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If you've got a mod-chipped PlayStation 2, then there's no reason to hide it away anymore. In a decision that could have far reaching consequences for Sony, the High Court of Australia has found it is ...

Techknott has created a number of handheld modifications to consoles in the past, including the Dreamcast, N64, and a PS3 wireless interface client. His latest creation has taken a PS2 and transformed ...

I own a V12 slim PS2 and am looking to write/run homebrew on it.<BR><BR>Which mod chip(s) are recommended? I can do moderate soldering and a lower price is preferable as is more control of the ...

With a PS2, maybe a Freeloader would work? I'm pretty sure, for my GC at least, I can just use a Freeloader on any Japanese games and then it'd work fine (well, except for my complete inability to ...

Online import retailer National Console Support has announced that it has received and successfully tested a "mod chip" for the current round of Japanese PlayStation2 consoles. The chip, like its well ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Video game hating ex-attorney Jack Thompson has finally made himself useful, with a copy of his book "Out of Harm's Way" providing the donor ...

Persona 4 Golden PC players who don't want to enjoy the remake's upgraded graphics can now turn back the clock with a mod which makes it look like the original PlayStation 2 game. As reported by ...

There are a few titles that really stand out when I think about the original PlayStation. Final Fantasy VII, Spyro the Dragon, and of course, Crash Bandicoot. Sadly, only two of these series are still ...

Building on an idea he’s had since he was a kid, security software engineer CTurt has developed a way for people to play unofficial games on a PS2 console by burning them onto a DVD alongside an ...

In a decision that could have far-reaching consequences for Sony, the High Court of Australia ruled it is legal to install modification chips in a PlayStation 2 that allow the console to play imported ...