Wait.. The PS2 could do this?

[@G15mpower]

That start up sound is pure nostalgia. So so many hours spent on the PS2.

[@DialloMoore503]

Early 2000s. Ahhh!

[@jaythekillagaming961]

Dam ur old af

[@bottleoscrumpy8816]

I actualy still have a ps2

[@MohammedZadjali]

@@bottleoscrumpy8816 tried to revive mine a few weeks ago. I had some missing cables and need a memory card to mod it. Will get it working soon. Good to keep alive for the occasional nostalgia sparks.

[@Cubbie410]

@@jaythekillagaming961 someone in their 30s isn’t “old af” says the young teenager.. some of us grew up with the original PlayStation

[@johnDingoFoxVelocity]

Actually 5 you missed playstation 2’s Linux kit and final fantasy online 40 gig hard drive kit could also support it

[@bactothefuture7518]

but you needed the weed stash empty for that

[@shiftfire4511]

The 40 gig harddrive was insanity. You literally had to buy the harddrive, get everything set up, just to pay a monthly subscription to play one game

[@TheTendouSouji87]

@@shiftfire4511 you implying that the game still isn’t charging a subscription for pc to this day? Lmao

[@shiftfire4511]

@@TheTendouSouji87 Oh no. I'm just saying the PS2 version was an even bigger money sync. And i can't find anything saying that you got so much as a free month of play for all of it.

[@Saibanaito]

@@TheTendouSouji87 turns out that even with FFXIV, FFXI still have running pc servers.

[@FreshPrincex4]

20-21 year old console and this dude still finding out tips and secrets on the PS2 that atleast I didn't knew about lol

[@MTBTYLERINITTT]

Bro it’s not that old lol

[@FreshPrincex4]

@@MTBTYLERINITTT considering it's like a year younger than me, It is to me lol

[@MTBTYLERINITTT]

Oki

[@MTBTYLERINITTT]

Yo do yo

[@pelzo63]

@@MTBTYLERINITTT it’s actually 21 years and 22 days old in North America. 21 yrs 8 months and 13 days based on original release in Japan. As of today, November 17, 2021

[@misterbigglesworth6852]

Another fact. The GTA trilogy looks better on a PS2 than a PS5.

[@___Sunflower]

LOL

[@theicebolt4361]

gta 1-3 are best viewed on google earth ?

[@theicebolt4361]

but don't try the street view -

[@thelastps2gamer176]

Agreed

[@toucan6109]

Lmao

[@theklap7070]

I remember the day I tried a component cable for the first time. Even without a game being 1080i capable, the clarity and images were leaps and bounds clearer and crispier.

[@JstormZx]

Ah yes, component cables. Made things a lot better 😂

[@JohnGlasscock]

Very true!

[@crashfan9997]

I just got some, oh damnnn the difference is amazing! GTA San Andreas and GTA Vice City Stories look way better than before, more clearer and sharper. Although Vice City Stories looks a bit less colourful than before

[@Gassit]

@@jamiem2494 I don't think the US ever had SCART, unlucky for them but great for the UK and Euro markets.

[@MP3Mods]

@@jamiem2494 From a quality perspective, RGB via scart and component are exactly the same. It's just the color space and connectors that are different.

This is not just a simple console, its way more than that. Its a legend, a phenomenon.

[@EpicBongZilla]

It's the best selling console ever made in history. No console has ever sold more units at launch. Even to this day and when you think about it that's super impressive because the console came out like 20 years ago now. But it is the best console ever made. Most consoles sold, biggest game library, and its capabilities can be heavily expanded beyond its intended use if you buy a free mcboot memory card. If only playstation held up to that reputation today. Because the PS3 was such a bad console, I remember selling that shit so fast and keeping my 360 because the 360 was just so much better. But you better believe I still play my PS2 from time to time.

