SteelSeries Engine on previous G-series laptops?

Hi,
I'm wondering if we could expect SSE to be available on "older" laptos, eg. gt60 2OD.
Searching config file in order to see if I could add my keyboard, I've found a db file in C:\Users\[USER]\AppData\Roaming\SteelSeries\SteelSeries Engine\SS.db where we can see this:
Sadly, GT60 2OX series keyboards HWID are something like ACPI\VEN_MSNB&DEV_1001 (standard microsoft keyboard driver) and not HID\* or USB\* if I'm not mistaken.
Is there any physical difference between the -2PX series keyboard and the -2OX, 'cause they use exactly the same FW...?
Do you think it will be possible to mod some drivers/db/reg keys to make our keyboards be recognized by the engine? Or should we wait for a firmware/driver/idontknow update from msi/steelseries?

Quote from: hasham11 on 13-May-14, 04:52:02
How about the GT70 2OD Dragon Edition 2 laptops??
Sorry, but only the latest 2PX machines, I believe, will have support for the Steel Series Engine.

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