PS2 Homebrew on PS3 ?

[wraggster]

Interesting news for the PS2 Homebrew Scene is that CDs can be used on PS3 via this method:

First take the torx bolt out slide the face plate off and remove few phillips screws. Take the metal cover off the top of the bd drive. Then remove the top plastic cover and unplug the sensor. Secure it down with a couple screws. Then cut a circle (with a plastic cutting saw bit) on the top cover. Your face plate now slides back over to allow swapping and still keeping the PS3 looking clean.

Boot the PS2 DVD and wait for it to load. Now hold the PS button and quit the game. Slide your cover back and push down on the disk secure magnet. It will stop the laser, but not the spinning. swap disks and press circle(jp) X to boot your backup.

Tested with 1.10 firmware, swap magic confirmed unplayable with 1.31, but this exploit is unconfirmed with that version of firmware. Swapmagic is only needed for PAL conversion and CD.

Not at all easy but for those who really want emulators and homebrew on the PS3 then heres your chance.

Personally i suggest waiting for a true exploit

[F9zDark]

Yeah forget about:

1)Voiding the warranty
2)Cutting anything
3)Risk destroying a BD drive due to touching things while in operation

[mike03$$$]

I'm sorry I'm not doing this I don't even know about this swap magic but from reading I said o I had a modded psx which played bootlegged games

[Emeriastone]

I wow. That is exciting though. If I had a PS3 I would want to do this even though the risks outweigh the benefits.

Wraggster, where did you get this news? Can we seen screens if there are any?

[mnuhaily22]

Why don't you just play it on your PS2, what a brilliant idea, instead of destroying your 600 doller PS3, now dosn't that seem alot more sensible?

[Makaveli777]

Or why dont you just boot to linux and use those emulators.

[Ci5tm Konfliqt]

Why don't you just play it on your PS2, what a brilliant idea, instead of destroying your 600 doller PS3, now dosn't that seem alot more sensible?

lol ! it does indeed . but a true ps3 exploit now that really would be something

[Zin0099]

I don't have a PS3 but use "action replay Max" you are able to boot some .elf files using The Media Player on AR MAX! test Snes Station - Works on PS2 PGEN - Works on PS2