[@destroyermcw626]

@@EpicBongZilla I knew 360 was better+ Backwards compatibility was too large

[@TMeek94]

@@EpicBongZilla ps3 exclusives were soo good though, really the only thing it didn't have at least to me was party chat

[@xKooLSaVaSxX]

The ps3 too

[@ShadowWolf936]

@@TMeek94 it did but it could of been better

[@BoxiesAU]

God I love the PS2. The look, the sounds, the animation… that console is fresh also, looks fresh out of box

[@JohnGlasscock]

I love the PS2 also 😊

[@ps-lover8380]

I love slim

[@subjectivereviews]

@@JohnGlasscock I tweeted this finding you made on my twitter acc hope u don't mind. Very interesting I never knew about this.

[@LpCool19]

The PS2 will forever be the best, if not ONE of the best, consoles ever. Favorite game STILL is shadow of the colossus for the ps2. Never ever gonna be able to replicate those moments. EVER.

[@nolankuffner3573]

@@LpCool19 you mean the game that was remade for PS4 and showcases some terribly dated mechanics that were obnoxious even when it launched? Team Ico might be the most overrated developer ever. Technically, at least.

[@astronomical13]

This is almost as exciting as when I learned the “PS” logo on the front can be rotated when you stand the console up vertically.

[@_space_cat_]

Excuse me... gotta check my old ps2 in drawer real quick Oh. Oooh.

[@DJDee79]

@@_space_cat_ What did you find out

[@_space_cat_]

@@DJDee79 I found the lost city of gold. Turns out it was inside my PS2 all this time. Oh boy, Miguel and Tulio are here!

[@xxx-pliskin-sniper-xxx8538]

The original fidget spinner 😂😂

[@UdanaWijesuriya]

The component cable even improves games without 1080i compatibility. I was so amazed to see the difference. Nowadays, it's hard to find an original component cable, but generic, PS2 compatible component cables still do the same job.

[@theinitiate110]

Indeed, good luck finding those cables. And if you do even used ones are pretty expensive.

[@papparaba5504]

Here in Europe we had the SCART-RGB cable that's even better than component (and all CRTs here were compatible). But they were little advertized and most people just used the composhit cable bundled with the consoles.

[@steveo1131]

Use PS3 Component cables, they work as well.

[@rainbowthrustars]

Yes, I never used the horrible cables shipped along with the console. I couldn't stand the poor image quality.

[@ryllian1]

You can make your own using xbox 360 cables

[@ricksdavidgrajo5699]

nothing can beat the feeling when playing ps2 on crt tv

[@JohnGlasscock]

I agree 😌

[@tredfxman]

[C]athode [R]ay [T]ube For The Win homo sapiens !!! 👍 😄 👍

[@paxhumana2015]

@@tredfxman , nope, and I speak that as a person that lugged around big ass CRTs, and anything that is above a 19 inch CRT is going to lead to back problems, as it is a two person operation, and good luck getting that up and down some stairs.

[@ArthurCallahan389]

Memory cards lol, those were the days😂.

[@thickdickdaddy]

8 mb🖤

[@AbdullaSulaimani]

I can also remember the mad catz memory cards for the PS2. I bought one and used without issues. Those were the days for sure

[@shakesfirst2443]

Still are for me. Prince of Persia right now.

[@AbdullaSulaimani]

And also magic gate. I don't know what magic gate is used for but it's etched on the memory card.

[@davehernandez1001]

*Laughs in Xbox with 10GB hard drive that could store heaps of saves and music*

[@mattunwin]

"Full High Definition" I don't think you know what this means. Not to be rude here, and just hoping to educate: 1080i is NOT 1080p. Interlacing on modern televisions can introduce a massive amount of input lag. Also, interlacing means the actual rendered resolution sent to the TV is 1/2 the final output resolution. So 1080i is actually 540 lines of resolution with every other line being "interlaced"... Meaning the pixels are basically faked from the actual lines of resolution in the original signal. So one line of pixels then one line of faked pixels filled in by the TV. Progressive resolutions will always have a lower input latency and cleaner image because every pixel on the screen will be output in real time from the original signal with no extra processing from the TV - with the exception of upscaling.

