A PlayStation 2 HD?! Soft mods allow up to 1080p, run backups, emulators & much more!
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- Опубликовано: 25 янв 2025
- It's possible to output a standard PlayStation 2 (PS2) with High Definition graphics in either 1080i or 1080p, with NO MODS to the inside of the console. Here is an overview with gameplay footage.
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Appreciate you linking my tutorial, dude! That was a pleasant surprise 😄
Does the modding allow PAL games to be played on a NTSC system?
I used your vid last year to mod mine. Can you link me the GSM compatibility list so I don’t have to go by trial and error with up scaling games?
I used your video last summer to mod my ps2. Thanks and I did subscribe to your channel :)
@@mattpilkington2456 well i run ntsc games on my pal system so I would say yes
If you love PlayStation 2, then we are all part of the same team.
Hey metal Jesus, this is Brian. My cousin and I sent you the modded PS2. I wanted to thank you for all the great videos you put out. And for getting the word out on the HD PS2. Hope you enjoy it.
Great job testing this. Thanks so much for sharing it with me! You rock!!
We're you guys selling the manual too? Id probably like a copy since im lazy to document these type of things.
Yes, with the manual we could see the compatibility list to know if it's worthy
How can I get a pre modded ps2
@@Rpotts1999 you can get those fmcb memcards on ebay. This only works though on ps2 fat and slim(7000), slim with the shiny top (9000) wont work though
GSM only changes output resolution, not render resolution. In most cases render resolution remains 480i or 480p. Also slim model 7000 supports this setup if you soldered IDE cable onto the board.
So you get no picture quality improvement if you're already playing over Component but lots of freezes and compatibility issues. What I recommend instead with HDD setup is patching ISOs to support widescreen. Most games have patches created for that. They start to look awesome on modern TV over component.
Who care what trick GSM uses to output 1080. The games look way better at 1080i or 1080p then they do at 480i or 480p is that not true.
@@dr.lipshitz6304 It depends on what display you are using and what is processing the upscaling
Please research this issue first. GSM is just a neat trick with no real purpose. PS2 internal upscaler looks worse than any modern TV. Chris, please open any recent PC game and move rendering resolution slider to 50% and then tell me how that 1080p looks if you don't understand difference between rendering resolution and output resolution.
Dik dic. how do you know this does a better job than your TV's scaling Einstein? What about input lag is it also better? We don't know because this is yet another garbage review.
Dam it would of been nice to at least get the 480i games to run in 480p, that's one of the only gripes i have with the ps2 as its my second favorite console (can you guess what my number 1 fav is? 😂).
The phat PS2 was an absolute unit.
FREE McBoot!!! He's been imprisoned for far too long!
I recently modded my ps2 to read iso files directly from my PC via LAN using this awesome little piece of kit and some other stuff. Convenience at its best.
yo what's that got to do with the joke
@@CrashFan03 joke? Oh.. I just wasted 5 minutes googling for some guy name McBoot.
I mean, judging from how insane this world can be, I wouldn't be surprised if someone named McBoot actually existed. I remember someone legally changing their name to PS2.
@@ariesradke6193 lol
0:01 instantly buggs me that he did not rotate the PS logo on front for the close up shot >:(
Same, it kicked my OCD into overdrive
if you keep the PS2 straight then the PS logo will be straight too, he probably keeps it on a stand or not, but it's for vertical standing and not horizontal.
I like his videos but this kind of little lazy/annoying thing is in every video, just shows he doesn't care
@@RonanFTW Oh no the loggo is rotated for a stand-up PS2 position and not for a horizontal lay-down position... how could he not care about that...
I normally use and store this PS2 standing on it's side. That's why it's rotated.
I'm so glad I have this channel to watch in times like these when I'm laid off for the winter. lol.
Too bad it is uninformed, though.
I'm going to buy another ps2 phat just because i love the console.
Someone gave me a PS2 Slim and I bought a phat model because I grew up with one and I just like the way the phat model looks more than the slim
@@Dyl_Apple well ilove the slim but the fat model is much better if its modded. I use sata adaptor and a 500gb hdd
I bought one recently... What games do you suggest?
