Game Preservation Group Releases Over 700 PS2 Prototypes

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Last night video game preservation group, The Hidden Palace, released over 700 PS2 early builds, prototypes, E3, and press release demos in a massive dump the group referred to as “Project Deluge”.

The Hidden Palace hosted a stream on Twitch that lasted over six hours Saturday night. During that stream, they showcased a number of PS2 pre-release builds and demos for various games, including Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex, LEGO Star Wars The Video Game, Crazy Taxi, and Final Fantasy X-2.

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I think it is nuts people are still so invested in this system but I can honestly understand it. I think gaming really took off around this time and things have never been the same since. PS2 was a solid system and everyone I knew back then had one.

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I still have my PS2 and it works! I mean this is great for people looking to get the system again or for those who missed out on it entirely.

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There are still brand new ones you can find on ebay and other places that were unopened. They sell for a lot though so I guess this is a way of getting one slightly less?

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Maybe this is just me but is there really this much of an interest in such and old console to merit them doing this??

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I don’t get the appeal on these but I was never a big PS2 fanboy or anything of the sort. I liked the system but not enough to get something like this today when roms and stuff are easily obtained if I want to play an older game.

#6

I miss my PS2. I fell in love with gaming on it, playing games like Socom Navy Seals, NHL 2004 (The Strike Year), and above all else, Final Fantasy X!!!

I wish that I could go play those on the original console again.

The rereleases are great though.

#7

Same goes for the OG Xbox, tons of people still in it for the homebrew scene and reviving the original Xbox’s XBL service, such as the Insignia Project.

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