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How to Import & Play PS1 Games on a US PS2

The Sony PlayStation 2 is one of the most successful video game consoles in history, having sold over 150 million consoles. The PS2 was released all across the world in the early 2000's, and each region of the world that got a PS2 had a specific region lock on their console. This meant they could only play games made for their specific region. There is a very simple way to bypass the region lock on a PS2, and play your imported games on any PS2.

Things You'll Need

HD Loader
Imported PS2 game

Instructions

- 1
  Push the "Eject" button on the Sony PS2 and place the HDLoader disk into the disk tray. Close the tray and the HDLoader program will begin to run on the PS2.
- 2
  Press the "X" button on the PS2 controller to select the "Install" feature of the HDLoader software. The PS2 disk tray will open.
- 3
  Remove the HDLoader disk and place the imported game into the PS2's disk tray. Close the tray and the imported game will be automatically copied to your PS2's hard drive.
- 4
  Press the "X" button with the "Play" option highlighted and a list of your installed games will appear. Select the imported game and it will begin to play on your PS2.

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