Tag archive: mod chips

“The case was taken against David Ball, who had sold some 1,500 Messiah 2 mod chips to customers around the UK. The chips circumvented the built-in protection of the PS2 and allowed the console to play pirate and imported games. The judge in the case, Mr Justice Laddie, ruled that Mr Ball had acted unlawfully in selling the chips, and went on to state that the use of the chips, advertising them or possessing them for… Read More

Mod chips enable console owners to overcome region protection built into their machines to run imported games bought legitimately and to back up games legitimately. But they also facilitate the playing of pirated games as a result. For a short time, selling mod chips in Australia was legal – officially, following a court ruling last July. Sony had filed a suit against a Sydney mod-chip trader, Eddy Stevens. Stevens is no hero: he… Read More