New Playstation Model

May 15 this year Japan will release a new PS2 model.
This is what is new.

- reading of Dvd-r, RW, +R, +RW
- the support of the progressive-scan DVD
- reception of the integrated remote control
- the possibility of lighting, of extinguishing the console and of opening, of closing the reader thanks to the remote control
- the IEEE-1394 port will not be available any more
- 30% of noise in less

Source

Don\'t know if it\'s true, if it is I don\'t think I will get this one.

It\'s strange Sony allows those recordable formats in the model....

"- reading of Dvd-r, RW, +R, +RW "
no friggen way ,sony would never do that.

[Kurt Angle]

Mine plays those anyway

Originally posted by Tyrant
"- reading of Dvd-r, RW, +R, +RW "
no friggen way ,sony would never do that.

Then maybe it\'s a coinsidance that the new Sony DVD burners can also burn DVD-R, RW, +R, +RWs? :rolleyes:

Then again, it\'s probably a late aprils fool. GT3 is the top Sony 1st party game - is there any one in here who believes Sony would just forget about the i-link?! Me thinks not.

Originally posted by seven

Then maybe it\'s a coinsidance that the new Sony DVD burners can also burn DVD-R, RW, +R, +RWs? :rolleyes:

Gawd, i hate that smiley. but i was implying that sony have been so uptight about software piracy, so why would they be making it easier to play pirated games on the PS2.

Originally posted by Tyrant

Gawd, i hate that smiley. but i was implying that sony have been so uptight about software piracy, so why would they be making it easier to play pirated games on the PS2.

Surely It wont make it easier at all. All official games have a \'code\' that the unit reads when it boots up a disc. Pirated games do not contain this \'code\' so they dont work. Simple as that. The kind of discs the ps2 reads should make no difference how easy, or difficult it is to play pirated software

Hmmm.... sounds pretty lame to me. If the price is the same then so be it but if it is raised then whats the point? It will just end up being a dvd player for piraters, nothing else. PS2\'s are not that loud anyway, and taking out the firewire type port wont help much (eventhough it isnt used so often anyway). Remotes? Blah, who needs them when you can use a control, or even a cordless control for those lazy japanese folk.  $#!tty if u ask me :burn:

bullshit. if sony ever released a new version of the PS 2, it would just be a smaller and more affordable version which would be technically the same or contain a little less components a la the PSone.

Yea its true here is game spots info. on it
http://www.gamespot.com/ps2//news/news_6025086.html

I just hope they dont have the problems the "first run" PS2\'s did........... I still have mine and it still works (Knocks on wood).


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ok reading the links on IGN and gamespot, then this is real. it also looks exactly the same as the old PS2.

Originally posted by KillaX
I just hope they dont have the problems the "first run" PS2\'s did........... I still have mine and it still works (Knocks on wood).


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 I hear you on that. Mine will not play the blue disce

[Kurt Angle]

^^^^^^^^^^^^
Try a lens cleaning disc, worked for me.

I usually use one of those about once a month




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