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Do you remember when Sony regidtered the trademark "pstwo" ? Now they announced it, it is going to be a better version of the psx, it's going to have better graphics and a new design.
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Okay Cusack - lets give you the benefit of the doubt here.
Could you please post links to the ‘several websites’ (to quote your own words) where you first read this information? At least this will enable us all read the original news story you are using as the basis for what you have told us.
This will prove that all you were doing was relaying a news story that you had read elsewhere. If this does indeed turn out to be the case, then I for one would apologise to you. There is nothing wrong with relaying a story you have read elsewhere to this forum.
However, until I see a link and read the news story for myself, I suspect this info has come from either a friend at school or your own head.
So, a link please.
Could you please post links to the ‘several websites’ (to quote your own words) where you first read this information? At least this will enable us all read the original news story you are using as the basis for what you have told us.
This will prove that all you were doing was relaying a news story that you had read elsewhere. If this does indeed turn out to be the case, then I for one would apologise to you. There is nothing wrong with relaying a story you have read elsewhere to this forum.
However, until I see a link and read the news story for myself, I suspect this info has come from either a friend at school or your own head.
So, a link please.
Yea come on, the guy's only trying to tell us a bit of news. Whether it's true or not, we'll just need to wait and see.
What the hell is the problem with you people ? I am not speaking for myself, I am telling you what I was told, I am not making anything up, it may be right, it may be wrong, but I DON'T CARE, I am not trying to prove anything, I don't know what is the pstwo going to be, I just heard news and told it here, nothing more, when you want to prove it wrong blame them, don't blame me, say your opinion and leave me out of it, it's not my problem.
Cusack wrote:
> That's not what I said. Games production will continue normally just
> as before, they won't release every game for both consoles, just some
> selected titles.
Do you realise just how daft that idea is? If they change the machine so that developers need to code unique versions, it is no longer a PlayStation 2 - it's a whole other format. And few if any developers are going to bother developing games for a technically different version of an old machine.
Check this link: [URL]http://sony.gamerfeed.com/gf/news/6018/[/URL]
Specifically:
SCEE President David Reeves reveals the future of Sony's hardware plans...
...
Reeves continued by commenting on a "new" piece of hardware premiering at E3 -- maybe the PStwo? "... Maybe also, something we haven't talked about, is that we made a change from PlayStation to PS one, so we may, in the course of time, make some cosmetic changes to PlayStation 2 and come out with something that's a little bit sexier, but probably no changes to specs or anything like that."
> That's completely wrong, I have read HERE, on THIS SITE before that
> ps1 games are emulated on the ps2, that's why many ps1 games have
> problems when played on the ps2, I've had many problems myself.
[URL]http://www.futuregamez.net/ps2hard/system/system.html[/URL]
In particular:
I/O Processor
Playstation 1 CPU
33.8MHz or 37.5MHz selectable
32-bit bus
This I/O chip is actually the CPU from the original Playstation. Because of it's inclusion it allows the Playsation 2 to play Playstaion 1 games.
You will find this mentioned on most sites which provide PS2 specifications.
> That's not what I said. Games production will continue normally just
> as before, they won't release every game for both consoles, just some
> selected titles.
Do you realise just how daft that idea is? If they change the machine so that developers need to code unique versions, it is no longer a PlayStation 2 - it's a whole other format. And few if any developers are going to bother developing games for a technically different version of an old machine.
Check this link: [URL]http://sony.gamerfeed.com/gf/news/6018/[/URL]
Specifically:
SCEE President David Reeves reveals the future of Sony's hardware plans...
...
Reeves continued by commenting on a "new" piece of hardware premiering at E3 -- maybe the PStwo? "... Maybe also, something we haven't talked about, is that we made a change from PlayStation to PS one, so we may, in the course of time, make some cosmetic changes to PlayStation 2 and come out with something that's a little bit sexier, but probably no changes to specs or anything like that."
> That's completely wrong, I have read HERE, on THIS SITE before that
> ps1 games are emulated on the ps2, that's why many ps1 games have
> problems when played on the ps2, I've had many problems myself.
[URL]http://www.futuregamez.net/ps2hard/system/system.html[/URL]
In particular:
I/O Processor
Playstation 1 CPU
33.8MHz or 37.5MHz selectable
32-bit bus
This I/O chip is actually the CPU from the original Playstation. Because of it's inclusion it allows the Playsation 2 to play Playstaion 1 games.
You will find this mentioned on most sites which provide PS2 specifications.
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Cusack wrote:
> WòókieeMøn§†€® wrote:
> The only way they will be able to offer better graphics would be to
> (a) replace the graphics processor with with a newer version,
> possibly creating problems, or (b) simply increase the graphics
> memory to allow for more detailed textures.
> Maybe that's it! Better textures, I never said it will be the next
> Gen, I jyst said "Improvements", and I don't even know what
> kinds of improvements.
> Either of these options could have a negative effect on both
> existing
> games and those currently in development. Any foul-up there and
> they
> could potentially kill the PS2 off as a viable platform, drastically
> shortening its life rather than extending it. And developers won't
> appreciate the possibility of needing to create two versions of a
> game for 'the same' machine.
> That's not what I said. Games production will continue normally just
> as before, they won't release every game for both consoles, just some
> selected titles.
> When the ps2 was made, it had a completely different chip from
> that of the ps1
>
> True, but PS2 does include the original PS1 CPU - it uses it as the
> I/O processor during normal PS2 operations, and hands control over
> to
> it when you play a PS1 game. PS2 doesn't emulate a PS1, it
> has one built in.
