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more about #playstation2 more comments → OddManOut: Someone needs to go back to Kanji class (possibly me :P)... D-pad - Samurai Top - 3 Right - Round, Yen Left - Mouth Bottom - Gentleman, Samura... more » fluidexistence: I've seen discarded tranny corpses smeared with clown makeup more appealing than this. I can't corroborate that, of course--even if I wasn't too exha... more » Bokusatsu_Tenshi: If I was considering buying a PS3, I'd wait a price drop for them and buy one that had BC, dismissing the PS3 slim. Mainly because of having one cons... more » VenomIreland: I wish people would stop bitching about this, if you REALLY want to play PS2 games, just spend that saved €/$100 on a PS2, simple! Oh you don't wa... more » Pope John Peeps II: Well when they make a game as pretty as Odin Sphere on the PS3, maybe I'll buy a PS3. *caresses PS2 slim*. more » Donoho: I have a sh**load of PS1 and PS2 games I play on my PS3. I bought a First Gen PS3 because Sony has Historically made first gen devices Hardware Overk... more » MacAttack7388: I never owned a PS2, or a PS2 game. I got the PS3 for all the other reasons. more » Jitty: Seriously, all you BC people need to stop bitching and get yourself a PS2. People say you're lazy if you complain about changing disk on the 360. No... more » lilaliendog: We only have ourselves to blame ... well those that wanted the price to be cheaper more » Noobs-R-Us: Koller said, "It's not coming back, so let me put that on the table," Translation: "What do you think we are, Stupid? Why would we do this when idiot... more » badasscat: I don't think backward compatibility is a huge issue, but I will say it is nice to have. (I have a 60GB PS3.) I like to keep things neat and clean i... more » OMG! Ponies!: Alas, poor PlayStation 2! I owned one, Kaiser: A console of infinite games, of most excellent fancy: it hath played for me DVDs a thousand times; ... more » k-napped: Sucks, but luckily I have my PS2 right next to my PS3. So I can play all generations of PS games. more » Hello Mister Walrus: Yeah, I really think that the lack of backward compatibility is exaggerated as a problem. There are two main scenarios in which you would want to play... more » Nick: no ninterdo turbo pad more » -
#ps3
Woah, This Samurai Warrior USB Gamepad is All Kinds of Freaky
Seriously, those green LED eyes would stare questioningly, deep into my soul while I tweak its switchable analog/digital nipples. It's modeled after the DualShock controller, and supports the PS3, PS2, and PCs. It looks bizarre, and I like it. More » -
#ps3
PS2 Compatibility Never Returning to the PlayStation 3
Sony pretty much implied that backward compatibility was dead when they released the PS3 Slim (without PS2 support), but just in case, Sony's John Koller put a few nails in that coffin during two recent interviews. More » -
#gaming
Use Sony's DualShock on the Nintendo Wii, Then Giggle Like a Super Villain
Why buy Nintendo's fancy Wii Classic Controller or humiliatingly turn the Wiimote sideways when your old PS/PS2 controllers are perfectly fine? Import this DualShock to Wii adapter for just under $20 and no one will even notice. [Gametech via Kotaku] -
#clothing
The Gaming Revolution Sparks Very Non-Revolting T-Shirt
"The Gaming Revolution" shirt foretells the day when the proletariat will rise up and seize control of the government using advanced military skills developed through endless hours of Call of Duty. [Threadless Thanks Paul!] -
#consoles
The PlayStation 2 Drops to $100 for April Fools
Oh Sony, you fooled the internet! Everyone thought (and still hopes) that you were going to announce something big and important today. Instead, the PS2 will officially drop to $100 starting tomorrow. [PlayStation Blog] -
#gaming
Tupperware Arcade Stick Throws Hadoukens, Totes Sammiches
Can't afford Mad Catz's ridiculous Tournament Edition SFIV FightStick? Just build your own out of cheap fake Tupperware. Plus, it'll tote a sammich over to your friend's house, though I'd avoid tuna salad. [TechEBlog] -
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#gaming
Sony Patent Teases Power Ring LED Wiimotes
Remember that crazy, bulbous PS3 motion controller spotted in a Sony patent app? Well a newly uncovered Sony application is slightly less Requiem for a Dream and slightly more Captain Planet. More » -
#consoles
A Forensic Account of What Really Killed the Sega Dreamcast
Eurogamer has an enjoyable, relatively compact "forensic" detailing just why the Sega Dreamcast, a console years ahead of its time, failed. They argue that it wasn't Sony who defeated Sega; it was Sega. More » -
#spies
PlayStation Cases, The Tools of International Espionage
Harold Nicholson was a CIA operative convicted of espionage for selling CIA identities to Russia. Since 1997, he's been in jail. But allegedly, his son Nathan has carried on the family business... -
#gaming
Audiovox Co-Branded Playstation 2s Coming to Cars
Audiovox will be releasing custom PS2 consoles for cars.Apparently Sony has handed over PS2 hardware to Audiovox (surely through some sort of co-beneficial licensing agreement), who has then re-cased the hardware and added their own tweaks like wireless outputs (allowing the whole car to share one system). Available in 6 months for a $200 premium over existing in-car entertainment systems, there will be a front overheard pop-out version of the system (left) as well as backseat units (right). It's sort of like the soccer mom version of pimping one's ride. -
#gaming
America Still Plays More PS2 Than Xbox 360 and Wii Combined
Sometimes it's easy to lose perspective amidst marketing. Case in point: Nielsen measured that gamers, on whole, spent 31% of their time on the PS2 in 2008 (more than the Xbox 360 and Wii combined). -
#exercise
Jog Controller Forces You To Run in Place While Gaming
PB&J, tables and chairs, liquor and swimming, jogging and gaming—these are matches made in heaven. Fortunately, the Jog has you covered with the whole jogging and gaming thing. More » -
#swordfighting
PS2 Gets 1:1 Swordfighting Game Using EyeToy
It looks like the PS2 is going to beat the Wii MotionPlus to market in delivering one-to-one swordfighting. It's using the EyeToy—the camera peripheral released in 2003—to map your motions with a toy sword onto actions taking place on the screen. You'll get "first person gameplay" where "you are the hero of the game," and from the cartoony screenshots, it doesn't seem too bad. Hmmmm. One-to-one swordfighting might be used pretty well in another industry, if you know what I mean. [Dark Zero via Kotaku]
