GoKawiilResearchers dump original PS2 SPC970 security chip firmware for the first time
Hobbyist researchers have extracted and published firmware images from the SPC970, the original MechaCon security chip used in the earliest PlayStation 2 models (2000-2003). Unlike the later Dragon-based MechaCon, which was cracked by the MechaPwn exploit shortly after 2021's firmware leak, the SPC970's code had never been readable until now, leaving roughly 20 early PS2 model numbers without a chip-level unlock.