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...Mainly concerning the online options.
I'm thinking about buying a PS2 for its sheer amount of RPG's and Platforming games. My Xbox will still remain king of the castle - for shooting and more serious games. And my Gamecube - well - I don't know. Maybe a door stop until something good comes out.
Anyway, on with the questions.
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ONLINE QUESTIONS
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1. Do you have to pay a monthly / yearly fee to play online - or do you just have to purchase the modem?
2. Which begs the question - Do you take your PS2 online, and if so - what games do you normally play?
3. Is there any Lag?
4. Is it advisable buying a Hard-drive for online purposes?
5. Anything else?
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NON - ONLINE QUESTIONS
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1. Are there any new PS2 colors coming out in the near future - like see-through orange? Or something similar that’s worth waiting for.
2. With the special colored PS2's do you get 2 controllers, like you do with the colored Xboxes?
3. Is it worth buying a PS2 now, seem as the dawn of the new consoles is upon us?
4. Any future price drops announced?
5. Anything else?
Thanks a lot for your time, your opinions count!
Thanks again,
Discodexy
I'm thinking about buying a PS2 for its sheer amount of RPG's and Platforming games. My Xbox will still remain king of the castle - for shooting and more serious games. And my Gamecube - well - I don't know. Maybe a door stop until something good comes out.
Anyway, on with the questions.
-----------
ONLINE QUESTIONS
-----------
1. Do you have to pay a monthly / yearly fee to play online - or do you just have to purchase the modem?
2. Which begs the question - Do you take your PS2 online, and if so - what games do you normally play?
3. Is there any Lag?
4. Is it advisable buying a Hard-drive for online purposes?
5. Anything else?
-----------
NON - ONLINE QUESTIONS
-----------
1. Are there any new PS2 colors coming out in the near future - like see-through orange? Or something similar that’s worth waiting for.
2. With the special colored PS2's do you get 2 controllers, like you do with the colored Xboxes?
3. Is it worth buying a PS2 now, seem as the dawn of the new consoles is upon us?
4. Any future price drops announced?
5. Anything else?
Thanks a lot for your time, your opinions count!
Thanks again,
Discodexy
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Darwock wrote:
> it's also not compatible with FFXI, which is the only PS2 game that
> runs solely from a hard drive at the moment.
Precisely. I meant dodgy in that because no games support it, it's only real purpose is to back-up games to the HD. Which is where piracy rears it's ugly head.
It's a good idea if you want to keep your discs in mint condition though. And doesn't it speed up loading times too?
£20 at the local car boot - still in two minds about it...
> it's also not compatible with FFXI, which is the only PS2 game that
> runs solely from a hard drive at the moment.
Precisely. I meant dodgy in that because no games support it, it's only real purpose is to back-up games to the HD. Which is where piracy rears it's ugly head.
It's a good idea if you want to keep your discs in mint condition though. And doesn't it speed up loading times too?
£20 at the local car boot - still in two minds about it...
[URL]http://www.t3.co.uk/news/default.asp?pagetypeid=2&articleid=15379&subsectionid=753[/URL]
Just found this now, which looks interesting. This news isnt dated, so i don't know if its coming up, or if its been and gone. Anybody know?
Yellow PS2 hehe :D
Just found this now, which looks interesting. This news isnt dated, so i don't know if its coming up, or if its been and gone. Anybody know?
Yellow PS2 hehe :D
It's not dodgy at all, I have it in my PAL PS2. But when connecting via HDloader you can't go online, so it's pointless to mention it in a thread about going online.
it's also not compatible with FFXI, which is the only PS2 game that runs solely from a hard drive at the moment.
it's also not compatible with FFXI, which is the only PS2 game that runs solely from a hard drive at the moment.
You can actually connect a regular HDD to the PS2, using special software called 'HDLoader'. It's quite dodgy and third party though - and was probably designed with Piracy in mind more than anything else.
You couldn't buy a HDD even if you wanted to as it's not released in this country yet. Unless you're planning on getting a US console? In which case FFXI comes pre-installed and costs £7 ($10) a month to play.
By the way, you don't buy a modem, you buy a network adapter which connects the PS2 to a modem or PC by an ethernet cable. There's no subscription costs for the network service, just some games a salready mentioned.
By the way, you don't buy a modem, you buy a network adapter which connects the PS2 to a modem or PC by an ethernet cable. There's no subscription costs for the network service, just some games a salready mentioned.
Thankyou kindly
DiscoDexy wrote:
> ...Mainly concerning the online options.
