PS2 Lifespan?

I bought my PS2 used a few years ago and I was wondering if anyone knows what the typical lifespan of PS2 is. With the new model coming out I may pick one up, unless I can still get plenty of mileage out of my current old-school PS2. I've played it a lot; probably gotten hundreds of hours of gameplay on it. I also take pretty good care of it. I don't know if that plays into it at all. Anyway, let me know if anyone has any experiences with old PS2's.

I bought my PS2 used a few years ago and I was wondering if anyone knows what the typical lifespan of PS2 is. With the new model coming out I may pick one up, unless I can still get plenty of mileage out of my current old-school PS2. I've played it a lot; probably gotten hundreds of hours of gameplay on it. I also take pretty good care of it. I don't know if that plays into it at all. Anyway, let me know if anyone has any experiences with old PS2's.

JB_PSU

My first PS2 lasted about 5 years before the laser just couldn't do it any more. Now I'm enjoying my second. I'd say they just don't make them like they used to, but I think there are just so many precision moving parts now, in a console, which is destined to take at least mild abuse from time to time, it's tough to expect them to last forever.rsiedelmann

As long as you don't spill water on it or drop it on the floor, it should work for a LONG timestevendiep_100

Another fact of the Playstation: It has the armor of a tank.

[QUOTE="rsiedelmann"]My first PS2 lasted about 5 years before the laser just couldn't do it any more. Now I'm enjoying my second. I'd say they just don't make them like they used to, but I think there are just so many precision moving parts now, in a console, which is destined to take at least mild abuse from time to time, it's tough to expect them to last forever.motherboop

Got mine the following Christmas from launch.

Still works today.

I'm not sure, I've owned my PS2 for... hmm... about an hour now (yay!)... kind of a tertiary console. All I know is that last gen consoles are built to last a long time. Even the new ones are sturdy. The only reason I have found for thinking my new ones weren't sturdy (I own a wii and an Xboc 360) is the price. I used to freak out when I dropped my gamecube and my n64 back in the day, and they still work fine. Hell, my n64 has some sort of miscellaneous grease on the slot, and it works perfectly!

But I digress...
I guess my point is that most consoles are built pretty well,and as long as you don't make them wet, you can even drop them.