PlayStation Broadband Navigator

PlayStation Broadband Navigator (also referred to as BB Navigator and PSBBN) iscomputer application for Japanese PlayStation 2 consoles that formats a adamantine deejay drive for use with those consoles and provides an interface for manipulating abstracts on that adamantine deejay drive. It alone works with official PlayStation 2 HDD units.

Apparently the PlayStation Broadband Navigator has a added austere arena lock on it than accustomed PlayStation 2 software, as thecomputer application will alone cossack on NTSC-J systems with a archetypal cardinal catastrophe in 0, acceptation they are awash in Japan, authoritative thecomputer application abstract on Korean and Asian NTSC-J PlayStation 2 consoles

Versions

PSBBN adaptation 0.10 Prerelease was appear and arranged with Japanese PlayStation 2 BB Units (Network Adaptor and HDD array packs) in aboriginal 2002, replacing HDD Utility Disc 1.00. It lacked the adeptness to abundance and administer bold saves on the HDD that HDD Utility Disc had.

PSBBN adaptation 0.20 was appear in backward 2002. It added functions to the interface of the software, including the adeptness to amend itself to fresh versions over a broadband internet affiliation and administration for bold saves.

PSBBN adaptation 0.30 was appear in mid-2003. It added admission to Sony's feega account (which is acclimated to bill the account fee for some online games) and an e-mail program. Adaptation 0.31 was appear in backward 2003, acclimation an exploit.

PSBBN adaptation 0.32 was appear in aboriginal 2004, and is the accepted adaptation as of October 8, 2005. The alone change appears to be the abatement of the Audio Amateur advantage central the Music Channel, which allows to alteration music amid the HDD and a MiniDisc amateur in beforehand PSBBN versions

Non-Japanese Release

Sony Computer Entertainment America appear the HDD on March 23, 2004 with HDD Utility Disc 1.01 and arranged with Final Fantasy XI. Consumers that knew about PlayStation Broadband Navigator were abashed as to why it wasn't included with the HDD Utility Disc. SCEA's acknowledgment was consistently that PlayStation Broadband Navigator would be appear in North America "at a after date." This date now appears to be never in ablaze that SCEA has switched to alone accomplishment the slim, HDD-incompatible PlayStation2 models and endlessly accomplish of HDD units for their region.

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and Sony Computer Entertainment Australia never appear the HDD alfresco of the Linux Kit afore switching to alone accomplishment the abbreviate PlayStation2 model, so it appears that neither HDD Utility Disc or PlayStation Broadband Navigator will be appear in those regions

Compatible Software

A few amateur crave PlayStation Broadband Navigator either for assertive appearance to work, or for the bold to assignment at all.

Known amateur are:

Energy Airforce (Taito)

Lets players alter in-game music with music stored on the HDD (PSBBN 0.20 or higher)

Minna no Golf Online (Sony Computer Entertainment) - Online servers no best active

Requires a feega annual (PSBBN 0.30 or higher)

Net de Bomberman (Hudson) - Online servers no best active

Requires a feega annual (PSBBN 0.30 or higher)