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Sony Ceases Production of PSOne
Gamespot has the news that Sony is no longer manufacturing the PSOne. From the article: "Despite the news, Sony representatives noted today that the end of production does not necessarily mean the end of availability. PS hardware and software are still selling in countries around the world. Even if original PlayStation systems and games are becoming slim pickings in the US, gamers likely won't be going without for long. As part of its PlayStation Business Briefing 2006, Sony last week announced that it is working on an emulator that would allow gamers to play PS titles on the PSP."
Sony last week announced that it is working on an emulator that would allow gamers to play PS titles on the PSP."
As I have been explaining since the PSP was first released in Japan, PS1 back-compatibility is the only way Sony can get the number of PSP-compatible titles anywhere near the number of titles compatible with its closest competitor, which can officially run 99 percent of GBA titles.
If you want a PS1, go get one at your local gamestop for ~40$ or less depending on the package. I went in and was almost tempted to buy but came out buying the slimline P2 :). Not sure why you would want to buy a PS1 (since the PS2 plays most games i believe) but if you want one for old times' sake, there's always a local store that sells used ones for dirt cheap. There's always Ebay too. Seriously though, time to make the PS1 a collectors' item ;).
Who cares if the actual PS one is no longer being sold? There are good emulators for the PSX out there, ePSXe being the best. Everything is freely downloadable and open-source, except for the actual BIOS files. (Which you'll probably end up getting via P2P) Once you're all set up, you can play any PSX game right on your computer, and it even supports linked play via inter/intranet.
"emulator that would allow gamers to play PS titles on the PSP."
To me, this means:
1. The games are downloaded and stored on you PSP. (Yay!)
2. The games are repackaged and sold as PSP games. (Boo!)
3. I'm completely missing the point of why this matters. (Likely)
Considering all the titles available for the PSP and the ability to play PSOne games on your PS2 (acronym central) already, this seems kind of like a scare tactic towards Nintendo for offering free games on Revolution. The "Look! Look guys! We can do it too!" mentality, I guess.
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Question: How will they be able to emulate the twin Dual Shock joysticks, as well as the L2, L3, R2, and R3 functionality.
I'm confused. When was the last time ANYONE saw a NEW PSone in a store? I haven't seen one in years. :/
No speculation is needed, from TFA: "As part of its PlayStation Business Briefing 2006, Sony last week announced that it is working on an emulator that would allow gamers to play PS titles on the PSP. Details haven't been released yet, but Sony Computer Entertainment president Ken Kutaragi said the games would be digitally distributed." SO... SONY!
Sony last week announced that it is working on an emulator that would allow gamers to play PS titles on the PSP.
Reminds me of the old technical support story of the person using a pair of scissors to make the 5.25 inch disk fit the 3.5 inch drive.
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How will they be able to emulate the twin Dual Shock joysticks, as well as the L2, L3, R2, and R3 functionality.
In-game remapping for titles that support it, or in-emulator remapping. I'm guessing that Sony will just skip the more complex titles that require analog sticks. Besides, half of the PS1 game library (including such classics as Parappa the Rapper, Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, and Final Fantasy VII) was made before the Dual Shock controller and thus doesn't know that L3, R3, and the analog sticks exist.
Sony last week announced that it is working on an emulator that would allow gamers to play PS titles on the PSP
I'm still holding out for Sega to do the same with the Game Gear and Master System, Alex Kidd in Miracle world here I come!!
I think it would be even cooler if they just came out with an even smaller version. Like, a watch or something. That would be hawt.
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get a freaking ps2 for 140 bucks.
Not entirely. Several PS1 games do not work correctly on the PS2. I'm guessing this PSP emulator won't be 100% compatible either, just as the Nintendo DS isn't compatible with link-cable-heavy GBA titles such as The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords and Pokémon.
What's ironic is that Sony is discontinuing the PSOne not long after Atari started reviving the Atari 2600 & 7800 (http://www.atari.com/us/games/atari_flashback/780 0).
I can load as many games as I want on my 80GB hd (and now they have 120gb laptop drives even) and the graphics look better. Hell I can even plug in my playstation controller with a nifty adapter. Screw sony and their psp.
While the price for a PS2 has dropped considerably, the even cheaper PS1 is still the only real option for a person who has not much cash but want's a good console. Add in the vast pirated library of PS1 titles, and the PS1 will be an oddly vibrant video game platform for quite some time.
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Nintendo was granted a patent on emulation on handheld console emulating older handheld consoles, this is handheld console emulating something else.
Please Stop Porting.
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That list is about a bunch of games that, frankly, work with models that are SPCH-30001. If you have an SPCH-30001 that's not dead due to the defective lasers that were used in the 1999-2000 production run of 1st gen PS2s that still functions, you're lucky and due for a replacement anyway.
My PS2 plays Final Fantasy Anthology perfectly fine, and brings the load times of the FF6 menus down to something approaching playability, although it's still not as nice as the SNES rom.
From Wikipedia: "Early versions of the PlayStation 2 console were incompatible with both the North American and European versions of Final Fantasy Anthology, although these incompatibilities have since been addressed in later hardware revisions."
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How come the headline isn't "Sony announces a PSOne killer"?
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