Editing Softmod (section)

===PlayStation/PSOne===
The original [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] can be softmodded with the TonyHax exploit.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Del Sol Vives |first1=Marcos |title=TonyHax |url=https://orca.pet/tonyhax/ |website=Orca.pet |access-date=12 March 2023}}</ref> The exploit is compatible with all North American and European consoles except the launch model (SCPH-100x), but is not compatible with Japanese consoles. It is also compatible with early versions of the PlayStation 2 (SCPH-3900x or older), although only for booting PS1 discs. TonyHax can be booted either with a gamesave exploit (usually [[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2]], [[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3|3]], or [[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4|4]], hence the name, but several other games are also supported), or except on the PS2, directly from a specially-flashed memory card. The exploit allows the console to boot homebrew, foreign-region games, and [[CD-R]] copies. Some PlayStation models are partially incompatible (slow load times, skipping audio and video) with phthalocyanine CD-Rs, preferring the older standard [[CD-R#Dyes|cyanine]] discs. TonyHax is not a permanent exploit; the drive is re-locked when the console is powered off or rebooted, requiring the user to re-load the exploit every time a CD-R or foreign game is booted.

An older method was to boot an original legitimate disc with the lid close sense button held down, quickly swap the disc with a CD-R copy or foreign disc, remove that disc and reinsert the original, and then swap for the CD-R or foreign disc again. This had to be carefully timed, and if done incorrectly could damage the drive or disc(s).