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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. But alas by antifoidulus · · Score: 2, Interesting

    it doesn't run Linux(no hd possible!)

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  2. car mod by prankfurter · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The new PS2 would be ideal for modding a car. its small and it runs off of dc (the transformer is external..) :-)

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  3. well by igzat · · Score: 1, Interesting

    I have to wonder how long until a mod-chip that will work with this newer, smaller system comes out. I estimate between 2-3 months, could be sooner. Those pirated are pretty efficent. LOL

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  4. Does size really matter? by llevity · · Score: 3, Interesting
    The new PS2's biggest feature appears to be its size. Okay, it's smaller. So what? It's not portable. I'm not going to carry it around in my pocket with 15' of A/V cables and power cords trailing behind me in case I happen to end up somewhere with a TV to hook it up to. The only reasonable thing I've seen so far is that it'd be ideal to install in your car, if that's your thing.

    By the same token, lots of people had a problem with the Xbox because of its size. Why?

    We're not talking Univac sized room filling machines. Stick the sucker on a shelf, or next to your TV on the floor, and forget about it. Why does anyone care about size?

    Personally, I'd love to see them all come in a standard size. If they were the same dimensions of a DVD player, or VCR, I could stack them all on top of each other. Considering aesthetic design seems to be so important to someone, that'll never happen though.

  5. That's nice and all.... by rsilvergun · · Score: 2, Interesting

    but still no price cut? I guess they don't need to (still). Oh well, I'm glad to see the tray loader gone, one less motor to break and all. Then again that only applies if they built the thing as well as the first PS2.

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  6. Where's the disassembly? by Andy_R · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Functionally it's just the same machine again, the interest here is in how much they've been able to reduce the component count, so I'm disappointed not to see the guts of the new machine on show.

    If the machine is effectively a single 'PS2 chip' plus support and interfaces, then it would be a very strong pointer to the PS3 having the same chip in it for backwards compatibility.

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