Imagine the ability to unlock the true power of your video games console, being able to play pirated games that cost 1/10th of the RRP, or downloading custom software off the Internet to use on your console. Imagine having the ability to do things the manufacturer of the console never intended. All this is possible through a process known as "chipping" - installing modification or mod chips, that allow gamers to run imported games, homebrew …showed first 75 words of 464 total…

…showed last 75 words of 464 total…was enforced that mod-chips, however legal, were not to be shipped with any form or segment of propriety code. This relates to the BIOS on the chip, which overrides the copy protection of the console. Mod-chips are still under fire from the coalition, it seems that Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo will not stop until mod-chips are completely illegal. However if countries follow Australia's example, then the coalition may have a long battle ahead of them.