All games I see seems to be available for PS3 so I am mildly disappointed...
@@DavideNastri well my modded ps2 has 150 games and i completed 5 😂
marjo pardo I just got one still love it
I used to have a hard drive and use HD loader 15 years ago. It was amazing at the time, having things right there and loading so fast.
I like using OPL instead of HDL not only does it have better compatibility, but it shows awesome artwork
I made the same comment but it looks like he simply misidentified OPL as HDL.
Opl is way better than hdl gust get a terabite usb stick and ur good
JT TUNAGE or play over Ethernet
Agreed. However, HDL runs some of my multi games that were patched into single iso's. Taiko no tatsujin 4 in 1 for eg. was something i couldnt run in opl.
just so you know OPL doesn't have a way to read games, you have to use HDLoader game installer to install from a legit copy or like most people use a computer to backup the game and store the game on a network drive and use OPL to play the iso. HDLoader is mostly for people who don't have a home network setup.
love this mod along with the component cables! Really breathes new life into this system
To be honest, I’m perfectly happy with my PS2 going to component.
Honestly a whole shitload of PS2 games look like crap in 1080. 720 is about as far as anyone needs to go
Dick you
Can you play PS1 games over component?
Just download pcsx2 and set to 1080p 16x af looks better thatcher will
Pretty cool. As ps2 emulators aren't great, this might make me get an old ps2 again and play my old favorites
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EposVox gotem
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FMCB gives new life to a PS2. I installed it back around 2012 (using the pretty complicated 007 elf swap method) and have used it since.
I went from not using my PS2 in a few yeara at that point to using it almost every day. Just played it laat night, in fact.
I am sure there are more PS2 games out there, that might have issues. Like the Dreamcast with certain games (Airforce Delta) trying to run in VGA.
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Vanessa Palmer 14 hours ago
I am sure there are more PS2 games out there, that might have issues. Like the Dreamcast with certain games (Airforce Delta) trying to run in VGA."
14 hours ago LOL
@@anonymous2012s I also noticed that now that you mention it :D All comments are 1 hour ago, but Vanessas comment is 14 hours ago... Guess the video was available for a few minutes and Vanessa managed to type her comment in that time before it was made private.
@@Ex0rz
i am glad you also caught it!
Some of them won't launch with certain settings or will have various graphic glitches.
There's loads that have issues I've tried a few games some won't even boot when forced to upscale 1080p it's hit and miss compatability wise.
There is a great alternative for the modem. If you have the original modem you can buy a 15$ board off ebay that supports SATA. It an easy to install, you basically replace the card with the IDE connector on it with the SATA and it still allows for the use of ethernet/network. The third party one does not have the modem capabilities.
just get an IDE to MicroSD adapter.... less hassle
My Optoma projector doesn't allow "Enhanced gaming" (low latency mode) below 1080p resolutions, so a having 1080p output on my PS2 helps a lot!
Thanks :)
I've had my PS2 soft moded since the PS1 exploit. I saw many of those programs be born in psx-scene and similar pages. This brings a tear to my eye
My fav mods on older consoles was the PS2 (very easy), running HDMI to my 60in plasma and having all the ROMs on my drobo over the network. Then, my PS3 modded to play any ROMS from PS3-down to Atari.
Best console ever.
I am not sure...
Just got one and if I look at the library (at least now) all the good titles are available for newer consoles.
The Wii has way better bang for the buck in 2020.
@@Calvinpayne806 PS3 sold more than Xbox 360 and wii
@@DavideNastri wii was in competition against PS3 and Xbox 360
@@damn6039
Right but wii for me really has 2 amazing and original libraries (wii + GC).
While ESR and FMCB work very well with each other for booting DVD backups, the entire point of keeping them separate is so that FMCB can remain “clean” of anything related to backups or piracy. Saying ESR is “part of the FreeMcBoot package” is technically incorrect and an idea they don’t want us to spread... even if they go together like peanut butter and jelly.
