Has my PS2 finally died?
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Has my PS2 finally died?
Well after 7 years it looks like it has. Tried playing yesterday and every game i put in says "disc could not be read", i tried 10 different games with the same result. Tried again this morning, same thing. Should i bother trying a cleaning disc? Might be time to upgrade to next gen.
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Originally Posted by chaz k
Well after 7 years it looks like it has. Tried playing yesterday and every game i put in says "disc could not be read", i tried 10 different games with the same result. Tried again this morning, same thing. Should i bother trying a cleaning disc? Might be time to upgrade to next gen.
Regardless of whether it is indeed dead or not you should jump into the next gen anyhow
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7 years old means you have the larger model with the 'troubled' DVD drive...
yes the 'disc cannot be read' is fatal...
i went through 1 of those...
the good news is the new model, the slim one with the built in NIC, has a much better DVD drive setup in it... and it's around $120...
but you could go PS3 and upscale your PS2 games...
yes the 'disc cannot be read' is fatal...
i went through 1 of those...
the good news is the new model, the slim one with the built in NIC, has a much better DVD drive setup in it... and it's around $120...
but you could go PS3 and upscale your PS2 games...
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Originally Posted by Dr Mabuse
but you could go PS3 and upscale your PS2 games...
I'd suggest getting a new PS2. They're everywhere, super cheap, and will play all your games.
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Originally Posted by lotsofdvds
Yes, good luck with that. Finding one with BC that is.
I'd suggest getting a new PS2. They're everywhere, super cheap, and will play all your games.
I'd suggest getting a new PS2. They're everywhere, super cheap, and will play all your games.
haven't had a single issue and they look better...
so i'm not sure where the 'good luck' sentiment comes from...
there are, according to sony, PS2 games that won't work but i haven't seen one yet...
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I had this problem and I ended up opening the box and using a little gear to bring the lens up (or something like that) and my PS2 has been flawless since... might be worth trying.
I did this like 3 years ago, so I can't remember all the steps... but this little guide looks pretty much like what I did...
http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/hardware/ps2.ars
It was pretty easy and may be worth a shot.
I did this like 3 years ago, so I can't remember all the steps... but this little guide looks pretty much like what I did...
http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/hardware/ps2.ars
It was pretty easy and may be worth a shot.
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Originally Posted by Dr Mabuse
so i'm not sure where the 'good luck' sentiment comes from...
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Originally Posted by notkevinbacon
I had this problem and I ended up opening the box and using a little gear to bring the lens up (or something like that) and my PS2 has been flawless since... might be worth trying.
I did this like 3 years ago, so I can't remember all the steps... but this little guide looks pretty much like what I did...
http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/hardware/ps2.ars
It was pretty easy and may be worth a shot.
I did this like 3 years ago, so I can't remember all the steps... but this little guide looks pretty much like what I did...
http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/hardware/ps2.ars
It was pretty easy and may be worth a shot.