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[Gustav]

Dear GAF, all I want is to play Deus Ex on a handheld. Now, it doesn't matter if it's the PC, Mac, PS2, whatever version. I just want that game on the go. Is there any way my dream could become reality? Vita doesn't play the PS2 version, right? Is there an official Linux version I could play on a Caanoo or similar? Is there any way? Please help, GAF.

 

[Goldenroad]

What PS2 version?

 

[Bukana]

New marketing technique?

 

[DenisQc]

without an UI mod, it would be hard to play, from what I remember it is hard to play without a mouse

and I cannot recall any portable version sadly

 

[Gustav]

What PS2 version?

New marketing technique?

Marketing for what? Handhelds? Deus Ex? Wha?

 

[DSmalls84]

Probably the only option would be an Alienware M11x or some borderline netbook laptop.

 

[Gustav]

Probably the only option would be an Alienware M11x or some borderline netbook laptop.

Should be possible on the more expensive version of the Surface, right?

 

[fates]

I think he was joking about the "what PS2 version" thing. The fans tend to really not like that version of the game.

Aside from weird layouts and eyes of some characters, I kinda liked how things looked in the PS2 version.

 

[geebee]

What PS2 version?

Pretending it never existed? It wasnt that bad..

 

[BigTnaples]

Should be possible on the more expensive version of the Surface, right?

Yes.

Pretending it never existed? It wasnt that bad..

It was pretty damned bad..

 

[2+2=5]

Maybe the pc version could work on that handheld with full keyboard (i don't remember the name)

 

[Gustav]

Pretending it never existed? It wasnt that bad..

Oh, now I get it. I played through Liberty Island and thought it was totally competent.

 

[Combichristoffersen]

Get a Nexus 7.
Install Ubuntu.
Install Wine.
Install Deus Ex.
Profit, and enjoy handheld Deus Ex at ~1 FPS

 

[Goldenroad]

I think he was joking about the "what PS2 version" thing. The fans tend to really not like that version of the game.

Aside from weird layouts and eyes of some characters, I kinda liked how things looked in the PS2 version.

I wasn't. I seriously didn't know that existed. Neat. How is it? How bad can it be?

I thought maybe he was talking about Invisible War.

 

[abunai]

Pretending it never existed? It wasnt that bad..

It took all of the seamless exploration and multiple path gameplay and infused them with massive amounts of loading times. I found it to be awful. The aiming thing was neat, though.

 

[DSmalls84]

Should be possible on the more expensive version of the Surface, right?

No idea. I really don't know anything about the surface tablet.

 

[Gustav]

Get a Nexus 7.
Install Ubuntu.
Install Wine.
Install Deus Ex.
Profit, and enjoy handheld Deus Ex at ~1 FPS

That's sounds...not so good. Are there any videos of the game running on a Nexus 7?

 

[Yottamole]

These probably?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra-mobile_PC

 

[geebee]

I must've had pretty low standards back then since I played through the game on PC and then on PS2 when it released, but didn't really have a problem with it.

 

[Parallacs]

I remember installing Quake II PC CD onto my Nintendo DS thanks to some dedicated modders. It even ran great.

Deus Ex isn't much more graphically heavy than Quake II. But it would probably take a team of four several months to get it running.

 

[Combichristoffersen]

That's sounds...not so good. Are there any videos of the game running on a Nexus 7?

I was joking, I don't know if it would even run on a Nexus 7 :lol But since you can install Ubuntu on it, it should at least be theoretically possible to install Wine and run Deus Ex.

 

[zephervack]

Get a cheap used netbook, should be playable.

 

[Gustav]

Get a cheap used netbook, should be playable.

That's a little too big for my tastes. Something the size of the Vita or maybe an iPad mini would be great.

 

[hardcastlemccormick]

Maybe this thing? Auto-play videos BAD WEBSITE. Wine might make it work.

 

[Gustav]

Man, why won't Sony just let me play PS2 games on the Vita. Such a Bummer.

 

[M3d10n]

Get a Nexus 7.
Install Ubuntu.
Install Wine.
Install Deus Ex.
Profit, and enjoy handheld Deus Ex at ~1 FPS

You forgot QEMU (which is guaranteed to run dog slow). Wine doesn't support running x86 apps on ARM.

Man, why won't Sony just let me play PS2 games on the Vita. Such a Bummer.

Because the Vita most likely cannot emulate a PS2 anywhere near full speed.

 

[Rich!]

Pandora could run it via WINE, right?

 

[M3d10n]

Pandora could run it via WINE, right?

No. Emulating x86 on ARM is very slow.

 

[Gustav]

You forgot QEMU (which is guaranteed to run dog slow). Wine doesn't support running x86 apps on ARM.



Because the Vita most likely cannot emulate a PS2 anywhere near full speed.

You're probably right. Well, shucks.

 

[Ty4on]

OQO?

Dunno if it will run Deus Ex (someone ran CS1.6 on one), but the screen is 5 inches and it runs full Windows. Seem a little expensive on ebay, but not bad considering the rarity and that when it was like 2000$.
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[ElectricBlue187]

I can't think of a reason why I'd want to do this but I'd bet a netbook would be playable without any crazy software emulation nonsense

 

[Persona7]

It took all of the seamless exploration and multiple path gameplay and infused them with massive amounts of loading times. I found it to be awful. The aiming thing was neat, though.

Sounds like a Valve game.

 

[Mako_Drug]

Didn't someone come up with an app to run pc games remotely on the Vita? Might be awkward UI-wise though.