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What killed it, well after reviewing some PS4 gameplay I noticed that it was having audio issues, like it would allow some sounds but not all. It was almost as if it was receiving a 5.1 audio output but was missing the centre channel. Even though the PS4 was set to stereo.

After trying various cables, configs, and boxes. I narrowed it down to this box. Not sure what killed it, whether it's just old, or that it's been powered on for over 5 years straight. But its long service will never be forgotten in the hours of Netflix and Disney Plus it passed through to my recorder.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Yup, outside of legacy PC titles which will never get a re-release, a 1-2 combo shot of GOG and Steam, I don't pirate games. I even took the time to find way to backup my games so I can get legal ROMs too.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Yep, GOG and Steam are pretty much the only ways I play games and I've bought a shitload of games from them both over the years.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Same, I have never pirated any game since the day I installed steam for the first time. It just makes buying games so much easier, and I don’t have to worry about drm or malware at all.

In my case, I rather pay a one-stop reasonable price for content than deal with the hassle of piracy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I even took the time to find way to backup my games so I can get legal ROMs too.

I have a FHDB PS2 and soooo many games to back up 😭 ughhh.

I have a few titles that I "backed up" 🏴‍☠️ already, but i'm not looking forward to ripping my physical disks... my PS1 library took the entire day and two cd drives, sadly most of those disks were partially unreadable

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

PS2 discs can be ripped on a PC with a DVD player. Same with PS1. The PlayStation copy protection was on system not the media.