[@IanHollis]

I've always thought 720p looked better than 1080i (in general, I mean).

[@Arcaged]

Also, it isn't native resolution, its 480 that the ps2 POORLY upscale.

[@ridokilos-actual]

1080i doesn't "fake" half of the pixels, it just posts half of them at a time alternating between odd rows of pixels and even rows of pixels. Hardware could more easily handle broadcasting and receiving (mostly cable TV pipelines) half of the pixels for a given image per frame than all of them at once even though, at the time when 1080p and 1080i were both regularly used, 1080i would generally post at double the framerate. 1080p was clearly more favorable as displays grew larger and the interlacing became more noticeable. Part of the problem with interlaced scan was that anything that depended on frame precision (like slowmo video) resulted in you only getting "half" of a frame interlaced at a time. Modern TVs now days CAN de-interlace a 1080i signal however, which (depending on the method) does sometimes result in the "fake" pixels you described. Back in the day, displays didn't do all of the upscaling they do by themselves today and depended on the device broadcasting to them to basically do that with interlacing.

[@Jonathan-wu3pb]

@@Arcaged not 480, ps2 is 448. Only a few games are 480

[@Jonathan-wu3pb]

@Chief Sitting Feather (We'z fake Indigenous!!) Ps2 resolution for majority games is 640x448 or 512x448, not 640x480

[@recht_voor_zijn_raap5506]

Still one of the best consoles of all time. The PS2 came with so many legendary games its incredible. There's a reason a lot of PS2 games are still being rereleased, remade and remastered to this day.

[@theicebolt4361]

7000 titles ?

[@Howitchewstofeel5gum]

Yeah it's called nostalgia

[@guyknightley3499]

No, it is the best console of all time. No other tops it.

[@matttweed8961]

I remember playing GT4 in HD, this console was a masterpiece and has never been topped in my opinion

[@davidgallardoiii8079]

So, I have a backwards compatible PlayStation 3 (60GB) console and I’ve noticed the difference too when I started playing Gran Turismo 4 with 1080 P. It’s awesome how this game supported it back then for PS2. 🙌🏾

[@theaim21]

It’s 1080i, not 1080p

[@tazchoudhury8926]

How long have u had ur ps3 for?

[@davidgallardoiii8079]

@@tazchoudhury8926 2 years now and works very good to this day.

[@theicebolt4361]

I have a C03 (4usb) piano black 1Tb PS3 - does all content 'upscale' to a version of HD, like in the poor video above, when Sonys BRD players did upscale CD & DVD players content/media for HDMI viewing ? Or are we mocking JSRF on the 360 ? that passed as HD ?

[@tazchoudhury8926]

@@davidgallardoiii8079 was it brand new when u got it?

[@VikDeth502]

Btw, the Red, Yellow, White cables weren't "S Video". S Video was a specific cable for video. The Yellow cable was a "Composite" cable. And the Red and White were just Stereo audio cables.

[@georgetrynamakeajug]

rca cable, but im right and so are you..laughed when i heard s video

[@platypusduck54]

I cringed when he called it s-video

[@theicebolt4361]

on home media units - the 3 phono gang was often labelled s-video - for Uk markets -

[@rainbowthrustars]

Yeah s-vhs had much better picture quality than composite too. The Composite was utter shite if you ask me. I never used it.

[@michaelarmer256]

@@theicebolt4361 what always annoyed me is in most cases the s video was on the front with only a mono audio input so if you had a console able to output s video you lost stereo sound. i assume this was there for camcorders but i feel like tv people got this wrong far more people had consoles than had camcorders.also looks messy

[@karthiknagendra228]

That startup music. Chef's kiss

[@atomiswave1971]

Ps2 did some incredible things for it's time. It went up against dreamcast and eventually ended up doing GT, God of war, shadow of the colossus etc. I never used 1080i but was aware of it.

[@Snoy_Fly]

Makes me wonder what PlayStation 5 secrets I’ll learn about in 20 years.

