[CaelThunderwing]

Apparently hacked2123 and w1zard0f07 over at PS3 news are working on an Interesting Project for us BC PS3 owners.

Here is my WIP project on PS2 HDD support and discless ELF launching from the PS3 XMB. First off I'd like to thank w1zard0f07 for being able to at least try helping me out with this one. Over the last month or so I have been working on a little trick for the Phat Model PS3s. In summary FFXI is PS2 title that requires PS2 HDD support which is added via this pkg ([NPIA00001] PS2 System Files). From there a "PS2 partition is made", which translates to an IMAGE.DAT file being made to exactly 12GB (according to GameOS/FTP this file is 0kb large) The contents of this HDD is listed in the attached "Blank PS2 HDD.txt" (The partition list is corrupted according to w1zard0f07, quote "APA partition table on your dump file is broken") The XMB icon is not launchable by this point, and requires the PlayOnline Viewer to be installed. This undergoes a certificate process, and then continues to install PlayOnline viewer to the "PS2 HDD." It is after this point the XMB icon is launchable, and goes straight into the PS2 mode reading from PP.SCUS-97269.1000.POLVIEWER and launching "dnasload.elf" (Unfortunately access is denied to that partition due to some sort of key being used... I haven't done any research on it)

Read more at the source as its a long Post But this guy's going with the Same idea i had awhile bac. by Exploiting FFXI/PlayOnline Take That with a Grain of salt they Support Piracy over there and Thats the only way you guys will get ahold of the game discs they arent in stores and rare on ebay. I have the PS2 kit and the discs but i wont upload em for anyone.

Before i turn this to a rant the only Reason PlayOnline Viewer/FFXI is used its the Only PS2 Game the PS3 installs directly to the HDD and and Ran Directly from the XMB.

[Seven_D]

but this is only gonna work for BC ps3 right=? so non backwards compatibility ps3 cant use this ? or yeS???

[CaelThunderwing]

Originally Posted by Seven_D but this is only gonna work for BC ps3 right=? so non backwards compatibility ps3 cant use this ? or yeS???

Yea Backwards compatibles only im Afraid.

[Pockets69]

of course only BC consoles.

[lernatix]

Great news! I had hoped someone would look into it.
I have all my old discs lying around but have never found a copy of Enthusia. Fingers crossed for this one.