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Sony vs Modchips

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the how-else-will-people-play-ffx-months-early dept.

Cryptnotic writes "Sony has decided to instigate legal action against companies distributing two new Playstation 2 modchips, the Messiah and the NEO4. Sony has previously ignored modchip makers who made products which were only capable of playing CD-R copies of games. These new modchips, however, have legitimate uses, such as playing original import games or out-of-region DVD's. Aparrantly this is what has angered Sony." If I could read Kanji I'd probably care a bit more ;)

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  1. If you can't beat them, Join them by brad3378 · · Score: 0, Troll

    If Sony started selling a $200 more expensive version of the PS2 with the mod chip already installed, I'd be willing to bet they would make more money on game consoles than from games.

    I will not buy a PS2 until I can backup my game collection.

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  2. Re:Legitimate uses?! by lhaeh · · Score: 0, Troll

    Actualy, according to trade laws the whole region encoding scheme is illegal.

  3. Re:you have that backwards by heptapod · · Score: 0, Troll

    You're expecting too much of slashdot. What are you going to demand next? Correct spelling and grammar?

  4. Moderators: Top of the page != Insightful by mike260 · · Score: 2, Troll

    Insightful? It's an insight into the mind of someone who knows exactly nothing about what a PS2 modchip is/does.