Ps2 - Ultimate Accessory

[Alpha2]

The whole "ban" thing frankly I think is just an annoying word conflict, You're in the UK I'm in the US and we both put different emphasis on words, what sounds right to you sounds like bad grammar to me and vice versa so lets just let it rest.

The fact is you can still get them depending on where you look because the restriction on the sale of the program in next to impossible to enforce.

What I've heard from many sources is that the only reason you;d need a Chipped PS2 is to install the game from the PS2 directly (because the lockout would kick in and keep the game from being read off the disk into the HDD) but if you create the ISO from your PC and install it into the harddrive then put the hardrive into the PS2 it will run without the need for a chip.

I think you need a specific program to rip the PS2 game on your PC though, it slipps my mind at the moment.

 

[FRIBBLE]

I can't speak for hdloader or hdadvance but the pal ps2 plays us and asian games from dvd+r quite happily using swap magic.

The dvd+r's are burned form isos so the ps2 shouldn't struggle to play them once they are on the the hd unit.

The best prog to rip with is dvd decrypter ahem I mean alegedly The best prog to rip with .........

 

[diablo2]

i'm really exited about getting this
even more than when i got my xbox modchip

 

[Huxley]

What I've heard from many sources is that the only reason you;d need a Chipped PS2 is to install the game from the PS2 directly (because the lockout would kick in and keep the game from being read off the disk into the HDD) but if you create the ISO from your PC and install it into the harddrive then put the hardrive into the PS2 it will run without the need for a chip.

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You could be right...I've only had trouble with The Thing and Soul Calibur 2 so I've not had much cause to experiment. Anyone else tried this?

 

[finty]

Alot of the popular games have fixs released for them, in a form of a patch. Soul Calibur 2 for one.

 

[dracosilv]

So it's illegal to make a backup of a cd-rom based game that I OWN?

That's complete BS... disks get scratched.... etc...

Unless they PROMISE to replace my game when it goes bad, I DON'T CARE if it's illegal per-se, because I want to play my games for however long that I want to.

 

[Alpha2]

That's always been the issue, just what a backup is. Most software publishers say you can have upto 2 copies of your software but only for use on that particular machine. It's part of the licencing agreement that everyone quickly clicks through when installing a new program, which technically says you don't actually own the program, just licencing it and thus you may only make but so many copies.)

The problem is the ability to copy dosent contain a limiter to keep you from making unlimited copies. Sure I could only be making one copy to use on an HDloader but at the same time a guy next door can be renting games from Blockbuster video and thus never actually pay for another game ever... which is the issue at hand in the begining of this thread. (...plus I dont beleive console software carries the same licencing agreement.)

For almost every application with a lawful use there's a way to corrupt it.

 

[dracosilv]

Heck, if anything I would MAYBE do a blockbuster copy of a game I wanted to eval, but if I liked it, I WOULD BUY IT!

Other than that, I would use it only for backing up (ONCE) legal copies (OF GAMES I OWN), so I see no reason why I should not use it! Or at least try it... And correct me if I'm wrong, but does this program require modchips? Cause if not, then I just might get a copy of it!

 

[diablo2]

it doesn't need a modchip

 

[Huxley]

Sorry, don't mean to be a killjoy, but unless stated otherwise copying games is illegal. The backup thing applies to software applications only - http://www.elspa.com/consumer/faqs.asp

This is certainly true of most PS2 games.

EDIT: In the UK, of course

 

[dracosilv]

Yeah, but isn't software supposed to be something that you can't touch? Like video, programming code, etc?

And I know hardware is stuff that you can touch, like a PS2 console, or a keyboard, or a headset, etc...?

 

[Huxley]

The difference between software and most games is that games have a lot of content such as music and video that are protected under the copyrights act which makes any sort of reproduction illegal.

As far as I know you can make whatever modifications to the hardware you wish...you could even attach a DVD-R to your PS2 and code a piece of software to copy games accross to a HD which would be perfectly legal UNTIL you actually use it to copy any games (illegal). And since the HDloader had no practical use apart from backing up games it was banned.

But if you can pick up a HD and a copy of HDloader I highly recommened it - even if you don't intend to copy any games its a great piece of kit which can save on loading times & disc swapping. If Sony can sort out some form of content protection (Steam!) I'd love to see the PS3 operate in a similar fashion.

 

[Alpha2]

Oh HELL no. I like that Steam is innovative and whatnot for PC games but I really dont want that anywhere near my Console games. The minute Consoles become dependant on the internet to be played is the day I give up gaming entirely. Sure maybe if Broadband internet was a world wide standard that everyone had sure but I still have dialup.

 

[diablo2]

my hd advance 2.0 came today
it rocks
so far i've got spiderman 2 and nfl street on my hardrive
i'll add more games later
it rocks

i got it from modchipworld.com (am i allowed to post that?)
it took them two days to get it to me
great survice

and the software rocks
took a second to set up
and about 10 minutes to burn a game

EVERYONE BUY THIS

 

[finty]

Connect it to your PC next time, took me less than a minute to put Spiderman 2 on there.

 

[diablo2]

like the harddrive?
can you connect it through an ftp?
where can i get a tutuorial?

if i was to acidentally download a playstation 2 game
could i put it on the harddrive?

 

[Alpha2]

install the HD in your computer or in an external enclosure to hook it up to the PC.

 

[diablo2]

so i can't ftp them over?
can i put them on as an iso?
or do i have to unpack it and stuff?

 

[Huxley]

Oh HELL no. I like that Steam is innovative and whatnot for PC games but I really dont want that anywhere near my Console games. The minute Consoles become dependant on the internet to be played is the day I give up gaming entirely. Sure maybe if Broadband internet was a world wide standard that everyone had sure but I still have dialup.

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Yeah, I see where you're coming from but if its handled correctly I don't think it'll be such a bad thing. Having all your games on one HD and accessible at the click of a button is a very handy feature indeed.

 

[finty]

You can ftp them, but it is slow and often corrupts the game.

You need a program like winhiip to see the PS2 harddrive, and then it does all the work for you.