10 years from now, what consoles do you think will still work?

I think all 4 Atari Consoles wil work (2600, 5200, 7800, and Jaguar).Genesis and Master System will work, SNES too. NES I don't think. Also the Neo Geo and TG16 as well.

PS1 SCPH-9001 will work I believe, those were built like tanks, literally. Saturn and Dreamcast are a maybe. Saturn more than the Dreamcast.

anything before wii including handhelds except sony and microsoft consoles because of teh epic laser issues and wii

The ones that wont will probably be most Xboxs and Xbox 360s the fat PS2s, and some NES. Other then that most disc based consoles will be spotty.

it all depends on how much you use it and if you have some dumb luck too. I have my ps2 from 2002, a ps1, psp,a sega genesis, 32x, an NES, an atari lynx, an xbox, and an xbox360 and they all work right now. 10 years from now I wouldnt be surprised if ALL of them still work, but if 1 will fail it will be my xbox360, probably because they aren't built very well and it gets a lot of use.

My genesis, nes, lynx, and ps1 will all work i'm sure. the ps2 and psp will probably work, but i'm not 100% confident.

Consoles that I think are still keeping on ticking and still playable are

Gamecube- mine's still in good shape

GBA SP

PSP

PS2 will still be around

pretty much all of the cartridge systems including the 2600

late PS1s (9000 series or PSOne) should work fine, as should most Saturns (the main problem with Saturn, is the rubbish cartridge port which is made of cheap tin and has issues).

and Gamecubes, those are built like tanks.

I know my (4th) 360 probably won't be working. lol I expect my Wii and PS3 to still work though. Amnesiac23

Anything Nintendo. Maybe not Wii..Litchie

[QUOTE="Amnesiac23"]I know my (4th) 360 probably won't be working. lol I expect my Wii and PS3 to still work though. amari24

Yeah, my Wii has been collecting dust, so it may last quite a while. lol

all of them including my dreamcast.

Judging that I got all these systems at launch and they still work: The 2600, 5200. 7800. jaguar, Coleco Vision, Intellivision, Vectrex, Odyssey 3000, Genesis, Master System, Sg-1000, Snes, TG-16, Pc Engine, PC-fx, Sega CD, 32X, Playstation, N64, Saturn, Neo-Geo, 3DO, R.E.A.L., Xbox, PS2 Slim, Gamecube, Xbox 360 Slim, Ps3 fat, Onlive. Those will work in ten years. Othere won't. Portables is a different story.

Edit: Might as well add original Xbox 360 to since I got mine at launch and it never got RRod.

Hope my original Xbox lasts forever. Can't live without KOTOR

nes

genesis (and the 32 x add-on not segacd)
snes

n64

gamecube

wii

ds

gb

gbc

gba and thier revisions

3ds

if your lucky ps1 will still work , ps2 maybe ps3 should -since its newest of the bunch

xbox 1 should work -i have a launch one that still works , and they made them until 2005 so if you got a newer one it should work

nintendo wii these shouldwork they are the newest console,

but most older cd based consoles like i said youd be lucky if you find a ps1 saturn dreamcast or a sega cd , that worked,

atari 2600 also should still work if you didnt break the coaxal if you broke that then sol

and for those who dont have an ac adapter 9volt is the size i use and isthe same size of the original that said , ya any thing listed below be aware

segacd

ps1

ps2 (ones before the slim)

xbox360

saturn

dreamcast

xbox- any one whos used xbox long- yatheyl be spotty but newer ones should still work

neses already have problems youll need a new chip for them any way so , but if you blow andclean etc they should power on over time lol

My FAT PS2 and older model PS1 are both still in fully working order for about 9+ years and going. My PS3 and XBOX360 have both broken down multiple times over the course of a measly few years. I've come to the conclusion that current gen hardware is built like crap, excluding the wii, DS and 3DS.

I can't say for sure, but the sturdiest console I've owned is my original N64 from launch. The thing still runs awesome and I've never had any issues with it.

