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Toxico 4863th Post

 
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| "Re(1):Playing PS2 import games." , posted Tue 23 Feb 17:39:
quote: I would assume buying a Japanese Ps2 would be cheaper in the long run, but I heard supposedly the mod chip has a longer life span on the ps2 slim than on the old "fat" version.
No. Slim + chip = early grave. I have never seen a modded slim ps2 that has survived with no problems for more than a year. 1 was really close to make it on more than one year, but a baby dropped juice on it and it died, it was fate.
My fatty was modded in 02', and up to this day I didn't have any problems that wouldn't be solved by cleaning the lens. And I have seen several other "late age" fatties taking in modding with no problem at all. The only fatties that don't take well chips are the one that where produced near to the console release date (those types that devoured discs, got stuck with dvd videos, turned into fire due to electricity problems, erased memory cards any many other sponsored sony exclusive interactive activities).
Modding is also good to install a hard drive in the console, which in turn is also good if the lens dies from abuse and over use.
BTW, I have seen hundreds of modded consoles in action before creating my opinion on the matter.
... But, considering the problems of checking if the chip is good for you, getting the chip, installing it, and later getting a net card and the hdd (that's how they are installed), you are better of using the magic of swapping.
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| "Re(2):Playing PS2 import games." , posted Tue 23 Feb 17:54
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The cheapest, easiest way is with a flip top lid and Swap Magic. The installation takes like...15 minutes, doesn't put your system in danger and is easy enough for a donkey to do. The downside is that you have to run a boot disk every time you start up a game. I don't really consider it much trouble, really.
That's the option I went with after my old system died.
... But, considering the problems of checking if the chip is good for you, getting the chip, installing it, and later getting a net card and the hdd (that's how they are installed), you are better of using the magic of swapping.
Ok sounds good. How much does installing the flip top lid cost? Magic Swap should be cheap from what I've seen. Oh and Toxico, thanks for the heads up on the short life span of a modded ps2 slim, I'm going to kill a certain someone......
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Out of curiosity, what game(s) were you interested in?
Right now just Hokuto no Ken, Thunder Force 6, and the Galaxy Force collection. But I'm sure I'll end up buying more once I'm able to play imports.
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