The problem with your PS1 games is that it's using the PopsLoader. This was used by Sony as a PS1 emulator on the PS2 for one particular game. Since the PS2 locks itself from anything external when booting a PS1 game by disc. So hackers used the PopsLoader, that has tons of bugs, within their OpenPS2Loader. That's the reason you can use GSM with PS1 games. PS1 games using disc on a PS2 are identical to a PS1 with real hardware.
Now the problem with your Star Wars game is that your TV or your capture card is assuming an incorrect white and black level. If it expects 16-235 (normaly labeled TV level) and receives 0-255 (labeled PC level) you will get a very dark picture.
Also you should state what PS3 you are using, since CECHA and CECHB have full hardware backwards compatibility and CHECHC and so on, have partial hardware emulation, with part of the graphics being software emulation.
Also GSM just changes the output resolution, so your best bet at the moment, until Citrus3000PSi releases his true HDMI PCB for the PS2, is to use it paired with the Framemeister, since it's deinterlacing is way better compared to the BOB technique used by the OSSC.
Interesting information, Does the white/black level error cause most Xbox games to look super dark? and is there a fix?
@@chrisrichfield8906 this can occour in any setup. One easy solution is to change the expected level on one side. The display usually have it on AUTO, just change it for low/high (as labeled on Samsung sets), full or limited on others. The levels just need to match for correct levels.
From this video there's no telling which version of Popstarter the modders went with.
The project is still in active development and there are compatibility flags that can be patched in to fix many of the issues one would run into when using just the stock emulator.
Popstarter will never be perfect, but the improvements added to the base program since its initial decryption are very impressive.
Playing PSone games from hard drive using this method is really only more for the enthusiasts who are willing to put in the time to fix what's wrong and live with the occasional bug, it was never meant for mass adoption by casual crowds.
@@TAGMedia7 Yes but still it's trying to emulate the PS1 in a not so powerful and not so friendly enviroment.
Because of this, many people have the misconception that the PS2 won't properly handle PS1 games, which is actually the opposite, PS1 games runs perfectly within the PS2 hardware. Both architectures are very similar and the PS2 has the hardware to do so.
I agree with you. PopStarter/ PopsLoader, are just a cool concept for enthusiasts and people should not rely on it. If the desire is to play PS1 games on a PS2 use real discs or get yourself a modded PS2.
PS1 games are not the goal for OPL.
I bought a Japanese Ocean Blue PS2 recently and did the FMCB soft mod with a 2TB HDD. I have PS1 and PS2 games all on the HDD. I also have a few SNES and Genesis games on the FMCB memory card. The Ps2 was the first console I bought with my own money and the console I bought the most games for. It's still my all-time favorite console. I remember having to open my first one (fat model) to clean the laser often and the last time I did it I slipped and put my screwdriver through the ribbon cable that was for controller port 1. That same day I bought a new slim model and loved it even more at the time. It was cool that they built the IR sensor for the DVD remote right into the console so you didn't need the dongle that plugged into the controller port. My fat model always had that thing plugged in. Back then I didn't have internet or need for an HDD so the expansion wasn't something I used. When I started looking for another in 2021 I wanted that expansion bay so I didn't have to go the USB HDD route. That works but it's much slower.
ESR doesn’t trick the PS2 into thinking you put in a DVD movie. You do that when you patch the game images before burning them (you literally change it from DVD-ROM to DVD-Video). ESR is basically a substitute DVD video player that bootstraps the game when the PS2 tries to use it for playing the “movie.” For that to work the PS2 has to already think the game is a movie before ESR gets involved at all.
Many people don’t know this, but the earliest PS2s did not actually have built-in DVD playback software. The DVD remote came with a software DVD player that runs from the memory card slot, so it wasn’t just used for the memory card styled remote IR receiver! Of course, Sony secured it by encrypting it to the unique memory card to keep people from abusing it’s ability to boot memory card executables.
