We have recently started 2023, and the so-called PlayStation 2 console scene is surprisingly still doing well, yes, even better than ever before and better than on not one newer platform! And one of the leading projects that anyone interested can mention without a long moment's hesitation is Open PS2 Loader - the successor to HDLoader and USB Advance, a program used to run games from USB, i.Link (FireWire), MX4SIO (a reader for e.g. The Future of the PlayStation 2 Internal Hard Drive

If SHOWTIME.SELF does not exist, a shadow copy is obtained from multiMAN's folder.

Disabled patches by habib for 4.65/4.66.

Updated with SHOWTIME 4.09.021 (mod by deank).

Added PRX Loader modded by _NzV_ (extended support for more CFW versions).

Added Mamba with PS3 Manager API 1.0.2 by _NzV_ (CEX Only).

Added reset USB bus for usb games launched on Cobra/Mamba (thanks to deank).Updated the patches by deank for 4.65/4.66 (fix errors 80010017/8001002B/ignore LIC.DAT/proper anti-ODE patch).Updated mamba payloads with the newest versions from PS3 Manager 1.1.1 by _NzV_.Removed the reset USB bus introduced in 3.37 (it was causing conflicts and delays).Updated mamba/prxloader payloads from PS3 Manager 1.1.1 project by _NzV_: (Added support 3.55DEX).Create /dev_hdd0/classic_ps2 when a PS2 Classic is mounted.File Manager: Added support to replace /dev_hdd0/webftp_server.sprx with the selected webftp_server_*.sprx.File Manager: Added option to mount folders as /dev_bdvd (like webMAN) TIP: For NTFS, instead of install the pkgs as bubble, copy the packages to /dev_hdd0/packages, mount the folder as /dev_bdvd, then use Install All Packages.File Manager: Added support to install all the selected PKG files as bubble.Added shadow copy when installing PKG as bubble from hdd0.Fixed pad response when the game list is empty.

Hold SELECT when selecting Test and Fix Games for full test/fix.Added quick fix mode (checking only the SFO to know if the game needs to be fixed).Any NTFS file can be mounted as /dev_bdvd (e.g.Use Install Package Files from XMB to install the game without have to copy the pkg to HDD, saving time and space on hdd (no needing the double of free space to install games).File Manager: Press triangle over a PKG on NTFS and mount it as /dev_bdvd.

Irisman convert pkg to iso