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Sony Ceases Production of PSOne

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the psnomore dept.

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."

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  1. Told you so by tepples · · Score: 4, Insightful

    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.

    1. Re:Told you so by SetupWeasel · · Score: 3, Informative

      The Kirby tilt game probably. It was made for the top loading GBA.

      Oh, and any multiplayer GBA game. Of course, that only affects part of the game.

  2. US customers! by atari2600 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    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 ;).

    1. Re:US customers! by Bacon+Bits · · Score: 3, Funny

      Wow, now I actually ave something to do when I cast my W-Summon + Knight of Round: I can drive to the store, buy what I need, and then drive home.

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  3. Just emulate it! by dwbassett42 · · Score: 4, Informative

    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.

    1. Re:Just emulate it! by Cal+Paterson · · Score: 4, Informative

      No! ePSXe is NOT open source!

      It's closed, and although the team haven't especially ruled out the possibility of making it Free Software, it is currently pretty much win32 only (although there is a GNU/Linux binary: it doesn't work very well).

      To my knowledge, the only Free PSX emulator is PCSX, but development has been dead a few years, and I have a feeling compatibility is poor.

  4. I can't wait to see this.. by radiotyler · · Score: 3, Interesting

    "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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  5. Dual Shock and other PS1 Controller Oddities by MarioMax · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Question: How will they be able to emulate the twin Dual Shock joysticks, as well as the L2, L3, R2, and R3 functionality.

  6. Scissors by writermike · · Score: 3, Funny

    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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  7. PS1 had digital pads before Dual Shock by tepples · · Score: 3, Insightful

    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.

  8. Sega by Symp0sium · · Score: 3, Interesting

    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!!

  9. ps2 not 100% backward compatible by tepples · · Score: 5, Interesting

    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.

  10. Ironic by rtobyr · · Score: 4, Interesting

    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).

  11. I run epsxe on my laptop by Psx29 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    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.

  12. Price will continue to make the PS1 attractive. by 6350' · · Score: 3, Insightful
    In much the same way that Windows 98 became the world's operating system due to it's relatively slim install and memory use (ie, usable on bare-bones inexpensive computers that much of the developing world uses), the Playstation 1 has become the planet's game console.

    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.

  13. Re:Emulation on PSP? by damsa · · Score: 3, Funny

    Nintendo was granted a patent on emulation on handheld console emulating older handheld consoles, this is handheld console emulating something else.

  14. What PSP REALLY means by Doomstalk · · Score: 4, Funny

    Please Stop Porting.

  15. What?!?!?!? by Zaatxe · · Score: 4, Funny

    How come the headline isn't "Sony announces a PSOne killer"?

    Slashdot is losing its traditions...

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