#COGSWAP PS2 SLIM PATCH#

Swap Magic is a pressed disc that the PS2 recognizes as legit (how they managed to press PS2 discs is beyond me, but unofficial pressed discs have been existing since the PS1 era). Once the PS2 verifies the disc, it starts by loading the ELF file pointed to by a SYSTEM.CNF file inside the disc, from there on the game has the ability to do whatever it wants, as there’s no real Operating System, the game runs on bare metal, the only check the PS2 does from now on is on the laser sensors (which vary depending on the model) to know if the tray has been opened or not. PS2 games have the ability to load ELF files inside the disc, as long as the inserted disc is verified. Disc Swapping was also out of the question, Sony learned from their mistakes and you can no longer simply fool the PS2 as you did with the PS1.ĭespite this, hackers weren’t stopped and many ways to circumvent the PS2’s security were found, most of which relied on modchips, but I will not reviewing them, I will review other PS2 hacks I consider clever or a stupid mistake by Sony.Īlso, since the PS2 security is vast, I will not talk about it as I did for the NES and PS1, I will only talk about the specific hacks and how they work, not more not less.Īlthough the swapping trick used on the PS1 doesn’t apply for PS2 games, Swap Magic made good use of a feature the PS2 had.

#COGSWAP PS2 SLIM PATCH#

With the PS2 modchips became much more complex, having to patch much more than simply the CD drive, some modchips even resorted to fully replacing the PS2 BIOS to be able to work. With the PS2 we get to see once again modchips and disc swap, only more advanced, and the introduction of software-based hacks. The PS2 still remains as the best selling console of all times, only almost surpassed by the DS, almost.

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