The ‘magic security chip’ inside the original PlayStation 2 has been successfully reverse-engineered and dumped. Canadian retro hardware and software enthusiast DiscoStarslayer was the manic mind behind the cracking open of the CXP102064 MechaCon chip, which arrived inside the ‘PS2 Fat’ from 1999. It took “four years of effort” to reach this stage, but this milestone should be a boon to hardware preservation, repair, and emulation projects.
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AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space · 11 pts · 10d
Given that PS2 emulation has existed for years, what does this offer? Does it make ripping PS2 games easier, or allow one to make software that runs on a PS2 without using exploits?
SlamWich@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 9d
I imagine it makes it more accessible to use the hardware. Now you can play all the now rare games from a iso instead of spending a hundred bucks and hoping it doesn't have a scratch on it.
Had a mod chip in my ps1 and we'd rent and burn games, made maintaining a library really inexpensive.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 10d
This is super cool