If you've got a mod-chipped PlayStation 2, then there's no reason to hide it away anymore. In a decision that could have far reaching consequences for Sony, the High Court of Australia has found it is ...

I own a V12 slim PS2 and am looking to write/run homebrew on it.<BR><BR>Which mod chip(s) are recommended? I can do moderate soldering and a lower price is preferable as is more control of the ...

The thing that bothers me about the mod chips is that the better ones (messiah, latest neo-key for ex) requires that you actually physically CUT some of the circuit tracks on the PS2. <BR><BR>So if ...

Sony Corporation Entertainment has accused the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission of using rhetoric and misleading information in a courtroom dispute between the two over the use ...

A court in Italy has dealt a major blow to the efforts of the platform holders to crack down on mod chips, ruling that PS2 mod chip devices are designed to "avoid monopolistic positions." The case was ...

Australia's competition watchdog has welcomed a federal judge's finding that Sydney-based Eddy Stevens had not contravened section a116A of the Copyright Act by ...

Sony has won its court case against a British company that modifies PlayStation 2 games machines so they play imported discs and copies. The wording of the judgement, now released by the British High ...

Online retailer National Console Support confirmed on its web site that its has secured a new decode chip for PS2 software from its partners in Asia. Essentially, this standard micro-controller, the ...

Changes to copyright laws in Australia have opened the door for a fresh legal challenge to mod chips, according to Sony Computer Entertainment Australia, which has instructed its lawyers to prepare a ...

A security software engineer has figured out a way for people to play unofficial games using their PlayStation 2 consoles, and all that is really needed to do so is a game burned onto a DVD disc.

In keeping up with the times, Nintendo Europe has published a public service announcement informing its faithful readers about the dangers of modification microchips, known on the street as mod chips.

In a decision that could have far-reaching consequences for Sony, the High Court of Australia ruled it is legal to install modification chips in a PlayStation 2 that allow the console to play imported ...