But what exactly makes a CHD ROM "exclusive," and is it worth overhauling your library for?
A few warez groups have attempted to release new PS2 games directly as CHD, skipping ISO entirely. They brand these as “exclusive” because the source was a retail disc never before dumped to ISO—or so they claim. In 2024, this is vanishingly rare. The PS2 library has been fully dumped multiple times over. Any “exclusive CHD” is almost certainly a conversion of an existing ISO with a group NFO file attached for prestige. ps2 chd roms exclusive
If you are building an exclusive CHD library, start with these heavy hitters that benefit most from compression: But what exactly makes a CHD ROM "exclusive,"