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PS2 Getting DVD Upgrade & Progressive Video?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the insert-lust-here dept.

blues5150 writes "ZDNET is reporting that Sony is going to be upgrading the PlayStation 2. According to the article "The new design will support most recordable DVD media, including DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW. The new PS2 will also support "progressive scan", a playback method used by some TV sets for clearer images, and it will come with a built-in infrared receiver for using a remote control to control DVD playback." The bad part of all of this is that they don't have dates for availability in North America or Europe."

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  1. Re:PS2 has progessive scan AND IR now. by ePhil_One · · Score: 0, Troll
    Haven't they ALWAYS had an IR port? The DVD remotes been around for a while, I gave it to my brother for Xmas 1.5 years ago...

    Sort of Reminds me of MS posting as new features things they claimed the last version had. :^)

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  2. Re:WTF? by Dot.Com.CEO · · Score: 0, Troll

    Can you please name ONE mainstream game that used the iLink (firewire) port of the ps2? That is right, none.

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  3. playstation MIA by The+Real+Minister · · Score: 0, Troll

    http://www.theinformationminister.com/press.php?ID =612212559 The ministry will fight your playstation in the rear. God will roast the moderator's stomachs in hell.