What are the USB and Firewire ports on the PS2 used for?

[quakefiend420]

sure, i could have googled it....but i bet someone else is curious, as well...

 

[Ramma2]

So when they actually made a working "Emotion Engine" you could pay mad dollars for it and hook it up.

 

[insename2]

or plug a fan in there

 

[destrekor]

it was meant to be able to hook up digital cameras, video cameras (firewire), and the usb for accessories (gamepads, sony's camera thing, keyboards)

 

[quakefiend420]

so is there anything that was actually released that was useful?

you can hook up a digital camera to a ps2? what's the point?

 

[MustangSVT]

i used usb to connect my wheels to it.

 

[Baked]

Charge your iPod.

 

[JohnAn2112]

Certain steering wheel controllers use the USB port. Also, the Eye Toy and the headset for Karaoke Revolution and SOCOM.

Edit: You can also use a USB keyboard to chat in EQ Online Adventures and FFXI.

 

[Schadenfreude]

I think there was a driving wheel/pedals set that was USB.

 

[orakle]

some games permitted you to connect a usb ethernet adapter as an alternative to the expensive network addon offered by sony.

 

[ShadowBlade]

i think you should be able to use a jump drive as a memory card

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Ramma2
So when they make a fvking "Emotion Engine" fo0l you pay mad dollars and hook it up yo.

edited for street cred...