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Redesigned PlayStation 2 Console Preview

Posted by Zonk on from the shiny-tiny-playstation dept.

Anonymous Gamer writes "GameSpot has a new hands-on preview of Sony's redesigned PlayStation 2 system. It's one-fourth the size of the old PS2 and only weighs two pounds. It looks like Sony's new system will be the iPod of game consoles this holiday season."

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  1. Re:My thoughts.. by Fred+Or+Alive · · Score: 2, Informative

    There's a still a fan, but a less noisy one. The disc drive probably doesn't sound like an Acorn Archimedies's floppy drive either. :-)

    Could be worse, you could own an Xbox, mine makes a really annoying noise from it's fan (I think), I feel like seeing if I can replace it. Apparently as time goes on, the Xboxes construction is getting cheaper and cheaper, and it's getting noisier becuase of it.

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  2. Re:But alas by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    Actually, it does run Linux. A hard drive is not required to use the PS2 Linux Kit because the kernel (or any other executable you install) is loaded from the memory card. There are at least two projects on playstation2-linux.com that include tutorials on how to boot via NFS root.

    A friend of mine has already used the Linux Kit to boot homebrew software stored on the memory card.

  3. BAH! Another New Multitap? by Grym · · Score: 2, Informative

    ...Unfortunately, older (SCPH-10090) Multitap adapters are not compatible with the new PS2 because the memory-card and controller-port placements don't match the port layouts on the older system.

    Anybody ever notice that Sony is a bunch of bastards when it comes to multitaps? The things are like $30 (God knows why) and are ALWAYS incompatible with previous versions.

    -Grym

  4. Re:Just buy a used ps2 by ZX-3 · · Score: 2, Informative

    HDLoader is not the PS2 hard drive, it is a boot disc for use with the hard drive. HDLoader is used to rip and play images of DVD-based games, which greatly reduces load times. It does not allow you to store game saves on the hard drive, either.