PS2 Compatibility

If you are looking for the list of PS2 games compatible with non backward-compatible PS3's, see the PS2 Classics Emulator Compatibility List.

PS2-Compatibility

Sony CXD9833GB (PS2 EE/GS) - The original PS2 EE/GS as used in the SCHP-70000

Early PS3 FAT CECHAxx/COK-001 and CECHBxx/COK-001 : Full compatibility with GS+EE and Rambus memory. Later CECHCxx/COK-002 and CECHExx/COK-002W had instead of EE+GS a single GS and lacked the Rambus memory.

Early PS2 FAT with EE-GS on SCPH-15000

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  PS2 - GH-010 - labels

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  PS3 - COK-001 - labels

Chipnumers @ SKU's

PS3 Model	Mobo Model	Mobo serial	PS2 (EE/)GS	PS2 Rambus	PS2 bridge	Notes
CECHAxx	COK-001	1-871-868-12 1-871-868-22 1-871-868-32	CXD2953AGB	K4R271669F   or K4R271669H	CXD9208GP2
CECHBxx	COK-001	1-871-868-12 1-871-868-22 1-871-868-32	CXD2953AGB	K4R271669F   or K4R271669H	CXD9208GP2
CECHCxx	COK-002	1-873-513-21 1-873-513-31	CXD2972GB	none	none
CECHDxx	SKU never released
CECHExx	COK-002W		CXD2972GB	none	none
CECHFxx	SKU never released
CECHGxx	SEM-001	1-875-384-21 1-875-384-31	No PS2 Compatibility hardware
CECHHxx	DIA-001	1-875-368-11 1-875-368-31	No PS2 Compatibility hardware
CECHIxx	SKU never released
CECHJxx	DIA-002	1-876-912-32	No PS2 Compatibility hardware
CECHKxx	DIA-002	1-876-912-32	No PS2 Compatibility hardware
CECHLxx	VER-001	1-878-196-31 1-878-196-41	No PS2 Compatibility hardware
CECHMxx	VER-001	1-878-196-31 1-878-196-41	No PS2 Compatibility hardware
CECHNxx	SKU never released
CECHOxx	SKU never released
CECHPxx	VER-001	1-878-196-31 1-878-196-41	No PS2 Compatibility hardware
CECHQxx	VER-001	1-878-196-31 1-878-196-41	No PS2 Compatibility hardware
CECH-20xx	DYN-001	1-880-055-31	No PS2 Compatibility hardware
CECH-21xx	SUR-001	1-881-945-11	No PS2 Compatibility hardware
CECH-25xx	JTP-001	1-882-481-21 1-882-481-31	No PS2 Compatibility hardware
CECH-25xx	JSD-001	1-882-770-11	No PS2 Compatibility hardware
CECH-30xx	KTE-001	1-884-749-11	No PS2 Compatibility hardware
CECH-40xx	MSX-001	1-886-928-11	No PS2 Compatibility hardware
CECH-40xx	MPX-001	1-887-233-11	No PS2 Compatibility hardware

Software

See: PS2 Emulation

All consoles have hardware information. In GameOS you can call Lv2 Syscall 393 (0x189) sys_sm_get_model
to get your consoles information. In Lv1/Hypervisor its in the repository nodes sc 0x5B lv1_get_repository_node
with Parameters "sys","hw","config" usually noded as "sys.hw.config#0" or something. These information are mostly
technical related and not just apply to the software emulator, but the PS3 system as a whole.

Result examples:

20 00 00 00 FF FF FE FF <--> a backwards compatible console
4E 00 FF FF 0A 03 BC 3C <--> on Hypervisor Page
4E 00 FF FF 01 07 BC BF <--> CECHJ04

In binary formation:

0010 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1110 1111 1111 <--> a backwards compatible console
0100 1110 0000 0000 1111 1111 1111 1111 0000 1010 0000 0011 1011 1100 0011 1100 <--> on Hypervisor Page
0100 1110 0000 0000 1111 1111 1111 1111 0000 0001 0000 0111 1011 1100 1011 1111 <--> CECHJ04
0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0100 0000 0000 0000 0000 <--> Mask:Gelic WLAN, new consoles use WLAN via USB
0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0100 0000 0000 0000 <--> Mask:Backwards Compatible Flag

XMB checks this flag and if == 0, it will give following message: "This model of the PS3™ system is not compatible with PlayStation®2 format software."