So I'm on amazon and I'm looking at stuff really just to look cause I have no money to my name...and I find KH2 Final Mix, and next to it it says it requires a Japanese PS2...is that true? Cause as far as I"ve heard it's fine on American ones, either that or no one has ever mentioned it to me...so what I'm asking is, do you need a Japanese PS2 to play Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix?

Pretty much

You either need a Japanese PS2 or a Swap Magic. I use the SW disc when I play imports.

or you can get a ps2 with a chip like I do which can play original and fake games from around the world...fake in the meaning self-written disc's

Yeah, PS2 games are region locked. That's why people in the UK (ahem) can't play Re:CoM unless they go through the whole modifying-the-console thing which terrifies the firetruck outa me

Yeah, PS2 games are region locked. That's why people in the UK (ahem) can't play Re:CoM unless they go through the whole modifying-the-console thing which terrifies the firetruck outa me

 

http://kh13.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/ohmy.png ohhh but no it shouldn't..in Albania where I live everyone has their consoles with chips...it's much cheaper that way ...we buy the consoles intergrated with the chip

 

and we can even download the games,write them into discs and play them

mkay, thank you

http://kh13.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/ohmy.png ohhh but no it shouldn't..in Albania where I live everyone has their consoles with chips...it's much cheaper that way ...we buy the consoles intergrated with the chip

 

and we can even download the games,write them into discs and play them

 

Ohh cool, I didn't know you could buy pre-chipped consoles! That's wicked. I'll look into it.

Swap magic

If you want to play it with zero modification to your PS2 whatsoever, yes. I do believe there's other methods besides Swapmagic, but Swapmagic usually requires the least tinkering to your PS2 (depending on what model you own.) and the other methods require a decent amount of technical proficiency.

Ohh cool, I didn't know you could buy pre-chipped consoles! That's wicked. I'll look into it.

 

they might have consoles like this in Italy I think

http://kh13.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/ohmy.png ohhh but no it shouldn't..in Albania where I live everyone has their consoles with chips...it's much cheaper that way ...we buy the consoles intergrated with the chip

 

and we can even download the games,write them into discs and play them

 

Same in Egypt. But yeah, you'd need a Japanese PS2. Or a memory card with free mcboot (google it, easier than the other options).

Same in Egypt. But yeah, you'd need a Japanese PS2. Or a memory card with free mcboot (google it, easier than the other options).

 

the ps2 with chip is supposed to open every game in every region....so that wouldn't make it a problem

the ps2 with chip is supposed to open every game in every region....so that wouldn't make it a problem

 

I know how it works. I just prefer free mcboot.

Edited August 8, 201213 yr by earth_angel

if you know how it works than why say to have a japanese ps2?

I have to clear memory at my memory card ;S for the final mixes http://kh13.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/smiley-confuse.png

Yes you need it. Since it says that you need it...

I have the chip

if you know how it works than why say to have a japanese ps2?

I have to clear memory at my memory card ;S for the final mixes http://kh13.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/smiley-confuse.png

 

I never said I did. I said you NEED to have one if you want to play the original game. Read, then reply.

I never said I did. I said you NEED to have one if you want to play the original game. Read, then reply.

 

you have said I know how it works.I just prefer mcboot...so how do you call that??

you have said I know how it works.I just prefer mcboot...so how do you call that??

 

I really don't get what you're trying to prove here.

 

 

To avoid confusion to the topic starter: if you want to play an unmodified version of the FM, you'll need a Japanese PS2 (or swap magic, I think. Not sure, I've never used it myself).

If you're OK with patching your FM copy (doesn't hurt your original disc+you can put an English patch on it) you can use Free McBoot (modifies your memory card, so you don't have to adjust your PS2 in any way). If you can't figure out how to do it, they have people to do it for you. They'll only charge you the shipping costs for the memory card, that's all. This is the method I use.