PS2 and Apple

[cfleck]

i've had friends look into the linux on ps2 deal and i have known some people to have done it. what i cant figure out is why you would want to do this. as a hobby project yes. but whats the point. i would buy a ps2 to play ps2 games. i wouldnt buy osx to put on a ps2 bucause i nothing in osx has to do with ps2 games. same with linux. i just dont get it.

[terran74]

Originally posted by binaryDigit
An interesting idea indeed, however, how does this make sense for Apple? AFAIK, Apple has never made anything for a third company product that didn't involve getting that product to work _WITH_ an Apple product.

Bandai and Apple worked on the Pippin. It was a Bandai product though. The idea of Apple making an OS for PS2 doesn't seem like an honest rumor to me and I don't think it would ever happen.

Despite that, it would not be that far fetched when you consider Apple tried this in 1994 and was way ahead of its time. It is doable but too risky at this point. I think if Apple teamed up with anyone it would be Nintendo. It would be a much easier platform to work with.

[cclear]

see this thread -- TiVo, Brother & Aspyr Announce Rendezvous Networked Products

http://www.macosx.com/forums/showthr...threadid=27102

[d8n_two]

Originally posted by cclear
see this thread -- TiVo, Brother & Aspyr Announce Rendezvous Networked Products

http://www.macosx.com/forums/showthr...threadid=27102

Yeah, I saw this, mentioned it earlier in the thread. It's very close to what I'm looking for.

[bjurusik]

What ever happened to the movement of playing PS2 games, or maybe it was PS1 games, on your Mac. I read about this a long time ago, the software actually allowed PS games to be inserted and played. Anyone else ever hear of this?

[d8n_two]

Connectix (I think) used to make a PSOne emulator for Classic. I had a demo that I used for a long time, but I think Sony's lawyers sent some letters to Connectix kindly asking them to quit. There is also "The Grinch Project" that was supposed to bring PS2 emulation to OS X, but I can't even find if this project is even active anymore.

[Javintosh]

Actually, Connectix won that particular lawsuit. After this, SONY invested $150 million in Connectix and the product disappeared. If you can't beat them, bribe 'em.

I own a copy of Connectix Virtual Game Station and was/am pretty torqued about it.

[ByerlyRips]

Originally posted by d8n_two
At the very least, I think it would be very cool if my iMac and PS2 could communicate and add some A/V functionality. I really want an easy way to experience the digital media on my 2-year-old iMac on the high-end a/v equipment in my living room.

http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?cat...oducts_id=2354

http://www.xboxmediaplayer.de