Playstation 2: Fixed or Broken?

[Maxico]

works like this

PS2 = casual gamer = tosses console around

[Yrkoon]

my ps2 started giving me disc read errors and i was lucky if i got a game to load up after 2 hours of dre's

the next day i opened it up and cleaned the lens with lense cleaner fluid on a cotton bud now it is working perfect again

[Segunn]

My PS2 is fine, it works great no problems at all. The only problem is the Dual Shock Controller, i have the tendency to absoluteley smash it to pieces when i am frustrated with a game. Thats now my PS1 and PS2 controllers i broke now. so i now got to spend another £20 on a new one and perhaps buy FFX-2 which i have been wanting for a few weeks now.

[Project G]

Thats the problem, Hideo Kojima said himself in a conference that Playstations (including Ps2 and Ps1) are cheaply made so they break easily

[Mr_Bojangless]

My PS2 died a slow, agonizing death. First it started rarely playing PS1 games. They would work occasionally, and I stress occasionally. Then it stopped playing PS1 games all together. After that, the same thing happened with DVD's. Well, after that, you guessed it, same thing happened with PS2 games. I plan on calling Sony soon.

Edit:

the next day i opened it up and cleaned the lens with lense cleaner fluid on a cotton bud now it is working perfect again

I just did this and my PS2 works fine now. It plays all the DVD's that is used to never play at all.

[Casey]

is your ps2 BROKEN or does it actually work? Yes it is broken, but not really I just dont use it that much anymore. Use it as a DVD player!

or has it BEEN broken? Never.

[Project G]

You should clean the air vents (Front, above front vent and the back vents) with a hoover every month.

[The One Winged Angel]

I had my first for like 3 years and it started to damage my games, so i had it replaced and Sony resurfaced my games free of charge. My new one, I've had for abotu a year, is starting to go a bit, but it's not bad at all, getting the odd DRE though

[Kirobaito]

Mine has been broken twice. Actually, the lens probably needs to be cleaned, but I'm too scared to open up the thing. So I send it to Sony, and they clean it for me. For free. They have it right now, so I have to wait another 2-3 weeks before I get it back.

[Dignified Pauper]

My PS2 has always worked. Maybe you guys just don't take care of your stuff :P... j/k. Actually, if any of you set your PS2 on carpet, it's not so good. But i don't know for sure, i always heard that though. Maybe you guys put your PS2's next to a speaker with a powerful magnet.

[Sugpo]

Mine broke a while ago because some fat chick who was over at my house tripped over my phone cord and fell on it

[repo man]

i'd fix it but you couldn't afford it.

[Sephex]

Mine works. The only problem it has is that it refuses to play some DVDs.

[Mr_Bojangless]

Mine works. The only problem it has is that it refuses to play some DVDs.

It's gonna progressively get worse. Thats exactly how mine started out. I recommend opening it and cleaning the lense.

[Sephex]

Originally posted by Mr_Bojangless
It's gonna progressively get worse. Thats exactly how mine started out. I recommend opening it and cleaning the lense.

No it's not, seeing how it's been that way since day one. It's fine, don't worry.