Connect 2 PS2's Together, Using 2 TVs?

Hailmary · 04-13-2006, 07:26 AM

I was just wondering if it was possible to connect two PS2's together to play 8 player games but have 4 on one tv and 4 on another. I know you can connect two PS2's together with a 4pin-4pin firewire cable, but how do you get it to connect to two tvs? I want it to be able to have 4 players on one tv and the other 4 on the other tv. Do I just simply plug the audio/video of one into one tv and the other in the other tv? Will this do the trick? Thanks

ebackhus · 04-13-2006, 08:15 AM

It's the same way as networking Xbox. Connect each on to its own TV and get your game on.

Hailmary · 04-13-2006, 08:20 AM

Never did that with an XBox. Only have a PS2. So use the firewire cable to connect the two, connect each to its own TV? Do I need two copies of the game, one for each PS2?

**ReeKorl** · 04-13-2006, 08:55 AM

Yes, you'll need as many copies of the game as you have consoles.

There's only a few PC games which allow you to play without a copy of the game in the drive of one machine, consoles never allow this. The reason for this is a computer can install parts of the game to the hard drive, but a console runs purely from the disc, so if the disc isn't in the drive it can't load new levels, etc.

Hailmary · 04-13-2006, 01:00 PM

Nice thanks for the help guys

Hailmary · 04-14-2006, 09:52 AM

So if it says it supports 8 players. Does this mean that the firewire will work? Or could it be only for playing over the internet? How do I check this? Thanks

Terpfan007 · 05-06-2007, 02:29 PM

So will this work for two-player as well? I want to play the original ghost recon on multi-player and I wan't to be able to have a screen for each person so that we can't screen cheat to kill each other easier. Is this possible? What is the firewire cable? and what all do I need to do this?

naderobaid · 04-23-2008, 01:51 AM

Can i use a CROSSOVER cable?
How to configure it?

04-13-2006, 07:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
Hailmary Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 102 OS: XP Pro	Connect 2 PS2's Together, Using 2 TVs? I was just wondering if it was possible to connect two PS2's together to play 8 player games but have 4 on one tv and 4 on another. I know you can connect two PS2's together with a 4pin-4pin firewire cable, but how do you get it to connect to two tvs? I want it to be able to have 4 players on one tv and the other 4 on the other tv. Do I just simply plug the audio/video of one into one tv and the other in the other tv? Will this do the trick? Thanks

04-13-2006, 08:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,265 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	It's the same way as networking Xbox. Connect each on to its own TV and get your game on. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

04-13-2006, 08:55 AM	#4 (permalink)
ReeKorl Superhuman Computer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 6th Circle, The City of Dis, Hell Posts: 1,610 OS: WinXP Pro SP2 My System	Yes, you'll need as many copies of the game as you have consoles. There's only a few PC games which allow you to play without a copy of the game in the drive of one machine, consoles never allow this. The reason for this is a computer can install parts of the game to the hard drive, but a console runs purely from the disc, so if the disc isn't in the drive it can't load new levels, etc. __________________ "Sorry, the number you have dialled is imaginary. Please rotate dial by 90 degrees and try again."

05-06-2007, 02:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
Terpfan007 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1 OS: XP	Re: Connect 2 PS2's Together, Using 2 TVs? So will this work for two-player as well? I want to play the original ghost recon on multi-player and I wan't to be able to have a screen for each person so that we can't screen cheat to kill each other easier. Is this possible? What is the firewire cable? and what all do I need to do this?

04-23-2008, 01:51 AM	#8 (permalink)
naderobaid Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1 OS: XP	Re: Connect 2 PS2's Together, Using 2 TVs? Can i use a CROSSOVER cable? How to configure it?

04-13-2006, 08:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
Hailmary Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 102 OS: XP Pro	Never did that with an XBox. Only have a PS2. So use the firewire cable to connect the two, connect each to its own TV? Do I need two copies of the game, one for each PS2?

04-13-2006, 01:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
Hailmary Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 102 OS: XP Pro	Nice thanks for the help guys

04-14-2006, 09:52 AM	#6 (permalink)
Hailmary Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 102 OS: XP Pro	So if it says it supports 8 players. Does this mean that the firewire will work? Or could it be only for playing over the internet? How do I check this? Thanks