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Original Sony PlayStation 2 security chip 'broken wide open' after 26 years

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Hacker News

What happened

Article URL: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/playstation/26-year-old-sony-ps2-security-chip-broken-wide-open-after-four-years-of-effort-reverse-engineering-enthusiast-successfully-unlocks-cxp102064-mechacon-chip Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.

Key facts

  • Article URL: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/playstation/26-year-old-sony-ps2-security-chip-broken-wide-open-after-four-years-of-effort-reverse-engineering-enthusiast-successfully-unlocks-cxp102064-mechacon-chip Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.
  • Reported by Hacker News and published Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:49:40 UTC.

Why it matters

Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.

What to watch next

  • Availability, pricing and rollout regions
  • Independent testing or verification of the claims made
  • Responses from regulators and competing platforms

Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

  1. Sony unveils new PlayStation Pulse wireless headsets with 'planar magnetic' sound tech

  2. Original Sony PlayStation 2 security chip 'broken wide open' after 26 years

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  4. Sony’s New PlayStation Pulse Headset (Hopefully) Won’t Be as Uncomfortable as the Last One

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Sources

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