I tried out MechaPwn for the first time today on my PAL SCPH-50003. This is clearly a really cool mod that unfortunately doesn't do much for a PAL fat PS2. Looking at the details on GitHub, all those benefits of being able to make the system completely region free don't apply to PAL - it seems the only gain we get from it is the ability to play PS1 backups, and even then only those from the console's original region.
I tested everything out and can confirm: I first tried the latest version 3.00 (RC4) which doesn't change the model name by design, and then version 2.00 where I changed my model to a USA DEX unit (50001). Only PS1 PAL backups worked, sadly :/
Clearly in PAL territory you'd ideally want a slim PS2 from SCPH-7000x onwards to get the cool stuff. It's a shame because I much prefer the phat model T_T
I tested everything out and can confirm: I first tried the latest version 3.00 (RC4) which doesn't change the model name by design, and then version 2.00 where I changed my model to a USA DEX unit (50001). Only PS1 PAL backups worked, sadly :/
Clearly in PAL territory you'd ideally want a slim PS2 from SCPH-7000x onwards to get the cool stuff. It's a shame because I much prefer the phat model T_T
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