# Copying Playstation games **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 23, 2005, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/copying-playstation-games/4930 "2005-11-23T17:45:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NYSFF](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nysff/32/7353_2.png) [@NYSFF](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NYSFF)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/copying-playstation-games/4930/1 "2005-11-23T17:45:53Z")
Is there a such thing? And anyone know what(s) needed so i may attempt this. ---
**Author:** ![Fetter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fetter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fetter)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/copying-playstation-games/4930/2 "2005-11-23T18:08:24Z")
> [@NYSFF](#): > > Is there a such thing? > > And anyone know what(s) needed so i may attempt this. You need a chip from [modchip.com](http://modchip.com). Mine was solderless.(sp?) Throw the PS2 game in your DVD Burner. Copy it to a DVD. Very very easy… trust me. \*Some may not work… there are a few games that are on dual layer dvd’s (Ex. Gran Turismo 4) ---
**Author:** ![Minglor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minglor/32/7373_2.png) [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/copying-playstation-games/4930/3 "2005-11-23T18:52:03Z")
If you have an older style playstation may i recommend hd advance or hd loader I’ve seen them in action and i might get it even tho i have a mod chip 95% of games work fine on it and it loads games rather faster and plays smoother Edit\* will work with slims too. Usb Drive style ---
**Author:** ![Fetter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fetter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fetter)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/copying-playstation-games/4930/4 "2005-11-23T18:54:01Z")
> [@Minglor](#): > > If you have an older style playstation may i recommend > > hd advance or hd loader > > I’ve seen them in action and i might get it even tho i have a mod chip > 95% of games work fine on it and it loads games rather faster and plays smoother > > Edit\* will work with slims too. Usb Drive style Never did get to try that. How’s it work? ---
**Author:** ![Minglor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minglor/32/7373_2.png) [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/copying-playstation-games/4930/5 "2005-11-23T19:05:32Z")
> [@Fetter](#): > > Never did get to try that. How’s it work? Awesome. I have a chip, my friend has the hdadvance and hdd in a “old style” ps2 He DLs games via torrents gets them into .iso format and uses “PS2 handiness” to transfer it to the ps2 hdd (for this process he takes it outta his ps2 and puts it in his pc) You can also “backup” games off the orginal disk if you dont want to dl shit and put the hard drive in your pc. It works way better than my chip and in the last year he ahs ran into 1 or 2 games that wouldn’t work. And on the upside You dont have to install chip, doesnt void warranty (who cares), and it loads fucking fast. ---
**Author:** ![Fetter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fetter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fetter)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/copying-playstation-games/4930/6 "2005-11-23T19:16:32Z")
> [@Minglor](#): > > Awesome. > > I have a chip, my friend has the hdadvance and hdd in a “old style” ps2 > He DLs games via torrents > > gets them into .iso format and uses “PS2 handiness” to transfer it to the ps2 hdd (for this process he takes it outta his ps2 and puts it in his pc) > > You can also “backup” games off the orginal disk if you dont want to dl shit and put the hard drive in your pc. > > It works way better than my chip and in the last year he ahs ran into 1 or 2 games that wouldn’t work. > > And on the upside You dont have to install chip, doesnt void warranty (who cares), and it loads fucking fast. Eh, sounds like way to much of a hassle. It’s easier to put the chip in, copy the game and play it like that. “Ooo check this new game I just downloaded!” “Lets play!” “Ok let me just shut down for a minute…” “But…” “It’ll only take a minute… I just need to put my PS2 HDD in the computer and hook it up so that I can transfer this game to it.” “Wouldn’t it be quicker to just burn it to a DVD?” “No way… I’m getting the hang of swapping this beast in and out. MOM… Where’s the philips screwdriver???” “Don’t worry about it man… I don’t feel like playing Metal Gear Solid 8: Revenge of the Prostate anyways. I have to leave in an hour.” I know this whole thing was corny and I don’t care but to cut it short… I wish there was an easier way to do this whole thing. You can’t transfer via USB or anything? I guess it would be ok if you had an external case to pop the HDD into for your PC… I haven’t had a single problem with the chip that I put in my PS2… plays everything I throw at it. ---
**Author:** ![Minglor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minglor/32/7373_2.png) [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/copying-playstation-games/4930/7 "2005-11-23T20:11:02Z")
> [@Fetter](#): > > I know this whole thing was corny and I don’t care but to cut it short… I wish there was an easier way to do this whole thing. You can’t transfer via USB or anything? I guess it would be ok if you had an external case to pop the HDD into for your PC… > > I haven’t had a single problem with the chip that I put in my PS2… plays everything I throw at it. yeah you can transfer via network 🙂 and mine plays everything like a champ its just the play speed with the hdd is flawless and load times almost non existant and if you do it for the slim design you have to use a usb hdd sooooo easy 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Fetter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fetter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fetter)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 9:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/copying-playstation-games/4930/8 "2005-11-23T21:29:03Z")
> [@Minglor](#): > > yeah you can transfer via network 🙂 > and mine plays everything like a champ its just the play speed with the hdd is flawless and load times almost non existant > > and if you do it for the slim design you have to use a usb hdd > sooooo easy 🙂 Sweet… I figured you’d have to be able to do that. :tup: ---
**Author:** ![JCuz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jcuz/32/7338_2.png) [@JCuz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JCuz)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2005, 7:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/copying-playstation-games/4930/9 "2005-11-25T07:34:39Z")
The IDE hdd is faster, for example with loads of 3 seconds on the IDE would mean 6 seconds using the USB. The nice thing about USB is easy unplug and plug back in to comp, but the transfer speeds via USB would take longer than just taking off a slave hdd and putting it in. By the time you burn one DVD which takes about 12 minutes (if you have an ISO already on there), I could have transferred 3 games and snapped the hdd back into the ps2 and booted it. ---
**Author:** ![Fetter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fetter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fetter)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2005, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/copying-playstation-games/4930/10 "2005-11-25T13:39:02Z")
> [@ThesXeKid](#): > > By the time you burn one DVD which takes about 12 minutes (if you have an ISO already on there), I could have transferred 3 games and snapped the hdd back into the ps2 and booted it. 12 minutes? hehe… how about 5 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![JCuz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jcuz/32/7338_2.png) [@JCuz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JCuz)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2005, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/copying-playstation-games/4930/11 "2005-11-25T17:08:07Z")
I have to burn at 4x since i have cheap dvds so they do not skip ---
**Author:** ![Fetter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fetter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fetter)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2005, 5:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/copying-playstation-games/4930/12 "2005-11-25T17:10:24Z")
> [@ThesXeKid](#): > > I have to burn at 4x since i have cheap dvds so they do not skip That’s cool… I’ve had to do that before. The burner I have now burns slow on some of my dvd-r’s… cheap brand. My Sony DVD+r’s though… mmm mmm good. ---
**Author:** ![duck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/duck/32/7183_2.png) [@duck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/duck)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2005, 6:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/copying-playstation-games/4930/13 "2005-11-25T18:20:47Z")
i have hd loader. REALLY REALLY easy! i’d recommend.