It took many years but the security was eventually reverse-engineered by Memor32/Memento and FMCB and used to sign/encrypt executables to our own memory card and, thus, FMCB, ESR, and OPL were born. We are basically exploiting the PS2’s ability to run an updated DVD player from the memory card. Consoles from late 2008 and on have this ability removed.
Emmett Turner .....................................cool story bro 😑
Ted Edwards You jest, but I genuinely think so. Obviously, MJR thought it was worth mentioning the DVD movie angle... even though he got it backwards. For anyone who cared, well, here’s the rest of the story.
U cant do shit with og xbox hacked
I still have my day 1 PS2 running perfectly, and was annoyed by the requirement of needing an entire memory card's space to use the DVD player back then, but now I know it was because they basically installed an entire program from the disc to it. Thanks for the info!
yOU'RE WRONG, CONGRADUCALTION.S
The problems you are getting with some PS1 games on your PS2 is due to the fact that it's running under partial emulation: when you install ps1 games on the HDD,the system uses POPStarter to emulate the ps1 cpu, whereas if you run them from disc, it uses the physical ps1 cpu in the PS2, which also doubles as the IO Processor. That's why it can't do double duty and run ps1 code while managing the HDD
with the PS3 anti-aliasing for backwards compatibility, it uses a smear filter like fxaa to achieve this, which causes a noticible drop in fidelity, especially at lower resolutions and lower texture quality. simply look at the way the numbers in the UI are rendered at the bottom of the screen. on the ps2 they are crisp, as are the textures, but on the ps3 the whole screen has been put through a blur filter. I don't think the trade-off in visual clarity is worth the anti-aliasing effect this gives.
Bro awesome that you covered a modded ps2!!!! This is so dope. I have one of these but its not quite as beefy!
The problem with PSone backups is that OPL uses Popstation instead of hardware to run it. Popstation is Sony’s PSone emulator they used in later cost-reduced models of the PS2. If you were using an original disc see if you still have the problem without the FMCB card inserted.
yup
played gran turismo 2 in popstarter, all cars are silhouette blacked out.
Trujillo 2020 Yes. Unfortunately, the PS2 is stuck in PS2 mode even if it has original PSone hardware because it has to be in PS2 mode for the softmod to work. For security reasons and to avoid PSone discs being used to hack PS2 mode, Sony made the system essentially wall off access to PSone mode from within PS2 mode (and vice versa).
The two major limitations:
ESR can’t boot CD games.
PS2 mode can’t boot PSone games.
Open PS2 Loader effectively works around both of these limitations but has to use Pops emulator for the later. :( At least it’s essentially the same as a late-model PS2 as far as PSone compatibility goes. Sony definitely knows how to emulate PSone efficiently, even on something as old/underpowered for the task as the PS2. Heck, they pulled it off on the PSP and Xperia Play too.
popstation isn't too bad the only thing that killed it was the dev quit and didn't give his source to anyone to work on an good alt is PSX launcher for slim models that allow you to run burned discs of ps1 games
This is amazing, should show a Shadow of the Colossus playing on this! It struggled to play well on the ps2. I bet it looks amazing!
you never disappoint man! great video!
This is cool and the gaming community is amazing for coming up with new stuff like this!
hahaha dude this isn't new. This is jailbraking the PS2 via softmodding. We've been doing this for many,many years now. This is so old now that I think my PS2 has been collecting dust for longer than it was ever in use for many years like this.
Uh, I'll have the Metal Jesus Special please :D
Very interesting stuff dude!
Don't waste your money it's not actually making the game look. Enter only when running through the capture card will it look 1080p it will be 480i except for games that run higher native lol MJ doesn't know what he's talking about...
Years ago I never thought I'd hear this talked about so freely
yes cause nobody think about the consequences, they only pay consequences for them
Good thing to notice that was not in your video is that GSM does not change the render resolution, that stills 480i in most cases or 480P if the games support it. What it does is use a frame buffer to upscale the 480i/480P resolution to 1080i/1080P. What it does is it takes the 480i/480P signal to the PS2's memory buffer ( generally used by developers to achive 480P) and it convert every bitmap memory to a video signal. You can find more information about GSM on the it's official development site "PS2 HOME". So there is no improvement at all in image clarity. But it can help if your TV does not support lower resolutions like 480i or 240P . Generally games look a lot sharper or even pixelated when upscales to 1080P but half of times this is not a true improvement at all and some games look way to dark specially survival horror games.
