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Posted August 20, 2009
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cogadh: Yep, pretty much (except for the PS1 part, all PS3's have PS1 B/C). Greedy bastards!

Really? So why do they keep PS1 compatibility intact, then?
Posted August 20, 2009
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Catshade: So they can sell PS1/PS2 game via digital distribution and make people pay again to play games they already own.

As long as they have a large focus on getting the really awesome hard-to-find PS2 games like ICO, I'm perfectly fine with that.
I am certain that B/C won't be added until they discontinue the PS2. That thing still sells like crazy, so they want to ride that wave as long as possible until sales slow down considerably.
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Catshade: Really? So why do they keep PS1 compatibility intact, then?

It's much cheaper to manufacture PS3s that can play PS1 games than PS3s that can play PS2 games. Something about some Emotion Engine.
Post edited August 20, 2009 by TheCheese33
Posted August 21, 2009
The PS1 used a simple 32 bit processor while the PS2 had a rather complicated custom processor (the "Emotion Engine"). Running PS1 software on a PS3 does not require any extra hardware or emulation, while running PS2 software requires either the original PS2 hardware, or software that emulates it.
Posted August 21, 2009
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Aliasalpha: Shame the removal of this complicated and expensive component in favour of cheap plentiful flash memory has somehow managed to put the price UP.
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cogadh: They removed one complicated and expensive component only to replace it with a new complicated and expensive component: the OLED screen. I'm not sure they even broke even on the PSPGo's manufacturing costs compared to the original PSP's manufacturing costs, OLED's are still really expensive.

Hang on, they DID do the OLED? I read a few things recently that said it had the same regular LCD screen as the previous PSPs
Posted August 21, 2009
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Aliasalpha: Hang on, they DID do the OLED? I read a few things recently that said it had the same regular LCD screen as the previous PSPs

Yeah, the PSP Go does use the same type of screen as the regular PSP.
Posted August 25, 2009
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cogadh: Haven't you ever heard of an input switcher? At one point I had a NES, Sega Genesis, PS2, DVD player and a PC all hooked up to a single input on my old TV, through a switcher box that allowed me to change devices with a simple push of a button, no unplugging of cables required. Granted, I had a ridiculously large video cabinet capable of holding all that stuff, but once it was all hooked up, there was zero hassle involved in using it.

now that's interesting.i didn't hear of that before , then again i didn't have inet yet + i was only 10 years old :)
I might wanna restart my collection. There a lot cheaper anyway now.
thank's m8
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