besides looking at the back cover, how else can I find out if the game is pc based or DVD?

I think you meant "cd based" and not "pc based". :p

The actual disc itself will say "Compact Disc" or "DVD-ROM"

OK, Thanks again

Like this:



1. CD ps2 game = Blue bottom

2. DVD ps2 game = Silver bottom

3. Dual Layered DVD ps2 game = Gold bottom







Tyler!

I am a total newbie as well. As for the quote above; seeing as how dual layer burners are not avaliable to the public, what is stopping sony from making all of their games dual layer, thus preventing any backing up and copying? (or is there a way?)

I dont know why Sony hasnt done that. I cant think for them, Im just glad they havent for the time being.








Tyler!

because to make them dual layer they have to add alot of crap useless information to make them big enough

we can rip dvd games to cd

im sure if dual layer became norm for games it wouldnt take long to learn how to rip to dvdr

It wouldnt be that hard to make them all Dual layered. All the game companies have to do is put a Big Dummy file. They already do that now. Just to trick rippers into making extractors for these useless files.


Take LOTR Fellowship for example it has a 1.5 gig dummy files. If they can do that Im sure they can put a few more just to make a Dual Layered game.






Tyler!

lol we all know easy for them 2 do
but as i said above it b easy to rip a useless file

Well the problem wouldnt be the ripping. It would be the extracting files from the second layer of the game. Or even extracting hidden files, whether they be dummy or real files. We would need to see them to know for sure.

Thats is what is not the easy part.




Tyler!


lol :rolleyes: