How complicated is it to chip a PS2 Slim console?

[Peter_20]

I asked the same thing on a Swedish forum a few days ago, and I got a list of a crapload of things that obviously were necessary, like wires and screws and God knows all.
Is this really necessary?
I thought you would be fine with just soldering the chip together with the console...?

[Rainecloud]

I really think you should follow the guidelines - just to be on the safe side. After all, you don't want to destroy £100 worth of Playstation just to cut a few corners now, do you?

;)

[Peter_20]

I really think you should follow the guidelines - just to be on the safe side. After all, you don't want to destroy £100 worth of Playstation just to cut a few corners now, do you?

;)Hm, £100 is 1500 Swedish Crowns, I think. :p

I think I bought my PS2 Slim for that much, and no, I don't want to destroy it. :D

Oh yeah, I'll try and read the guidelines then, I want to play Star Ocean: The Second Story soon. :love:

[Shoeberto]

It'd probably be pretty hard if you don't know anything about electronics or soldering. Usually the soldering process involves getting some wires attached to some really small contacts, difficult to make unless you have experience. You might be better off letting a professional do it.

[Peter_20]

It'd probably be pretty hard if you don't know anything about electronics or soldering. Usually the soldering process involves getting some wires attached to some really small contacts, difficult to make unless you have experience. You might be better off letting a professional do it.Yeah, but do professionals allow themselves to work with this kind of stuff?
I thought chips were considered illegal or something...

I do know of an Audio & Video store about 25 miles from my home district, so could I ask them to do it?

[Dreddz]

Chipping any console is illegal so your not going to find many stores willing to do it. I got mine chipped at a chinese food store that also sold imported video games. Kinda worrying leaving my PS2 overnight at a store run by people that barely spoke any English but thankfully they came through and I have actually become a local there since.

I would really advise you not to do it yourself. Its actually more expensive buying all the tools yourself and theres no trial and error. If you screw up its a 95% chance you've broken your PS2 for good.

[Peter_20]

Chipping any console is illegal so your not going to find many stores willing to do it. I got mine chipped at a chinese food store that also sold imported video games. Kinda worrying leaving my PS2 overnight at a store run by people that barely spoke any English but thankfully they came through and I have actually become a local there since.

I would really advise you not to do it yourself. Its actually more expensive buying all the tools yourself and theres no trial and error. If you screw up its a 95% chance you've broken your PS2 for good.Oh, man.

I could always ask my father as well: he's actually qualified as an electrician, and he also tends to like video games, so he probably will take time with it. :cool:

[Dreddz]

I could always ask my father as well: he's actually qualified as an electrician, and he also tends to like video games, so he probably will take time with it. :cool:

Thats probably the best idea. You dont need to know much about the insides of your PS2 to chip it, its just soldering and putting the mod chip in that'll probably need skilled hands. Any electrician should be able to do it with the right guidelines.

[Rainecloud]

I could always ask my father as well: he's actually qualified as an electrician, and he also tends to like video games, so he probably will take time with it. :cool:

That sounds like your best option, although I am of course not advocating any sort of illegal activity on your part ... ;)

The only places in the UK that chip consoles are untrustworthy shops and scary men who operate their own market stalls. A few months ago, I visited a computer fair, and it was quite frightening to see the amount of pirated goods on sale there. Signs such as 'chip your console for just £20' with miniscule 'no refunds' stickers underneath those spring to mind immediately. :/

[Nifleheim7]

Pesonally i'm really considering buying a NTSC PS2 with a NTSC to PAL video converter and be done with it!;)

[Peter_20]

Pesonally i'm really considering buying a NTSC PS2 with a NTSC to PAL video converter and be done with it!;)What, what, what? :eek:
Please elaborate.
What is this NTSC to PAL converter stuff?
It souns SO much simpler!

[Nifleheim7]

Pesonally i'm really considering buying a NTSC PS2 with a NTSC to PAL video converter and be done with it!;)What, what, what? :eek:
Please elaborate.
What is this NTSC to PAL converter stuff?
It souns SO much simpler!

PAL/NTSC video converter multisystem vcr pal ntsc system converters and multi system pal vcr products (http://www.dvdoverseas.com/video_converters.htm)

[Dreddz]

You do realise that buying a new system and the converter is twice as expensive as just getting it chipped. Plus you wont be able to play NTSC-J games as well as having two consoles sitting side by side cluttering your room.

[Nifleheim7]

You do realise that buying a new system and the converter is twice as expensive as just getting it chipped. Plus you wont be able to play NTSC-J games as well as having two consoles sitting side by side cluttering your room.

I knew a some people that rushed to chip their PS2s and their systems crushed a couple months later.So i really don't trust shops and people who claim that their able to do it.I prefer to pay double price and be 100% safe.Also i'm thankful that i have lot's of space for my consoles.:D

The only real drawback is that i will not be able to play J-NTSC games but i don't speak Japanese anyway(for RPGs)

[Peter_20]

I actually think all European consoles should be sold with chips already inserted.

I find it extremely idiotic that I would have to adjust my console by illegal means just because the Japanese always go "lolz t3h You-r0w-pee-ans dOn't understanD Are-Pee-Je3Z".

[Dreddz]

I knew a some people that rushed to chip their PS2s and their systems crushed a couple months later.So i really don't trust shops and people who claim that their able to do it.I prefer to pay double price and be 100% safe.Also i'm thankful that i have lot's of space for my consoles.:D

I chipped my system nearly two years ago and its still fine. I guess I got mine chipped well. Thank god. It would suck if your PS2 broke because the warranty is void so you'd have to fork out £100 for a new one. I understand your concerns.

[Peter_20]

Hey, one more thing, IF I will have to do this myself, how great are my chances of succeeding if I'm very careful?

It shouldn't be too bad soldering the chip together with the console if you take it slow, right?

[Mirage]

If you have little to no knowledge about electronics, get a professional to do it. Ask around in your local community, there's bound to be someone who knows how to do it.

I've soldered stuff myself, and I have above average knowledge about that stuff, but my hands aren't steady enough to solder small stuff like a PS2 modchip. I had a pro do it, because he could guarantee it would work. If not, he would get me another PS2 free of charge.

[Peter_20]

lol, I called the company a few hours ago, and they obviously saw no problem at all in doing this thing for me. :p
I could probably have them do it next week, so the problem is pretty much solved.

I guess Multi-X Chips are fairly accepted in Sweden. :D
After all, lots of us tend to love some games that are never released in Europe.

*looks at Final Fantasy Tactics and Star Ocean: The Second Story*

[Shoeberto]

afaik Sweden's copyright laws are significantly more laid back than that of other countries, hence why a lot of torrent sites are hosted there. So it's not too surprising.

[Mirage]

Modchips aren't illegal in most countries. I think it's mostly the us "millennium copyright act" that makes modchips illegal over there. It's got something to do with reverse engineering iirc.