Anything newer than 8B may require a physical mod chip be soldered in. PS2 slims that were manufactured in 3rd quarter 2008 came with different versions of firmware, so it’s a crap shoot. If your date code is 8C, the mod may or may not work. Mine is 4C, which means it was manufactured in the third quarter of 2004.įor this to work, you’ll need a PS2 slim with a date code of 8B or earlier.
The second digit in the date code is the quarter of manufacture, A through D for first through fourth quarter of that year. The first digit in the date code is the year of manufacture. Here’s what the date code looks like on the PS2 slim. You must have a PS2 slim that is manufactured before the 3rd quarter of 2008. Find Your PS2 Slim Manufacture DateĪ not on the version of PlayStation 2 slim required. The list looks like a lot, but you should have most of this stuff lying around if you already own a PlayStation 2.
I recently did a write-up on how to softmod a PS Vita and a PlayStation TV.