Milara
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Post by Milara on Sept 30, 2008 15:31:06 GMT -5
I'm thinking about getting a PS3 finally and wanted some advice. There seems to be three real options... 1) Try to find one of the old out of production models that plays PS2 games naturally, has a smaller hardrive than the newer models, and is hard to find and likely very expensive. 2) Get the newest model which is cheaper but can't play PS2 games, and doesn't have some of the extras like a flash port, but I think it has the biggest drive of the models or 3) Get the more expensive model from a year or two ago that can play PS2 games with an emulator, has flash ports and other extras, and I dunno what else.
I'm wondering if the emulator works ok, or if maybe it would be a better idea to just get the newest model and keep my ps2 out to play my old games. A flash port would probably be a good thing though... I know on the PS2 it's useful when I use a codebreaker... I can put new codes onto a flash drive and then load them into the PS2 with the flash drive... haha <.< Or of course whether it's best to just go to the extra trouble and expense to get one of the out of production models that plays old games without an emulator.
Any advice is welcome :-)
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Post by Nauren on Sept 30, 2008 15:39:13 GMT -5
If you use your PS2 to add cheat codes etc...i woud personally keep your PS2 no matter what option you pick.
However I would suggest the 80 gig backwards compatible version through emulation.
Its still very sturdy as far as its BC options go. The old PS3's are around 97% BC while the emulated ones are like 91% leaving some of the older, less known games off of the list.
I wouldn't worry about HDD size as you can upgrade it with just 5 screws and very cheaply at that. 320 gig hard drives are down to just a little over 100 dollars these days and takes you less then 2 minutes to swap. (The data back up takes a couple hours though).
In the end....I suggest you buy the PS3 with the PS3 in mind and not the PS2 side of it.
I have the 60 gig myself..with a 250 gig upgraded HDD.
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Post by Sosa on Oct 2, 2008 7:16:18 GMT -5
If you don't have a functional PS2, it's still probably cheaper to buy one of the emulation-compatible models and install your own hard drive than it is to buy two separate systems. How important is the backwards compatibility to you? I assume it's at least weighs in your decision to a fair degree since you mentioned it.
I'm sure there's a matrix online that compares known compatibility between the models; if you have specific games you want to run on it, it would most likely be very helpful to scan over the list to check and see which version would fill the bill better.
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Milara
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Post by Milara on Oct 2, 2008 18:26:10 GMT -5
No I have a PS2, it would just be nice to not have to go to all the trouble of hooking it back up to play an old game if I don't have to. ;-) Supposedly old PS2 games can look better playing on the PS3 also. /shrug
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Post by clue on Oct 2, 2008 19:59:26 GMT -5
no soposedly they are very stretched or can be atleast on ps3. my opinion stick to ps2 for ps2 games
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Post by Nauren on Oct 3, 2008 8:29:35 GMT -5
Some games look better with the smoothing options etc. Not all. Its a case by case basis. Like KH2 looks phenominal on the PS3 while some other games not so much.
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Post by McClebby on Oct 3, 2008 20:18:57 GMT -5
I not too sure about the US but over here in asia PS3 with BC Sony is no longer making them. shop over here the stock it during production are selling it way over price(900SGD or so)
If u worry HD space most game dont use much
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Post by plague on Oct 7, 2008 12:16:54 GMT -5
Hey Mil  Don't worry too much about HD space if you're going to use it just to play games. They don't take much space at all. However, if you're going to be using it to D/L a bunch of stuff then maybe bigger would be better, I wouldn't know as I don't do much multimedia on it except watch blue ray movies. Also, I don't think they make the backwards compatible anymore.(I thought the Metal Gear package was the last of the 80gbs, new anyway, you can always buy them used-I wouldn't) I ended up buying the MGS package also thinking of playing my PS2 games on it. But like you I still have my PS2 and I just ended up hooking it up to the TV in the room /shrug. |
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Post by Nauren on Oct 7, 2008 12:21:47 GMT -5
Actually just "playing games" is the most intrusive HDD hinderance as most games have a 2-5 gig pre-install these days.
5 games later you have 10-20 gigs used up already providing you didn't delete any data of any games you don't plan to play.
Demos range about 1 gig each and if you enjoy easy access anime/movies on your big screen...then that takes up space too.
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Post by stormwrack on Oct 20, 2008 16:31:19 GMT -5
Im late to this thread, but I bought the 80gb "MGS4" edition myself last summer. I have it on a 32" Toshiba HD LCD.
FFXII didnt look to hot stretched even with smoothing. Dragon Quest VIII looked great but it's probably due to the nature of cell shaded graphics.
I wound up hooking up an old Sony 20" tv to my PS2, for my PS2 gaming moods.
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Post by clue on Oct 21, 2008 0:37:58 GMT -5
hey for ur ps3 how do u get free movies working? im still confused how to even work internet browser it just lets u go to the playstation website it seems lol .
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Post by Nauren on Oct 21, 2008 7:53:03 GMT -5
lol the new PS3 update allows flash 9 to work...so any site that offers movies can be viewed now. Like www.hulu.com or something. You just need to learn how to use the browser lol. |
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Post by Sosa on Oct 24, 2008 14:56:07 GMT -5
Sorry for going semi-off topic...
That's because images tend look best in their native resolution.
Pretty much everything in standard definition looks like garbage when you put it on a high quality HDTV. I ocassionally run an HDMI cable from my PC to the TV to stream certain stuff or work in the high resolution on a huge screen; but when I use an emulator to play old school SNES games, I actually switch to an old s-video cable and run it to my old CRT TV.
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Post by Vindication on Oct 28, 2008 10:43:59 GMT -5
I have the emulator version of the ps3... Does not play some of my old time favorite games and freezes a lot when playing them. Also overheats quite easily.
I'd go with the new ps3, and just play your ps1 and ps2 games on your old ps2 if you still have it.
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Post by Nauren on Oct 28, 2008 12:52:58 GMT -5
Also overheats quite easily. The PS3 has one of the best designs for heat displacement. If your PS3 is over heating..there are only 2 options. Either you have it in a closed place or you have a defected PS3. Both can be corrected. The freezing PS2 games via emulation could also be a product of your heat issues as the PS3 actually works quite hard to emulate PS2 games. |
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Don't worry too much about HD space if you're going to use it just to play games. They don't take much space at all. However, if you're going to be using it to D/L a bunch of stuff then maybe bigger would be better, I wouldn't know as I don't do much multimedia on it except watch blue ray movies.