Finally someone is talking about FreeMcBoot! I modded my PS2 about two years ago and it's amazing! If anyone is on the fence about using this, I highly recommend it
How? Can i send it to somebody?
So glad I've found this, thank you metal Jesus! Finally I can make use of my beloved PS2 with it's dead disc drive, that will be getting plugged into the family HDTV
I'd love for the ps5 to look exactly like the ps2
i've gone down this road with modding and stuff, but its alot of time and headache and no promise,
i just want my games on psn!
How has he not known about this. Been going on for soooo many years.
Bad ass video man. This stuff on the PS2 looks amazing! And on the Return to Castle Wolfenstein gameplay, I wanted to tell “Turn off look-spring!” Haha!
These are tons of fun. I’ve missed several for friends and myself. Found me a NIB one last year and installed a 2 TB Sata in that. Fantastic setup.
It's also possible to softmod the older Slimline PS2s which had a external PSU via the Memory Card and then load the Games via Ethernet / NAS Storage.
I bought one of these and it has 4 TB worth of data. I absolutely love this thing. It's great to be able to play all these ps2 games.
There's something off with either the software, the cable or the way you captured it. The OG PS2 looks way too dark.
re hash he literally says that in the video
Thats how they look no an LCD without changing the settings.
I don't know about capture cards but I am sure this is a colorspace issue and would think there would be a setting to change it.
FullRGB vs. TV/Limited RGB
Instead of using the Chinese third-party Network Adapter, I *STRONGLY* recommend using the original Network adapter.
And you can use a SATA HDD with the original Network Adapter by using an internal adapter to the original Network Adapter. No soldering required.
Carlos Barreto can u even notice the difference with a SATA drive? I’d imagine there are a ton of bottlenecks.
@@Moped_Mike Overall, loading speeds seems to be faster, which is great for fighting games. However, I noticed some hiccups in Final Fantasy XII cutscenes.
Could you compare image quality of your modded PS2 and PS2toHDMI adaptor?
I suspect they would look not very different from each other.
I'm gonna say the same as both are just taking the PS2 resolution and upscaling it. I have a PS2HDMI device and it exhibits the same characteristics as the upscaller in this video - a much sharper image with incorrect brightness and contrast.
I Personally have the one that takes 240p-480p and it will absolutely not output anything higher then 480p via hdmi. The best way is to output from PS2 using component, then to component to hdmi converter or upscaler box then out with M Cable Gaming Edition to HDTV for best results.
Girtana1 why do you say that? They all only output 1080 not render 1080. It’s not really upscaling.
There is no difference, that's why he's not mentioning it 🤣
I bet that Metal Jesus Special memory card has all the best save files ever
Some points I would like to bring up.
1. While there are PS2 HDD adapters that support Sata hard drives, the majority of them do not actually work well or even decent. Unless a lot has changed in the past couple years, most of them that have come out have been pretty much discouraged in the ps2 hacking community due to their many, many issues. For instance, the ethernet port on most of these unofficial Rather, most recommend using the official adapter as is or modifying it to support Sata drives.
2. ESR is for playing burned backups. You patch your iso files with the program and on he ps2 you use the ESR launcher to play these particular backups. Compatibility isn't 100%.
3. Instead to play games from HDD, the homebrew program you want to use in most cases is OpenPS2Loader also knwon as OPL, that's the one he's showing in most of the video. There's also HD Loader, but that's an older app with lower compatibility. I only used to ever use it to actually rip the games from discs to the hard drive.
4. GSM, as others have noted is not actually rendering the game at higher resolutions, but only outputting an upscaled video. In some cases the resulting image can be better than having your tv do it, in some cases it can be worse. Mostly though it tends to be known to cause more problems than it is worth. I don't think the problems are permanant, so you can play around with it, but note with it you are likely to get a lot more crashes than without. I'd personally take a more stable game over one that looks a bit better.
