Further Playstation 2 DVD Woes
According to the Daily Radar, SCEI has been forced to recall the software on the utilities and drivers disc of 1.25 million Playstation 2 units. By April 1st, PS2 owners are to have returned the software at Seven-Eleven, and in the interests of good taste, pick up a Slurpee.
The cost of handling this software recall may run Sony a cool million, but that is nothing compared to the financial damage a hardware recall could have inflicted. Having dodged possible litigation with this move, Sony is still responsible for the enabling of DVD recording via the PS2's RPG output port as reported earlier by The Register.
Copy DVDs to VHS With Playstation2?
The popular British Web site, The Register, is reporting that some of its readers and several Japanese Web sites devoted to the Playstation, have learned how to copy DVD movies to VHS tapes via the Playstation2 gaming console. The report said such copying can be done via the RGB port on the back of the console. Although the Playstation was not designed to play DVDs, it can be done using software on the console's memory card. Schematics for taping DVDs have been published on those Playstation Web sites. Visit The Register for more information.
Sony Puts Net PlayStation Games In 7-Eleven
Sony Corp. reportedly announced today it has signed a deal with Japan's largest network of convenience stores to distribute PlayStation games sold on the Internet.
According to a Reuters report today, Japanese fun fans will be
able to order a game online and collect it at their local
7-Eleven, a network of 8,000 convenience stores across Japan.