Well, everything I own will still work minus maybe this gens consoles! The lasers and such wear out eventually, but they are easy to fix.

If my 2600 and NES that are already old work like they did day 1, I am not worried with ANYTHING cartridge based.

Seeing as though I don't play my PS, PS2, GC, SAT, or other disc based consoles very often anymore, I am not worried about their longevity.

The only console I plan I keeping for the rest of my life is my N64 and I have faith in it.

I have one of the earlier line XBOX 360s and it hasn't given me a single problem in about 3 years of owning it. I'm trying to fix an NES right now and it won't cooperate at all, so definately not NESs.

This is hard to judge! I use my PS2 a ton and it will probably never die! I think PS3 will work if its taken care of Wii's that were taken care of Gamecubes that were taken care of will last as well and I believe all handhelds will last as well :D I don't think any of us have anything to worry about and we just have to take care of our stuffXenogears_Rocks

I can't say for sure, but the sturdiest console I've owned is my original N64 from launch. The thing still runs awesome and I've never had any issues with it.

Shenmue_Jehuty

Funny story, once when I was camping, there was a huge storm, (later found out there were tornadoes) and somehow I had enough time to hide my Game Boy in a box. My cousin, who was there from Iowa, didn't have time and he just threw it on the table. We came back later, and his Game Boy was laying in the rain, right in front of the bon fire that was somehow still partially going, and when he turned it on, not a problem with it. Those things could seriously survive being fired out of a cannon powerful enough to launch it to the moon.

Anything coated in that solid Nintendium plastic, stretching from the SNES to the Gamecube to the first GBA. Those things take an incredible amount of punishment.

My Dreamcast and errrmm ahem! 3DO:idea: is still working.

If an original Gameboy can survive a bombing then I have reason to believe that most of the consoles we have today should still work. Even older consoles.

Gamecube will probably work until the worlds last electrical outlet is destroyed.

Funny story, once when I was camping, there was a huge storm, (later found out there were tornadoes) and somehow I had enough time to hide my Game Boy in a box. My cousin, who was there from Iowa, didn't have time and he just threw it on the table. We came back later, and his Game Boy was laying in the rain, right in front of the bon fire that was somehow still partially going, and when he turned it on, not a problem with it. Those things could seriously survive being fired out of a cannon powerful enough to launch it to the moon.

bub166

That gameboy survived a bombing, lol.

the question to ask then is, what was a gameboy doing in the middle of a battlefield in the Gulf War??

Fighting off all the Segas of course.

I think my phat DS will still be working and probably my snes with any luck.

pretty much all of the cartridge systems including the 2600

late PS1s (9000 series or PSOne) should work fine, as should most Saturns (the main problem with Saturn, is the rubbish cartridge port which is made of cheap tin and has issues).

and Gamecubes, those are built like tanks.

Darkman2007

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pretty much all of the cartridge systems including the 2600

late PS1s (9000 series or PSOne) should work fine, as should most Saturns (the main problem with Saturn, is the rubbish cartridge port which is made of cheap tin and has issues).

and Gamecubes, those are built like tanks.

godzillavskong

Saturns and PS1s are quite easy to fix actually, at least in terms of the disc drive, I fixed my Saturn's disc drive that way (basically just bought a replacement laser mechanism and replaced the one that was in my Saturn).

the most important thing is that you match the motherboard. the model 1 and model 2 Saturns actually have different connectors on the motherboard for the disc drive, so you need the laser part that fits your model of Saturn (some very late model 1s also use a model 2 connector , but those are rare)

alternatively, you could readjust the laser using the orange plastic part on the laser assembly (I initially did that and it worked until I got a new laser), but you have to be careful because turning the thing more then a 10 degrees might actually burn out the laser assembly.

as for PS1, there is really no point in fixing them , there are boatloads of PS1s for sale , either online or in 2nd hand shops for basically £5-10.

though if you wanted to repair your system for whatever reason , its not hard and follows a very similar method