[@aliosmanalpak]

Me: theres nothing special to find John: am i a joke to you?

[@Arkyubus]

Did you know...if you hold down the mic mute button it mutes all the PS5 sound. It's really useful if you use a mix-amp/amplifier combo on both PS5 and PC.

[@subjectivereviews]

Native 4k and ML plus 8k60fps native which are the things very one is denying at the moment. Jus my hunch but I feel like devs sometimes don't fully use the hardware in its time

[@dwayne601]

I'll let you know when I get one in 20 years

[@ThePlasticBowl]

One secret we discover in 20 years may be where the fuck to find one.

[@ghost085]

It only seems to improve clarity but pixel counts seems to be the same. It's like the game it's doing the upscaling itself instead of leaving it to the TV set

[@steveo1131]

You could also use PS3 Component cables, at least that's what I used. There are also games that supported 480p and 720p-I believe-and those required those cables as well.

[@IanHollis]

FF XII looked great, although flikery at those higher resolutions.

[@theneedforspeeder9575]

Wrong there isn’t 720p lol

[@joao2271]

Its also fun to remember, even if other games arent compatible with 1080i resolution, they still look a lot cleaner through a component cable

[@nategreatgames78]

This is literally on page 7 of the owners manual. And when Gran Turismo 4 came out they were making a big deal out of it being like the first HD PS2 game, remember walking into Best Buy and they had a big display set up for it

[@stevemiller.]

Cool

[@ayylmao8837]

who the the fuck reads the manual tho

[@killernyancat8193]

@@ayylmao8837 Me

[@playyuh]

Everybody watch out !!! Nate Great Games knew about this years ago from reading said page in an official PS2 owners manual !! How cool is that guys !! Wow !!

[@kevboard]

it's not really an HD game tho, the game runs at 576x960 (552.960 pixels) which is was less pixela than the lowest HD resolution 720p (921.600 pixels) the PS2 didn't have any games that actually ran in any HD resolution, just modes that supported HD signals and made the image look sharp enough to look decent on an HD TV. Jackass runs at around 540p, which is lower than PAL SD resolution

[@luckylucs95]

This is by far one of the most helpful and useful channels on KZbin.

[@calvincrenshaw6645]

Just started playing my PS2 again after having it in storage for years. It's bringing back fun good memories. PS2 ROCKS!

[@lawrencedrozario4703]

Im also playing PS2 and the best way to enjoy when you are playing with friends.

[@VilodivanGaming]

Resident Evil 4 (and others) had the progressive scan option by holding triangle and x as the game was starting up. With a home brew app called GSM you can force most games to 1080i with some working at 480p. The ps2 lives on!

[@FalloutGenius1]

The first 1080i television came out in ‘98. Gran Turismo 4 came out in ‘04 which was well into the 1080 days. Was useful for the larger projection tvs that many houses where beguinning to have at the time

[@MrMOGHammer]

And that’s also why that trick was not known because who could afford those very expensive TVs back then

[@MrViper7121]

720p would've been a better option for less motion blur

[@robinfroust4259]

Grand Turismo 4 was so great, I don't know how many hours I spent in it,I remember I did some endurance races that took couple of hours each, the grind in that game was real for me

[@ROHMeggeGaming]

Same here 🔥

[@BrandonWaters99]

I’m glad I had PS3 component cables lying around. Most games on the PS2, including PS1 games can at least play in 720p. And some games even support progressive scan, which helps make the picture and frame rate slightly better.

[@Nathan.Barnatt]

Woah. Does the slim also work?

[@catcraze8673]

deez

[@JOHN-tl9em]

Yes, it does.

[@lifehandz_lemons]

Wow, it's Dad!

[@Nathan.Barnatt]

@@lifehandz_lemons no I’m nathan

[@lifehandz_lemons]

@@Nathan.Barnatt haha! I respect your work and everything you do. You are extremely talented. Keep it up :)

[@conorrogers403]

I love you channel. You are very consistent in the composure of your videos which makes your channel awesome.