5. As others have also noted, many games have widescreen patches. If you have a widescreen TV, I recommend checking them out.
Excuse me sir, where can I find this wide screen patched? Ive been unable to locate them :c could you help me to know where to get them, please?
I just got my Ps2 Fat working with the USB soft mod yesterday, so this video is just in time!!!
Man ive been really beefing up my ps2 collection. I need to play all of them, even the funny movie ones
if that also has HDMI out. I'm blown away. sickest upgrades I've seen yet.
You're technically correct by saying its outputting at 1080p, but it isn't rendering at 1080p. Kinda misleading.
it is 'scaling' to 1080p. it will still look better on 95% of tvs where the tv scaler is liquid ass.
its not misleading really, the end result is a better picture.
the ossc and that overpriced thing i forget the name of that everyone uses upscales before it even applys any scan conversion or filter and no one ever said thats misleading
You can actually run the backup games WITHOUT a HDD connected to your PS2. You do need free mcboot, but you can use a pc folder and set up SMB. You'll need a network adapter for the phat model, or just plug in a ethernet cable for your PS2 slim.
Everytime when I enable 1080p through GSM on my Ps2, it always looks squeezed and very pixelated.
Which really makes the ps2 games look 720i, or 720p for the best ctuscenes. Which is still fantastic. I am a huge fan of upscaling, and after all the things I have seen on youtube in the last 15 years , its fun to try and identify as close to the actual visual resolution as it appears. I gotta get a ps2 again...I MUST! ^~^ Good vid!
@MetalJesusRocks Hi! Where did you get retro emulators? (snes, nes etc.)
Can you share .ELF files?
Nice upgrade device metal jesus. I never thought u could come up with inventions like that. Pretty genius
Poorly researched and explained video. Lacks many details that would make it properly informative.
He linked another video for more in-depth info
Yeah this is pretty bad, there’s a graphical artifact in the LOTR demo on the ps2 side when the barrel is broken that he doesn’t acknowledge, and then on the PS3 side for the freedom fighters opening it’s dropping tons of frames compared to the PS2
It’s pretty clear that these random people sent him a hard drive filled with games which is also like... why?
NICE! A few months ago I've installed a 1TB HDD with modding my network card to accept SATA and installed 300 ps2 games. I had no idea of this GSM!!! Can't wait to try it! Wish i had that list though.......
What I recommend is to actually play on CRT TV with component connectors. Some goold old Sony WEGA Triniton or one of those. Sure, it takes space but then again you get the best image quality and the best way to "emulate the experience" of those times.
Hi Metal Jesus, what an amazing channel u have, no channel has made me want to leave a comment in RUclips, I'm not a collector myself as it is almost impossible and extremely expensive to get the good stuff out there to this 3rd-world-country, but watching your videos is a good alternative and takes me back to the good-old days...please keep making this awesome videos!!
That binder is the coolest thing I've seen. Seems lots of people are taking the home produced handbook approach these days!
Great vid!! I like seeing the diff type of mods to old systems!!! Keep it up MJR!
You PS2 looks like it got hit by a Bus 😂
You dont use Mint looking Consoles for Softmods and Flashes. The mint looking ones you keep original
@@wbblueye1387 bull
@@wbblueye1387 Softmods are only in the memory card so you just take out the modded memory card and you are back to original
And got dragged with it for miles
Oh yeah yeah
Hi! Smooth look its just blurred. I like it rather sharp and colorful. Peace!
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I can't believe your PS3 fat is still working. Either the Linux software that it runs off of or constantly playing Modern Warfare 2 back in the day turned it into a baked potato. LaunchELF can be initialized into singular PS2 ISOs as well as Codebreaker, then you can pre-set codes for PS2 games on a PS3. Pretty crazy how the shading looks so much more vibrant in certain scenarios on the MG-PS2.
I didn't know about Soft Mods until now, thanks for the video.