> That's completely wrong, I have read HERE, on THIS SITE before that
> ps1 games are emulated on the ps2, that's why many ps1 games have
> problems when played on the ps2, I've had many problems myself.
> And why does everybody blame me ? I didn't make that up, and I don't
> care if it's right or wrong, and I didn't even like the idea in the
> first place, I just wanted to tell everybody about some news that I
> have read in several websites.
Everybody blames you because you are a Newbie. Just wait 4 more days and you'll be a regular.
> WòókieeMøn§†€® wrote:
> The only way they will be able to offer better graphics would be to
> (a) replace the graphics processor with with a newer version,
> possibly creating problems, or (b) simply increase the graphics
> memory to allow for more detailed textures.
> Maybe that's it! Better textures, I never said it will be the next
> Gen, I jyst said "Improvements", and I don't even know what
> kinds of improvements.
> Either of these options could have a negative effect on both
> existing
> games and those currently in development. Any foul-up there and
> they
> could potentially kill the PS2 off as a viable platform, drastically
> shortening its life rather than extending it. And developers won't
> appreciate the possibility of needing to create two versions of a
> game for 'the same' machine.
> That's not what I said. Games production will continue normally just
> as before, they won't release every game for both consoles, just some
> selected titles.
> When the ps2 was made, it had a completely different chip from
> that of the ps1
>
> True, but PS2 does include the original PS1 CPU - it uses it as the
> I/O processor during normal PS2 operations, and hands control over
> to
> it when you play a PS1 game. PS2 doesn't emulate a PS1, it
> has one built in.
> That's completely wrong, I have read HERE, on THIS SITE before that
> ps1 games are emulated on the ps2, that's why many ps1 games have
> problems when played on the ps2, I've had many problems myself.
> And why does everybody blame me ? I didn't make that up, and I don't
> care if it's right or wrong, and I didn't even like the idea in the
> first place, I just wanted to tell everybody about some news that I
> have read in several websites.
Everybody blames you because you are a Newbie. Just wait 4 more days and you'll be a regular.
WòókieeMøn§†€® wrote:
> The only way they will be able to offer better graphics would be to
> (a) replace the graphics processor with with a newer version,
> possibly creating problems, or (b) simply increase the graphics
> memory to allow for more detailed textures.
Maybe that's it! Better textures, I never said it will be the next Gen, I jyst said "Improvements", and I don't even know what kinds of improvements.
> Either of these options could have a negative effect on both existing
> games and those currently in development. Any foul-up there and they
> could potentially kill the PS2 off as a viable platform, drastically
> shortening its life rather than extending it. And developers won't
> appreciate the possibility of needing to create two versions of a
> game for 'the same' machine.
That's not what I said. Games production will continue normally just as before, they won't release every game for both consoles, just some selected titles.
> When the ps2 was made, it had a completely different chip from
> that of the ps1
>
> True, but PS2 does include the original PS1 CPU - it uses it as the
> I/O processor during normal PS2 operations, and hands control over to
> it when you play a PS1 game. PS2 doesn't emulate a PS1, it
> has one built in.
That's completely wrong, I have read HERE, on THIS SITE before that ps1 games are emulated on the ps2, that's why many ps1 games have problems when played on the ps2, I've had many problems myself.
And why does everybody blame me ? I didn't make that up, and I don't care if it's right or wrong, and I didn't even like the idea in the first place, I just wanted to tell everybody about some news that I have read in several websites.
> The only way they will be able to offer better graphics would be to
> (a) replace the graphics processor with with a newer version,
> possibly creating problems, or (b) simply increase the graphics
> memory to allow for more detailed textures.
Maybe that's it! Better textures, I never said it will be the next Gen, I jyst said "Improvements", and I don't even know what kinds of improvements.
> Either of these options could have a negative effect on both existing
> games and those currently in development. Any foul-up there and they
> could potentially kill the PS2 off as a viable platform, drastically
> shortening its life rather than extending it. And developers won't
> appreciate the possibility of needing to create two versions of a
> game for 'the same' machine.
That's not what I said. Games production will continue normally just as before, they won't release every game for both consoles, just some selected titles.
> When the ps2 was made, it had a completely different chip from
> that of the ps1
>
> True, but PS2 does include the original PS1 CPU - it uses it as the
> I/O processor during normal PS2 operations, and hands control over to
> it when you play a PS1 game. PS2 doesn't emulate a PS1, it
> has one built in.
That's completely wrong, I have read HERE, on THIS SITE before that ps1 games are emulated on the ps2, that's why many ps1 games have problems when played on the ps2, I've had many problems myself.
And why does everybody blame me ? I didn't make that up, and I don't care if it's right or wrong, and I didn't even like the idea in the first place, I just wanted to tell everybody about some news that I have read in several websites.
Please Cusack, come on, you cannot be this stupid? Surely?
You're having a laugh, right?
As stated by people in this thread, and more importantly, people with a brain, the PStwo is just going to be a case redesign. As the PlayStation ---> PSone situation was.
And people wonder how Internet rumours get started. All it takes is three people with the intelligence level of Cusack and off we go...
You're having a laugh, right?
As stated by people in this thread, and more importantly, people with a brain, the PStwo is just going to be a case redesign. As the PlayStation ---> PSone situation was.
And people wonder how Internet rumours get started. All it takes is three people with the intelligence level of Cusack and off we go...
I may end up getting one if I decide to sell my PS2 any time soon.
Just one question: Are any of you going to get a PSTwo? I'm not.
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