anyone have japanese ps2??

[Axel Grungy]

ive been looking to get one, ive seen a few on ebay but thats the only place i can find them, anywhere else?? can you use our memory cards with them or do they have to be jap?? also i saw a "universal ps2" on ebay and it says i can play ANY ps2 game?? btw i dont want to get my ps2 chipped cuz its old and prob not worth it.

[MainEvent212]

japanese playstations must play japanese games, i donno bout memory cards, but i'm 100% sure about the jap only games and DVD's...there's a regional code for playstation 2's...us cant play jap...jap cant play us...good marketing stragegy i think

[UncleBen]

Why would you want a Jap ps2? Are their games that much better?

[Axel Grungy]

yes they are, everything in japan is better than here. they have tons better racing/drift games

[w1ngzer0]

its called boot cd. Yes, japanese data can be writen on american ps2 memory cards. Its just data.

[glitched]

that universal ps2 on ebay was actually a chipped ps2. they cant post that the ps2 is chipped so tehy get around it by saing its universal and hope people figure it out. and you dont really need a chip to play import, a swap disc or hd advance will work just fine, and u dont even need to open it up!

on the memory card issue, i can save both us and jap games on my us memory cards. and did u see the vid i posted of kaido battle 2 (import) ?

[Axel Grungy]

how does a swap disc or hd advance work?? id rather just do that than get a whole other system.

[glitched]

http://www.modchip.com/ps2/slidecard.htm

[Axel Grungy]

is this what you have?? im looking up other swap discs that say you have to get a no-solder mod chip also, but with the one you showed me it doesnt need it??

[glitched]

yeah i have the swap disc with slide card (slide card/swap disc combo)

[Axel Grungy]

and thats all you need?? it will play all import games like it says??

[glitched]

i havent had a problem with it playing imports yet, ive played (racing games) - gran turismo 4 prolouge, kaido battle, WRC 3, (anime games) - Naruto, Inuyasha, Fullmetal alchemest, and (weird *** konami game thats actually to be released stateside shortly) - katamari damacy.

but thats all ive played for imports, no personal experience with others... but there really isnt a reason why they shouldnt, unless ur laser is wearing out. but then ud have trouble playing all games, lol

[Axel Grungy]

sweet!! i think im going to buy that now. thanks alot

[glitched]

QUOTE (MainEvent212

not quite sure what u meant, but on the dvd issue, we are the same region as japan (NTSC region 4) so movies dont pose as big as a problem as games....

also on this subject i just remember

sony's PSP will probably be REGION FREE! (since PSP users are mobile and travel to different regions, they can still buy software where they travel)

[HashiriyaS14]

Japanese PS2s are easy to come by, I recommend the following sites:

http://www.buyrite.nethttp://www.ncsx.com

There are some issues with the memory cards issued with the original Japanese SCPH-10000 -version PS2s working with the US PS2s, but those cards are rare anyway. I have a modified PS2 and it works great.

If you go to buyrite, you can still get the limited-edition white PS2 that comes bundled with GT4: Prologue, killer deal.

Yes, and Japanese driving games rule. Initial D, Kansai Battle, etc... Lots of stuff we don't get here.

[Chingon]

hmm...naruto and inuyasha sound fun...played hajime no ippo yet? A friend rented it, but I haven't got around to it yet...

[glitched]

hmm...naruto and inuyasha sound fun...played hajime no ippo yet? A friend rented it, but I haven't got around to it yet...

naruto is awesome, one of the best fighting games, and ill prolly get its sequal when it comes out at the end of teh month, inuyasha is a horrible RPG. i gave up on it. FMA is ok... the show>>>the game