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Anyone else hope that Sony keep their word about PS2 expansions?
I know there's the HD and modem/broadband add-ons to come, along with a printer and digital camera, but I hope that both Sony and third-party companies keep up developments and don't let it go to waste.
PS1 originally had the parallel I/O port on the back, but that was hardly used for anything. Cheat cartridges etc. were the main items to utilise it, and there are some other niche products like Video-CD units etc., but its general lack of use meant that it was removed in later revisions of the machine in order to save on production costs. That probably wouldn't have happened if there had been any major accessories designed for it.
It's hard to see it happening at this moment in time, but I hope we don't see a similar situation with PS2, whereby (for example) the USB and i-Link sockets disappear in a year or two because no-one is making regular use of them. Sony are trying to market the machine as a Computer Entertainment System, and these ports and the expansion possibilities they provide must surely be maintained on any future revisions of the machine for such claims to remain credible.
Anyone else hope that Sony keep their word about PS2 expansions?
I know there's the HD and modem/broadband add-ons to come, along with a printer and digital camera, but I hope that both Sony and third-party companies keep up developments and don't let it go to waste.
PS1 originally had the parallel I/O port on the back, but that was hardly used for anything. Cheat cartridges etc. were the main items to utilise it, and there are some other niche products like Video-CD units etc., but its general lack of use meant that it was removed in later revisions of the machine in order to save on production costs. That probably wouldn't have happened if there had been any major accessories designed for it.
It's hard to see it happening at this moment in time, but I hope we don't see a similar situation with PS2, whereby (for example) the USB and i-Link sockets disappear in a year or two because no-one is making regular use of them. Sony are trying to market the machine as a Computer Entertainment System, and these ports and the expansion possibilities they provide must surely be maintained on any future revisions of the machine for such claims to remain credible.
GT3 will be shipping with i-link connectivity to allow machines to link together (I think it is currently 6 machines max. for GT3) Hopefully other devs. will follow suite.
As for the modem/hd thing, this is a bit of a grey area as Sony have to make sure they don't segment their user-base too much in the first year.
As for other devices I have seen several USB devices that will be shipping soon that are also PS2 compatible.
As for the modem/hd thing, this is a bit of a grey area as Sony have to make sure they don't segment their user-base too much in the first year.
As for other devices I have seen several USB devices that will be shipping soon that are also PS2 compatible.
Last post for the night...
Anyone else hope that Sony keep their word about PS2 expansions?
I know there's the HD and modem/broadband add-ons to come, along with a printer and digital camera, but I hope that both Sony and third-party companies keep up developments and don't let it go to waste.
PS1 originally had the parallel I/O port on the back, but that was hardly used for anything. Cheat cartridges etc. were the main items to utilise it, and there are some other niche products like Video-CD units etc., but its general lack of use meant that it was removed in later revisions of the machine in order to save on production costs. That probably wouldn't have happened if there had been any major accessories designed for it.
It's hard to see it happening at this moment in time, but I hope we don't see a similar situation with PS2, whereby (for example) the USB and i-Link sockets disappear in a year or two because no-one is making regular use of them. Sony are trying to market the machine as a Computer Entertainment System, and these ports and the expansion possibilities they provide must surely be maintained on any future revisions of the machine for such claims to remain credible.
Anyone else hope that Sony keep their word about PS2 expansions?
I know there's the HD and modem/broadband add-ons to come, along with a printer and digital camera, but I hope that both Sony and third-party companies keep up developments and don't let it go to waste.
PS1 originally had the parallel I/O port on the back, but that was hardly used for anything. Cheat cartridges etc. were the main items to utilise it, and there are some other niche products like Video-CD units etc., but its general lack of use meant that it was removed in later revisions of the machine in order to save on production costs. That probably wouldn't have happened if there had been any major accessories designed for it.
It's hard to see it happening at this moment in time, but I hope we don't see a similar situation with PS2, whereby (for example) the USB and i-Link sockets disappear in a year or two because no-one is making regular use of them. Sony are trying to market the machine as a Computer Entertainment System, and these ports and the expansion possibilities they provide must surely be maintained on any future revisions of the machine for such claims to remain credible.