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My PS2 slim still works (I played Teken Tag Tournament last weekend). Am I lucky? Anyone know the MTBF? On the other hand, I don't think I've had a DS2 contr

My PS2 slim still works (I played Teken Tag Tournament last weekend). Am I lucky? Anyone know the MTBF? On the other hand, I don't think I've had a DS2 controller last me more than a couple of years, even with light use. I use My dual-shock 1 controllers for any game that is compatible with it, and they are still going strong.

sholladay 1y ago
My PS3 controllers are still working perfectly almost 20 years later. Yet I’ve had to replace my PS5 controllers three times so far, due to the joysticks not reading their position correctly. Each one lasted about a year and a half.
joseda-hg 1y ago
The 2 OEM Dual Shock 2 I got with my console, worked for 10+ years right until I sold it Generics varied in quality vastly but never felt quite that sturdy I regret having to sell that PS2, specially seeing the current resurgence
doubled112 1y ago
My fat PS2 stopped reading discs and was replaced with a slim when you could still buy them new. The spindle that holds the disc exploded in it over 10 years ago. I'm not sure what what the reliability is long term, but the PS2 is the only console I've had to replace. Kind of funny that the replacement failed too. In comparison, I have a working GameCube, Wii, and gave a working Sega Genesis to a friend a couple of years ago
- chongli 1y ago
  What about using it without optical media? You can install a SATA mod and use a large SATA SSD and run all your games from that. You can even install a nice cooling fan and disconnect the DVD drive, giving you a near silent console that should last a long time.
  - doubled112 1y ago
    This was something I considered, but emulation is good enough.
  - aidenn0 1y ago
    I had to do something similar with my Dreamcast; the mod was cheaper than getting a replacement GD-ROM drive
hi_hi 1y ago
My PS2 Fat still works perfectly. The only difficulty I had was getting it running on a HDMI TV, but that was fixed with a fairly well known HDMI adapter and inputting of a specific controller combo to get it into the correct display mode. I was kinda shocked to see the state of some of those PS2 consoles.

sholladay 1y ago

My PS3 controllers are still working perfectly almost 20 years later. Yet I’ve had to replace my PS5 controllers three times so far, due to the joysticks not reading their position correctly. Each one lasted about a year and a half.

joseda-hg 1y ago

The 2 OEM Dual Shock 2 I got with my console, worked for 10+ years right until I sold it Generics varied in quality vastly but never felt quite that sturdy I regret having to sell that PS2, specially seeing the current resurgence

doubled112 1y ago

My fat PS2 stopped reading discs and was replaced with a slim when you could still buy them new. The spindle that holds the disc exploded in it over 10 years ago. I'm not sure what what the reliability is long term, but the PS2 is the only console I've had to replace. Kind of funny that the replacement failed too. In comparison, I have a working GameCube, Wii, and gave a working Sega Genesis to a friend a couple of years ago

chongli 1y ago
What about using it without optical media? You can install a SATA mod and use a large SATA SSD and run all your games from that. You can even install a nice cooling fan and disconnect the DVD drive, giving you a near silent console that should last a long time.
- doubled112 1y ago
  This was something I considered, but emulation is good enough.
- aidenn0 1y ago
  I had to do something similar with my Dreamcast; the mod was cheaper than getting a replacement GD-ROM drive

hi_hi 1y ago

My PS2 Fat still works perfectly. The only difficulty I had was getting it running on a HDMI TV, but that was fixed with a fairly well known HDMI adapter and inputting of a specific controller combo to get it into the correct display mode. I was kinda shocked to see the state of some of those PS2 consoles.