My PS2 Phat will not read DVDs or PS2 games. It can still play PS1 games and Audio CDs just fine. I tried cleaning the discs and the system but it still doesn't work. My PS2 games play fine on my friend's PS2. Any suggestions?
Sounds like you've got the dreaded disc read error. You can try the things presented in the following topic: http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=23572005 But you're probably going to end up having to buy a new one. Sorry.
Darn! Looks like I'll be saving up for a PS2 Slim then. Are the PS2 Slims reliable?BigN64
Yeah they're reliable. I had the dreaded disc read error with my fatty for 2 years. After that much time doing the temporary fixes it finally died out on me. So I switched to the Slim and haven't had a problem reading discs since.
I turn mine on the side or flip it all the way over and that works for just about every game, unfortunately one of the only one's that it absolutely will not play is God of War 2.
What ever you do, I highly stress that you don't fiddle with the DVD "laser adjustments". Check Wikipedia.com, you can find a list of PS2 games that are "CD format".
What ever you do, I highly stress that you don't fiddle with the DVD "laser adjustments". Check Wikipedia.com, you can find a list of PS2 games that are "CD format". JReefer1
At one time my PS2 wouldn't read God of War so I opened the sucker up and did the laser adjustments and its been working fine since.
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