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The only PS2 model released on the Chinese market, available from December 20th, 2003, for a price of RMB 1988. It's retail variant is always a satin silver fat H- (and/or I-) chassis console. It has it's own dedicated game region ("NTSC-C") rather than the NTSC-J region that is used on the other Asian PS2 consoles (Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan). The DVD region code is 6, which is also a dedicated China-only DVD region code. As another specialty, it is the only retail PS2 console to have a third ROM(-section) other than BOOT and DVD, which contains a Chinese character set.
The only PS2 model released on the Chinese market, available from December 20th, 2003, for a price of RMB 1988. Its retail variant is always a satin silver fat H-chassis console. It has its own dedicated game region ("NTSC-C") rather than the NTSC-J region that is used on the other Asian PS2 consoles (Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan). The DVD region code is 6, which is also a dedicated China-only DVD region code. As another specialty, it is the only retail PS2 console to have a third ROM(-section) other than BOOT and DVD, which contains a Chinese character set.




Another oddity: DTL-H50009 is the only PS2 found that shares ROMVER version with a PSX. This console has 1.80 ROMVER like the PSX 1st gen.
 
Another oddity is found: DTL-H50009 is the only PS2 console that shares the ROMVER with a [[PSX]] (DVR). This console has 1.80 ROMVER like the 1st gen PSX.




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The following Chinese PS2 models are confirmed to exist:
The following Chinese PS2 models are confirmed to exist:


* SCPH-50009 (Satin Silver)
* SCPH-50009 (Satin Silver)
* DTL-H50009 (Satin Silver)
* DTL-H50009 (Satin Silver)
* DTL-H50009J (Black)
* DTL-H50009J (Black)




[[Media:PS2_SCPH-50009_STICKER.jpg]]
[[File:PS2_SCPH-50009_STICKER.jpg|200px]]
[[Media:PS2_DTL-H50009_STICKER.jpg]]
[[File:PS2_DTL-H50009_STICKER.jpg|200px]]
[[Media:PS2_DTL-H50009J_STICKER.png]]
[[File:PS2_DTL-H50009J_STICKER.png|200px]]


== Dragon Modchip ==
== Dragon Modchip ==


The "dragon" was an exclusive Modchip made specifically for the Chinese PS2s
The "Dragon" was an exclusive Modchip made specifically for the Chinese PS2 consoles.


It's also the reason why Sony stopped producing Chinese models.
It's also the reason why Sony stopped producing Chinese models.


[[Media:PS2_DRAGON_CHIP.JPG]]
[[File:PS2_DRAGON_CHIP.JPG|200px]]

Latest revision as of 15:44, 24 April 2024

The only PS2 model released on the Chinese market, available from December 20th, 2003, for a price of RMB 1988. Its retail variant is always a satin silver fat H-chassis console. It has its own dedicated game region ("NTSC-C") rather than the NTSC-J region that is used on the other Asian PS2 consoles (Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan). The DVD region code is 6, which is also a dedicated China-only DVD region code. As another specialty, it is the only retail PS2 console to have a third ROM(-section) other than BOOT and DVD, which contains a Chinese character set.


Another oddity is found: DTL-H50009 is the only PS2 console that shares the ROMVER with a PSX (DVR). This console has 1.80 ROMVER like the 1st gen PSX.


Only very few games were released in China, as the PS2's release for the Chinese market happened during a period where game consoles were heavily regulated and for the most part actually banned.

The following Chinese PS2 models are confirmed to exist:

  • SCPH-50009 (Satin Silver)
  • DTL-H50009 (Satin Silver)
  • DTL-H50009J (Black)


PS2 SCPH-50009 STICKER.jpg PS2 DTL-H50009 STICKER.jpg PS2 DTL-H50009J STICKER.png

Dragon Modchip[edit | edit source]

The "Dragon" was an exclusive Modchip made specifically for the Chinese PS2 consoles.

It's also the reason why Sony stopped producing Chinese models.

PS2 DRAGON CHIP.JPG