I've had mine for over 10 years and it still runs even after being dropped a good few times. I was playing MGS3 a few days ago. From what I gather, we shouldn't expect the same from today's "cutting edge" technology.
Poll: Did your PS2 ever break?
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i've had mine since the dawn of time (ish) and it's never once broken down
occasionally it refuses to play a certain DVD or ps1 game
but it's never been broken per se
occasionally it refuses to play a certain DVD or ps1 game
but it's never been broken per se
Got my PS2 (Slim) in about... 2005 there was ONE incident where it didn't recognize ANYTHING but that was resolved my wii on the other hand... *Puts disc in* "Disc could not be read" to be fair this wasn't the wii, It was my little brother shoving things into the disc drive so now it smells of german peppered salami.
Funny thing is I have never had any of my old systems break down. Not my Xbox, not my PS2, not my Gamecube. But it seems like out of this gen everything has some sort of problem (I haven't had any issues with my Wii but I know people who have had them). My PS3 has been sent off three times, with the third time costing me money because warranties expire. My 360 has been replaced 4 times, once for a drive malfunction, once for a AV issue of some sort, and twice for RROD. Over all I found my PS2 to be one of the best systems I had ever owned (aside from older 8-bit and 16 bit platforms), hell even the controllers feel like I have hardly used them aside from a few scuff marks here and there. Otherwise like I said one of the best systems I have ever owned.
Got my first one in 2001 I think, it kept going strong till around the time the slim came out, poor thing finally kicked the bucket.
The slim is still going, as far as I know. I bought a chipped one while on holiday in Thailand, since there were a lot of games that didnt get an EU release, and the old one was sold to a friend. The Thai one is going strong.
The slim is still going, as far as I know. I bought a chipped one while on holiday in Thailand, since there were a lot of games that didnt get an EU release, and the old one was sold to a friend. The Thai one is going strong.
My PS2 just decided to fail in as many obscure ways as possible... I got it used about a year ago. Now, when the controller works, it doesn't read the disc. When it reads the disc, it turns the controller off. What's up with that?
The original PS2 seemed to have a problem with needing its laser replaced, but they took a pretty long time to get to that point. It was also a pretty simple repair, and once fixed would have no additional problems. PS2s were some pretty well-built hardware.
I've had my PS2 Slim since '05 and never had any problems with it. Although the original controller did go out on me.
Overall, it's a durable little thing. Seems like a lot of people have had issues with the controllers though. Oh well, I'd rather pay a few dollars to replace a controller than an entire system.
Overall, it's a durable little thing. Seems like a lot of people have had issues with the controllers though. Oh well, I'd rather pay a few dollars to replace a controller than an entire system.
Me too.K84 said:
But I eventually got it for the PC for mods.
Still, when I want to play a great Burnout game (like 3 or Revenge) I got to go to the ps2.
My ps2 never broke but I refused to buy one until they worked out the kinks. If something has a reputation of breaking easily, I wont buy it.
Speaking of that, what's the failure rate of the new 360s? I want a console that gets good support.
I've gone through two of them, need to grab a third. That's not because of manufacturer errors of course, it's just because the Slims have a hard time surviving all of the moving I've been doing over the last 4 or so years.
I woned the Ps2 slim. My brother broke the disk reader a few years ago, but it was easily repaired.
wow i guess i'm the most un-lucky/lucky guy ever. not only have i gone through 2 and am still playing the 3rd one, but the second time it broke i took it apart and somehow (don't ask me how) i fixed it, then sold it for $100!!
