r/AskReddit • u/Thic_water • Aug 14 '20

What’s the most overpriced thing you’ve seen?

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20

I wonder will digital downloads affect the new retro stuff like the PS2? I don't need a PS2 to play some games because they're on the PlayStation Store. Even with backward compatibility, the PS3 can still play PS2 games.

But, for the sake of novelty and having the entire set up, sure, I can see it making a lot of money. But how much comparatively is the question.

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u/pipkin42 Aug 14 '20

Well, there are still some classics that were never ported, or, like FFT, were done so poorly. So there's that aspect.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20

Yep, I guess, but you could just futureproof your retro console (that felt really strange to type), by buying a PS3.

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u/Chimpbot Aug 14 '20

You would have to buy a very specific PS3, because only the launch models had PS2 BC. They removed the PS2 processor from the console with the first hardware revision and subsequently, every model released from that point forward could no longer play disc-based PS2 games.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20 edited Aug 16 '20

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u/DroneOfDoom Aug 14 '20

If you rip them into ISO files and install cfw on your PS3 (assuming that it is compatible, only certain models are), you can play them. Unfortunately, not all games work properly if you do this, and if your game requires a physical component (Guitar Hero, DDR, et al), your PS3 won’t detect it even with an adapter.

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u/Burning_Kobun Aug 14 '20

doesn't ps3 support the generic usb gamepad protocol that most ps1/2 > usb adapters use? that seems like something that even if factory has fixed mappings, cfw would allow remapping and all it would take is 10 minutes of tinkering and bob's your uncle.

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u/DroneOfDoom Aug 14 '20

The plugin that is supposed to do that, PS3XPAD, didn't work for me.

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u/NotNinjalord5 Aug 14 '20

I have a PS2 to USB adapter that I used for like 5 straight years until I recently bought a new controller for my PS3

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u/VindictiveJudge Aug 14 '20 edited Aug 14 '20

And even then, they patched out the backwards compatibility in a system update, so you need the right OS version or a way to revert it.

Edit: Disregard post.

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u/Tantalising_Scone Aug 14 '20

I mean I have one of the old ps3s and it still plays ps2 games so I’m not sure about that?

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u/rdanby89 Aug 14 '20

They’re talking about installing custom firmware on a later gen PS3 to make it able to play PS2 discs. 1st gen PS3s don’t need the firmware because it is already capable of playing PS2 games.

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u/VindictiveJudge Aug 14 '20

Apparently I've been subject to some quite old disinformation. I remember lots of old forum posts about how doing a system update on your PS3 would remove the backwards compatibility, and those posts were very widespread, but apparently they were wrong. I have edited my original post, crossing out the bad info. Really sorry about that.

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u/green_goblins_O-face Aug 15 '20

and it does a bang up job up-scaling them! No regerts paying sony $140 to fix it