


Games on Nintendo's NES, SNES, GB and N64, Sega's Master System and Mega Drive (aka Genesis), NEC's PC-Engine (aka TG-16), and other systems from the same era were stored on special cartridges to be read with a very particular pin layout only found on their intended hardware. 11.1 With a Nintendo Switch console with CFW.10.1 With a PS Vita with HEN and NoNpDrm plugin.4.3.1 PS Classics (PS1C PSP, PS1C PS3, PS2C PS3).4.2 With a PlayStation 3 with CFW and title manager.1.2.1 Virtual Console (Wii, Wii U, 3DS).If you want to further explore the world of burned games, check out our guide on burning Sega Saturn games. If it doesn’t work for you, your PS2’s laser might be bad or you might have a PS2 console with an incompatible disc drive. Assuming you followed the steps correctly, you’ll be ready to play some burned PS2 games! Your console will boot the burned game automatically as if they were genuine copies. Optional: check the “verify” box to ensure your disc was burned properlyĪnd that’s all there is to it.Insert a blank DVD-R disc in your disc drive.If not, you can follow these simple steps to burn your PS2 game with a program called ImgBurn. You can use the burning software of your choice if you are experienced with similar software. Step 2: Burn PS2 Games With ImgBurnĪfter you patched your game ISO file in step 1, you should be ready to burn your PS2 game. Select the payload (only one is included for now)Īfter following those steps, your game ISO file should be patched and ready to be burned onto a DVD disc.Download the FreeDVDBoot Patcher from this PS2-home forum thread.It’s easy to use and compatible with most PS2 consoles including all PS2 slim models. A patcher was developed that automatically modifies your game ISO files with the FreeDVDBoot exploit. Step 1: Download And Run The FreeDVDBoot PatcherįreeDVDBoot is the recently-developed exploit that tricks your console into booting games without needing a mod chip. A computer with a disc drive (you could buy an external disc drive).A compatible PS2 console (all PS2 slim models work).

You only need the following three things to play burned PS2 discs without modding your console:
