Right now, yes. It's on a trial basis and we don't expect to decide against them unless there is a problem. Handhelds are probably better to pass the time with if needed, though.

Some game consoles, such as the PS2, XBOX and Gamecube are able to connect to the internet over a home network. This enables online game play, a very popular feature of current games on the market. All of these consoles offer Ethernet connectivity, so simply plugging the console into one of the available ports on your router and following the console's instructions should get you on the internet.

To play a region 1 DVD on a European PS2, you will need a "DVD Region X" peripheral. These can be bought from any good video games shop.

Yes, though you won’t be able to use your old controllers, memory cards, or other peripherals. The PS3 will upscale the PSOne and PS2 games’ video to HD resolutions, should you choose.

No major differences between the two versions - simultaneous release. The Xbox's increased memory and graphical capabilities will yield some improvement in visuals, but for the most part the games are identical on both platforms.

For games: Ps2 of course, the games are absolutely mesmerizing :D For a second PC: XboX, there is a wide variety of multimedia software available for it ;-)

NO. Most of the time reliable emulation requires a system many times more powerful then the console you're trying to emulate. The Xbox just isn't fast enough to emulate PS2- on top of that PS2 is not easy to program for.

Use Ctrl+Alt+Fn to switch back to a virtual console. Ctrl+Alt+F1 would return you to the first virtual console. To return to the X session, you must switch to the virtual console running X. If you invoked X from the command line, (e.g., using startx) then the X session will attach to the next unused virtual console, not the text console from which it was invoked. If you have eight active virtual terminals then X will be running on the ninth, and you would use Alt+F9 to return.

It contains more components than most other consoles: no other console on the market comes out-of-box with a hard disk drive & an Ethernet port, although the Playstation 2 does come with an empty hard drive bay.

Yes. Activision has announced that DOOM 3 will indeed make it to the Xbox sometime after the PC release, but not a good chance that it would make it to any other consoles that are currently out now.

Devices without a web browser to complete the registration process must use a DSL/Cable Modem router to access the network. Refer to question 3 for setting up a DSL/Cable Modem router. Then refer to the Xbox or PlayStation 2 instructions provided by the manufacturers. Some games may require specific firewall rules to operate properly.

The Xbox CAN play PS1, Gameboy, Nintendo 64, Sega Megadrive\Genesis, etc. These are commonly referred to as 'Roms'

No! However, games are only included in the Normal (2 discs out a time) and above plans and are accessable for members who have been with DVD Direct for more than one continuous month. This is provided at no extra cost! [Return to The Top]

You can buy USB playstation- and xbox converters in the shops. We recommend, you contact your vendor about the quality of this signal conversion (accuracy) as we haven't tested this yet.

You can design in anything you can think of. Personally, I don't have a gaming console so I have never given any design considerations to this. However, there are a number of persons who have. Check out Build your Own Arcade Controls and look for console examples. This is a fantastic site for getting excellent ideas.

No. We have been asked this question by quite a few people but not quite enough to warrant us developing dedicated console controllers. As an alternative, we can supply our Ultimate Desktop joysticks with a converter

Games are more expensive and have a shorter shelf life than movie titles so we have made 1 game rented = 2 DVD movies or music titles. We have also made the decision to allow only game rentals start from a 3 plan so customers can also have movies alongside selected games. DVD plan you can choose to rent 2 games and 1 movie or music title or 1 game and 3 movie or music titles.

VCD: Unfortunately, no. Although it is possible to get VCD addons for Playstation (not Playstation 2), Sega Saturn, and Dreamcast, do not expect to be able to play a VCD on your game system even if it is equipped to play DVDs. DVD-R: DVD-Rs may work in your game system, but it might not work properly. For example, I tested some discs in my own PS2 and there were problems with the menu that made it almost impossible to select the desired episode.

With Omni you can have up to 8 consoles with your system. With OmniPro you can have up to16 consoles with your system. The consoles are addressable, so each console will get its own address. They all connect in parallel, however, they all work independently.

I own: a Magnavox Odyssey 2, an NES (original style), a black original (not slim) Playstation 2, a limited edition NES GBA SP, a black PSP, and a white DS Lite. In the past I have owned, but traded in: An Electric Blue DS, an indigo GBA, a Grape Game Boy Color with the GBC camera and printer, and an original Playstation. My next purchase plans include a Wii and a PS3 sometime in the far distant future when it costs under $300.