Do PS1 cables work on a PS2?

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Do PS1 cables work on a PS2?

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I'm asking cause a nearby store has a PS2 with no cables for $10. I have a burned out PS1 with cables.
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Anayo wrote:I'm asking cause a nearby store has a PS2 with no cables for $10. I have a burned out PS1 with cables.
are you talking about the A/V cables? If so yes they'll work on either system
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They also work on the PS3, though with the PS3 you're obviously best off going HDMI.
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Cool. I don't have an HD television, so regular composite cables are all I need.

How about the power cable? It's that same thing that works on the Saturn/Dreamcast/PS1, right?
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The power cables should be the same but even if they arnt you should definately pick up that ps2. thats cheap as hell so long as it works.
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All legacy peripherals work with all PlayStation family (Including PS3) systems (Controllers, AV Cables, etc...) except for anything that needs a specialized interface such as the PS1's I/O Parallell and Serial ports, or the PS2's iLink and Hard Drive interfaces.

All older accessories that required a controller port are also compatible with the PS2 through it's controller ports, and the PS3 via a USB controller adapter.

Also, yes PS1 (The large model) power cords are compatible with the PS2, but not with the PS3 as it uses a large scale power cord identical to one for a PC.
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Mod_Man_Extreme wrote:All legacy peripherals work with all PlayStation family (Including PS3) systems (Controllers, AV Cables, etc...) except for anything that needs a specialized interface such as the PS1's I/O Parallell and Serial ports, or the PS2's iLink and Hard Drive interfaces.

All older accessories that required a controller port are also compatible with the PS2 through it's controller ports, and the PS3 via a USB controller adapter.

Also, yes PS1 (The large model) power cords are compatible with the PS2, but not with the PS3 as it uses a large scale power cord identical to one for a PC.
thanks for the info, although the negcon does not work on the ps3 when playing ps2 games on the ps3. :evil: :evil: It gets recognized as a dual shock which obviously has different mapping
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d123456 wrote:
Mod_Man_Extreme wrote:although the negcon does not work on the ps3 when playing ps2 games on the ps3. :evil: :evil: It gets recognized as a dual shock which obviously has different mapping
Really?

I have the Pelican PS1/2 to PS3 controller adapter and I thought it was supposed to work fine with it on the PS3.

Oh well, at least I've still got a PS1 for when I get a NeGcon of my own.
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I always like that about Playstation consoles being able to use same A/V cables.. 8)
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