[@tawon1984]

I’ll have to try it out. I still have 2 out of those three games. 👍

[@JohnGlasscock]

It works! 👍🏻

[@mazda9624]

Despite only a handful of games supporting 1080i HD resolutions, it is still highly recommend that you use component cables for your Playstation 2 nowadays simply because they make even standard definition games more clear. Not to mention that there are a plethora of Playstation 2 games that support 480p output which is a pretty big improvement over standard 480i, and this can only be enabled by using these cables. Some notable examples of 480p games on Playstation 2 include Burnout 2 (the very first game to support this feature) onwards, Guitar Hero II onwards, Rachet and Clank: Going Commando onwards, all Rock Band titles, Jak and Daxter II onwards, The Simpsons Hit and Run, both God of War games, and many more.

[@athms15]

So nostalgic

[@JohnGlasscock]

Very 😌

[@athms15]

@@JohnGlasscock I have question john Can i use any microfiber cloth to clean ps5?

[@mtdubdachamp6917]

The sound of the boot up is music to my ears and joy for my soul.

[@ivantheblazingchariot2517]

Love your content man! Thank you for these new info. The PS2 is my fav console too. The magical feeling.

[@JohnGlasscock]

Yes, I love the PS2

[@videogamepleasure182]

You can also do press and hold triangle + X on playstation 2 boot logo so that it will switch to HD if the game supports HD feature

[@RICH-SILAGE]

I gotta say that i love this guys contents 🙌🏽

[@JohnGlasscock]

Thank you 😊

[@carlossotelo845]

Thank you for releasing this educational video. I just bought Marvel vs. Capcom Clash of Superheroes. Can’t wait to try it out with this new way to play the games. I’m also going to try Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2.

[@BarnyardCasanova]

I found this out while working on the road. The PS3 had been out for a few years but I still rocked my PS2 sometimes and this time in particular I decided to take it with me on the road. I saw the 1080i setting, and was dumbfounded then when it didn't work over composite I was bummed. (I've learned alot since then.) However I figured pretty quick that there had to be a component cable that I just didn't know about. I looked it up to confirm my theory and luckily the local game store had a set. So I got them and set them up on the crappy hotel flat-screen. And I was not let down, it looked amazing and the rest of my time in that hotel room was spent playing the only game I brought with me. Gran Turismo 4.

[@frostgunner124]

The start up tune made me smile but feel old at the same time.

[@speedystar9387]

I still can’t get over the fact that his last name is glasscock

[@ZizoMass]

Yes, I knew. In fact, my PS2 is connecting with a component video cable to my TV right now.

[@TaccRaccoon]

Also if you hold triangle and x as the system starts up you can change to progressive scan

[@chaosyeshua1137]

Yeah, but it had to be on a TV that supported Progressive Scan

[@yottadrive]

That's not true. My TV supports progressive scan and it didn't work.

[@ROTZOOI]

Oh the memories of bringing your memory cards with you to friends. The good dayss

[@thedon22z]

You just brought back alot of memories...lol..I remember finally discovering this feature at the very end of ps2 life cycle (basically a few months before i got my ps3..lol) It made a big diffrence playing Shadow of Colloses..lol..Good throw back discovery🤗👌🏽👌🏽

[@wes5619]

I'm surprised I was able to keep my running to this day with how often I used it lol. Still runs great.

[@Uveal_Peppers_Sci-Fi_Gaming]

Thank you very very much for this tip. I also ❤ the PS2. I have kept my original version 1 alive. People think I am mad by having it fixed everytime it goes wrong but I have 125 PS2 games I adore. The Original Monster Hunter for example, Shadow of the Colossus, FF10 & FF10-2, FF12, Gran Turismo 3, 4 & special editions. My list goes on & on. I will not let my PS2 die and how DARE Sony stop production on this Magnificent console.

[@theicebolt4361]

I have around 600 PS2 [PAL] titles, all visibly fully functionable, blue, black or silver 99% have cases - there is about 6500 to collect.

