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Should I get Swap Magic or a modchip to play PS2 backups/imports?

April 26, 2017backups imports magic modchip play PS2 swap

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Should I get Swap Magic or a modchip to play PS2 backups/imports?

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A. Depends. Swap Magic is inexpensive and works well. It isn’t compatible with DVD-9 games. For games above 4.38GB’s you may have to rebuild the iso or do a TOC refresh to boot it. This is a small percentage of games, around 5%. In general Swap Magic 3.6 is an excellent product. After rebuilding there isn’t a single game which Swap Magic won’t boot. A good modchip is the ultimate upgrade. It’ll play PSX/PS2/DVD/CD backups/imports automatically. It’s compatible with DVD-9 games, makes your PS2 a region free player, supports multi disc games, and you’ll never have to rebuild a game or shrink a DVD-9 to DVD-5. The conversation about good modchips begins and ends with the DMS 4 SE Pro and the Matrix Infinity. They both do everything I mentioned above. For that functionality you would have to spend $100 to $110 for a professional install. It’s expensive but you’d be able to play anything the PS2 is capable of reading.