149w ago - The
DemonHades Spanish PS3 Development team has been
working on a project which aims to utilize a mod-chip to run PS1 and PS2 back-ups on a PS3 console without
opening it or
using switches and have posted up a concept video today.
According to one individual with a
highly questionable reputation, this concept project could work because PS1/PS2 discs are authenticated only once on the VSH though liblv2 and the PIC chip would just automate it.
However, if Sony updates liblv2.sprx and more specifically ps1rom.bin so the emulated mechacon is updated it could be patchable.
Finally, to roughly translate from the video's caption:
"This video montage shows the operation of the chip that we are developing to load copies of PS1 and PS2 (if you're retro) in the PS3.
This video shows how to work, without leaving the console open and without switches etc out.
More information on the development of moddchip www.demonhades.org."
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I don't think it would. My understanding, the firmware used by the slims doesn't actually have the emulator code that the fats do when playing ps1/2 disc based games.
It is very much detectable by new fw, but if you extend this device, to work with swap-discs, then it will be more likely "future-proof".
(why? because, swaps are valid discs, the drive/fw has no right to do further checks, as it would cause issues in emulation/running, unlike the added check after you start a disc)