[@samuzamu]

0:27 Yeah, that's a pair of S-Video cables alright..

[@retrosalad]

Got so much nostalgia when I saw one of those games was Jackass. I actually still own my copy to this day.

[@j800r_aswell]

Well, technically not full HD. 720p/1080i was marketed as "HD Ready" because it isn't true HD. Full high definition content is 1080p. 1920x1080 progressive scan. Still incredible that the PS2 had support for HD Ready TVs when I don't think they were even a thing when it first released.

[@PatoCrioyo]

Yup, this isn't Full HD, it's interlaced 1080 which yields an actual vertical resolution of 540 pixels, so lower than 720p but still having more pixels horizontally.

[@justinmckenzie3318]

Would've been cool if other games supported 720p(I) (I'm not too picky as long as pixels aren't over stretched or blurry) since I still have some games I need to finish. What would really be cool is if big tvs in the near future were capable of running retro games/consoles at both they're native resolution and screen size for correctly displaying them while turning off parts of the tv display that's not currently in use! 😳 I'm sure this has been thought about yet it's either too soon till its actually possible or its just a fantasy. 🤔 (I guess I can't sell myself too short since decades ago we all used to dream about VR and here we are today playing VR games and witnessing different worlds created from VR. 😏)

[@halofreak1990]

As long as you upscale by whole integer numbers and maintain the aspect ratio, you're fine, regardless of the original resolution. That's how Xbox does it with their backward compatibility program. If the game supports widescreen modes, it'll look damn near perfect on an HD TV, despite the age of the source material. Though one could argue Xbox cheats a bit here, by maxing out texture filtering and other graphical options far beyond what the original hardware could handle, but, hey, you don't hear me complaining about my free 'remasters'.

[@justinmckenzie3318]

@@halofreak1990 in not knowledgeable enough to understand computer jargon but if it's possible and hopefully won't break the bank, I'm almost willing to try anything sometime down the line. 😣 if I was in your shoes, I wouldn't be either! 😉

[@zuere]

That starting sounds rly brings the memories

[@amamsurri5454]

I wouldn't say 1080i is "Full HD" but definitely an improvement. Didn't know anyone didnt know about the component option Edit: yes it's HD but it's not FHD. Full HD doesnt mean it's fully HD it means it's 1080p. There's a difference from FHD and HD

[@JohnGlasscock]

it was considered full HD during the PS2 Era!

[@amamsurri5454]

@@JohnGlasscock technically it's 1920x540 per frame. You could argue it's full HD at half refresh rate or you could argue its half HD at full refresh rate. Either way I've never liked interlaced but for the time this is the best they could do.

[@passerbeta2298]

@@amamsurri5454 lol imagine finding something back in 02-03 at 1920x540 most ppl dont even know 1080i until 05-06

[@amamsurri5454]

@@passerbeta2298 in 2001 the xbox had 1080i "The Xbox supports enhanced definition 480p output and high-definition output in 720p and 1080i with the addition of an official (High Definition AV Pack) or third-party component AV cable." Mind you not a lot of games supported it but that's true for the PS2 as well. I own both. 1080i was inferior to 720p imo especially if your system was crap with deinterlacing

[@ConnorH2111]

@@amamsurri5454 Ofcourse the xbox fanboys got a big mouth, GT4 has better graphics than Halo infinite.

[@GREY-te1vm]

I thought this was going to be another one of those "Did you know you can rotate the logo on the PlayStation 2" videos. You have successfully subverted my expectations.

[@ghandithesupremeleader9740]

PLEASE DO MORE PS 2 VIDEOS i have a ps2 but i don't really get stuff cuz it's new to me, and of course i use the ps2 to just play immidietly with my cousin. But now i have my own ps2 😁 though it's not the original :(

[@aoiminase]

So you’re saying you had the normal one or slim one?

[@Natesuki]

1:12 I know i'm not the only one who felt a little bit happier inside after hearing the start-up noise again

[@bernandinocamilo1946]

Goes to show why it's the goat and best ps of all time

[@JohnGlasscock]

My favorite console of all time!

