PS2 DVD better than Xbox. PS2 DVD to support P-Scan!

Originally posted by kokopuphz
I\'m not sure if I remember this correctly, but before the ps2 was released in Japan, they were marketing it as a game console + dvd player comparable to higher end dvd players.  I remember them saying that the dvd would support p-scan out of the box, but once it came out, this wasn\'t the case.

I\'m being optimistic when I think that it should be possible, yet I too will be like coredweller, and believe it when i see it.

I think you remember wrong.
There were rumours that Xbox would have support for P-Scan, I think even MS confirmed it.. But later they took it out because of cost.

I dont remember hearing that PS2 was going to have P-Scan support.

MS didn\'t take DVD Progressive out because of cost, not at all.  The Xbox can easily spit out a 480p signal but had to do 480i because of macrovision.  MV cannot exist on a progressive signal and the makers of DVD were afraid millions of Xbox owners would buy a simple hack to defeat the macrovision and copy as many DVDs as they wanted.
Looks like the owners of DVD are lightening up about macrovision and copying worries.  People are loving the advantages of DVD over VHS and DVD-Rs with a recorder isn\'t cost effective.  It also doesn\'t hurt that Sony is one of the owners of the DVD technology.

And progressive or not, the PS2 DVD player is still horrible.  Kudos to Sony though for at least making the effort to stay competitive.