It was only a matter of time...

[baddie long legs]

Dunno if this has been posted before (I done a search, honest) but if you take a gander here you'll find an interesting disc that allows you to boot games from a PS2 hard drive. According to the FAQ you don't need to chip your console, you don't have to use Sony's official hard drive (you only need an ethernet adapter) and you can only put games on the drive that you actually physically have (i.e you can't download them from the net and transfer them over via the network adapter). No doubt Sony's lawyers are sharpening their knives as we speak. Looks like Blockbusters are gonna be pretty busy when this thing hits the streets.

I thought that a mod chip would've enabled this kind of thing. Maybe they do but I haven't heard of it.

[Salsa Party Animal]

Lovely idea as it might allow me to patch winning eleven and use it on PS2 without buying a DVD writer.

Have anyone tried it out ?

[Alex W.]

Using non-official HDDs is neat. I'd like to see an XBox-style apps scene take off around this, it's got definate potential.

[choddo]

That's awesome. I must have it.

[ianwuk]

That is a seriously clever idea, I'm hoping the product gets a European release, if I had a PS2 I would import this, as mentioned, Blockbusters and the GAME 10-day policy will recieve so much abuse with this, oh well, I say well done to the creators.

[baddie long legs]

Forgot to add that its available at Divineo (linky poo) for £19.50 (and no, I don't work for them) in two flavours, PAL and NTSC.

[Salsa Party Animal]

I looked at this site it seem to me there is no meniton about

will it work with PS2 with Messiah 2 chip ? as I know it can't use hard drive.

will it have anything to transfer downloaded games to hard drive without using a DVD writer. ?

So far it doesn't convice me to buy it.

[kaisu]

I thought that a mod chip would've enabled this kind of thing. Maybe they do but I haven't heard of it.

From what i've heard, The hard drive can't be used when the chip is active, It need to be taken out of the back of the PS2 first.I take there's no unofficial hard drives about?

[Stroker Ace]

It might help eliminate the disgusting PS2 loading times, too. I'm sold already.

[Alex W.]

You might also be interested in this:

Action Replay MAX

It's basically a DivX, MP3, and Megadrive emulator for PS2, which plays files transferred across from a connected PC or burned onto CD-R, the clever thing being that apparently those CD-Rs (assembled on Datel's PC software which you get with it) boot unmodded PS2s.

Will PS2 Freeloader be the next thing to come out of Datel? It seems to be going that way.

[hub2]

Will PS2 Freeloader be the next thing to come out of Datel? It seems to be going that way.

Pleeeeeese Datel, pleeease.

[Hello Goaty ♥]

The part I don't get, is when you attach the Hard Drive to the adapter, and then slide it into the hole in the back of the PS2..

where is the physical connection of the Hard Drive to the PS2 exactly?

[kaisu]

The part I don't get, is when you attach the Hard Drive to the adapter, and then slide it into the hole in the back opf the PS2..

where is the physical connection of the Hard Drive to the PS2 exactly?

THere isn't a connection between the hard drive and the actual machine, As such.It just connects to the Network adapter, It doesn't connect anywhere elese, It just slots into the network adapter and locks into place, The network adapter has another slot which connects to the PS2.

[Hello Goaty ♥]

Ahh.. I see now.

there's a sneaky little coupler on the Ethernet adapter!

[ca18s13]

im definately getting one although ive heard it doesent work with modchips (backups)

oh man i have a *cough*messiah2*cough* aswell.

at least i will be able to load gta3,vice city and pes3/we7I onto there and have reduced load times

also no strain on the laser

PS. PS2 network adapters 17.99 at play

[nohsa]

Wow. That sounds cool.

I will have to get one.

[Jack]

Sounds fucking great. Can anyone recommend an HDD for use with this?

[Salsa Party Animal]

Will it work with Unwanted XBOX hard drives ?

[Jack]

It's basically a DivX, MP3, and Megadrive emulator for PS2, which plays files transferred across from a connected PC or burned onto CD-R, the clever thing being that apparently those CD-Rs (assembled on Datel's PC software which you get with it) boot unmodded PS2s.

There's more to it than that as well. I can't say any more, as I'd be betraying Grant's trust. You'll all be pleased with it though.

[hub2]

There's more to it than that as well. I can't say any more, as I'd be betraying Grant's trust. You'll all be pleased with it though.

Ah go on.

[Jack]

No, no, that'd be nasty of me. Plus I could be demodded. It is very good stuff though.

[hub2]

No, no, that'd be nasty of me. Plus I could be demodded. It is very good stuff though.

OK, how about a hint then... or maybe a cryptic clue written in a near dead navajo dialect.

[Jack]

No hints, they'd be too easy.

[Alex W.]

Maybe it is going to have a PS2 Freeloader...

[hub2]

Maybe it is going to have a PS2 Freeloader...

Well if Jack doesn't come in here to deny it, I'm going to accept this as being the case.

[Jack]

It's not a PS2 Freeloader. Grant hasn't told me if one's in production or not, but this isn't it. This is something more people can take advantage of. Or maybe not, if it's using the piece of hardware I think it is.

[robotattack]

There's a list of hard drives that might (I say might because the list is based on user submissions) be compatible with the PS2 here: http://ps2drives.x-pec.com

I think HDLoader has still yet to be released though.