PS2 region lock. Can you break it?

[ogichi/ichigo]

Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix + is on the PS2, but it's got a region lock so an american
PS2 will not play it (according to wikipedia). Is there a way to break a PS2 region lock
i.e.: some type of item I can buy on ebay?

 

[Leonard]

Link 1

Link 2

These should help. You can also go and take a look at the stickys in the KH2FM+ section.

 

[Apostle]

yes. you can buy swap magic to play other gamse from out of the region. you can probably also bur swap magic on ebay alond w' the links provided by Leonard.

 

[chaywa]

Or you could obviously chip the console to achieve this (albeit you'd probably have to ask a specialist to do this, and it voids warranty)

 

[ogichi/ichigo]

Thanks for the info...
will this mess up the PS2 or game?

Edit: what's chipping the console?

 

[Hero_of_Fate]

You can also softmod and use an application called Cogswap to play imports, but you need Codebreaker 8+ or Action Replay in order to get the softmod onto your memory card.

 

[XenonSovereign]

Thanks for the info...
will this mess up the PS2 or game?

Edit: what's chipping the console?

Modchip. Illegal.

 

[Stavvy]

Or you could obviously chip the console to achieve this (albeit you'd probably have to ask a specialist to do this, and it voids warranty)

Voiding the warranty of an outdated system? GOD FORBID!

 

[Leonard]

Thanks for the info...
will this mess up the PS2 or game?

If you do it wrong, yes.

I've only had experience with the Slide Card tool, that is needed if you have a "fat" PS2 along with the actual Swap Magic disc. To use the Slide Card you need to take off the front cover of the disc tray. Of course one can screw up there.

Otherwise, with the actual use of the software I don't think anything big can go wrong.

 

[Shadow Fenix]

I"d say flip top is the safest way to go, although it voids the warrenty