So lets take bets.. PS2 HD comes out in March, how long before hackers crack it and pirate games?

[LordJezo]

Hackers/Crackers can crack anything. I am thinking they will figure it out within the month of it being released.

Or, 2 weeks before it hits the market.

 

[BeauJangles]

I say they will have the theory behind the crack in less than one week, a working version of it in 1.5 - 2 weeks.

 

[TerryMathews]

Never. The PS2 BIOS doesn't (At least currently) talk to HDs. At all. Games have to be specifically coded to talk to it. The Linux distros require a boot CD to start.

 

[MustISO]

They already know how to use a non-Sony HD in the PS2. I don't think it'll take too long.

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: TerryMathews
Never. The PS2 BIOS doesn't (At least currently) talk to HDs. At all. Games have to be specifically coded to talk to it. The Linux distros require a boot CD to start.

Therefore you create a boot CD that you can use to launch ISOs from the drive. Simple.

 

[PowerMacG5]

They probably already have a way around it. The Linux package has been out for a while now, and I'm sure the interface is very similar, if not the same.

 

[toekramp]

Originally posted by: TerryMathews
Never. The PS2 BIOS doesn't (At least currently) talk to HDs. At all. Games have to be specifically coded to talk to it. The Linux distros require a boot CD to start.

after all these years of hackers and crackers tearing up every single thing that has been released how the hell can you make a statement like that?

 

[TerryMathews]

Originally posted by: toekramp

Originally posted by: TerryMathews
Never. The PS2 BIOS doesn't (At least currently) talk to HDs. At all. Games have to be specifically coded to talk to it. The Linux distros require a boot CD to start.

after all these years of hackers and crackers tearing up every single thing that has been released how the hell can you make a statement like that?

Because to the PS2 the HD may as well be a HD attached to the USB port on the front. It's a different beast than the Xbox, which has a lot of BIOS-based infrastructure to talk to the HD.

 

[konichiwa]

Originally posted by: TerryMathews

Originally posted by: toekramp

Originally posted by: TerryMathews
Never. The PS2 BIOS doesn't (At least currently) talk to HDs. At all. Games have to be specifically coded to talk to it. The Linux distros require a boot CD to start.

after all these years of hackers and crackers tearing up every single thing that has been released how the hell can you make a statement like that?

Because to the PS2 the HD may as well be a HD attached to the USB port on the front. It's a different beast than the Xbox, which has a lot of BIOS-based infrastructure to talk to the HD.

You willing to place a wager on it?