Will Sony be releasing a PSX emulator?

vivi dude · June 16th, 2001

Is there any chance of Sony releasing their own PSX emulator? I think there might be a chance since they bought VGS (hopefully). Then, I think emulation would be PERFECT...

**Betamax** · June 17th, 2001

Probabily not... however they have done some strange things in the past so who Knows?

takwu · June 17th, 2001

Well first of all you must be referring to a commercial product, definitely not a free one, since Sony is very commercial.

Now, selling an emulator is a very delicate matter.

first it is quite impossible to guarantee 100% compatibility (I think someone said even PS2 can't play all PS1 games).

So Connectix (VGS) and bleem had to make a big disclaimer that not all games work, and advise customers to always check their compatibility lists before buying the emulator or the game.

but even so they had to have a HUGE testing department to keep testing games, as many as they can. and do it all over again whenever a new version comes out.

You can see it isn't very profitable. So bleem! for DC is really not a dumb move. They only have to support one game instead of hundreds, and sell it for about 1/10th of the price of bleem! PC. Not to mention the inherent difference between a console and a PC software product: one versus many varieties in system specs.

Now if you are Sony looking at all these facts, would you do it? I wouldn't.

Bahamut_Zero · June 17th, 2001

of course sony won't release their own emulator

Zell · June 18th, 2001

Well they buyed VGS , so they may could release an emulator !!

404 · June 19th, 2001

SONY is COPYING Microsoft's way in Bussiness...

They BUY their competitors (specially little software houses) just to make sure nobody stands on their way to became JUDAS of the Mllennim ... hehh heh heh

SONY and Mcrosoft is 2 piece of [censored, for future information regarding of this cencorship, please contact your local CyberWorldCrime Authority - or call 555-888-666-govcrime]

or maybe I just had enough with these two companies monopoly

lister2020 · June 19th, 2001

ofcourse sony wont make a eu there is no money in it they only bought vgs to shut them down,

p,s, I dont know why i sayin this as it doesnt solve n e thing but sony actually did ake an eu, the very first eu for psx infact, but they dumped the project as it was too hard to get off the ground, i actually found it real funny they couldnt figure out how there own ssystem worked

Dan · June 25th, 2001

The wrote and released SegaGEN for the DC... Which was a Genis emu... So anything is possible...

And not all the PSX games work with PS2, like Final Fantasy Anthogy.... And thats not really an emulated PSX, because it actually has some PSX componets inside to use with the PSX games...

lister2020 · June 25th, 2001

um ok, the genesis emu is the biggest pile of S**T out, proves the point that sony are crap at making emus, also not al games work on ps2 because it isnt a ps1! it can run sum games off its sound processor(dunno why they out the chip there but anyway)

June 25th, 2001

Ummm...

1. The 'Sega Smash Pack', based on Steve Snake's KGen, was written/released by Sega (duh).
2. It's not ****, it's a very accurate emulator, especially considering it's only meant to run about 10 games.

Dan · June 26th, 2001

What i was sayin above is that SegaGEN was writen by sega, for the dreamcast, to play genisis games. I have it. I love it.. And it was in distrubtion untill the smash pack was announced...

And SegaGEN runs hundreds of games... (on the DC)... Maybe not perfect or at full speed, but great to tote around your whole collection to play on some one elses TV... and reminiss about simpler times..

June 26th, 2001

'SegaGEN' is a hacked Sega Smash Pack, designed to load any game. It was never distributed by sega in this form.

June 16th, 2001	#1 (permalink)
vivi dude Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: ....never never land.... Posts: 124	Will Sony be releasing a PSX emulator? Is there any chance of Sony releasing their own PSX emulator? I think there might be a chance since they bought VGS (hopefully). Then, I think emulation would be PERFECT... __________________ when your in trouble with graphics....turn to Pete Bernert...:-)

June 17th, 2001	#2 (permalink)
Betamax Resident Movie Critic Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland Posts: 9,480	Probabily not... however they have done some strange things in the past so who Knows? __________________ Superior marketing of an inferior product will always win over inferior marketing of a superior product.

