PlayStation 2 Hardware Checker v2 - Anti-Modification/Anti-Piracy Check

Remember how I showcased a VHS of that alleged "Hardware Checker" software that was built into the PS2? Well, the software was very unpolished and it didn't look very nice, almost plain. Well, today I have discovered that there was a second version of this software created during the time of the PlayStation 2 Slim era. Today, I received another VHS in the mail. It had a "11/17/07" on the front, meaning this was recorded on November 17th, 2007. I popped it into my VHS player and discovered the second version of the "Hardware Checker" software. The software only appears if you modified the console in any way. This version has a more polished UI than the first version of the software did, and this time you aren't asked about if the PS2 was modified or not; it would automatically load into the software. So yeah, this is what the new version of the software looks like.



Okay, to all of you who don't understand that this isn't real or just say "FAKE" and nothing else in the comments like a madman, read this dang thing first before you do anything! This goes for regular people, too, who aren't aware if this is legit, or not. No. It isn't real. I have said it numerous times before, and I truly think I have lost count in the process; this anti-modification/anti-piracy check is not real. All of these separate screens for the program were made in MS-Paint only. They aren't real, and if you were to actually run a pirated game on your PS2 (through a burned disc), you would not get something like this; you would instead be sent to the Red Screen of Death (RSoD). This video is only made to spread awareness about piracy. Always pay for games, and never illegally download them. You might have gotten your 'booty', but you have robbed a good, honest, hard-working person from a source of revenue for something they were passionate about all because you couldn't fork out some of your hard-earned money to support the developers. Now, I am against piracy, but I am not against video game preservation, something that Nintendo doesn't seem to understand.

This video was inspired by a Nintendo Switch Anti-Piracy video:
   • Nintendo Switch Anti-Piracy   - TheGreatUnknown Productions