Ps2 hardware mod

apophis

Hi guys, i am looking to buy a ps2 as a sentimental birthday gift for my older son who used to love the console when he had one years ago, and lately i have heard him reminisce of the good times he had on it.
If i was able to get my hands on a ps2 is there anywhere still going that would do a hardware mod on it for me, i believe i had his original ps2 done with what was called a matrix chip, if memory serves.
Many thanks in advance guys,

apophis :cool:

TouchingVirus

You'll have no bother getting your hands on a PS2 anyways, there are plenty floating around on ebay - Sony made millions of them

The hardware modder is a bit more up in the air. The Matrix Infinity was the chip of choice, it also has a clone called the Modbo 4 which I've also installed. I've done two but they're not an easy install - both were my own where I don't have to risk somebody's console.

You might look at FreeMcBoot, a softmod - accomplishes pretty much the same as the hardware mod with more features

apophis

Many thanks for your reply TouchingVirus,
Did some looking on this and will follow up on your advice,
again thanks,

apophis :cool:

TouchingVirus

No worries, if you need a hand do come back to us

mise

Apologies for resurrecting and hijacking this thread, but my question is fairly similar.

I have a slim PS2 which had a matrix clone modchip, but after trying to flash it years ago to update (I didn't realise it was a clone at the time!) it stopped working. Now the PS2 won't read any games.

I mainly used it for playing NTSC games, and I was wondering is it possible to repair this, as I'd love to play a bit of my NTSC copy of Dragon Quest VIII?

TouchingVirus

Remove modchip, then softmod.

mise

Thanks, just been reading up a bit more on it.

I have a fat PS2 as well, so I think I'll just soft mod that, once I get the various bit and pieces together

Damien King

Just checking in to confirm a successful softmod (free mcboot, Hdd formatted and fitted, ps2 fat) tested and working

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