New PS2?

[xtasy_]

The new PS2 is 75% lighter and it looks better by just a little?
I got teh regular PS2, why would i want to get this? Does it go
faster than the regular PS2 and if it does...is it by a little?!


Anyways for me it would be a waste of money because Im waiting for PS3 which is coming out around 2005 Dec or Early 2006? Thats Like
18 months to 19 months away?

[Blake]

If you already have a PS2 why bother? The slimmed down version is just mainly to appeal to gamers who are yet to get a PS2.

[watashi]

Basically it has a built in ethernet but no HD, but that's not confirmed, they might put in like a 20 gig hd in there, real small one...Who knows but if you already got one I don't think another one is worthy...The fact that it won't have a HD well it's not a fact yet we'll have to see on that...yeah...


Though if it has a built in ethernet and hd, who knows...I wouldn't mind getting one for those games that use the HD

[Dragonlance]

I trade my older PS2 for the newer smaller one, i have a warranty that i payed for, so i wont lose any money if i give it back. I GET ALL 300$$ BACK!! So i will use that to buy my smaller version of PS2, then get warranty for that one, and when PS3 comes out, trade it in for the PS3 and so on...

[xtasy_]

LoL anyways i buy all my systems.

Im 16 and I get paid $60 a day, guess what job i have and btw its "Part-time"!

[don_milz]

I know i'll be buying one.
I never ever trade in my old consoles, i still have my Commodar 64, Master system, Mega drive, NES, SNES, 2 PSone's, N64, Dreamcast, Xbox, Gamecube, and my 2 PS2's.

You might be wondering why i buy 2 of the same console....well i'm planning on buying a third PS2 (the new slim one)....the reason is...becasue i always...have many mates round, and i like to link the consoles and have a LAN party...so all my mates, and my other brothers play.....i guess i'll have to get another TV for the 3rd PS2.

[watashi]

Your rich dude, your really rich, however LAN - Local Area Network, is a bunch of people in one through firewall?

[Blake]

Actually as a teenager it wouldnt cost much to buy 2 of each if thats what you mainly spend your money on. Assuming you have a part time job and everything bringing in about $300 every 2 weeks.

[don_milz]

Your rich dude, your really rich

I'll take that as a compliment.

however LAN - Local Area Network, is a bunch of people in one through firewall?

Yeah, i guess you could put it that way. A LAN party is basically when you connect 2 or more consoles together and play multiplayer.
The PS2 (and i think the PSone also) does it via the i.Link, but i'n not all that sure about the xbox one, i think it does it through a USB link.

GT3 is one of the many games i play on a LAN party with my PS2.
Although i dont have 2 or more xbox's, my friends bring theirs round (which is a pain in the ass, carrying that huge thing.....lol) and we connect each one to play HALO....which rocks, in LAN.

[Cody]

No Xbox does it through fire wire I think USB is to slow it can only send 24MB per second
and fire wire can send like 75MB persecond or somthing like that and watashi A firewall is a shield of defense againt hackers all firewalls do is monitor all your ports and block people who are trying to connect to your comp

[watashi]

yeah I was trying to find the word firewire guess I just used firewall instead

[gaming ultima]

few things to say
1. the new model is not 75% lighter, its 75% smaller in internal volume
2. the new model ps2 does not have a i-link port
3. what the hell do you mean USB is to slow, people play games online with what 512Kb/s and often less, USB has a maximum transfer bandwidth of 12Mb/s and USB 2.0 has a maximum transfer bandwidth of 480Mb/s (that nearly 10x of the maximum bandwidth of a T3 line!)

[FmanFORPS3]

can u guys post a pic of the new PS2.......this is the first time i hear of a "new" ps2......so if u can, post a pic

thx

[Blake]

Comparison pics of the new PS2 up to the old one.

[watashi]

amazing how one can just first 'hear' about a new PS2 that's been rumoured for a while...and your in canada, lol

but what do you think of it? the expansion bay of course it gone and it's so much cleaner...but it has a flip top so in actuality...it does not come out like a cd tray it comes out like a cd player, woohoo

If it's so light when you accidentally yank your PS2 while playing a game...there will be consequences...good strategy Sony lol

[Seb]

I think its well designed apart from two things. The old PS2 actually requires less space to insert a disc than the new PS2. The flip-top lid kind of of takes away from the whole point of having reduced dimensions. The other thing is the lack of a HD bay. HD's are so small nowadays, just take the iPod HD for example (40GB!). Why don't they just use one of those? I guess it might just be because it would make it too expensive. This is going to be a real let down to any hardcore FFX1 players. When PS2 first came out in Japan it had a external HD bay and it kind of seems like regressing to have an external HD once again.

[Cody]

amazing how one can just first 'hear' about a new PS2 that's been rumoured for a while...and your in canada, lol

What, I am confused are you talking to me?

[Blake]

I find it extremely difficult to ever decifer what watashi is saying or trying to say..no offense though watashi, you just need to be more articulate.

[watashi]

lol, yeah I think I think out loud when I type, sorry haha

[FmanFORPS3]

watashi was talkin bout me......GO CANADA lol
and about the new PS2....wow......its amazing SO FRIKIN SMALL!! i wonder how much it costs

[Blake]

Im assuming it'll be the same price as the regular PS2, maybe a bit cheaper.

[FmanFORPS3]

really?
i would have thought that it would cost more since its smaller

[Blake]

Thats a possibility I wouldnt rule out, however I believe it would anger people if the price was upped.

[watashi]

The smaller the better, they said it costs less to produce the smaller version.

[Cody]

Yah but there will be no HDD slot so I wouldnt get it