PS1/2 Is it possible to run games on USB on thin PS2 (SCPH-90001) ?

[dreampeppers99]

Hi guys,

Although I already made a search about this topic, I usually trust mostly gbatemp... anyway

The context:

My ps2 is scph-90001 and it's modded (Matrix) and I want to play games through USB, is it possible? is it feasible (aka run properly)? If yes, do you have any link / text / indication about the process?

Thanks

 

[Zoel]

There is a USB loader that lets you load games through a USB hard drive. Though its not very really relilable, games will take longer to load than their Disk counterpart. Its better to get a fat ps2 and use OPL with a IDE hard drive.

 

[The Catboy]

Yes, but they run like shit for most games

 

[dreampeppers99]

Thanks, so I'll stick with disks. Do you have any tips for burning PS2 DVD/CD on MacOS?

 

[migles]

@Crystal the Glaceon
@Zoel
how about SMB?
IIRC we could use the lan for load games

 

[The Catboy]

@Crystal the Glaceon
@Zoel
how about SMB?
IIRC we could use the lan for load games

I haven't actually used that yet. I am intending to set up my Raspberry Pi to stream my games to my PS2 with it, but I haven't gotten around to buying a bigger/faster SD card to do so.

 

[Flyingsky]

Use SMB, this PS2 should have a lan port if i remember right. It's superior to all of the other methods.

 

[Tizm]

Use SMB, this PS2 should have a lan port if i remember right. It's superior to all of the other methods.

its just the phats/fats you need a network adapter for them. luckly i got one for 5 bucks cad

 

[migles]

its just the phats/fats you need a network adapter for them. luckly i got one for 5 bucks cad

what adapter do you need to connect an HDD to a fat ps2?
the broadband (modem) or the lan one?

 

[Flyingsky]

As far as i know either one will do, but i rather have someone confirm that.

 

[Armadillo]

Either will do.

The one with both an ethernet port and dial-up modem is the NA adapter, the one with just an ethernet port is rest of the world. For some strange reason Sony added a dial-up modem to the NA release because of course you want to play online using 56k

 

[Sliter]

possible is, there's a good tutorial
https://gbatemp.net/threads/tutorial-load-from-usb-on-ps2.432102/

 

[migles]

Either will do.

The one with both an ethernet port and dial-up modem is the NA adapter, the one with just an ethernet port is rest of the world. For some strange reason Sony added a dial-up modem to the NA release because of course you want to play online using 56k

i thought the one with 2 ports on it was phone line in and phone line out, you know just like in the old days

 

[Tizm]

i thought the one with 2 ports on it was phone line in and phone line out, you know just like in the old days

nope its just dialup and broadband for me aleast.

 

[tbb043]

Either will do.

The one with both an ethernet port and dial-up modem is the NA adapter, the one with just an ethernet port is rest of the world. For some strange reason Sony added a dial-up modem to the NA release because of course you want to play online using 56k

Considering at the time most people were still on dialup, yeah, it was that or nothing. Same reason Dreamcast had a dialup modem included, not a BBA. It was actually quite a surprise for MS to make the Xbox ethernet only when it came out.

 

[Armadillo]

I'd take nothing over the rediculous latency dial-up gave. MS were correct, sometimes people need to be told what's good for them, rather than ruin it for others. Luckily Sony EU didn't follow.