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Play PSOne (PS1) Game Backups on PS3 Super Slim Console

Today we have a few videos of how to play PSOne (PS1) game backups on an unmodded PS3 Super Slim console via hot-swapping

wishingW3L4813d ago (Edited 4813d ago )

so this is why we got a new FW update yesterday? Apparently it works with burned copies of PS3 games too and it's very easy to do. =/

fr0sty4812d ago

Why bother? You still have to have the original just to make it work. The only use I could see for this is if your disc were to get scratched beyond repair, you could then play backups (not really useful for PS3 games since they have an anti-scratch coating), but other than that it's a waste of time.

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barb_wire4812d ago

'burned copies of Ps3 games'..

why bother, it's cheaper to buy a PS3 game than it would be to burn a PS3 game (blu-ray writer, blank blu ray media and you still need the game to copy)

What do PS1 games look like on the PS3 anyway, I've never tried on my PS3 since I use my PS2 for my PS1 games.

Cam9774812d ago

Well, I'm in the same position as you but vice-vers. I've heard the PS2 has better BC but I've never tested this theory as I play with a component cable and can't be bothered changing it every time due to the entangled bundle of thick wires in which the ps2 wire lies behind my TV. Oh well, does anyone care to try? Make sure smoothing is set to [ON] on both systems.

rainslacker4812d ago

They look about the same as they do on the PS2. I believe they use the same upscaler's as the PS2 did. Games on the disc load a lot faster though if they're digital.

Only difference is that you can stretch the image to fit an HD screen, but it looks horrible on most games, so generally it's better to set it to display borders on the sides of the game.

Actual picture quality depends on how well your TV can handle the original SD images, and some games look god-awful, while others look like they would on an SD screen. I think it really has more to do with your TV than what is being output from the PS3 system itself. My new HDTV they all look acceptable, where-as on my old one it was hit or miss.

Obamanationn4812d ago

where can i find more information on this at ?

phinch4812d ago

I wonder how many people actually still own copied games from 15+ years ago

Ron_Danger4812d ago (Edited 4812d ago )

I still have a copy of Street Fighter Alpha 3, Crash Team Racing, Gran Turismo 2, and Einhander

Who disagreed with you? Your statement wasn't disagreeable

phinch4812d ago

it was more of a question i guess haha but this is n4g

rainslacker4812d ago (Edited 4812d ago )

I found a box in storage a couple months ago with a few hundred copied games in it. I tossed it because I think piracy is wrong now, but still. I have over 300 legitimately owned titles between PS1 and PS2 games however.

It's worth pointing out one is more likely to screw up the original during a swap than you are during normal operation of a system. Also physically stopping the drive motor like that will burn it out pretty quick too. It wasn't uncommon for that to happen on the original PS1 swap method where you forced the motor to stop. Was a common repair when I did that stuff.

ijust2good4812d ago

Hot swap...those were the days. iXTREME has taken over now. heheheheheh lol

solid_warlord4812d ago

Hahahaha.... 50p for EA games lol

Black-Rock-Shooter4812d ago

This is pretty hand for games like metal gear solid and ff7 where i had to stop play because one of the disks was broken T.T so now I can play the full ff7 on my ps1. =D

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Final Fantasy X 25th Anniversary Website Launches With New Nomura Artwork and Merchandise

Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.

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-Foxtrot26d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle26d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7726d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

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15 Years Ago, Mortal Kombat (2011) Saved Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise

A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.

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italiangamer35d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde33d ago

Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.

Soy33d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand12533d ago (Edited 33d ago )

15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.

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PlayStation legend Shuhei Yoshida says Jim Ryan fired him because he didn't listen to him

Why did Sony push Shuhei Yoshida out of his role leading PlayStation's first-party games? He'd overseen some huge successes. Well, apparently, he didn't listen.

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Relientk7734d ago

Yeah I can see that for sure. Shuhei Yoshida should have been in charge not Jim Ryan.

Cacabunga34d ago

It should be free highway for him now.. but Sony are too stupid to see this, especially that moron Hulst

S2Killinit34d ago (Edited 34d ago )

Wtf why all that anger. PlayStation is dominating on every level. Besides I think there is a little more to hiring a CEO than just who is available. Its not like its a athlete your team wants to buy.

neutralgamer199234d ago

S2Killinit

live service failures, chasing trends, closing studios. yes dominating

Cacabunga33d ago

Sony is Dominating because competition is not existing. Compared to previous gens this is the poorest in terms of software offerings.

Last gen we got Uncharted 4 Lost Legacy and TLOU2 from ND alone.

This is so far a remasters gen, with no competition to lift up the quality

1nsomniac33d ago (Edited 33d ago )

..."PlayStation is dominating on every level"....

...Really???

PlayStation are soon heading into a new generation in the not to distant future. They currently have the worst customer satisfaction they've ever sustained as a company. The company is heading for a huge crash while at the same time they'll need to be planning how they are going to try and win back that favour and the build up to their new releases.

Yes financially they're winning but they're going to have to ride out this complete public corporate disaster. No one has faith in the company or the product anymore. They've damaged their public image so much this generation. Greed can kill anyone.

medman33d ago

Hulst is a disaster......

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blacktiger34d ago

He would've done the same thing and fire Jim Ryan and Shuhei would be the villain. Why?
Because Elite creates the narrative and distraction for gamers, users and citizens.

Outside_ofthe_Box34d ago

More confirmation that Jim Ryan is the culprit for what has happened to Sony. Hulst needs to go too. What sucks is that a lot of the good top heads at Sony are no longer there. I wish that guys that were forced out prematurely by Dumbo Jimbo like Shuhei and Layden came back.

robtion33d ago

Yep. Yoshida was responsible for bringing one of the best games of this generation to playstation (Stellar Blade). He is an actual gamer and is in touch with what gamers want (creative, fun games, not GaaS and agenda pushing). He also seems like a genuinely nice guy if you watch some interviews. Of course they got rid of him.

darthv7234d ago

Makes you wonder if MS even thought about hiring him after Phil and Sarah were leaving. He certainly couldn't make their situation any worse.

Agent7534d ago

Microflop. After Windows XP and Xbox 360, it all went floppy.

S2Killinit34d ago

Floppy 😆
No pun intended

badz14934d ago

Yoshida for President! Jim Ryan was and always be a hack! Sony should get Shu back

Lightning7734d ago

All the gamer/consumer lead heads are gone across PS and Xbox. shuhei gone phil's gone (questionable) but gone. The future of gaming is somewhat uncertain across the board.

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