[TechAssist] Re: Sony Playstation 2 ver.4 mod kit?
- From: Philip Bader <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 14:14:46 -0400
Well, this sounds more like piracy than just some fellows wanting to
"turbocharge" their games.I've been squeeky clean 26 years, and I'm too
old to change now;-)
Thanks for the heads up.
I pass.
Phil Bader
Rob Svilpa wrote:
>
> I believe there are issues revolving around copyright and facilitation
> which you might want to consider. If you suspect there is anything which
> is not proper about the modification and you're proven correct, then if
> he gets caught duping games and squeals you might be in just as deep
> doodoo as he would be. There are a lot of tech shops being seized and
> charged these days because they're selling/installing mods to machines
> which allow unauthorized copying of games even to their hard drives and
> making them playable.
>
> As far as burning of games, well I don't know details of PS2 disk
> formatting but emulation software is relatively easy to get. It's
> conceivable someone could plug the drive into their PC and then thru the
> OS emulator burn copies of the software to their CDR or DVDR so again
> use your discretion.
>
> I know that there are "hot chips" out there which allow this for Xbox,
> and those places caught selling/installing them are being charged to the
> limit of the law. A friend of mine called several places to get this
> chip just to find their phones were disconnected and websites gone.
>
> I don't know if I would risk anything to do this. Besides, the manuals
> tend to be really thorough and complete in their instructions just so
> the consumer can do it themselves. They know that the likelihood of
> finding a tech who would risk their businesses to do this commercially
> is extremely low.
>
> Regards,
> Rob Svilpa
> SDET
> Visual C++
> Developer Tools Division
> Microsoft Corp
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Philip Bader
> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 10:24 AM
> To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> I was contacted on the phone by a person who said he has a Playstation 2
> Game console and has a "mod kit" and fifteen page directions manual he
> downloaded off the web.Sounds involved. Seems to include a small SMD IC
> and other things to solder on the main board.Maybe replace a chip, add
> jumpers,bypass,etc.End result is to back up games,play other games
> normally not possible,and I think to burn games(?).Basically enhance the
> thing. Not sure, anyone hear of this? he has been calling everywhere
> around here to no avail.
> Any "gamers" out there?
> Phil Bader
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> Philip Bader
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