ive had this probablem before. I called Sony and they gave me a new one for only £60 . they gave me some tips for it not breaking and it is workin so far ive had my second PS2 for 2 years while the other one only lasted for 1 year. First of all put your PS2 upwards. Use a cleaning disc once every 2 weeks. Instead of turning it off from the main power switch at the back restart it first then click the switch off. Im not sure if these methods are true or not but its doing something to my PS2. If your PS2 already broke then get a new one mate.These methods try to prevent your PS2 going bad.Oh yea if a game is really bad then use diagnosis