Technabob » compatibility http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Geek Stuff Sun, 27 May 2012 20:00:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 More Classics Now Playable on Xbox 360 http://technabob.com/blog/2007/04/19/more-classics-now-playable-on-xbox-360/ http://technabob.com/blog/2007/04/19/more-classics-now-playable-on-xbox-360/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2007 19:47:35 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2007/04/19/more-classics-now-playable-on-xbox-360/ Phantom Dust, Jet Set Radio …]]> It looks like the April 2007 backwards compatibility update for the Xbox 360 has added a number of new Xbox games, including some which we thought would never make the list due to their graphical complexities.

xbox compatA few of my all time favorites, including Phantom Dust, Jet Set Radio Future and Panzer Dragoon Orta are now playable on the 360. The complete list of newly supported games includes:

  • Tenku (Japan only)
  • Avatar: The Last Airbender
  • Avatar: The Legend of Aang (EMEA/ANZ)
  • Breakdown
  • Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
  • Call of Duty 3
  • Cars
  • Crash Bandicoot 5: Wrath of Cortex
  • Daisenryaku VII
  • FIFA Soccer 2007
  • Full Spectrum Warrior
  • Guilty Gear Isuka
  • Innocent Tears (Japan only)
  • Jet Set Radio Future
  • King of Fighters 2002
  • King of Fighters: Neowave
  • Mad Dash Racing (Japan only)
  • Mech Assault 2
  • Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction
  • Nascar 2006: Total Team Control
  • NFL Fever 2004
  • Oddworld Munch’s Oddysee
  • Panzer Dragoon Orta
  • Petit Copter (Japan only)
  • Phantom Dust
  • Reservoir Dogs
  • Return To Castle Wolfenstein
  • Rugby League 2
  • Sengoku Warriors (Japan only)
  • Sonic Riders
  • Soul Calibur 2 (updated)
  • Spider-Man 2
  • Star Wars: Republic Commando
  • Street Fighter Anniversary Collection
  • Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07
  • Tony Hawk’s Underground
  • Ultra Bust a Move /ULTRA Puzzle Bobble
  • Unreal Championship 2

The patch isn’t yet live on Xbox Live, but you can download and burn the patch to CD or DVD from the Xbox website here (instructions here) if you’re too impatient to wait for the next update on Xbox Live.

[via Deeko News]

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2007/04/19/more-classics-now-playable-on-xbox-360/feed/ 1 Sony Fixes PS3/PS2 Backwards Compatibility Issue http://technabob.com/blog/2007/01/24/sony-fixes-ps3ps2-backwards-compatibility-issue/ http://technabob.com/blog/2007/01/24/sony-fixes-ps3ps2-backwards-compatibility-issue/#comments Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:37:08 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2007/01/24/sony-fixes-ps3ps2-backwards-compatibility-issue/ Since the Sony PlayStation 3 hit shelves back in November, it’s been racked with complaints about a huge bug with PS2 backwards compatibilty. Specifically, the PS3 would screw up the graphics on non-progressive scan PS2 titles (of which there are many), by creating odd artifacts on every other vertical line of images. This issue rendered many PS2 games nearly unplayable, especially on HDTVs.

ps3 update screen

Well early reports are that today’s firmware update to version 1.5 fixes this issue once and for all. I’ve already downloaded and installed the update, and it seems to have fixed the issues that I’ve encountered with some 480i games like Okami. While 480i games never look great on a large HDTV, at least they’re now playable and no worse than they looked on an original PS2.

[via Kotaku]

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2007/01/24/sony-fixes-ps3ps2-backwards-compatibility-issue/feed/ 4 LG and Warner Seek to End the Blu-ray/HD DVD War http://technabob.com/blog/2007/01/04/lg-and-warner-seek-to-solve-the-blu-rayhd-dvd-war/ http://technabob.com/blog/2007/01/04/lg-and-warner-seek-to-solve-the-blu-rayhd-dvd-war/#comments Thu, 04 Jan 2007 14:04:34 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2007/01/04/lg-and-warner-seek-to-solve-the-blu-rayhd-dvd-war/ A while back we reported that Ricoh was working on a optical mechanism that could handle both Blu-ray and HD DVD discs. At next week’s CES show, it’s expected that two companies will be showing off their proposed solutions to dealing with the incompatible formats.

hd vs bluray

On the hardware front, LG is expected to announce a combo player that can play both formats. Conversely, Warner is planning on rolling out dual-sided discs that feature Blu-ray on one side and HD DVD on the other. While I think the Warner idea is kind of a nice short-term solution for movie studios that otherwise would have released on both formats, the LG approach of a universal player that can handle both formats seems like a better choice for consumers.

[via Engadget]

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