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PS2 security broken after 26 years: enthusiast cracks MechaCon chip.
September 18th 2026
(language: English // Russian)
26 years after the release of the PlayStation 2, Canadian enthusiast DiscoStarslayer cracked the CXP102064 MechaCon chip, which was used in early versions of the console from 2000 to 2004. The reverse engineering process took four years: after chemically decapsulating the chip and studying its die, he discovered a vulnerability that allows data to be extracted from the chip programmatically.
MechaCon controls the PS2's storage drive and plays a role in protecting discs and data using MagicGate. The findings could help with PS2 preservation, repair, and emulation, as well as the development of replacements for obsolete optical drives. MechaCon technology was also used in arcade systems such as Namco System 246/256 and Konami Python 1.
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