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i was thinking about getting my soon to be PS2 chipped with the neo 4 chip (soon to be as i'm getting it for xmas) or maybe the messigh chip (think thats spelt wrong?)
anyway anyone here have a chipped PS2 and what are the pros and cons of playing jap and us imports?
anyway anyone here have a chipped PS2 and what are the pros and cons of playing jap and us imports?
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Well it looks like a just outbid you for the phrase! Your was 1p's worth, mine was 2p's worth! :-)
hey that's my phrase
just my 1p's worth :)
just my 1p's worth :)
Interesting thread!
First, chipping a PS2 is 100% legal - you'll void your warranty when you open the case to chip the machine, but this doesn't make it illegal!
Second, it doesn't matter where the copied game comes from, it's still illegal! Just because a game is pirated in Japan, doesn't make it legal in this contry. If you own a copied game (or 'back-up' as the Warez guys would have it!) and don't own the original(if you've got the original game and make a copy you can tecnically say the copy is for 'archive perposes') then you are breaking the law - this is illegal, period! So don't do it!
Third, if you buy an import game from somewhere like Computer Exchange or other such 'rip off' import shops then yeah, you are gonna get stung for lots of cash! my local has a copy of Metal Gear 2 for £74.99! However, if you buy the game from an american distributer, through the web, and they are okay with delivering it to the UK you can get games much earlier, but you prolly won't save cash!
Example - a US copy of Metal Gear 2 costs around $49, and postage would prolly cost about $10 to the UK. So for $59 you've got a copy of the game delivered to your house - usually by Fed Ex or similar. $59 = £40. Now thats not cheap for a PS2 game but you are getting it WAY WAY before release in the UK.
However, i've gotta say that i wouldn't bother getting you PS2 chipped - it's simply not worth the hassel. The Neo4 chip requires you to open the console and then solder the 'chip' into the machine - and if you take a look at the Neo4 web site you'll realise that this is an operation that'd make a NASA engineer cringe - V Tough.
Keep your station as it is, keep your warranty and wait for the games to be released in the UK. Lot easier and lots less hassel!
Just my 2p worth :-)
First, chipping a PS2 is 100% legal - you'll void your warranty when you open the case to chip the machine, but this doesn't make it illegal!
Second, it doesn't matter where the copied game comes from, it's still illegal! Just because a game is pirated in Japan, doesn't make it legal in this contry. If you own a copied game (or 'back-up' as the Warez guys would have it!) and don't own the original(if you've got the original game and make a copy you can tecnically say the copy is for 'archive perposes') then you are breaking the law - this is illegal, period! So don't do it!
Third, if you buy an import game from somewhere like Computer Exchange or other such 'rip off' import shops then yeah, you are gonna get stung for lots of cash! my local has a copy of Metal Gear 2 for £74.99! However, if you buy the game from an american distributer, through the web, and they are okay with delivering it to the UK you can get games much earlier, but you prolly won't save cash!
Example - a US copy of Metal Gear 2 costs around $49, and postage would prolly cost about $10 to the UK. So for $59 you've got a copy of the game delivered to your house - usually by Fed Ex or similar. $59 = £40. Now thats not cheap for a PS2 game but you are getting it WAY WAY before release in the UK.
However, i've gotta say that i wouldn't bother getting you PS2 chipped - it's simply not worth the hassel. The Neo4 chip requires you to open the console and then solder the 'chip' into the machine - and if you take a look at the Neo4 web site you'll realise that this is an operation that'd make a NASA engineer cringe - V Tough.
Keep your station as it is, keep your warranty and wait for the games to be released in the UK. Lot easier and lots less hassel!
Just my 2p worth :-)
very funny but no i don't want to play copied imports either. and there are places on the web where you can get them cheaper.
there's a shop in lakeside that sells the odd import and they are pricy there's also somewhere in colchester that sells imports so it's normaly shops that charge a lot for em.
i was thinking about getting an import game cube to :)
there's a shop in lakeside that sells the odd import and they are pricy there's also somewhere in colchester that sells imports so it's normaly shops that charge a lot for em.
i was thinking about getting an import game cube to :)
i think vamp wants copied imports....pirate imports arn't illlegal in this country only in the country the original came from
There is! They're very expensive, most of the ones I've seen. I though about getting MGS2 imported before it comes out here and it was £74.99!
Might as well wait with that price!
Might as well wait with that price!
nothing wrong with imports.....only problem is u need a wide vocab of lots of languages......but its good to play games like gt concept that won't be released here
uk_vamp, I don't understand! Why would you want to buy imports when they're more expensive than prices here. Way expensive in fact. You might as well buy games here!
Absoloutly!
no chipping isn't illegal buying and playing pirates is.
now i want to play imports not pirates in fact i hate pirates. i admit i had 1 pirate on my PS1 which was driver but i liked the game so much i ended up buying it as i got fed up with the disk swapping but later on i've found that pirates are cack you get no manual plus the game company losses out.
all i want to do is play the odd import and your all jumping to conclusions and saying i want to play pirates.
you should take your time and read my question again and you'll notice that i don't mention wanting to play pirates.
Anyone here got any views on chipping to play IMPORTS not bleeding copies?
now i want to play imports not pirates in fact i hate pirates. i admit i had 1 pirate on my PS1 which was driver but i liked the game so much i ended up buying it as i got fed up with the disk swapping but later on i've found that pirates are cack you get no manual plus the game company losses out.
all i want to do is play the odd import and your all jumping to conclusions and saying i want to play pirates.
you should take your time and read my question again and you'll notice that i don't mention wanting to play pirates.
Anyone here got any views on chipping to play IMPORTS not bleeding copies?
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