modchip
Sign in to savealt=PSOne OneChip installation|thumb|A modchip, the blue circuit board, attached to a PlayStation (console)|PlayStation mainboard A modchip (short for modification chip) is a small electronic device used to alter or disable artificial restrictions of computers or entertainment devices. Modchips are mainly used in video game consoles, but also in some DVD or Blu-ray players. They introduce various modifications to its host system's function, including the circumvention of region coding, digital rights management, and copy protection checks for the purpose of using media intended for other marke
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- Function and construction
- History
- Anti-modchip measures
- Legality
- Alternatives
- See also
- References
alt=PSOne OneChip installation|thumb|A modchip, the blue circuit board, attached to a PlayStation (console)|PlayStation mainboard A modchip (short for modification chip) is a small electronic device used to alter or disable artificial restrictions of computers or entertainment devices. Modchips are mainly used in video game consoles, but also in some DVD or Blu-ray players. They introduce various modifications to its host system's function, including the circumvention of region coding, digital rights management, and copy protection checks for the purpose of using media intended for other markets, copied media, or unlicensed third-party (homebrew) software.
== Function and construction == Modchips operate by replacing or overriding a system's protection hardware or software. They achieve this by either exploiting existing interfaces in an unintended or undocumented manner, or by actively manipulating the system's internal communication, sometimes to the point of re-routing it to substitute parts provided by the modchip.