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Bundled with SCPH-10000 and SCPH-15000 consoles in Japan. These consoles don't have the [[DVD Player]] in ROM, so this disc must be used to install it onto a memory card. For that reason, a memory card came bundled with these consoles as well. | Bundled with SCPH-10000 and SCPH-15000 consoles in Japan. These consoles don't have the [[DVD Player]] in ROM, so this disc must be used to install it onto a memory card. For that reason, a memory card came bundled with these consoles as well. | ||
Besides this, the Disc contains some PS2 usage instructions and a demo video. Starting from SCPH-18000 and later as well as all consoles released outside | Besides this, the Disc contains some PS2 usage instructions and a demo video. Starting from SCPH-18000 and later as well as all consoles released outside japan, the DVD player was preinstalled in ROM, hence rendering this Disc mostly useless. | ||
* Utility Disc 1.00 (PBPX-95201) | * Utility Disc 1.00 (PBPX-95201) | ||
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** The DVD Player 1.00 installed by this disc has a method of bypassing the region code check on DVD Video. This way, it is possible play DVDs from any region as long as they contain 60 Hz video. | ** The DVD Player 1.00 installed by this disc has a method of bypassing the region code check on DVD Video. This way, it is possible play DVDs from any region as long as they contain 60 Hz video. | ||
* Utility Disc 1.01 (PBPX-95202 | * Utility Disc 1.01 (PBPX-95202) | ||
** Bundled with later SCPH-10000 units and all SCPH-15000 units. Was also available as a free replacement/update for owners of the 1.00 disc, which had to send in their 1.00 disc or exchange it at 7-Eleven stores to receive the free update. | ** Bundled with later SCPH-10000 units and all SCPH-15000 units. Was also available as a free replacement/update for owners of the 1.00 disc, which had to send in their 1.00 disc or exchange it at 7-Eleven stores to receive the free update. | ||
** Partially fixes the region check bypass. | ** Partially fixes the region check bypass. | ||
** Can install [[DVD Player]] 1.01 on any SCPH-10000 and SCPH-15000 unit. | ** Can install [[DVD Player]] 1.01 on any SCPH-10000 and SCPH-15000 unit. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
Sony was very serious about making as many people as possible exchange their 1.00 utility disc for a 1.01 disc | Sony was very serious about making as many people as possible exchange their 1.00 utility disc for a 1.01 disc. The whole process was completely free and they even refunded the shipping cost one paid for sending the 1.00 disc to them. | ||
Additionally, it was even possible to replace the Disc for free at 7-Eleven stores from April 7th until April 21st 2000. |