There has been a significant increase in fake PlayStation 1 discs being sold on AliExpress, a well-known online marketplace. This is worrying for retro gaming collectors and fans because these fake discs are priced much lower than real ones, making them tempting for buyers who might not know they are not authentic.https://twitter.com/Voultar/status/1836882366188364144 The rise of counterfeit PlayStation 1 discs on AliExpress highlights the ongoing challenges within the retro gaming market. Collectors and consumers should exercise caution when purchasing retro games online, ensuring they verify the authenticity of products and buy from trusted sources. As the popularity of retro gaming continues to
Wouldn’t these not work on an unmodified PlayStation without an exploit? The system has copy protection that’s specifically meant to prevent bootlegs from running. Did they figure something out to bypass that like on the Dreamcast that I don’t know about?
They totally might have figured something out. Hell, they could have gotten a hold of some of Sony’s original disc-pressing hardware to reproduce the copy protection. It really is the Wild West when it comes to these retailers
The last time I looked into it. The copy protection was fairly trivial to circumvent on the PS1.
So I’d imagine they probably work fine. But I haven’t tried these bootlegs myself so I can’t say for certain.
Yeah, One of my I was smarter when I was younger moments was creating a boot swap by fixing the lid button down and using a cheat CD that came with a magazine
I thought it was trivial to circumvent but difficult to duplicate?
Last I recall (though I admit this was years ago) the wobble groove can’t be burned and has to be pressed into the disc… which is why despite it being nearly 30 years old now, you still have to modchip to play anything unofficial.