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This problem has half to do with the PS2. It has just as much to do with console modifications, and will attract those people with the tag. It also includes the PlayStation 4.
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How does the PlayStation 2 console read its discs?

The PlayStation 2 released in year 2000 can read CDs, DVDs, and PlayStation 1&2 games. These games are formatted as PlayStation format, but are ultimately CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs respectively.

I know that much, I know that the console has BIOS capable of interpreting the games, but how does it distinguish them? Is there a software built in to do so, or is the optical drive built to read discs including the game ROMs?

I ask this question because it seems that through hacking your PlayStation 4 or 5, you can install emulators that play PS1 and PS2 games. These consoles read DVDs, so could you develop software necessary for the PS4/5 to then read ROMs and your PlayStation 2 games? A computer with a DVD drive will play a PlayStation 2 game provided you own an emulator with the console BIOS to read it.