Modder who spent 4 years trying to defeat the PlayStation 2 security chip has finally done it

The PS2 has kept this secret for 26 years ...
TweakTown

After 26 years, Sony's PlayStation 2 security chip has finally been cracked

Retro gamer and enthusiast DiscoStarslayer has done the seemingly impossible, reverse-engineered and cracked Sony's ...

Modder Finally Defeats Sony's Legendary 26-Year-Old PS2 Security Chip

Following four intense years of dedicated reverse-engineering, one of the PlayStation 2’s final and most secure hardware components has finally been cracked open.
Ars Technica

Modding a PS2, it needs to play burned games and imports

I have the slimline PS2, and I need it to be able to play burned games. If I'm going to go to the trouble, I'd like to make sure it can play imports as well. I'm not planning on pirating games, I'm ...
Ars Technica

How hard (and expensive) is it to mod a PS2?

Easiest is probably buying a premodded or Japanese PS2. Last I checked (it has been a while), PS2 modchips were a serious pain to install, requiring something like 47 wires (no, I'm not kidding) and a ...
GameSpot

New Persona 4 Golden PC Mod Makes It Look Like The Original On PS2

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. A PC mod for Persona 4 Golden has been released that makes its ...