Ps2 Chipping.

MoquiaoMoquiao Join Date: 2003-05-09 Member: 16168Members
<div class="IPBDescription">curiousity</div> ok ill say the legal mumbo to shut up certain parties... this is NOT to encourage the chipping of ps2's it is for my own curiosity into it...

ok so i got a ps2 recently.. and 11 games for like £50... so i was happy...
somebody where i work went 'why not chip it?!' yet he didnt even know what he was saying he just thought you could play more things... <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html//emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

i am a nub at ps2 stuff.... what does chipping do? i know it like halves the life of your ps2.... i think it is illegal to chip it (i.e be the chippee) but not to have a chipped one? im in the uk if that helps with the law bit...

im just curious... as in .. why do people do it? what are the benefits.. although the real reason i ask.. is i saw on nero when i was burning a dvd under type like svcd etc... it had 'playstation 2' and a number of others...

so yeah im a cat.. (curious...)

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  • EpidemicEpidemic Dark Force Gorge Join Date: 2003-06-29 Member: 17781Members
    AFAIK, it's not illegal. Chipping allows to overwrite some sort of security mechanism that protects against burned cd's.. (not neccesarily illegal ones)
  • DY357LXDY357LX Playing since day 1. Still can&#39;t Comm. England Join Date: 2002-10-27 Member: 1651Members, Constellation
    In the UK it <b>is</b> now illegal to sell the MOD Chips.
    I was reading it in some Business Journel style magazine.
    I can't remember for the life of me what it was called but
    its a great free magazine that companies get sent that
    specialises in things like Servers and bulk purchasing of
    Pc Hardware.
    But every now and then they have an article of console
    based interesting. (This month it was explaining the "ManHunt"
    fiasco that went down. And last month it was games that
    get hyped up and then miss their release dates.)

    Apparently you can chip your PlayStation2 but it'll void
    any warantee's etc. Seeling Mod chips, copying games,
    selling copied games = illegal and apparently the fines
    and punishments for doing so are increasing.


    I'll find out more for you if my boss hasn't thrown the magazine
    away.
  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    The main purpose of chipping is to play import games that wouldn't work on your system otherwise. Instead of Chipping, look for a Boot-Disc, or something of the sort, which allows you to play the imports without any modification to the actual system. The Dreamcast and GameCube have Bootdiscs, GameSharks usually have a bootdisc feature built into them. I'm pretty sure you could find a Boot-Disc for PS2.
  • esunaesuna Rock Bottom Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15175Members, Constellation
    I would strongly advise against chipping your own PS2 if you're not 100% certain exactly how to do it. For most of the chips available it involves a lot of fiddley soldering and such, and yes, opening the PS2 case up voids the warranty.

    There are still people that mod PS2s at computer fairs and the like, speak to friends, find if / where they got theirs done.
  • MoquiaoMoquiao Join Date: 2003-05-09 Member: 16168Members
    well i am only curious as i said... and if you could find the artilcle dy5 i would appreciate it..

    was it MCV? that often gets sent around it is the kinda home entertainment games mag we get at blockbusters...

    so to have it chipped is legal? but the guys i brought the chip off are bad?

    and esuna.. i studied electrical engineering... so while im still quite dumb.. i can solder like a mofo <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    but yeah.. i am buying a gameshark anyway... so any more info on boot discs is good..
  • MoquiaoMoquiao Join Date: 2003-05-09 Member: 16168Members
    well i leapt in at the deep end cos i want a cheat system anyway my custom wrestlers are always **** weak..

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    supposedly the best on the market..
  • Paranoia2MBParanoia2MB Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7832Members
    Eh, I really wouldn't chip my ps2. If I want to play an import game, I'll wait and see if it comes out in the states so I can understand the language lol.

    I'd rather chip my car Moquiao <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • MoquiaoMoquiao Join Date: 2003-05-09 Member: 16168Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Paranoia-2MB+Sep 4 2004, 10:06 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Paranoia-2MB @ Sep 4 2004, 10:06 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Eh, I really wouldn't chip my ps2. If I want to play an import game, I'll wait and see if it comes out in the states so I can understand the language lol.

    I'd rather chip my car Moquiao <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    para.. you'd still be slower then a really slow thing...

    ladies and gents.. you know para used to work at a sperm bank.


    he got fired for drinking on the job.
  • KillymageeKillymagee Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 3136Members
    edited September 2004
    chipping a ps2...meh chipping an xbox on the other hand... <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • ThE_HeRoThE_HeRo Join Date: 2003-01-25 Member: 12723Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Moquiao+Sep 4 2004, 04:44 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Moquiao @ Sep 4 2004, 04:44 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Paranoia-2MB+Sep 4 2004, 10:06 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Paranoia-2MB @ Sep 4 2004, 10:06 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Eh, I really wouldn't chip my ps2.  If I want to play an import game, I'll wait and see if it comes out in the states so I can understand the language lol.

    I'd rather chip my car Moquiao <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    para.. you'd still be slower then a really slow thing...

    ladies and gents.. you know para used to work at a sperm bank.


    he got fired for drinking on the job. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    roofles
  • twoflowtwoflow Singing Drunk Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 1950Members, Constellation
    I'd say chipping any console is a good idea, if only for the niche Japanese games (Sega Ages Outrun on PS2, anyone?). However, chipping an Xbox adds so many more functions (emulators, media centres, running games from the HDD for faster loading times and illegality) - easily the most recommended to mod of any console. I'm sure it's still illegal though, as the unofficial programs you use are all compiled with the Microsoft Xbox dev kit.
  • esunaesuna Rock Bottom Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15175Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Paranoia-2MB+Sep 4 2004, 09:06 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Paranoia-2MB @ Sep 4 2004, 09:06 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Eh, I really wouldn't chip my ps2. If I want to play an import game, I'll wait and see if it comes out in the states so I can understand the language lol. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    The problem is, games are in the US and the rest of the world. Cut to six months later, we get them in the UK. Importing games is the only way to keep up with the rest of the world with new releases, it's ridiculous the amount of time we have to wait for new games or movies. I've imported DVDs for several years now, in a number of cases even before they've had a UK theatrical release.
  • Paranoia2MBParanoia2MB Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7832Members
    edited September 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-Moquiao+Sep 4 2004, 04:44 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Moquiao @ Sep 4 2004, 04:44 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Paranoia-2MB+Sep 4 2004, 10:06 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Paranoia-2MB @ Sep 4 2004, 10:06 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Eh, I really wouldn't chip my ps2.  If I want to play an import game, I'll wait and see if it comes out in the states so I can understand the language lol.

    I'd rather chip my car Moquiao <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html//emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    para.. you'd still be slower then a really slow thing...

    ladies and gents.. you know para used to work at a sperm bank.


    he got fired for drinking on the job. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I find that offensive.

    I hope seriously hope Nemisis Zero does something about that god awful insult.


    lol...
    think i'm kidding?
    well?

    (yes, i'm kidding <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->)
  • MoquiaoMoquiao Join Date: 2003-05-09 Member: 16168Members
    lol para <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    and yeah esuna im the same for movies etc... i import them.. cos otherwise im left behind...
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