Captain Trips
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Yep. The annoying cat gimmick is older than Queen Victoria now.
Backward compatibility?
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Yep. The annoying cat gimmick is older than Queen Victoria now.
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Captain TripsYep. The annoying cat gimmick is older than Queen Victoria now.
Which has what to do with the current topic of the PS2/PS3?
Back on topic: it's funny to think that PS2's will hardly be antiques when for a short while they were like gold. I remember when they ran out of the chips for the PS2 or some such thing because of an earthquake.
I don't remember ALL the details because at the time I didn't have anyone and never thought I was gonna own one. A year later, of course... lolIt'll probably be the same way with the PS3: some folks will think they'll never get one cause of the price and then a little while later, they'll be plugging it in to their TV.
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Most PS2 games should work and most PS1 games should work. Sony is going all out with their console and will be including a single chip to handle ps2 and ps1 games for the most part and the cell may do the rest including graphics. the gpu could be used for rendering things like antialaising and anisotropic filtering for ps1.
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By the time I will be able to buy a PS3 I hopefully have my master degree and generating enough income to buy one at full price. Now that would be a great feeling, making me feel like a millionaire.... while I actually am not. 
(I'll just have to ignore my bank account number with that big red minus in front of it)
(I'll just have to ignore my bank account number with that big red minus in front of it)
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live4speedIt's not even 1000 posts old yet, try almost 10000, damn now I feel old.
Technically you could use you're cell phone or any other bluetooth devce to control the PS3, however it would need to have the right programming or software for it to recognise the inputs on the phone or PDA ect. It is possible but any software to allow you to use a phone as a PS3 controller of any sort will likely be freeware, some kid programming in his bedroom ect.
Hiya!
Meow! (='.'=)mmm I don't know, but is wireless connection technology really that good nowadays?
I am still not confident with wireless technology since sometimes interferences can happen from other signals outside. I would rather have my PS3 all cords instead of some or all wireless. 
Anyone want to tell me about wireless stuff?
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The PS3 is Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, a lot of mobile phones are also Bluetooth, and the PS3 pads and controling devices will be bluetooth too. Bluetooth itself is a very reliable connection, it's not like infra-red where the devices have to be lined up right, you can use a bluetooth connection to communicate with another device in another room, it's very reliable and very stable and other devices can be pick up yours but they won't automatically interfere with the connection you already have. Wi-Fi is wireless internet which most people who use it will probably just use it to ommunicate with a PSP, thats not a huge part of the PS3 imo, it has potential but theres not much I can think of that people will use it with, I'm not sure how good Wi-Fi is.
Anyway, don't worry about the pad suddenly not responding because you're mobiles started ringing, that sort of stuff won't happen.
Anyway, don't worry about the pad suddenly not responding because you're mobiles started ringing, that sort of stuff won't happen.
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If you're looking for some info on Wi-fi, I found a good article at PC World. You might be able to find it at their site. It explained a lot including some very new encryption protocols for Wi-fi devices.
Oh i see, thats an improvement... but i can still see a problem. When i'm not using my playstation i turn it off, so when do i ever get the oppertunity to charge them? Can you play with them plugged into the USB ports? if so would it do any damage to leave them in there permanently(i.e. use it like a ps2 controller)?
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I still don't get why it supports 7 wireless devices. I mean, sure, four player split screen is nice, but anything past that is troublesome. And why not LAN then? Even if you have three extra slots, what would they be for? Extra screens? I hope they can put those slots to good use like Nintendo is finally putting that darned touchscreen to good use with Nintendogs.
Still looking forward to what will come out of this next-gen console war. Hopefully Sony won't forget about the PSP....
Still looking forward to what will come out of this next-gen console war. Hopefully Sony won't forget about the PSP....
RedWolfRacerI still don't get why it supports 7 wireless devices. I mean, sure, four player split screen is nice, but anything past that is troublesome. And why not LAN then? Even if you have three extra slots, what would they be for? Extra screens? I hope they can put those slots to good use like Nintendo is finally putting that darned touchscreen to good use with Nintendogs.
Still looking forward to what will come out of this next-gen console war. Hopefully Sony won't forget about the PSP....
Supporting 7 wireless devices means many things.
First and foremost, it means you can have 7 wireless, and additional wired. Honestly I do see games in the future having 8 players, with 7 being wireless and one being wired, or 4 being wired and 4 being wireless, etc etc.
Also, there is a possibility of having other decives wireless, aside from just controllers, the possibilities are there.
For all we know now, there could be wireless headsets, that would require one of those 7 available channels. It's just not known right now, but I'm positive 7 will not be the limit for players in one game, it's just the limit for wireless devices. They also work via USB.
They're using seven because that's what Bluetooth uses, period. They install Bluetooth, they get seven. No more, no less. It would actually cost them extra to limit the Bluetooth system to only four.
Besides, it's seven devices, not necessarily seven controllers. Three controllers, three headsets, and a keyboard, bam. Seven devices.
I seriously doubt there will be more than two or three sports games that actually support seven players.
Besides, it's seven devices, not necessarily seven controllers. Three controllers, three headsets, and a keyboard, bam. Seven devices.
I seriously doubt there will be more than two or three sports games that actually support seven players.
Jedi2016
I see it being entirely possible though for 7 wireless and one wired, enabling 8 players in games like:
Wrestling
Football
BasketBall
It would be awesome to have an 8 person game like Mario Party, featuring crash bandicoot or something, lol, that would rock.
Also, there could be games that support 8 players via split screen on two HDTV's via HDMI.
Just tossing out random ideas that may or may not happen.
LaBountiAnd with dual screen support I can see 8 player FPS games from one console.
I don't play FPS, but that would just be insane and fun. I mean, I love having people over to play games. Playing in a room with people is so much better than online play, and I'd take an 8 player game over online 16 player games anyday.
Hell, we have get together's for Tekken where as many as 15 people who up and we pass it around for hours, and it's FAR more enjoyable than any time I've ever spent playing DOA online. Or MK
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I think live for speed has the right idea. Playstation has always lacked the party type multiplayer kind of thing. whereas nintendo has ruled that market for years
