2007-02-02 08:39:10 · 5 answers · asked by deadguns1 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
The chips get rid of the copy protection.
Copies reflect the laser light in a different way than originals and the copy protection detects that.
Also some games consoles are region coded and the chips get rid of that.
2007-02-02 08:43:24 · answer #1 · answered by footynutguy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On the original PSX, the console games were usually produced with bad data blocks that the console looked for to identify the game as being kosher. PCs however will burn the data in nice even data blocks, which if the console "sees" will know it's a copy. The idea of modding is to by-pass all the circuits that look for the bad data blocks. I imagine some similar reason applies to more modern consoles, but I gave up modding PSX's years ago . . .
2007-02-02 16:53:49 · answer #2 · answered by drcswalker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the formatting is different. The mod chips on the consoles tell the console how to interpret and decode the data so that it works correctly as a game.
2007-02-02 16:42:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do people become thieves to play games? Is your price to deserve the title "thief" only $30 - $40?
2007-02-02 16:48:03 · answer #4 · answered by BobbyD 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the makers want you to only purchase their overpriced original games
2007-02-02 17:43:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