June 17th, 2001	#4 (permalink)
Bahamut_Zero Blitz Gundam Pilot Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: In Final Heaven Posts: 1,014	of course sony won't release their own emulator __________________ Please Visit my website http://bahamutdesign.bravepages.com/ huh.. pengen balik ke indo neh

June 18th, 2001	#5 (permalink)
Zell The Sword Saint Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Death Zone Posts: 1,750	Well they buyed VGS , so they may could release an emulator !! __________________ Kuzuryusen ! God-like speed to attack all nine vital points in one stroke. Impossible to dodge and defend ! How want's to stop me E-Mail

June 19th, 2001	#6 (permalink)
404 Ultraman Agent Join Date: May 2001 Location: 0101001111010110101001 Posts: 680	SONY is COPYING Microsoft's way in Bussiness... They BUY their competitors (specially little software houses) just to make sure nobody stands on their way to became JUDAS of the Mllennim ... hehh heh heh SONY and Mcrosoft is 2 piece of [censored, for future information regarding of this cencorship, please contact your local CyberWorldCrime Authority - or call 555-888-666-govcrime] or maybe I just had enough with these two companies monopoly __________________ = hah hah hah! I'm back! not! = --- Last edited by 404 on 09-09-99 at 06:66 AM

June 17th, 2001	#3 (permalink)
takwu previous extinction Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 1,855	Well first of all you must be referring to a commercial product, definitely not a free one, since Sony is very commercial. Now, selling an emulator is a very delicate matter. first it is quite impossible to guarantee 100% compatibility (I think someone said even PS2 can't play all PS1 games). So Connectix (VGS) and bleem had to make a big disclaimer that not all games work, and advise customers to always check their compatibility lists before buying the emulator or the game. but even so they had to have a HUGE testing department to keep testing games, as many as they can. and do it all over again whenever a new version comes out. You can see it isn't very profitable. So bleem! for DC is really not a dumb move. They only have to support one game instead of hundreds, and sell it for about 1/10th of the price of bleem! PC. Not to mention the inherent difference between a console and a PC software product: one versus many varieties in system specs. Now if you are Sony looking at all these facts, would you do it? I wouldn't.

June 19th, 2001	#7 (permalink)
lister2020 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 130	ofcourse sony wont make a eu there is no money in it they only bought vgs to shut them down, p,s, I dont know why i sayin this as it doesnt solve n e thing but sony actually did ake an eu, the very first eu for psx infact, but they dumped the project as it was too hard to get off the ground, i actually found it real funny they couldnt figure out how there own ssystem worked

June 25th, 2001	#8 (permalink)
Dan Jedi Knight Join Date: May 2001 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 230	The wrote and released SegaGEN for the DC... Which was a Genis emu... So anything is possible... And not all the PSX games work with PS2, like Final Fantasy Anthogy.... And thats not really an emulated PSX, because it actually has some PSX componets inside to use with the PSX games...

June 25th, 2001	#9 (permalink)
lister2020 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 130	um ok, the genesis emu is the biggest pile of S**T out, proves the point that sony are crap at making emus, also not al games work on ps2 because it isnt a ps1! it can run sum games off its sound processor(dunno why they out the chip there but anyway)

June 25th, 2001	#10 (permalink)
CDBuRnOuT Guest Posts: n/a	Ummm... 1. The 'Sega Smash Pack', based on Steve Snake's KGen, was written/released by Sega (duh). 2. It's not ****, it's a very accurate emulator, especially considering it's only meant to run about 10 games.

June 26th, 2001	#11 (permalink)
Dan Jedi Knight Join Date: May 2001 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 230	What i was sayin above is that SegaGEN was writen by sega, for the dreamcast, to play genisis games. I have it. I love it.. And it was in distrubtion untill the smash pack was announced... And SegaGEN runs hundreds of games... (on the DC)... Maybe not perfect or at full speed, but great to tote around your whole collection to play on some one elses TV... and reminiss about simpler times..

June 26th, 2001	#12 (permalink)
CDBuRnOuT Guest Posts: n/a	'SegaGEN' is a hacked Sega Smash Pack, designed to load any game. It was never distributed by sega in this form.

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