   Playstation 2 Development
  Hi.  I''m a senior in college, and I''m trying to write a PS2 video game (something simple) for my senior project.  Unfortunately, Sony will not allow me to use the official SDK.  Does anyone know how I might go about this?  I''ve read some websites that discuss having a "chipped PS2", but I don''t really know what that means. (I assume that it involves adding some custom hardware to the PS2, but I don''t know any details).  Any help would be greatly appreciated. 
  why dont you just program for the pc then ?the direct x sdk is free as well as openGL amoung others   "A soldier is a part of the 1% of the population that keeps the other 99% free"  - Lt. Colonel Todd, 1/38th Infantry, Ft. Benning, GA ;  There are a couple of options.  One way is the PS2 Linux kit, which gives you  a version of linux which you can run on your PS2 and hence make games on.  The other way is to get hold of unofficial PS2 development kits.  To use them will most likely require a chipped playstation and under the DCMA chipped playstations are illegal in America (as far as I know).  If you want to research this more google for some revelevant terms (such as Playstation 2 Development) and you should find some useful info. ;  If you''re doing this for a grade, steer clear of the chipped PS2 option.  Go with the Linux kit.  I think it cost around $200, can''t remember though. ;  is the linux kid avaible in europe? ;  If you are doing a school project you are very much better off doing something on the PC instead.  The PS2 is not the easiest beast in the world to program for.There are ways to get homebrew code to run on your PS2 (both with and without a modchip) and quite a bit of tools and and ever increasing amount of information out there for doing homebrew ps2 development.I plan on writing an article on how to get started with homebrew ps2dev (without a linux kit) once I finish a couple of my projects up.. Until then I recommend you check out ps2dev.org and forums.ps2dev.org which are probably the best places for ps2dev information.   Drakonite[Insert Witty Signature Here]   [edited by - drakonite on February 11, 2004 6:06:44 AM];quote:Original post by picklejuice  is the linux kid avaible in europe?   Yes, but it''s quite a bit more expensive over here. 