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The PSBBN Definitive English Patch started life in 2023 as an English language patch for PSBBN, this work has steadily expanded well beyond its original scope. Going forward, it will now collectively be called the PSBBN Definitive Project.
This is the Definitive Project for Sony's "PlayStation Broadband Navigator" software (also known as BB Navigator or PSBBN) for the "PlayStation 2" (PS2) video game console.
PSBBN is official Sony software for the PlayStation 2, released exclusively in Japan. Introduced in 2002 as a replacement for the PS2's OSD, it required both a hard drive and a network adapter to function. It added many new features:
You can find out more about the PSBBN Definitive Project on the official YouTube channel.
Patch Features:
The PSBBN Definitive English Patch started life in 2023 as an English language patch for PSBBN, this work has steadily expanded well beyond its original scope. Going forward, it will now collectively be called the PSBBN Definitive Project.
This is the Definitive Project for Sony's "PlayStation Broadband Navigator" software (also known as BB Navigator or PSBBN) for the "PlayStation 2" (PS2) video game console.
PSBBN is official Sony software for the PlayStation 2, released exclusively in Japan. Introduced in 2002 as a replacement for the PS2's OSD, it required both a hard drive and a network adapter to function. It added many new features:
- Launching games from the hard drive
- Accessing online channels
- Downloading full games, demos, videos, and pictures
- Ripping audio CDs and transferring music to MiniDisc recorders in the Music Channel
- Watching videos in the Movie Channel
- Transferring photos from a digital camera and viewing them in the Photo Channel
You can find out more about the PSBBN Definitive Project on the official YouTube channel.
Patch Features:
- A full translation of the stock Japanese BB Navigator version 0.32 — All binaries, XML files, textures, and pictures have been translated
- Available in English, German and the original Japanese
- Compatible with any fat model PS2 console as well as PS2 Slim SCPH-700xx models with an IDE Resurrector or similar hardware mod, regardless of region
- DNAS authorization checks bypassed to enable access the online channels
- Online game channels from Sony, Hudson, EA, Konami, Capcom, Namco, KOEI, and Bandai have been translated into English (work in progress). Hosted courtesy of vitas155 at psbbn.ru
- Audio Player feature re-added to the Music Channel from an earlier release of PSBBN, allowing compatibility with NetMD MiniDisc Recorders
- Associated manual pages and troubleshooting regarding the "Audio Player" feature translated and re-added to the user guide
- Japanese QWERTY on-screen keyboard replaced with US English on-screen keyboard
- The `cross` and `circle` buttons have been swapped: `cross` is now Enter, and `circle` is now Back.
- Support for the PlayStation 2 DVD remote control
- Direct link to the Game Collection in the Top Menu
- Launch up to 800 PS1/PS2 games and apps directly from the Game Collection
- Large HDD support: No longer limited to 128 GB — now supports larger drives, with a user-definable space between 16 GB and 128 GB allocated to the PlayStation File System (PFS), and up to 2 TB allocated to exFAT
- exFAT filesystem for storing both PS2 games and homebrew applications
- POPS partition up to 113 GB for PS1 games
- Set a custom size for your music partition. Originally limited to 5 GB. Now the partition can be up to 113 GB for around 180 albums
- Set a custom size for your contents partition for the storage of movies and photos. Originally limited to 5 GB, can now be up to 113 GB
- VMC Groups for PS1 games
- Full Game ID support for the Pixel FX Retro GEM and MemCard Pro/SD2PSX — works with installed games and apps as well as physical PS1 and PS2 game discs
- HOSDMenu: A patched HDD-OSD that brings a number of improvements
- PSBBN and HOSDMenu installer makes setup easy
- Game and App Installer fully automates the installation of PS1/PS2 games as well as `ELF` and SAS-compliant homebrew apps
- A choice of OPL or Neutrino for you game launcher
- Includes the apps wLaunchELF_ISR, with a choice of either OPL or NHDDL
- Media Installer for converting and installing music
- Install [optional extras](#extras) such a PS2 Linux
Video Tutorial:
