Modder Upgrades PlayStation One Console by Expanding Its Memory Capacity

RE: Modder Upgrades PlayStation One Console by Expanding Its Memory Capacity

Shishir — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 06:26:13 GMT

Really interesting project. I had some modding experience with PS2. Seeing the devs still doing wonders with PS1 and PS2 really makes me feel happy and nostalgic. Most recent achievement I would like to mention is that OpenGoal team successfully reverse engineered the Jak and Daxter Trilogy games, which used a custom dialect of Lisp called Game Oriented Assembly Lisp. Originally made PS2 exclusive, now it can run on pc natively. It almost feels like dream coming true. All thanks to the amazing modders and open source devs who contribute their free time in these projects.

RE: Modder Upgrades PlayStation One Console by Expanding Its Memory Capacity

cstanton — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:10:22 GMT

Is this the one type of RAM that hasn't exploded in price?

RE: Modder Upgrades PlayStation One Console by Expanding Its Memory Capacity

Andrew J — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:45:00 GMT

PS One was a game changer, excusing the pun. They were like hen’s teeth as well, even months after their launch. I remember going around every shop in town looking for one and at 5 mins before closing, I found one in HMV: the chap said he found it in a window display box that he thought was empty and he’d been turning people away all day. Tomb Raider was the first game I played and it was amazing after the Mega Drive. I’ve just been replaying the first three games on a PS 5 port and to be fair, they haven’t really stood the test of time, unsurprisingly.

I’m not convinced about increasing the memory. However, as they say, “because it’s there” is a good enough reason.