This officially pressed Sony PS2 check disc finally arrived...
Matrix codes SLPS-29005 A0 1 / A1 1 indicate this is the first submission build, dated August 27, 2003.
The final commercial release, delayed twice, is VER 1.03 (A0 3 / A1 3) from October 10, 2003.
Key differences so far :
- modified main executable (slps_290.05)
- system .CNF updated between versions
- Winmerge shows modified OVL overlay files and Xenosaga.0* files
- checksums CRC32, MD5, SHA-1 are different
The data is currently being backed up and analyzed to ensure no sensitive developer information is present before any potential steps are taken.
u/OldMiltia — 10 days ago