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sigh..  i said older consoles. DC is the only current console that i emulate now.  
Simple.
1. start emu
2. Choose image file
3. play game.

and whats more amazing, is that you can choose very quickly and change games faster then cds/carts.

oh well excuse me for for thinking you linked to PS2 and xbox emu\'s a few posts earlier.

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that was in reply to Unicron! post about there not currently being any ps2 or xbox emulators and there probably never will be.


Try reading all the posts.

Originally posted by §ôµÏG®ïñD
sigh.. i\'m not saying that.  I simply said i use emulators over my old consoles simply because they\'re easier to use and normally look far better.  Just as time goes along, ps2, xbox, dc  emulators will end up having better graphics then the consoles.   EpsxE does a far better job running psx games then psx does itself.  Same with pretty much ever other console emulator thats the best in whatever console its emulating (not this gen... yet!)

I just find backwards compatibility a useless thing. I barely play older games and if i do, i\'ll just use emulators.

Yeah I know.But I was mainly refering to the previous discussion on how important backwards comaptibility is.


Generally when it comes to choosing between an emulator (or a console without backwards compatibility) and a console with backwards compatibility the consumer will most likely choose the second option.
Even if someone has an emulator, backwards compatibility still sounds like a welcome feature.Having one console and a library of old and new games next to it is a plus and helps sales.But it wont do it in the same degree as previously.

But it sure strengthens the products name.Instead of giving the impression that the previous "product" died and got replaced by another newer one it continues to exist with it

This is generally my opinion on the matter

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Off course people generaly will buy consoles over downloading emulators, most of the market probably doesn\'t even know wtf a emulator is.
 That goes without saying. You\'ll never see a console being sold with backwards compatibility with a sign saying.  Why get this console to play your old games when u can just download a emulator.
I\'m speaking for a small amount of people that prefer emulators that increase performance over consoles that don\'t.  My attitude towards the whole issue is its just a gimmick that most people probably barely use if at all.
Yet people are acting like if they don\'t included it, they\'re nuts. It would barely impact sales, with the user base being so large for ps2. The name would be enough to sell the system.

Think about it, how many consoles ever had it before ps2?

the whole backwards play thing is overrated. It never was an issue til sony did it with ps2. It\'s too costly and it\'s not needed. It never was an industry norm before so lets not make it one now.

I for one am excited about the wireless pads in X2. I think it will be great if it comes off right.

atari 5200 and 7800 had backwards compatibility

who wants to keep a big ass xbox just to play xbox  games when the xbox 2 should be able to do it

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3 consoles outta how many???


hmmmmm

i listed two

ok, another.

sega genesis played master system games

answer me this, will PS3 play PS2 and PS1 games?

oh yeah, it will

Sony Computer Entertainment boss Ken Kutaragi has confirmed that the PlayStation 3 will feature backwards compatibility with the PS2 and PSone, ensuring continued support for older software formats in the new hardware.

Originally posted by §ôµÏG®ïñD
Off course people generaly will buy consoles over downloading emulators, most of the market probably doesn\'t even know wtf a emulator is.
 That goes without saying. You\'ll never see a console being sold with backwards compatibility with a sign saying.  Why get this console to play your old games when u can just download a emulator.
I\'m speaking for a small amount of people that prefer emulators that increase performance over consoles that don\'t.  My attitude towards the whole issue is its just a gimmick that most people probably barely use if at all.
Yet people are acting like if they don\'t included it, they\'re nuts. It would barely impact sales, with the user base being so large for ps2. The name would be enough to sell the system.

Think about it, how many consoles ever had it before ps2?

You ommited some other points of my post

Originally posted by mm
i listed two

ok, another.

sega genesis played master system games

answer me this, will PS3 play PS2 and PS1 games?

oh yeah, it will

i smell another shitty launch:stick:

I\'ll get an Xbox 2 because the first one finally won me over once I dialed up Live.

Backwards compatability is overrated. I\'ve seen it put to use on Game Boy, but for PS2 I\'ve only played one PSOne game, and I never owned a PSOne so there\'s a huge library of games for me to try. I just don\'t.

Maybe I\'m in the minority, but I doubt it.

-Dan

Originally posted by mm
i listed two

ok, another.

sega genesis played master system games

Uhm... you sure about that one buddy? The only way genesis could ever play master system games is if you had the master system add-on that went on top of the genesis. I used to use it all the time but the genesis could never take master system cartriges straight.

yes, i own one

the addon was so the cartridge could be read, not like it has extra circuitry

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lol, well then it didn\'t come with backwards compatibility did it.. You had to buy adapter to use it.