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gaming

Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2003 6:39 pm
by tw2
ok
i have been asked this question many times.
i don`t get into a lot of games.so what has been asked
i have no answer for .
can you play X-BOX, PS2 ,on a pc and if so
what do you need to use or get to make this happen .


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gaming

Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2003 4:07 pm
by manadren_it
I really haven't had my eye in the emulation seen lately, but as far as I know, not yet. I beleive the first ps2xboxgamecube emulators [the software you would need to play those games on a pc] are just starting to take shape, only playing demos, and maybe 1 or 2 commercial games and very poorly at that.

Truth be told, it takes a very long time for an emulator to develop to the point to play commercial games with any kind of faithfulness to the original. Usually the console the emulator emulates is about dead by the time it's any good. For example, NES, SNES, and Genesis emulation these days is near perfect, whereas PSX and N64 emulation is starting to look really good. So it will probably be a few years before xbox and ps2 emulation gets to that point, which is kinda good because emulators are generally developed so you can play your old favorite games long after you've moved on to another console, not so you can play the newest games without having to get the system.

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gaming

Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2003 10:09 pm
by tw2
hi , and thank you manadren

i didn`t think you could play the games on a pc.
that`s what i was telling the kids who had asked me.
i told a lot of them they could play some of the games on line .
it never hurts to ask to be sure


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Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2003 10:41 pm
by manadren_it
Glad to help. What those kids heard of was probably a hoax emulator, making false claims about supporting all kinds of commercial games. They always seem to pop up just as legitimate emulators are beginning serious development.

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Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2003 10:48 pm
by tw2
yea, sounds about right .
i love some of the site that tells the kids how to
make there computer faster.
don`t know just how many computer with the bios wiped out.
or drivers all messed up.
damm i hate places that tells the wrong things to do
and of course the kidds believe it.then after there parents computer doesn`t work .
you know the rest :rolleyes:

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