Would they work ??!!

[Suki-Yaki]

Hi guys!!

I am going to buy a PS2 very soon. But I wanna use the games which I previously brought with me from back home. So I was wondering will the games work on the Japanese PS2 ?? I think they should be european encoded or something. And my old PS2 was a european one . So I am not sure about this and I hope somone whith experience and knowledge will enlighten me !


Thanks !!

[Suki-Yaki]

ohh c'mon guys ... anyone ..??

Pwwweeeeeezzee :( :( :(

[epigene]

I'm not a techie, but I'll give you information I got from my son:

Basically no. You'll need your European PS2 to play your European games. The older Playstation could be tampered with to make it region-free, but the chip used in PS2 itself costs $250, making tampering totally cost-inefficient.

Use the Japanese machine for games bought in Japan, and European machine for those from Europe.　残念！！

[rakuten]

Hi guys!!

I am going to buy a PS2 very soon. But I wanna use the games which I previously brought with me from back home. So I was wondering will the games work on the Japanese PS2 ?? I think they should be european encoded or something. And my old PS2 was a european one . So I am not sure about this and I hope somone whith experience and knowledge will enlighten me !


Thanks !!
No they wouldn't. Don't confuse this with the Region Code system for DVDs. Although a similar stupid idea is behind this, the region system for console games is not related, technically seen. If you watch DVDs on your PS2, then of course the Region Code system for DVDs applies. So DVDs with Region Code 2 work on both European and Japanese PS2, while games don't.
Thanks to the heavy fighting for market shares, console prices have dropped considerably, so instead of buying a modifier chip and tamper with your PS2 hardware (and risk serious damage), buying a new PS2 would be much less of a hassle.
If you're a hardware geek, google for "ps2 mod chip" (without the quotes) and you'll get what you want. It's your risk, don't blame me afterwards for hinting in the wrong(?) direction. ;-)

[goggles]

1. Buy a HDD (not a Western Digital) preferably the largest you can afford
2. Buy the PS2 ethernet adapter
3. Format the HDD into PS2's file system. You'll need to download software to do this
4. Make images of your games and dump them onto the HDD
5. Now put HDD into your PS2
6. Make a multi-region boot disc with an original PS1/2 disc. You'll to download software to do this
7. Leave boot disc in your PS2
8. You're done!

Takes a lot of steps but from now on, you'll never have to use your PS2 disc tray. Just switch on your PS2 and select what game you want to play via a menu. The above steps are very brief and I didn't go into much detail.

[Suki-Yaki]

urm.. thanks guys but ..

I am not acually a gadjet geek , and I am sure if I open that thing , I'll never know how to close it again .. :(




Use the Japanese machine for games bought in Japan, and European machine for those from Europe.　残念！！

I would have loved to do that. But the problem is that I haven't got my european one with me at the moment. And Japanese games cost like big bucks to me . So I thought the best solution was to buy a new playstation 2 while use my good ol' games over it...

Ok instead of changing the playstation 2 itself , can't i change something into the games ?? like burn them and add some software or something ??? It seems it would be much more easier (and less risky) to mess with the games them selves ...

[goggles]

Ok instead of changing the playstation 2 itself , can't i change something into the games ?? like burn them and add some software or something ??? It seems it would be much more easier (and less risky) to mess with the games them selves ...

My method doesn't require you to open your PS2. The only thing you gotta know how to open is your PC so you can put in the HDD which will later go into the PS2's HDD expansion bay. Still a little technical though lol.

And instead of burning them, you can just make images of them and dump them onto the PS2 HDD. And you'll never have to open/close the tray to play a game in the future.

[epigene]

goggles,

I have a question. The TV/video format used in Japan is NTSC (as in North America), while nearly all of the rest of the world uses PAL. Isn't this another obstacle in playing European games on Japanese TV sets? (I'm pretty sure that Japanese TV sets are not PAL-capable.)

Just a question out of curiosity.... :bluush:

[goggles]

goggles,

I have a question. The TV/video format used in Japan is NTSC (as in North America), while nearly all of the rest of the world uses PAL. Isn't this another obstacle in playing European games on Japanese TV sets? (I'm pretty sure that Japanese TV sets are not PAL-capable.)

Just a question out of curiosity.... :bluush:

Ack that would be a shame. My TV accepts NTSC/Jap as well as it's native PAL input so I can play anything I want. But I'm sure modern TV sets should have multi-signal capabilities - when I say modern I don't mean the lastest technological monsters you can get today; my TV is more than 10 years old. Actually the only thing I can't play are SECAM (if there are any SECAM games) but that doesn't bother me at all since I only get American/Japan releases and the odd PAL release.

[Suki-Yaki]

infact I just remembered something !!


I have had some Japanese games before , and they worked perfectly over my playstation 2 the european one !!!!


What is the explaination ... ???

[rakuten]

infact I just remembered something !!


I have had some Japanese games before , and they worked perfectly over my playstation 2 the european one !!!!


What is the explaination ... ???
??? ...a miracle? Well that is strange, my beloved Ulala from Space Channel 5 refuses to dance on non-Japanese Playstations. Same with all other Japanese PS2 Games, don't work here. If there's some magic or divine miracle behind it, would you be so kind and touch mine too? :wave:

[mr.sumo.snr]

Ack that would be a shame. My TV accepts NTSC/Jap as well as it's native PAL input so I can play anything I want. But I'm sure modern TV sets should have multi-signal capabilities - when I say modern I don't mean the lastest technological monsters you can get today; my TV is more than 10 years old.

NTSC on a modern PAL television - piece of cake. PAL signal on a standard modern Japanese NTSC television - not a piece of cake.

[goggles]

PAL signal on a standard modern Japanese NTSC television - not a piece of cake.

Really? I was not aware of that ^_^ I guess the victim is screwed then. What happens anyway? Picture degradation? No signal? Just curious.

On a PAL TV, NTSC/Jap games have less resolution so it's a tad blurry but I can put up with it.

[TwistedMac]

urm.. thanks guys but ..

I am not acually a gadjet geek , and I am sure if I open that thing , I'll never know how to close it again .. :(
this applies to all aspects of modding and chipping of consoles: you never do it yourself. You send it to someone that knows what they're doing.

http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2002/20020520l.gif

[RockLee]

this applies to all aspects of modding and chipping of consoles: you never do it yourself. You send it to someone that knows what they're doing.

http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2002/20020520l.gifhehehehhe, now that is funny :D :p ....and so true!!

[mr.sumo.snr]

Really? I was not aware of that ^_^ I guess the victim is screwed then. What happens anyway? Picture degradation? No signal? Just curious.

On a PAL TV, NTSC/Jap games have less resolution so it's a tad blurry but I can put up with it.

Black and white picture with acute banding (appears like a scrambled channel) and generally some sound distortion. Not useable.

There are multi-system solutions - I have a multi-system VCR and multi-system television. But they are expensive to buy. There are VCR decks from Samsung and Aiwa that will convert the signal so a special television is not required. Of course I learned this the hard way AFTER I had purchased my Sony VCR without a converter. Still can't believe that I paid 70000yen for it - admittedly nine years ago. It still just about works - on a good day. The Samsung and Aiwa models cost about 50000 yen form specialist stores in Japan.