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--- sony_playstation_2 [2024/05/17 00:45] – [Keyboard and Mouse] some page links rjt
+++ sony_playstation_2 [2025/02/06 13:48] (current) – changed console tag to videogame-console rjt
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 At this point it's pretty simple to run games on the PS2 without needing discs, or any hardware modification.
+nbjp Recently playing games via the memory card port use MMCE seems to have become the easiest and cheapest method. You don't need Free McBoot for this.
 The first step is to get [[free mcboot]]. The easiest way to is to buy a memory card with it already setup on there. Otherwise you will have to put the required stuff on the card yourself (though recent discoveries have made this easier). Buy a decent one, any card with the 'MagicGate' branding should be reliable. Sony, Hori, and Fujiwork are ones I'm aware of
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 Note: My PS2 has a mod chip, but I can't run NTSC-region discs unless I take the Free McBoot card out.
+  * [[yt>ucDNykNh8RA|PlayStation 2 - Comparing MX4SIO, UDPBD, HDD, SMB, USB on PS2 Fat and Slim]] - Good comparison video. Uses methods I didn't know about, like loading game through the memory card port, and an alternate network protocol. It's from 2023, so doesn't include the latest memory card port MMCE devices that also let you keep your saves on the same SD card.
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   * [[https://psxdatacenter.com/psx2/ntsc-j_list2.html|PlayStation 2]] section of PlayStation DataCenter
-{{tag>console hardware PS2 PlayStation Sony videogames guide}}
+{{tag>videogame-console hardware PS2 PlayStation Sony videogames guide}}