Sony Playstation ECTS 2000 Promo Disc

Stumbled across this while having a clear out.
Popped the disc in expecting to find lots of footage, screenshots etc.




Unfortunately all there is, is a Macromedia Director splash screen with a link to the following page:

http://uk.playstation.com/games/mini_sites/ects2000/

Unsuprisingly, the site has long gone, nor does archive.org have this page saved.
Does anyone know what was on that page, or has anyone saved the page away?

 

The website probably had some of the stuff found on the 2 discs that originally came with the "card format" CD.

 

ha, it would appear I dont have the other discs or other goodies, only the Card Disc
An awful waste of a disc though, one web link...

Do you own the discs in the picture?

 

Unclejun any info / pics on GranTurismo2000 on those? I'm curious!

 

the small cd card was given out to everyone visiting sony's booth while the "press update" only was given to people on a press list, I had to haggle a lot to get my hands on one

 

Yes I own those discs.
Johnny, yes, info, pics and video about your daily obssession

 

h:

Any real possibility of sharing those files? :icon_bigg :drool:

 

Cute. Another CD card (or Digital Trading Card, as I believe they've been referred to as in Japan)

I suppose those press discs there are what may have been the source to some of the higher res videos of various early PS2 stuff (such as the various SquareSoft previews and tech demos). Curious. Guess I'll have to go on a little hunt for this kit sometime in the future (which I suppose may set me back a little. Economically, that is.)

 

What kind of drive reads those cards?

 

You can get burnable ones, too. Off the top of my head I think they held 50MB. I think there are similar DVD-based discs.

 

The burnable ones are between 30-60mb (or 65-70mb-ish). It depends on brand/manufacturer, I believe. Some let you just overburn till there is no more physical space and you hit the edge, while others have a proper "end" you can't bypass, long before you can reach the edge.

Anyway, as long as your drive has a spindle hub in the middle that you clip the CD onto or the drive supports 8cm CDs. Usually, you can see this in the center of the tray, whether or not there's an 8cm cut out in the center -> If it's there (which it most likely is) then you're good to go (do not try to put it into a slot drive, though. I doubt even the Wii's loading mechanism can handle them)

They tend to make a horrible amount of noise whilst spinning, though, thanks to their design.

 

They also kill your drive long term, because they throw off the mechanism due to their uneven weight.

 

Yeah, its taken me a few years to build the courage to put it in my drive.

 

at the rate of CD spin the weight is fluctuating along the radius but due to the velocity the spindle never suffers more damage than spinning any ordinary disc.

 

This is not true. Most games consoles recommend against using irregular shaped 'discs'. The reason is that the faster the disc spins, the more it vibrates when it is unevenly balanced. Even a simple sticker on one side of the disc and not the other can damage the drive mechanism over time.

 

over how many cycles? I mean everything dies at some point, it's more probable that your laser kicks the bucket way before the spindle

 

just found this, Cautz, I have those discs in a draw at work, fully boxed etc.

 

If no one's ripped them, I can ISO them up on Monday… if anyone's interested!

Also got a Nintendo ECTS 2000 disc with press stuff on it.

 

I too would be more than interested!