Welcome to the darkside
What the heck? Don't you guys google? How can people still not know about this? Amazing. I guess this video was worth him doing lol. I'm watching this like it was a joke almost. I had no idea people were still into the old PS2's.
Free McBoot also allows you to run physical back up copies, from memory they need to be patched prior to burning
HD Or not, ı adore and honor that masterpiece console.
I have a modded PS2 in this fashion as well! It's working great. Regarding the PS1 game issues, it's because it's using emulation (assuming it's trying to load PSX VCD formatted images of PS1 discs). It's sadly not accessing the PS2's PS1 SoC, so the performance is gonna be a mixed bag. I'm also using the HDRV component cables and it looks great on my 49" LG SmartTV. I love it. Keep up the great videos!
Appreciate the video MJ but for a casual gamer like myself I think I'll just stick with my fat PS3
lol ps2 players are more casual gamers coz of better library of games
@@heavyhitter5538 idiot, early fat ps3's can run ps2 and it's much better to play ps2 games on ps3 then go through this
Yeah it looked like shit next to the PS3's backwards compatibility upscaler.
You don't need a MagicGate Memory Card, only the Harddrive with a 15$ adapter will do just fine if you copy the right image on it. The USB stick is only necessary if you want to copy games from the dvd drive to the hdd as the software won't work from the hdd, Dual Layer DVDs need to be copied from the PC.
Dust, dust, dust everywhere. I guess a quick wipe down was an impossibility.
Man, you kids are a bunch of little bitches hahahaaha.
Patching the ISOs to support widescreen will make them look better
You can't output 1080p through component cables, only 1080i
You can! It's just not officially included in the standard, which caps out at 1080i...
Man this is like Playing PlayStation 2 in expert mood 😮 awesome Video 👍
Wow!!! And I coincidentally just happened to pick up a 2nd fat PS2 console last weekend.
I picked 1 up in my local thrift store the other day for 5 bucks, score. 👍
I prefer when Modern Vintage Gamer does this because he gives you more information how to get such custom formatted memory cards and how to install the software.
I've got FreeMcBoot already but unfortunately both my PS2s are slims. Oh well.
You can do the same thing with a PS2 slim just run the games via USB
Ps2 Phats and IDE hardrives are super cheap now so it wouldn't cost much to get.
@@dr.lipshitz6304 I would probably still recommend using the hardrive as the main loader for games since the usb ports are usb 1.1 which are a slower read speed than the cd drive which causes stuttering in some games.
The fatty is better cause you can install fmcb on the hard drive instead of the memory card
@@Anex952 i use a Ps2netbox for slims. I use one on a 90000x with a Modbo 5 chip (usb hdd boot) since FMCB don't work on 9000x. Same performance as internal hdd/SMB with OPL, as the usb 1.1 is for power only on the enclosure. Drag n drop of iso's on a NTFS drive (no winhiip needed)
www.abittop.com/2018/03/20/ps2netbox-2/
One thing that's interesting to me is that it works for original Playstation games. Even with an HDMI device connected a Ps2 outputs a low resolution for original playstation games that some HDTV's or monitors can't put out so this may be a fix for that.
Great video, I wonder what the temperature of the ps2 gets to when forced to output to 1080 compared to 480?
Oh man I remember those days! I still have a jailbroken PS2 just like that but haven't fired it up in many,many years. That was back when you had to know what you were doing to set that stuff all up lol. With a jailbroken PS3 it's WAY beyond that old setup. The emulators are so much better and you have so much more.
This is badass but I would still take a hacked Og xbox over this.
I have both. Modded PS2 vs modded OG Xbox with extra ram. Its a real hard choice to make.
Easily the Xbox. 480p and widescreen for like 80% of the games and if you double the ram - like in dev units - you can force to run games natively in 720p
@@InputArchive Yes but you have to hex edit them to do so. and its easier to throw the games on a modded XBox 360 on the Dev. Original Xbox emulator and output 1080p and through a M Cable Gaming Edition. If you do that you then start to run out of space for you XBox 360 games. Its give and take. :)
@@dr.lipshitz6304 i haven't bothered to hack my OG Xbox even though i have all the stuff and i did it like 10 years ago on my old one that i sold. The games are all like 5 dollars each, so i can just buy like 5 off gamestops website or ebay, for like 20-30 dollars, and have plenty to play for a while without all the hassle.
