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It may well be 12:30am on Tuesday the something of February, but I had the urge to go to a website (which shall remain nameless for the time being...) and check out the Playstation 2 prices. The site loaded up nice and quickly, with the PS2 on the home page 'in stock now' or something to that description was what I managed to make out (it's very late and I'm tired...).
Clicking to find out mor information I was greeted by a list of specifications of this 'wonderful' console and to my horror founDthis!
128 bit "Emotion Engine"
produces superb, smooth game play
Does it really? Smooth game play. Ridge Racer 5. Turn a corner and Jagged-Jagged-Jagged-Jagged!!!
Plays DVDs
watch your favourite movies with digital quality picture and sound.
Well, that's true, but then there are different quality digital pictures, so nothing 'wrong' here...
Includes a Dual Shock 2 controller
this new controller features analogue buttons. the harder you press them, the higher you jump or the faster you accelerate.
Ok, now has anyone else found that the PS2 controllers were hyped to the death? Well this may be the case, because these 'features' aren't all that impressive really.
Requires PS2 8mb memory card to save games
to save your games, replays and highest scores you will need a playstation 2 8mb memory card. playstation 2 is 200 times faster than playstation one.
Is it really? Is the Playstation one really 200 times slower? How misleading! 1 piece of evidence for you - Ridge Racer 5. Oh yeah, and every other PS2 game other than SSX and Time Splitters (and maybe DoA2 and TTT!!).
Surely they're lying with this...
Plays nearly all original PlayStation games
99% of the games produced for playstation work with playstation 2. the graphics will be improved and they may load slightly quicker.
Ok, so it does play all the PSone games apart from a few. But to say the graphics will be improved??? The bare faced cheek of it! Methinks, Comet have been telling little fibs just to make a sale...
Please note here - I am not having a 'dig' at the Playstation 2, but the truth is - Comet - yes Comet, have got it wrong here and are telling their customers lies, which is, quite frankly, not on at all. I think we should report them? Or am I being too hasty. Perhaps, when they tested out the likes of RR5 and FIFA 2001, they were under the impression that they were PSone games, and so believed the graphics were slightly better than using the PSone...
Hmmm....
Anyone else?
Clicking to find out mor information I was greeted by a list of specifications of this 'wonderful' console and to my horror founDthis!
128 bit "Emotion Engine"
produces superb, smooth game play
Does it really? Smooth game play. Ridge Racer 5. Turn a corner and Jagged-Jagged-Jagged-Jagged!!!
Plays DVDs
watch your favourite movies with digital quality picture and sound.
Well, that's true, but then there are different quality digital pictures, so nothing 'wrong' here...
Includes a Dual Shock 2 controller
this new controller features analogue buttons. the harder you press them, the higher you jump or the faster you accelerate.
Ok, now has anyone else found that the PS2 controllers were hyped to the death? Well this may be the case, because these 'features' aren't all that impressive really.
Requires PS2 8mb memory card to save games
to save your games, replays and highest scores you will need a playstation 2 8mb memory card. playstation 2 is 200 times faster than playstation one.
Is it really? Is the Playstation one really 200 times slower? How misleading! 1 piece of evidence for you - Ridge Racer 5. Oh yeah, and every other PS2 game other than SSX and Time Splitters (and maybe DoA2 and TTT!!).
Surely they're lying with this...
Plays nearly all original PlayStation games
99% of the games produced for playstation work with playstation 2. the graphics will be improved and they may load slightly quicker.
Ok, so it does play all the PSone games apart from a few. But to say the graphics will be improved??? The bare faced cheek of it! Methinks, Comet have been telling little fibs just to make a sale...
Please note here - I am not having a 'dig' at the Playstation 2, but the truth is - Comet - yes Comet, have got it wrong here and are telling their customers lies, which is, quite frankly, not on at all. I think we should report them? Or am I being too hasty. Perhaps, when they tested out the likes of RR5 and FIFA 2001, they were under the impression that they were PSone games, and so believed the graphics were slightly better than using the PSone...
Hmmm....
Anyone else?
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The PS2 has the ability to enhance the graphics of certain PS1 games I think Dan.