[@Damsel_In_Distress_528]

It honestly made the pixels so much more visible, sure it was High-Definition, though it became so 'pixely' (for lack of a better word).

[@chadhullraidenstrife4143]

The best-looking game at the time when the PS2 was and this is my personal favorite the bouncer. The graphics for that game was the best-looking game on the PS2. then came next Midnight Club one these were the two best looking game on the PS2 you can ask the see the potential that the PlayStation 2 had to offer when it comes to graphics with these two games but then after that the graphist got downgraded after these two games until I got my hands on Transformers on a PS2 and again you can see the power of the PS2 the graphics on that game was insane 10 out of 10 and then after these three games the graphics went downhill with the graphics after that but that just shows you that the PS2 had the potential to rival the Xbox when it came to graphics had they kept the graphics the same with all there games like with the three games I just mentioned.

[@devan_danger]

You forgot to mention MGS 2 & 3. Not very Raiden of you..

[@Tim-is-short]

The Bouncer was a beautiful game!

[@leonarddurecki5988]

1080i on PS2 had a lot of interlacing issues compared to the original Xbox, it was still a cool feature

[@theicebolt4361]

with Bravia's at the time - ( I had the rear projection types ( for darkened rooms - that lost definition on the screen :( even 39 inch screens weren't crisp back then )

[@vwol]

Ok

[@VINAYAKSONI007]

1:19 theme song was the best!! Took me to the time can’t go back! But they were great memories :)

[@hydro452]

Well that's amazing what's yall favorite PS2 games. My is gta San Andreas

[@tawon1984]

Manhunt

[@GazMoore]

Black

[@mushycookies6470]

1. MGS 3 Special Edition 2. Burnout 3 3. Timesplitters Future Perfect

[@schofieldmate5416]

Metal Gear Solid 2

[@jaguiar84]

Some games also supported 480p, Tekken 4 can do this, but u have to hold X and Triangle on boot-up of game, u'll get a prompt about swapping to 480p. Games looks fantastic in this mode, Tekken 5 also did this but u could swap it in menu instead of the "hidden" button presses. Fatal Frame 3 also supported 480p, there's a list online of all the PS2 games that support progressive or higher resolution.

[@ShiroHoshi]

I actually did know this for the reason of, when I eventually replaced my TV, it no longer had the S-video/composite inputs. and component inputs do not always take composite, at least sometimes when they do, you actually lose the color on the tv. Not like it is unsaturated, but that it actually straight up has a chance to become Monochromatic. On a hilarious note I recall having to changes the setting from composite to component blind. and even though it can do 720-1080i, it looks rather sharp and gets rid of some blurs that make certain games look better. Like in Okami.

[@Shadison]

1:12 The intro that defines my childhood! Wonderful times, those were!

[@johnnada6855]

This feature improves "sharpness", resolution., but pixelated graphics on HD TVs are noticeable when you are too close to the TV, the farther you are from the TV and the farther you look the image you see less pixelation, another factor is the size of the screen, if the HD TV or monitor is less than 32 inches you´ll see less pixelation, so you need to have a smaller screen and look it from a farther distance, but of course the best solution for the pixelation problem is to use scalers

[@SuperDiablo101]

That startup sound is so nostalgic I can almost smell it....no joke

[@UGotTuberculosis]

The PS2 start up just gave me goosebumps of happiness

[@daawks.9293]

Eyyyy 600000 subs… must be doing REALLY good with your Glasscock * Ba-Dums * (I know this joke has been done to death at this point, but no. I just stumbled upon your channel. I really enjoy it! Keep it up!)

[@TheOneandOnlyCornBread]

Off topic but those LCD Sony Bravia televisions are still amazing to this day

[@brainstorm006]

1:08 oh look, a memory card. The heart attack you get when you could not find it. Ah, good old days.