>
> I'm thinking about buying a PS2 for its sheer amount of RPG's and
> Platforming games. My Xbox will still remain king of the castle - for
> shooting and more serious games. And my Gamecube - well - I don't
> know. Maybe a door stop until something good comes out.
> Anyway, on with the questions.
> -----------
> ONLINE QUESTIONS
> -----------
> 1. Do you have to pay a monthly / yearly fee to play online - or do
> you just have to purchase the modem?
> 2. Which begs the question - Do you take your PS2 online, and if so -
> what games do you normally play?
> 3. Is there any Lag?
> 4. Is it advisable buying a Hard-drive for online purposes?
> 5. Anything else?
> -----------
> NON - ONLINE QUESTIONS
> -----------
>
> 1. Are there any new PS2 colors coming out in the near future - like
> see-through orange? Or something similar that’s worth waiting for.
> 2. With the special colored PS2's do you get 2 controllers, like you
> do with the colored Xboxes?
> 3. Is it worth buying a PS2 now, seem as the dawn of the new consoles
> is upon us?
> 4. Any future price drops announced?
> 5. Anything else?
>
> Thanks a lot for your time, your opinions count!
>
> Thanks again,
> Discodexy
> ...Mainly concerning the online options.
>
> I'm thinking about buying a PS2 for its sheer amount of RPG's and
> Platforming games. My Xbox will still remain king of the castle - for
> shooting and more serious games. And my Gamecube - well - I don't
> know. Maybe a door stop until something good comes out.
> Anyway, on with the questions.
> -----------
> ONLINE QUESTIONS
> -----------
> 1. Do you have to pay a monthly / yearly fee to play online - or do
> you just have to purchase the modem?
> 2. Which begs the question - Do you take your PS2 online, and if so -
> what games do you normally play?
> 3. Is there any Lag?
> 4. Is it advisable buying a Hard-drive for online purposes?
> 5. Anything else?
> -----------
> NON - ONLINE QUESTIONS
> -----------
>
> 1. Are there any new PS2 colors coming out in the near future - like
> see-through orange? Or something similar that’s worth waiting for.
> 2. With the special colored PS2's do you get 2 controllers, like you
> do with the colored Xboxes?
> 3. Is it worth buying a PS2 now, seem as the dawn of the new consoles
> is upon us?
> 4. Any future price drops announced?
> 5. Anything else?
>
> Thanks a lot for your time, your opinions count!
>
> Thanks again,
> Discodexy
...Mainly concerning the online options.
I'm thinking about buying a PS2 for its sheer amount of RPG's and Platforming games. My Xbox will still remain king of the castle - for shooting and more serious games. And my Gamecube - well - I don't know. Maybe a door stop until something good comes out.
Anyway, on with the questions.
-----------
ONLINE QUESTIONS
-----------
1. Do you have to pay a monthly / yearly fee to play online - or do you just have to purchase the modem?
2. Which begs the question - Do you take your PS2 online, and if so - what games do you normally play?
3. Is there any Lag?
4. Is it advisable buying a Hard-drive for online purposes?
5. Anything else?
-----------
NON - ONLINE QUESTIONS
-----------
1. Are there any new PS2 colors coming out in the near future - like see-through orange? Or something similar that’s worth waiting for.
2. With the special colored PS2's do you get 2 controllers, like you do with the colored Xboxes?
3. Is it worth buying a PS2 now, seem as the dawn of the new consoles is upon us?
4. Any future price drops announced?
5. Anything else?
Thanks a lot for your time, your opinions count!
Thanks again,
Discodexy
I'm thinking about buying a PS2 for its sheer amount of RPG's and Platforming games. My Xbox will still remain king of the castle - for shooting and more serious games. And my Gamecube - well - I don't know. Maybe a door stop until something good comes out.
Anyway, on with the questions.
-----------
ONLINE QUESTIONS
-----------
1. Do you have to pay a monthly / yearly fee to play online - or do you just have to purchase the modem?
2. Which begs the question - Do you take your PS2 online, and if so - what games do you normally play?
3. Is there any Lag?
4. Is it advisable buying a Hard-drive for online purposes?
5. Anything else?
-----------
NON - ONLINE QUESTIONS
-----------
1. Are there any new PS2 colors coming out in the near future - like see-through orange? Or something similar that’s worth waiting for.
2. With the special colored PS2's do you get 2 controllers, like you do with the colored Xboxes?
3. Is it worth buying a PS2 now, seem as the dawn of the new consoles is upon us?
4. Any future price drops announced?
5. Anything else?
Thanks a lot for your time, your opinions count!
Thanks again,
Discodexy
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