Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoPlayStation keeps reminding us why digital ownership suckswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square174fedilinkarrow-up1725arrow-down111cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.footechnology@lemmy.world
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minus-squarePohl@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down3·2 years agoWhat good would a backup do for a game that requires specialty hardware to run. I still have my ps2 games. I just can’t play them. I still have my cod1 pc disks, they just don’t do anything. What is the backup for?
minus-squareKayn@dormi.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down8·2 years agoYou can play them on an emulator. You can even connect a Dualshock 3 controller to your PC, and it’ll be just like playing on the “specialty hardware” it was made for.
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoIs PS2 emulation that accurate now?
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoYeah, same with Gamecube (via Dolphin). PS3 emulation has a way to go yet.
minus-squareKayn@dormi.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·2 years agoIt is for me. Has it not been accurate enough for your use?
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 years agoYes. Not 100% perfect for all games, but close.
minus-squarePipedLinkBot@feddit.rocksBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoHere is an alternative Piped link(s): Yes. Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.
What good would a backup do for a game that requires specialty hardware to run. I still have my ps2 games. I just can’t play them.
I still have my cod1 pc disks, they just don’t do anything.
What is the backup for?
You can play them on an emulator. You can even connect a Dualshock 3 controller to your PC, and it’ll be just like playing on the “specialty hardware” it was made for.
Is PS2 emulation that accurate now?
Yeah, same with Gamecube (via Dolphin).
PS3 emulation has a way to go yet.
It is for me. Has it not been accurate enough for your use?
Yes. Not 100% perfect for all games, but close.
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
Yes.
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.