Great video and I hope your basement is getting back in shape Jason!
I really don't like how you are also showing off one of those _gamestar_ network adapters... Having a network adapter that works with SATA instead of IDE hard drives is great, yes, the problem is that these gamestar ones are extremely faulty. They are _not_ reliable in any sense. Sure, you _might_ get one that works, but far too many people have gotten burned by thinking that they'd get a working product, only for it to crap out immediately... and yes, my hard drive is fine, so it's not that. I didn't like the IDE hard drives that I was using, because they died within months, were slower, and had a much more limited amount of space and for a higher price I might add. However, there aren't any reliable SATA network adapters, so there's always _something_ in the way. So while SATA is preferable, just find a way to get an upgrade kit and do it yourself, either that or buy a $20 piece of equipment only to return it a few days later. That said, you probably won't find one outside of ali-express, so there's always a catch to everything.
For nostalgia purposes, I kept my Network Adapter, the one with both RJ-45 and Ethernet ports, stock. I had a Maxtor (lol) in it for a while, but now it has a WD, which is good enough for my use, although I rarely use my PS2 nowadays because of emulation.
Idk i bough one like that from aliexpress and works great.
I just went with an IDE to MicroSD adapter... Easy transfers and hot swapping cards and the network card doesn't get heavily molested.
Playstation 2 softmods have been around for years now. I was using FMCB back in 2008. This is cool that you finally found out about this, but this isn't anything new for the avid console modder. Cool video.
I think it is pronounced"em-ce" because it Stands for memory Card :)
Correction: You are getting a 1080p signal, but the game is STILL being rendered in normal resolution. So, it's only an output mod, it's NOT HD rendering.
I wonder if the higher video resolution causes any overheating issues with the ps2 video hardware. Could this create an issue with lockups?
Great point. I would say it very well could be hardware getting hot.
Yes it can, luckily when the HDD spins up the fan speeds up. If you have a clean console you should have no worries.
@@dr.lipshitz6304 Heat especifically is not an issue, the lockups happen because the video memory of the console is small and many games eventually use the space thst have this resolution patch stored on RAM, freezing it.
@@lordeilluminati Then can you explain the screen tearing after it overheats and you can never use a 1080 output setting ever again on said overheated PS2. Ive got a few that I acquired that were treated poorly and have failed in this way.
No overheating is happening, because the ps2 is still running at rated stock clocks. The freezing or gitchs happening is due to most games not being made for upscaling and also 1080i & 1080p are just upscaled by gs. The games are still running 480i or 480p natively.
Best thing about using a HDD with a ps2 which noones mentioned is it essentially makes the PS2 region free. So you can play import games from the HDD.
Guy's cool for making you a manual
The manual was seriously impressive! Very handy too for understanding all that is going on.
I hard modded my PS2 type R years ago, i still have it and will always keep it.
Hardmod are depreciated for various reasons since quite a while...
Agent 47 cameo @8:31
Dude, I have a serious problem with spending money on games. You have reignited my love for retro games. Metal Jesus you truly rock🤘thx for all the vids
"shut up and take my money...!!!"
i had a PS2 slim modded like this, and i racked my brain trying to find a good way to play backups. i started with the dvd/movie trick, but that eventually killed my laser. then i tried using an external hard drive through usb, which had poor load times/framerate. eventually i found the best way to do it on slim is through networking, which i managed by wiring my system to a router, connecting my laptop via wifi, and opening up the ip/ports for them to connect. after that, i was able to boot up any backups i had on my laptop effortlessly
Incorrect, best Stars Wars PS2 game was Lego Star Wars. Need I say more?
which one?
Hey man nice modification amazing skills how can we get it for our ps2 and how much does it cost
What about "free" is so hard to understand and which of the names can not be found via Google?