Le câble de liaison PlayStation (SCPH-1040) est un câble périphérique pour la console PlayStation. Utilisant le port entrées-sorties disposé à l'arrière de la plupart des modèles PlayStation, il permet d'interconnecter deux consoles pour jouer à des jeux multijoueur compatibles. Conçu uniquement pour les modèles PlayStation originaux, il n'est pas compatible avec les successeurs redessinés, telle la PSone. Le périphérique apporte l'avantage de se passer d'un écran partagé pour le multijoueur, permettant à chaque joueur de profiter d'un plein écran, et augmentant de fait les performances du jeu (une seule vue rendue par console). Cependant, l'utilisation de ce câble nécessite deux téléviseurs, deux consoles de jeux (avec les câbles qui leur sont propres), et deux exemplaires du jeu en cours de lecture (à l'exception des jeux Armored Core: Master of Arena, Command and Conquer : Alerte rouge et Command and Conquer : Alerte Rouge : Missions Tesla, puisqu'ils contiennent deux disques). (fr)
The PlayStation Link Cable (SCPH-1040) is a peripheral cable for the PlayStation console. Utilizing the serial I/O port found 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. It was released during the 1995 Christmas shopping season. 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. Because it was only designed for original PlayStation models, it's not compatible with the redesigned PS one, nor with succeeding PlayStation consoles such as the PlayStation 2. The main advantage to using the cable was that a split-screen wouldn't be necessary for multiplayer, increasing each player's screen size and potentially increasing game performance (as only one view has to be rendered per 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 Armored Core: Master of Arena, Command & Conquer: Red Alert, Command & Conquer: Red Alert: Retaliation and Mobile Suit Z Gundam/NTSC-J which require only one copy as the games come with two discs). This expense was impractical for most consumers, and by the end of 1997 most retailers were no longer carrying the PlayStation Link Cable. (en)
Il PlayStation Link Cable (SCPH-1040) è una periferica per Sony PlayStation, che sfrutta la porta seriale. Consiste in un cavo in grado di unire due console per giocare in contemporanea allo stesso videogioco su due schermi differenti, evitando lo split screen ed aumentando quindi la qualità della grafica (dato che ogni console deve gestire solamente un giocatore). (it)
Il PlayStation Link Cable (SCPH-1040) è una periferica per Sony PlayStation, che sfrutta la porta seriale. Consiste in un cavo in grado di unire due console per giocare in contemporanea allo stesso videogioco su due schermi differenti, evitando lo split screen ed aumentando quindi la qualità della grafica (dato che ogni console deve gestire solamente un giocatore). (it)
The PlayStation Link Cable (SCPH-1040) is a peripheral cable for the PlayStation console. Utilizing the serial I/O port found 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. It was released during the 1995 Christmas shopping season. (en)
Le câble de liaison PlayStation (SCPH-1040) est un câble périphérique pour la console PlayStation. Utilisant le port entrées-sorties disposé à l'arrière de la plupart des modèles PlayStation, il permet d'interconnecter deux consoles pour jouer à des jeux multijoueur compatibles. Conçu uniquement pour les modèles PlayStation originaux, il n'est pas compatible avec les successeurs redessinés, telle la PSone. (fr)