PS2 With Firewire Port?

**orcutt989** · 06-04-2005, 03:10 AM

I was reading on HowStuffWorks.com, and I stumbled accross this.

Firewire port?

Originally Posted by HowStuffWorks.com

The PlayStation 2 has two USB ports and a FireWire port.

Since when do they have firewire ports? Mine doesnt! And I bought it a year ago January!

**micolithe** · 06-04-2005, 03:24 AM

Some of the earlier ones do, but it didn't get much use so they stopped putting them in a while ago.

**SingaBoiy** · 06-04-2005, 11:10 AM

Yep, my first one had one. 2nd one didnt.

**Smith** · 06-04-2005, 11:29 PM

Mine did, never was sure what it was for.

**orcutt989** · 06-05-2005, 01:25 PM

Too bad you couldnt hook up like a Firewire HDD.

**maebach** · 06-05-2005, 03:17 PM

there must've been a good reason to take it off.

**orcutt989** · 06-05-2005, 09:45 PM

http://www.consolesource.com/ecomm/c...7&cat=1&page=5

Speaking of External HDD's for the PS2, has anyone seen that? Shiz...

**colt45joe** · 06-06-2005, 05:04 AM

Originally Posted by maebach

there must've been a good reason to take it off.

the port was useless.

**GepperRankins** · 06-06-2005, 02:56 PM

Originally Posted by maebach

there must've been a good reason to take it off.

a waste of money to carry on making them if they weren't going to get used

**TedLeoPharm** · 06-13-2005, 12:03 AM

Would it have been used for online multiplayer?

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