Wookiee or ssxpro? Can you confirm this?
Wookiee or ssxpro? Can you confirm this?
It may well be 12:30am on Tuesday the something of February, but I had the urge to go to a website (which shall remain nameless for the time being...) and check out the Playstation 2 prices. The site loaded up nice and quickly, with the PS2 on the home page 'in stock now' or something to that description was what I managed to make out (it's very late and I'm tired...).
Clicking to find out mor information I was greeted by a list of specifications of this 'wonderful' console and to my horror founDthis!
128 bit "Emotion Engine"
produces superb, smooth game play
Does it really? Smooth game play. Ridge Racer 5. Turn a corner and Jagged-Jagged-Jagged-Jagged!!!
Plays DVDs
watch your favourite movies with digital quality picture and sound.
Well, that's true, but then there are different quality digital pictures, so nothing 'wrong' here...
Includes a Dual Shock 2 controller
this new controller features analogue buttons. the harder you press them, the higher you jump or the faster you accelerate.
Ok, now has anyone else found that the PS2 controllers were hyped to the death? Well this may be the case, because these 'features' aren't all that impressive really.
Requires PS2 8mb memory card to save games
to save your games, replays and highest scores you will need a playstation 2 8mb memory card. playstation 2 is 200 times faster than playstation one.
Is it really? Is the Playstation one really 200 times slower? How misleading! 1 piece of evidence for you - Ridge Racer 5. Oh yeah, and every other PS2 game other than SSX and Time Splitters (and maybe DoA2 and TTT!!).
Surely they're lying with this...
Plays nearly all original PlayStation games
99% of the games produced for playstation work with playstation 2. the graphics will be improved and they may load slightly quicker.
Ok, so it does play all the PSone games apart from a few. But to say the graphics will be improved??? The bare faced cheek of it! Methinks, Comet have been telling little fibs just to make a sale...
Please note here - I am not having a 'dig' at the Playstation 2, but the truth is - Comet - yes Comet, have got it wrong here and are telling their customers lies, which is, quite frankly, not on at all. I think we should report them? Or am I being too hasty. Perhaps, when they tested out the likes of RR5 and FIFA 2001, they were under the impression that they were PSone games, and so believed the graphics were slightly better than using the PSone...
Hmmm....
Anyone else?
Clicking to find out mor information I was greeted by a list of specifications of this 'wonderful' console and to my horror founDthis!
128 bit "Emotion Engine"
produces superb, smooth game play
Does it really? Smooth game play. Ridge Racer 5. Turn a corner and Jagged-Jagged-Jagged-Jagged!!!
Plays DVDs
watch your favourite movies with digital quality picture and sound.
Well, that's true, but then there are different quality digital pictures, so nothing 'wrong' here...
Includes a Dual Shock 2 controller
this new controller features analogue buttons. the harder you press them, the higher you jump or the faster you accelerate.
Ok, now has anyone else found that the PS2 controllers were hyped to the death? Well this may be the case, because these 'features' aren't all that impressive really.
Requires PS2 8mb memory card to save games
to save your games, replays and highest scores you will need a playstation 2 8mb memory card. playstation 2 is 200 times faster than playstation one.
Is it really? Is the Playstation one really 200 times slower? How misleading! 1 piece of evidence for you - Ridge Racer 5. Oh yeah, and every other PS2 game other than SSX and Time Splitters (and maybe DoA2 and TTT!!).
Surely they're lying with this...
Plays nearly all original PlayStation games
99% of the games produced for playstation work with playstation 2. the graphics will be improved and they may load slightly quicker.
Ok, so it does play all the PSone games apart from a few. But to say the graphics will be improved??? The bare faced cheek of it! Methinks, Comet have been telling little fibs just to make a sale...
Please note here - I am not having a 'dig' at the Playstation 2, but the truth is - Comet - yes Comet, have got it wrong here and are telling their customers lies, which is, quite frankly, not on at all. I think we should report them? Or am I being too hasty. Perhaps, when they tested out the likes of RR5 and FIFA 2001, they were under the impression that they were PSone games, and so believed the graphics were slightly better than using the PSone...
Hmmm....
Anyone else?
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