These are digital backups of PS2 games that have undergone data stripping or heavy algorithmic compression to minimize their footprint. They are primarily used in the emulation community (e.g., ) or by users running hardware mods like FreeMcBoot with Open PS2 Loader (OPL) . Common Compression Methods
, where heavy assets like high-quality music or FMV (Full Motion Video) cutscenes are removed or downsampled to drastically lower the file size. Popular & Safe Compression Formats
