Broken

Vampyr · 03-12-2005, 01:33 PM

My ps2 has died.

It all happened one day (like today), when I was playing Mortal Kombat Deception. The game started glitching really badly, and the music stopped playing randomly and the load times started to become insanely long. And, the PS2 made these really really wierd noises the whole time I was playing. It wasn't coming out of my speakers, it was coming from the actually PS2. Kind of like a stuttering noise.

I took the game out and turned it off, and tried to play it again, and now when I put a game in (any game), it just sets there on the browser screen and makes stuttering noises. And I've waited long enough for it to cool down, and it still won't work.

Anyone know what's wrong with it, or how to fix it?

MuGen · 03-12-2005, 01:46 PM

never had that problem before... open up the ps2... thats what i did when i started getting disc read errors.

you open it up and raise the lens reader closer to the actual cd

Jonbo298 · 03-12-2005, 01:50 PM

Sounds like its on its last legs. Call Sony if its under warranty and get a replacement if you did nothing wrong to it.

Joeiss · 03-12-2005, 01:54 PM

Everybody's systems are coppin out on them lately.. on my floor, 2 xboxs and a ps2 are acting funny right now, haha.. it sucks.

GameMaster · 03-12-2005, 02:32 PM

Has it taken any recent drops or damage, Vampyr?

That's the only thing I can think of. I would advise you to go with Jonbo's advice and see if you're elligible for a replacement under your warranty.

ulala06 · 03-12-2005, 02:35 PM

everyone's ps2 is dying. you have to sit kyles upside down to get it to work.

mine is gettting ready to just go *poof*...

i guess i should start saving money for a new one.

buu.

Jonbo298 · 03-12-2005, 02:50 PM

81 million sold around the world eh?

GameMaster · 03-12-2005, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonbo298

81 million sold around the world eh?

81 miilion replaced around the world?

Joeiss · 03-12-2005, 03:30 PM

I got mine fixed last summer. Sony has some great customer service, I got it fixed free of charge, and now it works wonderfully.

Typhoid · 03-12-2005, 03:41 PM

My brothers was always screwed up, but he dropped it when he brought it over one time.

You would stick a disc in, and you would hear like, the CD starting, and stopping, and it would take 5 minutes to load a disc.

Yet he still uses it.

KillerGremlin · 03-12-2005, 09:45 PM

MMM....my Stereo stopped working. So I ripped the thing apart and tossed it. I suggest you research fixing the thing on the net, there are some good sites out there to fix it.

Perfect Stu · 03-12-2005, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonbo298

81 million sold around the world eh?

Under the 81 million tag, PS2 already has an astonishing software tie-in rate. If you're insinuating that the total number of owners is closer to, say, 60 million...that would make the tie-in ratio even more disgustingly amazing

I belive the situation is known as "win-win"

and I suggest you clean your PS2, Vamp. find a website offering a tutorial on cleaning the system and do it at home. what kyuzo said, changing that little gear to make the lens closer to the disc, that can work too. First, I would try contacting Sony like Joeiss did.

thatmariolover · 03-13-2005, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Perfect Stu

Under the 81 million tag, PS2 already has an astonishing software tie-in rate. If you're insinuating that the total number of owners is closer to, say, 60 million...that would make the tie-in ratio even more disgustingly amazing

I belive the situation is known as "win-win"

and I suggest you clean your PS2, Vamp. find a website offering a tutorial on cleaning the system and do it at home. what kyuzo said, changing that little gear to make the lens closer to the disc, that can work too. First, I would try contacting Sony like Joeiss did.

Working in Gamestop and seeing the returns that I see I wouldn't be surprised if 1/4 of those numbers are replacement unit sales. There's no denying the fact that the PS2 is the shoddiest piece of video game hardware this generation (second goes to Pelican accessories) when you see the shear number of PS2's that are returned.

For every 100 PS2's I get back in for being defective I get maybe 20 Xbox's and 5 Gamecubes. That's not a fanyboy's opinion or rant. It's simply my experience working in a game retailing environment.

On a positive note, I've only seen one PS2 - Two come back in since it was sold.

bobcat · 03-13-2005, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by thatmariolover

Working in Gamestop and seeing the returns that I see I wouldn't be surprised if 1/4 of those numbers are replacement unit sales. There's no denying the fact that the PS2 is the shoddiest piece of video game hardware this generation (second goes to Pelican accessories) when you see the shear number of PS2's that are returned.

For every 100 PS2's I get back in for being defective I get maybe 20 Xbox's and 5 Gamecubes. That's not a fanyboy's opinion or rant. It's simply my experience working in a game retailing environment.

On a positive note, I've only seen one PS2 - Two come back in since it was sold.

No it is a fanboy's opinion.

You said something negative about the ps2..........you must be a fanboy. No ifs or buts. Ps2 = good...........GOOD

Perfect Stu · 03-13-2005, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by bobcat

No it is a fanboy's opinion.

You said something negative about the ps2..........you must be a fanboy. No ifs or buts. Ps2 = good...........GOOD

???

I believe thatmariolover...PS2 has been known to crap out after time. especially first and second generation units

I dont know what you're talking about. he brought something purposeful to the thread...yourself?

OH, I GET IT...YOU'RE TRYING TO BE FUNNY...