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Gen
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Red Carpet Regular Member
"Playing Japanese games on U.S. Playstation 2?"
, posted Mon 23 Sep 16:23
What 'solutions' are there for playing Japanese games on an U.S. region Playstation 2? I don't want to do anything that risks perminate damage to the playstation or significantly alters it like saudering mod chips. Last I heard the boot disks involved overly complicated sounding aditional things like pluging in things to your memory card and the back of the PS all at the same time. I've considered getting a Japanese PS but it's a bit redundant and right now I'd rather put my money elsewhere. Thanks! ^_^
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Freeter
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Platinum Carpet V.I.P- Board Master
"Re(1):Playing Japanese games on U.S. Playstat"
, posted Mon 23 Sep 16:38
quote: What 'solutions' are there for playing Japanese games on an U.S. region Playstation 2? I don't want to do anything that risks perminate damage to the playstation or significantly alters it like saudering mod chips. Last I heard the boot disks involved overly complicated sounding aditional things like pluging in things to your memory card and the back of the PS all at the same time. I've considered getting a Japanese PS but it's a bit redundant and right now I'd rather put my money elsewhere. Thanks! ^_^
Sounds like a Gameshark is the only solution...but I have no idea if it can do that for PS2.
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whitesword
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Red Carpet Premium Member
"Re(1):Playing Japanese games on U.S. Playstat"
, posted Mon 23 Sep 16:43:
quote: What 'solutions' are there for playing Japanese games on an U.S. region Playstation 2? I don't want to do anything that risks perminate damage to the playstation or significantly alters it like saudering mod chips. Last I heard the boot disks involved overly complicated sounding aditional things like pluging in things to your memory card and the back of the PS all at the same time. I've considered getting a Japanese PS but it's a bit redundant and right now I'd rather put my money elsewhere. Thanks! ^_^
[this message was edited by whitesword on Mon 23 Sep 16:46]
GekigangerV 98th Post
Occasional Customer
"Re(2):Playing Japanese games on U.S. Playstat"
, posted Mon 23 Sep 16:55
quote: What 'solutions' are there for playing Japanese games on an U.S. region Playstation 2? I don't want to do anything that risks perminate damage to the playstation or significantly alters it like saudering mod chips. Last I heard the boot disks involved overly complicated sounding aditional things like pluging in things to your memory card and the back of the PS all at the same time. I've considered getting a Japanese PS but it's a bit redundant and right now I'd rather put my money elsewhere. Thanks! ^_^
(This goes to anyone: if there are better ways, please do tell, SRW: Impact is calling my name...it's calling...it's calling.....)
That site is pretty neat. I am still contemplating on wether the risk of a mod out weighs the badass games I can get like Para Para Paradise or Wrasslin' games. I am also looking for a mod chip or whatever that I can play games I got in the Philippines. On a differnt Topic that X-box mod seems really cheap. Maybe i CAN get N.U.D.E.
Pollyanna 84th Post
Occasional Customer
"Re(3):Playing Japanese games on U.S. Playstat"
, posted Mon 23 Sep 17:55
There's no way to play without taking your system apart, but you can get a solderless mod chip that will work in conjunction with something like a Gameshark to boot CDs or DVDs. While you MIGHT damage your system while installing a solderless mod chip, it's a bit safer. The problem is that you can't play ORIGINAL Japanese games. You'd have to make copies of them. If you want to play originals, you have to get a complicated, expensive chip.
deoch 113th Post
Regular Customer
"Re(1):Playing Japanese games on U.S. Playstat"
, posted Mon 23 Sep 18:02
Basically, you are out of luck. There's no way to play imports currently without opening your system and therefore voiding your warrenty.
It was easy with the PSOne (PAR) and Dreamcast (Utopia bootdisk)... but that's not the case with the PS2 sadly.
Radish
340th Post
Bronze Customer
"Re(2):Playing Japanese games on U.S. Playstat"
, posted Mon 23 Sep 19:36
quote: Basically, you are out of luck. There's no way to play imports currently without opening your system and therefore voiding your warrenty.
It was easy with the PSOne (PAR) and Dreamcast (Utopia bootdisk)... but that's not the case with the PS2 sadly.
I wish Sony would put one tenth of the effort they put into stopping people from playing imported Tokimeki Memorial games into actually getting enough memory cards, network adapters and hard drives on store shelves.
Bootation 142th Post
Regular Customer
"Re(3):Playing Japanese games on U.S. Playstat"
, posted Tue 24 Sep 13:08
I wish Sony would put one tenth of the effort they put into stopping people from playing imported Tokimeki Memorial games into actually getting enough memory cards, network adapters and hard drives on store shelves.
Thats a good point. You should email sony about that.
U could also mention that american games suck through and through.
Gen
729th Post
Red Carpet Regular Member+
"Re(4):Playing Japanese games on U.S. Playstat"
, posted Fri 27 Sep 14:45
Thank you everyone for the replies and information.
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