This is just a poll. Apparently someone recently used in an argument with me that they've never heard of PS2's ever being defective (when comparing it to the "terrible problems" of the 360). I'm just curious, vote "yes" if you have at some point heard of hardware reliability being and issue with PS2.
This is just a poll. Apparently someone recently used in an argument with me that they've never heard of PS2's ever being defective (when comparing it to the "terrible problems" of the 360). I'm just curious, vote "yes" if you have at some point heard of hardware reliability being and issue with PS2.osusfaith
:S..., I had like 3 ps2 :S, xbox360 isn't different tho', but for me my first and only 360 have worked cool.
I had three PS2's within the first year. All replaced by Sony for free. My last PS2 lasted for a long long time but finally stopped reading discs in 2006.
It certainly wasn't as bad or widespread as the 360, but it did happen. My first one broke. I only had to get two though, and I haven't heard of anyone needing more than one replacement.
I didnt buy ps2 at launch but let say about 1-2 years later, and i have never ever had any problems not even hang up/freezing game. It is a perfect cónsole !!
I have had mine since about a month or 2 after it's realease. Bought it online to get a mod chip installed, it stopped reading copied games at about the beginning of 2006, but it still reads regular games fine. :)
I got stuck with a DRE "launch" fat PS2 that died right after the warranty expired. Even if it were still on warranty, it would have cost me 50 USD to get it fixed by Sony. I had to open it up and fix it myself, to little success. It still plays PS2 games, but it fails when it comes to DVD movies, dual-layer DVD PS2 games, music CDs and PS games.
I REALLY hope you meant PS3... I smell massive ownage on the horizon.
Mine's on the brink of doing that :( Having a hell of a time actually reading PS1 games. Sometimes takes four or five rubdowns and restarts to get Xenogears running.
Considering I went through 3 of them, the first for "Disk Read Error", the second for randomly shutting off and the third one is still working right, I would say they had issues.
Heck, I didn't just hear about it, I experienced it. My PS2 stopped reading Blue bottomed discs and PSone games. I sold that turd for $100 which I put towards a Nintendo DS. Best decision I ever made.
I must be one of the fortunate ones, I bought my PS2 about six months after launch and it hasn't given me any trouble since. The only problem I had was a 'disc read' error on a copy of Tekken Tag I bought. After I was able to trade it in for a new copy (this was back when babbages (i.e: the old gamestop) was nice), I didn't have a problem.
Yeah. The one I used to have just broke all of a sudden with tons of disc read errors and then it stopped reading the discs altogether. I didn't replace it. I probably would have if the next-generation consoles weren't right around the corner, but since I was going to buy a 360 and Wii eventually I decided I should be saving up for those.
I've got two PS2s (one old PS2 and a Slimline), the reason why I got two is because m first one broke. I've got cousins/friends with broke PS2s, I've got online friends with broke PS2s. And there's no prob with PS2s (The Slimline was fine, Sony did well on that one)? The person you were talk to clearly knew not what he/she was talking about. And at the same time I know the 360 is also in a hole for hardware probs. My 360 broke, I got a friend who's 360 broke, and I've read online other cases of broken 360s.
No I know 360 and PS2 both had problems. I basically did this thread to call out the person for outright LYING and stating "oh i'd never heard of ps2 ever having hardware issues" cuz they were arguing 360 was bad due to these issues, but PS2 was not bad as it never had issues
My PS2 problems stem from launch when they would wouldn't read disc in the tray sometimes, Also after the slim Ps2 came out i bought it and i had bought shin megami tensei and i put it in and wouldn't read it so i returned it and the new slim ps2 would sometimes play it. Ps2's had the worst quality of the 3 systems and this is a known fact. they did a test at g4tv and the Ps2 broke on it's first fall(the old PS2 body) and i know it's true if you look at the old ps2 on the top it's hollow and i swear if you punch it once your breakingg it. the Xbox and Gamecube both survived getting throw off 2 flights of stairs the xbox face fell of but the gube stayed in tack.(both still read and played games)
well my ps2 doesn't play cd based games anymore. It just makes weird noises, like its trying to spin the disk and can't, when you put a cd based game in it. does that count?
This is just a poll. Apparently someone recently used in an argument with me that they've never heard of PS2's ever being defective (when comparing it to the "terrible problems" of the 360). I'm just curious, vote "yes" if you have at some point heard of hardware reliability being and issue with PS2.osusfaith
PS2s had a common fault with the disk drives- scratching disks was one issue but the main one was that the disk drives would eventually stop reading games etc
PS2s had a common fault with the disk drives- scratching disks was one issue but the main one was that the disk drives would eventually stop reading games etcCwlHeddwyn
Funny how Sony sold 100 plus million but alot alot of people bought 2 or more
[QUOTE="CwlHeddwyn"]PS2s had a common fault with the disk drives- scratching disks was one issue but the main one was that the disk drives would eventually stop reading games etcpeacebringer
Funny how Sony sold 100 plus million but alot alot of people bought 2 or more
Percentage wise it wasn't as big of a problem. Not when you think of all the PS2's that did work just fine.
Even if 3% of that number was faulty thats not really alot of PS2's compared to all of the ones that worked fine.
You would think that with all of the red light talk on the 360 most of them don't work. Mines works just fine.
Disc Read Errors for the loss. My roomate had them. My PS2 hasn't gotten enough play for them to show up though. I need to get HDDloader to future proof it...
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