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Posted by: pmg4lktan

is all PS 2 games packed in DVD-ROM or is there any PS 2 game in CD-ROM?:rolleyes:

Thanks in advance! ;)

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Posted by: Chopper

I dont think that all PS2 games are on DVD! im sure that there are some on normal cd.

But youll find that all the any good games are on DVD and proberly all the newer releases will be on DVD.

Cheers

Posted by: JARED592

Wise man once say, it is not the capacity of the media but how effectively it is used that is important in contructing solid entertainment. Contrary to the previous post, there are a bunch of great games on cd, such as GTA3, Resident Evil Code Veronica X, Devil May Cry, No One Lives Forever, and Gran Turismo 3 Concept.

Posted by: Martin

Depends on the size of the game. Larger games will typically be packed in DVD-ROM's.

Posted by: pmg4lktan

Thanks guys ...

How about "Dead or Alive 3"? :rolleyes:

CD or DVD?

Posted by: JARED592

I'd bet it's on CD...the majority of the fighting games out easily fit on a CD

Posted by: 臯栽倗x

Actually, GTA3 for PS2 is on a dvd.. at least my copy is...

Posted by: Millward

Hmmm I thought all ps2 games were on dvd. Or maybe they are on special cd's like the dreamcast's GD [game-disk] but they called it dvd to sound good who knows.

Posted by: Martin

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Millward [/i]
[B]Hmmm I thought all ps2 games were on dvd. Or maybe they are on special cd's like the dreamcast's GD [game-disk] but they called it dvd to sound good who knows. [/B][/QUOTE]

Not all PS2 games are DVD based, surprisingly, some games can be crunched in at less than 500 MB to be stored on a PSX-format CD-ROM. Oh yeah, and PS2's use the DVD-5 format (allows 4.7 GB of storage), and Xbox uses DVD-9 (roughly twice the amount of a DVD-5).

Posted by: Millward

Cool, how can you tell whether a ps2 game's on a dvd or a cd? I presume then, according to what you just said, that ps2 demo-disks will probably be on a CD as I can't see them taking up more than 500mb, of course it would depend on the selection of demos.

Posted by: 臯栽倗x

Easy way to tell if it's a CD or a DVD: Chuck in in your CD-ROM drive.. if it doesn't read it, it's probably a Dvd... or it's scratched... if you have a dvd drive, you can also try it in there... if it works, and it's over 700MB, it's a DVD.

Posted by: Millward

Yeah... but I was meaning more of the physical side, by actually 'looking' at it, not it's data structure, e'g if it's purple it's a dvd, if it's silver it's a cd etc. A bit of a silly question I know but I was just curious.

Posted by: Martin

From the game's I've played with:

Metallic-Blue color = CD
Silver = DVD (looks like ordinary CD-ROM)

Posted by: Millward

Then my theory about my demo disk must have been correct. :D

Posted by: Sparda_X

To check the type of media for PS2 games, check the side of the game's paquege, if there are only a couple of numbers its normal cd, but if it has a DvD Rom logo, its dvd.