new ps2

FiT · #1 19-04-2003, 01:18

Read somewhere that a new version of the ps2 is coming out. It will be 30 times or 30% faster. It will have the ability to read -r media, does this mean the end of buying and installing mod chips?

FiT · #2 19-04-2003, 01:42

Found this on www.pczone.co.uk ---->

Sony in Japan has announced a new PS2 that features all the benefits of a high-end DVD player.
The new model, the catchily titled PS2 SCPH-50000, can now read DVD-R and DVD-RW discs and, even more impressively, it features progressive scan to give the best possible picture for serious Flat-Screen plasma TVs and HDTV.

As this latest version of the PS2 is targeting the home cinema user, it even comes with an all-new DVD remote control. The machine is also slightly lighter and is said to be 30% quieter. The trade-off is that the i-Link socket - allowing multiple consoles to be networked for games of Gran Turismo 3 and TimeSplitters 2, for example, has been lost.

This aside, it looks exactly the same as previous PS2 models. The latest PS2 goes on sale in Japan on May 15. As for a European release, we can't possibly comment, but we guess it's 'don't hold your breath'. But we're holding...

bighap · #3 19-04-2003, 04:30

I posted on this topic a few days ago. Look here. It is not 30% faster but the fan is 30% quieter. Mods that are currently available probably won't work when it comes out, but I am sure all it will take is a slight tweaking of the code.

RoX · #4 19-04-2003, 05:33

i would of bought one if they was faster.

now means messiah have got to do a little bit of work..hehe.

Chris174 · #5 19-04-2003, 06:09

So im guessing with this new version comes a new mod chip to be made then?

FiT · #6 19-04-2003, 10:34

ur right as always Biggie!

hyungsup · #7 19-04-2003, 16:17

what do u mean by faster????
like the game play being faster????

bighap · #8 20-04-2003, 00:32

It is NOT faster in any way so don't worry about it.