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Questions about the console systems (PS2, XBox and GC) - just stuff I've always wanted to know.

SunnyD

SunnyD

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What can you do with the USB ports on the PS2? I assume possibly using a keyboard, but I've tried one (PC USB keyboard) and that didn't work. Obviously my Linksys WLAN NIC didn't work on it, because it needs drivers. I know the Linux kit comes with a keyboard and mouse that are USB. But I don't have the Linux kit unfortunately. I know the firewire ports are for use with the system interlink thingee.

And the XBox - what is the harddrive used for? Savegames? Kindof odd because doesn't the XBox use flashrom memory cards too? I assume a stripped down version of bloatware is on it (WinXP), which is why the XBox needs a harddrive, whereas the other consoles put their base OS and loaders in ROM.

And the Gamecube. It uses "minidiscs" in a sense right? Not the Sony MD discs, but miniDVD discs? Are they readable in a regular DVDROM and/or player? Does the GC read DVD's (probably not natively, but with a mod or something)? And did Matsushita/Panasonic ever release their Gamecube that integrated DVD playback in the US?

Just stuff I've always wanted to know, but was too lazy to google for.
 
1. They are used for broadband adapter, external hard drive, kb/mouse etc

2. Savegames, ripping your own music, new content downloaded from Xbox Live! etc. It does have seperate memory cards, but they are not needed for operation, only if you want to take information to another Xbox.

3. Yeah, they are MiniDVDs. They cannot be read on normal PCs AFAIK. You cannot put normal DVDs in there, as they physically won't fit.


Confused
 
You can buy a PS2 keyboard/mouse combo AFAIK.

Xbox Hardrive is used for savegames. Yes, you can use a flash card, but if they are like the PS2 ones (SLOW AS SH*T) you don't want to. XBOX Destroys the PS2 in terms of loading/saving. Also, you can save CDs to the xbox to play later, and also it stores content downloaded through xbox live (like expansions to games).

Gamecube: Propietary discs, and no you can't read them in a dvd player/rom 🙂 You can't fit DVDs into a gamecube, because it takes smaller discs, and has no DVD player built in anyway. No, that gamecube was not released in the US.
 
The gamecube disks are written from the outside-> in, where as a normal DVD is written from the inside -> out, which is why no normal drive can read them.
 
Originally posted by: Kenazo
The gamecube disks are written from the outside-> in, where as a normal DVD is written from the inside -> out, which is why no normal drive can read them.
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I'm assuming this is also for quicker load times. Reading the outside of a disc is quicker than the inside. So, load the inside stuff while sitting on a menu or title screen.

Also, I took a regular USB keyboard I had laying around and plugged it into the PS2. It was a logitec kb with lots of extra buttons and crap. The thing worked just fine with the PS2.
 
The Xbox hard drive is used for saved games. You can also rip CDs to it and create your own playlists for games, etc. While it does have the flash memory cards, I've never met anyone that uses them.

The Cube uses mini-DVDs that are created differently than standard DVDs. Furthermore, the optical drive is too small to accept regular DVD movies. So, while a mod may exist to allow your cube to play DVDs, it would require a lot of hacking and slashing. Definitely not worth it. The Panasonic combo unit featured two seperate optical drives, one for the Cube disks and one for DVDs. This unit was not released in the US, though I would have picked one up if it were.

Ryan
 
Originally posted by: Confused
1. They are used for broadband adapter, external hard drive, kb/mouse etc
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Broadband adapter? Linky please. I have the SCEA Broadband adapter and it connects directly to a bus port on the back of the PS2 and also adapts an ATA connector for a harddrive.

 
Originally posted by: SunnyD
Originally posted by: Confused
1. They are used for broadband adapter, external hard drive, kb/mouse etc
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Broadband adapter? Linky please. I have the SCEA Broadband adapter and it connects directly to a bus port on the back of the PS2 and also adapts an ATA connector for a harddrive.
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If you have a USB cable modem, you can plug it directly into the USB port. People were playing online with Tony Hawk nearly a year before Sony released the offical Broadband adapter.
 
Originally posted by: SunnyD
Hey RossMAN, you get yourself a console from BF sales?
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He got himself 15 consoles. He'll sell 10 on ebay, stockpile 4 in his storage closet, and play the other one for 3 hours 😛
 
Originally posted by: royaldank
Originally posted by: Kenazo
The gamecube disks are written from the outside-> in, where as a normal DVD is written from the inside -> out, which is why no normal drive can read them.
Click to expand...

I'm assuming this is also for quicker load times. Reading the outside of a disc is quicker than the inside. So, load the inside stuff while sitting on a menu or title screen.

Also, I took a regular USB keyboard I had laying around and plugged it into the PS2. It was a logitec kb with lots of extra buttons and crap. The thing worked just fine with the PS2.
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I think it was also for anti-piracy reasons. If you use a disk that no recorders can burn, then it's a lot easier to prevent piracy of your games.
 
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