Maybe I shouldn't make you jealous! But the OrigaChip (www.madeiragames.com) in conjunction with DVD Region-X has none of the NEO2.2 boot complications for EA games. You just boot DVDR-X, eject when the numbers come up, whack in the EA backup, hit START and it boots.

What bothers me about this problem is that PS2 originals don't boot directly. I am surprised to see the game then boot from the browser. Are these DVD games?