feature...

 

[Phoenixlight]

They deliberatly removed backwards compatability for some stupid reason, they had it on the 60gb model.

 

[Celtic_Kerr]

at fist i was actually quite surprised, but then i thought about it a bit and i realised that actually, no this isn't surprising at all. Nothing i have ever bought off of sony has ever ever worked properly, my ps3 is constantly plagued by that bloody 80710092 error that they are still to lazy to find a fix for so i'm constantly having to reset my router, my PSP will not connect to that router and therefore not to my ps3 either, when i phoned up customer support they actually suggested buying a new one (perhaps from sony no doubt), my first ps2 stopped for no reason and thay wouldn't offer me a refund either.

This entire paragraph reminds me of a cell phone company in Canada: Rogers Wireless. Everyone in Canada seems to have this massive issue with "The incompetant fucks" at Rogers. Apperantly their customer service is shit. I've never had a hold time with them, and after 4 years of being a Roger's client, I'm happy as fuckw ith my phone.

Same deal with sony. I've nevr had a console breakdown. I called CS once because I thought it was broken, but the settings on my TV and receiver were off. They were incredibly helpful. Everyone bashes SONY for all the shit service and products, but I've never had one.

Also, the 40 GB drives were never advertised to be backwards compatible, the 60 GB were supposed to be.

 

[Celtic_Kerr]

They deliberatly removed backwards compatability for some stupid reason, they had it on the 60gb model.

I meant the 60 GB and not the 80

basically people were buying the PS3 to play all their PS2 games, not buying PS3 games, and using the PS3 as a blu-ray player. So they removed the feature to make people buy their games. SONY had a slow start when they released the PS3, as alot of devs were behind in their devellopment

 

[dfcrackhead]

Totally. The PS2 is after all the greatest console ever.

Well except for the fact that it appears to also be the most fragile console. I've had 3 different PS2 who've all decided to die on me.

Really? I've had the same PS2 for years, granted the first one I got I had to return for a refurbished one, but it's lasted me quite a long time

EDIT: OT: Yes, buy it, PS2 is great and has a ton of great games

 

[chromewarriorXIII]

I would definitely go for it. However I recommend getting the bigger version. My slim stopped playing PS1 games after a few of years. According to GameStop (who I'm wary to believe) this was a common problem with the slim.

 

[Andantil]

Yes, yes, and yes again.
The PS2 has an enormous library of excellent games... and terrible games too, of course.

 

[Celtic_Kerr]

I would definitely go for it. However I recommend getting the bigger version. My slim stopped playing PS1 games after a few of years. According to GameStop (who I'm wary to believe) this was a common problem with the slim.

You can trust them on this, it's happened to all of my friends.

 

[dfcrackhead]

so i just bought silent hill 2 since apparently it's the best evar (yahtzee's favourite) and i've never played it, however i did so under the blindly naive assumption that what sony advertised is the same as what spent nearly £400 on, in other words my 40GB ps3 doesn't have backwards compatibility and it seems there is no software based method (that i can find on the internet) to make it possible (you've no doubt heard this story before).

at fist i was actually quite surprised, but then i thought about it a bit and i realised that actually, no this isn't surprising at all. Nothing i have ever bought off of sony has ever ever worked properly, my ps3 is constantly plagued by that bloody 80710092 error that they are still to lazy to find a fix for so i'm constantly having to reset my router, my PSP will not connect to that router and therefore not to my ps3 either, when i phoned up customer support they actually suggested buying a new one (perhaps from sony no doubt), my first ps2 stopped for no reason and thay wouldn't offer me a refund either.

but this isn't just a ranting thread, what i'd like to know is, do you guys think that silent hill 2 is a good enough game to justify spending about £10 on a pre owned ps2.

Download and Emulator and the RoM version of the game if you don't want to spend the money on the console.

wish i could, but i only have a laptop, unless there is a way to download an emulator onto my ps3.

A laptop should be fine for a PS2 emulator all you would really need would be a controller. I know you can PS1 emulators on the PsP though sure about PS3.

I was under the impression a PS2 emulator was quite difficult for a PC to run, last time I tried on my desktop the emulator crashed about 10 frames into the game I tried to play. Any idea why?