[@jollama]

0:27 The cables you’re holding are composite cables, not S-video

[@JordiumZ]

Nice Shulk pfp

[@thenuclearsandwich]

Component cables for video and fiber optic for audio tapped into your 5.1 Dolby sound system was kick ass back in the day. Did that for the original Xbox and first revision of Gamecubes too. Sadly, there was no fiber optic output for the Gamecube though. And if you really wanted the best picture you would get Monster brand cables if available for that system which were the best at the time.

[@VenoStuff]

PS2 is still my favorite, that boxy design and startup sound.

[@dogewow8999]

Also tons of games have combos for progressive scanning mode with component cables

[@Andrew-it7fb]

FYI, what you called s video is composite video cables.

[@SchlossRitter]

PS3 component cables will work as well on the PS2 and are much easier to find available to buy than the official PS2 ones.

[@3ormorecharactersmaybe5]

I have a Sony Bravia, now I finally knows why it had a 1080i option Thanks!

[@jeffreytenthije]

That startup cutscene drew back nostalgia to the time I called grand theft auto.. Car stealy game

[@bartm_]

0:28 “Composite video” cables (RCA connectors) not s-video.

[@Koolzak47]

Duuuuude just hearing the old start up sound and the sound when the ps2 name comes on screen is pure nostalgia

[@leonsgaming8123]

I knew about the RGB cords but didn't know what they were for though. This is cool

[@christophermorin9036]

I was never able to get the component cables, so I used S-video for everything. nice and sharp for it's day, even at 480.

[@TheDukeOfZill]

found that component cables at least makes games look much nicer (crisp) on an SDTV that has component inputs (my old bubble tube 40" CRT), not in terms of resolution, but signal clarity. it's much nicer than s-vid.

[@DarkHorse08]

Tourist Trophy was awesome and the PS2 is my favorite console also. That music at the beginning with the “PlayStation 2” logo tone. The shape of it is simple and resembles a car amplifier.

[@giorgososougias397]

when i turn the ps2 on, i hear that... that buzz. a lot of my memories come back...

[@BabyJokerGaming]

the best looking ps of all time, it still looks modern currently

[@nolankuffner3573]

Guaranteed, this isn't as secret a feature as you think. The Gamecube and Xbox also had the ability to use component for a higher definition signal. The only real issue with the video is calling composite video cables S-video cables. While both cables produced a similar signal, S-video inputs were much more rare, and allowed progressive video (480p) versus the traditional or truly standard definition (480i). I'd suggest, for the most part, 360p is pretty similar to 480i and 720p is similar to 1080i for MOST TVs. I'd rather have a progressive video resolution, personally, but it could be argued that the 1080i signal was easier on plasma displays when they were more prone to burn in.

[@SpencerWilliamsIV]

Although I was not aware what titles supported HD, I have been aware of the PS2’s support for component cables.

[@YeOldeGamerGrampsofOlde]

You forgot to include Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria to the list. Another game released in the US. That game also outputs 1080i when using YpbPr component cables. Many complain about still poor quality image, but if you used the official PS2 and later the gold plated PS3 component cables, the image is crisp and detailed.

[@JOHN-tl9em]

You can play any game in 1080i, if you use OPL.

[@gustavocastillo9954]

Came for the humorous last name, stayed for the info lol

[@lvbboi9]

"You probably remember plugging your ps2 with these cables" Me: wait, you guys don't do that anymore?

[@dalehadley3283]

Someone probably already said this,but at 0:29 you said the video cables were S-Video, it's actually just composite cables

[@Wogle]

Don't think I have my old RF adapter or SCART (RGB) cable for my PS2, but still have the component cable I bought for it. Best investment ever.

[@ericroberts1283]

I recently bought a ps2 and started to buying all the games i used to play and more, now i have a collection of 291 ps2 games and i also found that you can still play some ps2 games online. Theres also many mods you can do

[@TaurusTheCrazyBull]

I can't tell whether watching this video was a mistake or not, I forgot how beautiful the PS2 was and now that I remember I don't think I will ever forget