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The Man Who Has Every PS2 Game In America

8:20PM July 7, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Ahans76, a PlayStation collector, is apparently more of a PlayStation collector than most, because he claims to now be in possession of every single North American PS2 game ever released. More »

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Sony Hasn’t Always Hated Homebrew Development

3:40AM April 30, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Sony’s recent run of legal and now technical issues with hackers can be traced back to a single decision: that of removing the ability to run the Linux operating system on the PlayStation 3. While Sony cut Linux out of piracy fears, fans were upset that it brought to an end over a decade of custom and homebrew development on PlayStation consoles. More »

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The PS2 Just Will Not Die!

1:00AM February 4, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

The PlayStation 2 was first released in the year 2000. It was presumed dead in 2006, with the advent of the PlayStation 3. Yet here we are, 11 years later, and the thing just will not stop selling. More »

Sony Creates Frankenstein TV With Built-In PlayStation 2

1:40AM December 4, 2010 | Sam Biddle

It’s baa-aack! Sony’s new Bravia KDL-22PX300 exhumes the PS2′s still-enjoyable corpse and packs into its own base. The 22-inch set won’t upscale PS2 titles, but supports 720p playback. It’s an odd inclusion, but would probably be a dorm room dream. More »

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Grown Man Drives Girlfriend Off The Road For Taking His PlayStation Away

1:40PM October 13, 2010 | Brian Barrett

This is Darren Suchon. And even at 42 years old, he doesn’t understand that it’s wrong to drive your live-in girlfriend off the road just because she took your PlayStation away. Especially when you’re using her Porsche to do it. More »

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Sony Cuts PS2 And PSP Price

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10:01AM September 9, 2009 | Nick Broughall

Apparently price cuts are the new black for Sony. Following the PS3 Slim’s announcement and $200 price cut, the Japanese giant has apparently also dropped the price of the PS2 and the PSP. More »

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Nexilux Guitar Hero Instrument Is Like Assembling A Sniper Rifle

4:20AM September 1, 2009 | Sean Fallon

Sometime early next month, Nexilux is planning to release this mini retractable guitar that works on the PS2, PS3 and the Wii for both Guitar Hero and Rock Band games. Plus, putting it together makes you feel cool. [Nexilux]

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PS2 Compatbility Never Returning To The PlayStation 3

12:10AM August 22, 2009 | Mark Wilson

Sony pretty much implied that backward compatibility was dead when they released the PS3 Slim (without PS2 support), but just in case, Sony’s John Koller put a few nails in that coffin during two recent interviews. More »

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Use Sony’s DualShock On The Wii, Then Giggle Like A Super Villain

10:56PM June 25, 2009 | Mark Wilson

Why buy Nintendo’s fancy Wii Classic Controller or humiliatingly turn the Wiimote sideways when your old PS/PS2 controllers are perfectly fine? Import this DualShock to Wii adaptor for just under $US20 and no one will even notice. [Gametech via Kotaku] More »

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PS2 Casemod Lives Inside Jack Thompson’s Video Game Violence Book

6:00AM June 15, 2009 | Jack Loftus

For gamers well-versed in the antics of former attorney Jack Thompson, this PS2 casemod found over at Kotaku has to be all sorts of Schadenfreude. [Kotaku] More »