 

[Glademaster_v1legacy]

I was under the impression a PS2 emulator was quite difficult for a PC to run, last time I tried on my desktop the emulator crashed about 10 frames into the game I tried to play. Any idea why?

Were you playing a ROM or a disk game and did you have the right BIOS and other downloads? As you need to download more than just the emulator.

unfortunately i've filled this laptop with kinds of large programs, i dont really have any space left, and i kind of need all of them.

Ok that kinda sucks but as a last resort might be worth looking into or if you get somethign with more memory.

 

[BlumiereBleck]

Yes buy it now!!! Then get Tony Hawk's Underground 2, Need for Speed Most Wanted, Kingdom Hearts 2, Bully, and Grand Theft Auto Vice City.

 

[rokkolpo]

Totally. The PS2 is after all the greatest console ever.

Well except for the fact that it appears to also be the most fragile console. I've had 3 different PS2 who've all decided to die on me.

what he said.

apart from the fragile part. mine is still going. but it's only 2 years old, so who knows.

 

[Chamale]

apart from the fragile part. mine is still going. but it's only 2 years old, so who knows.

Until last year, my PS2 was the most modern console I owned. It's been fine for years and years.

But then, my 15-month-old Xbox 360 is past its life expectancy too, so maybe I just treat my consoles right.

 

[Judgement101]

so i just bought silent hill 2 since apparently it's the best evar (yahtzee's favourite) and i've never played it, however i did so under the blindly naive assumption that what sony advertised is the same as what spent nearly £400 on, in other words my 40GB ps3 doesn't have backwards compatibility and it seems there is no software based method (that i can find on the internet) to make it possible (you've no doubt heard this story before).

at fist i was actually quite surprised, but then i thought about it a bit and i realised that actually, no this isn't surprising at all. Nothing i have ever bought off of sony has ever ever worked properly, my ps3 is constantly plagued by that bloody 80710092 error that they are still to lazy to find a fix for so i'm constantly having to reset my router, my PSP will not connect to that router and therefore not to my ps3 either, when i phoned up customer support they actually suggested buying a new one (perhaps from sony no doubt), my first ps2 stopped for no reason and thay wouldn't offer me a refund either.

but this isn't just a ranting thread, what i'd like to know is, do you guys think that silent hill 2 is a good enough game to justify spending about £10 on a pre owned ps2.

Hell, I'll give you my PS2 for free.

 

[Gunsang]

Say what you want about the PS3(it sucked for years) and Sony; the PS2 is one of the greatest consoles of all time. I think it's definitely worth the $100 it costs for a new one let alone the £10 (really only 10 pounds?) you could get it for. In fact I recently just bought an old one for $50 which is more than twice what you would spend on yours

 

[Eggsnham]

Yeah, it's totally worth it; you'll get to play all the last gen classics that you might have missed and it's cheap.

 

[dfcrackhead]

I was under the impression a PS2 emulator was quite difficult for a PC to run, last time I tried on my desktop the emulator crashed about 10 frames into the game I tried to play. Any idea why?

Were you playing a ROM or a disk game and did you have the right BIOS and other downloads? As you need to download more than just the emulator.

unfortunately i've filled this laptop with kinds of large programs, i dont really have any space left, and i kind of need all of them.

Ok that kinda sucks but as a last resort might be worth looking into or if you get somethign with more memory.

A ROM and I thought I had all the right BIOS, but I'm not too sure. PM me if you have tips or suggestions about it(it's not that I don't love my PS2, I just am never away from my computer, I don't have time to go to my couch and play on a television)

 

[Stoic raptor]

I have the old fat ps2, never died on me, has been faithfully loyal.
Best console I ever have.
I had it for at least 7 years, if not more. And still going strong.
I got it for $200 back then. 10 euros is definatly worth it, though don't expect it to work as well as mine.
And Silent Hill 2 is an amazing game. Good choice, bet it cost more then the ps2.

 

[Xiorell]

I too thought it was shit they only put the Backwards Compatibility on the 60gb, then stopped making it available, when I had a PS3 it'd have been on alot more often if I coulda played PS2 games on it.
Even if it was so people wouldn't just use it as a blu-ray player, I still think it was a bullshit idea. Cocks.

Although I heard somewhere the Back'Comp' on PS3 was a bit ropey anyway? No idea if that's true or not never saw it in action.