> I saw the following over at cps2shock,
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> 27/10/2002
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> There seems to be someone making quick hacks of XOR files we have released
> in the past to get games running which don't currently have XORs. While this
> sounds a good thing it's actually no different than using the region switch
> option in kawaks for example. The big problem is that these new XOR's contain
> incorrect information in relation to what the real encryption would return for
> many addresses when compared to real hardware.
>
> It also makes it less likely for these games to be donated in the future so
> good XOR's can be created as people will think they already have good XOR's. The
> reality is these new hacked XOR's are prone to all the bugs that come with using
> region switching in CPS2 games.
>
> It's for these reasons that I want it known I have nothing to do with these
> hacks and I would advise against them being used officially in any emulator as
> they cannot guarantee an accurate game.
>
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> So does this mean someone may have made some progress on understanding the CPS2
> encryption? I'd imagine, its not an easy task to have been able to run unxored
> program roms using xors from a different country revision. And if anyone's
> familiar with this, does this hacked xor thing apply to unique unxored games (ie
> progear)?
>
> Not to sound like a rom whore or anything, I personally couldn't care less for
> any of the remaining cps2 games...I'm just curious, thats all :)
>