PlayStation Link Cable
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The PlayStation
Link Cable (SCPH-1040) is a peripheral cable for the PlayStation
console. Utilizing the serial
I/O
port located on the back of most PlayStation models, it allows for two consoles to be connected in order to play compatible multiplayer games on separate consoles.
The cable is a 12-pin inline serial cable that plugs directly into the back of the PlayStation console and was a fully supported Sony accessory for the market life of the console. Due to the lack of a serial port on its hardware, this cable is incompatible with the redesigned PSOne.
The main advantage to using the cable was that a split-screen wouldn't be necessary for multiplayer, increasing screen-size per player and potentially increasing game performance (as only one view has to be rendered by the console). However, the use of this cable requires two televisions, two PlayStations (with appropriate cables) and two copies of the game being played (with the exception of C&C: Red Alert and C&C: Retaliation, which required only one copy as the games come with two discs).
PlayStation
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000...
Link Cable (SCPH-1040) is a peripheral cable for the PlayStation
PlayStation
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000...
console. Utilizing the serial
Serial port
In computing, a serial port is a serial communication physical interface through which information transfers in or out one bit at a time...
I/O
I/O
I/O may refer to:* Input/output, a system of communication for information processing systems* Input-output model, an economic model of flow prediction between sectors...
port located on the back of most PlayStation models, it allows for two consoles to be connected in order to play compatible multiplayer games on separate consoles.
The cable is a 12-pin inline serial cable that plugs directly into the back of the PlayStation console and was a fully supported Sony accessory for the market life of the console. Due to the lack of a serial port on its hardware, this cable is incompatible with the redesigned PSOne.
The main advantage to using the cable was that a split-screen wouldn't be necessary for multiplayer, increasing screen-size per player and potentially increasing game performance (as only one view has to be rendered by the console). However, the use of this cable requires two televisions, two PlayStations (with appropriate cables) and two copies of the game being played (with the exception of C&C: Red Alert and C&C: Retaliation, which required only one copy as the games come with two discs).
List of games compatible with the PlayStation Link Cable
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