Honestly, I just got one today along with GTA San Andreas. It works amazing. I'm glad I got this console, one of my all time favorites. I can't believe it lasted all the way until 2014. Sony should make a PS2 Pro as a throwback classic.
I bet someone woman I will eventually walk into your mom's basement and realize how awesome you are with all the hours you spent into the modifications and just immediately want to suck your dick I feel you bro that's awesome I total high five way to go
DVD playback really helped and made PS2 an affordable DVD player. I recall accidentally discovering the PS logo on the front of the drive tray can be pulled out slightly and rotated to match the consoles orientation. Small attention to details you wouldn’t have expected
PS2 was an incredible console, the DVD capability was a game changer. GTA3 GTA vice city, MGS3 and GT3 some of the best games I’ve played in my life. The PS2 ranks with the Sega Megadrive in terms of iconic consoles.
@@beastorizeofsion Same. I still also like MGS2 more than 3 even though I really love both. I just got so used to relying on the soliton radar in MGS1 and 2 that not having it in 3 was so much harder, especially on ps2 and with crt tv's back in the day. With the re-release of MGS3 which included a free camera and especially the HD version of MGS3 on 360 and PS3 which is in higher resolution, I started to enjoy MGS3 allot more.
@@BossZnakemaster Good choice, in regards to MGS2; I always preferred sci-fi stories inside military bases that are set in either snow or ocean settings. Jungles and deserts don't do it for me, and despite that, I do enjoy cyber and desert punk blends which is why I loved Jak 2&3. Outside any of the mentioned criteria, despite all that said, Uncharted 3 ended up being my favorite and really loved the desert levels from NG3: Razor's Edge. Also, the direction of MGS3 paying tribute to old school movies does not happen to be my favorite thing, I also felt like Solid Snake's stories were far more synonymous with the PlayStation brand too.
Came here since I just bought a ps2 Slim from my local retro shop. Feel like a little kid again but now as an adult I can actually get all the games I’ve always wanted. I’m loving it so far.
PS2 is still an amazing console with so many great games across all genres - Ratchet & Clank series, Gran Turismo 3 and 4, Tekken series, WWE Smackdown vs Raw series, NBA and NFL Street series and many more!
@@thefirsttrillionaire2925 it has the best and exvlusives among all. racing: gran turismo 3 need for speed fighting: tekken 4 n 5 stealth: metal gear solid 3 horror: silent hill 3, siren rpg: final fantasy x hack n slash: god of war not to mention shadow of colossus, twisted metal, rachet n klank , ico, many other exclusives. also many multiplatformers. it has the most games and the best of all times. best console ever
@@flowrepins6663 Haunting Ground, Kuon, Rule of Rose, Echo Night Beyond, Life Line, DMC series, Shadow of Rome, Sly Cooper series, Xenosaga series, Persona series, Final Fantasy series, Primal, Ghosthunter, Nano Breaker, Katamary 1&2, Onimusha series, RE series, Jak and Daxter series
I literally just bought a PS2 in 2022 because it's my favorite console of all time and so much nostalgia for when I was a teenager. I'm softmodding it. Just have to wait for my Free Mcboot card. I have an old hard drive I took out of my desktop to install an SSD that I plan on using for the PS2. I have the fat model, which imo, is the best model. I had a slim after our original fat died. I loved it but it just doesn't look as great as the OG imo. It'll be fantastic once I'm able to revisit the classics of my teen and early 20 years.
If you still had your Slim ps2, depending on the model, that can be soft modded still to play many games from a thumbdrive via the USB port and, in many of those cases, also play online and LAN multiplayer (including LAN-tunneling). There will be small number of certain titles that were sensitive to the read speeds and players will desync and lose/not establish their connection to a particular set of players online if not using the same source media - USB versus CD/DVD versus IDE-to-SATA-adapted mass storage. Effectively, you could very well have a small LAN opportunity from your couple of PS2 consoles in addition to the online play from/with both of them. 👍🍻
I remember taking my PS2 to Iran back in 2003 and I went with my cousin to an electronic shop to mod it to play PAL/NTSC-J games at the time and now pretty much a "test" system to play region free games when it was region locked. I have over 300+ games for my PS2 and most games I have in my collection for it compared to the other systems I have and the only system I've really enjoyed from the GTA series, MGS, Ratchet & Clank, Jak & Daxter, Sly Cooper, Gran Turismo 4, Silent Hill series, Fatal Frame series, and many more I've played and still remember to this day. Even the rare games most people overlook like Metal Arms, Spy Fiction, Haunting Grounds, Extermination, Gungrave, God Hand, and many many more. The PS2 was and STILL is the best era of games ever made for the system.
Since yours wasn't constrained by region, do you still have the hardware to enjoy PS2 online and LAN-tunneled multiplayer? ... Drawing only from your list, Gran Turismo 4: Online-Beta (released for NTSC-U/C) has since seen successful online MP again via a fan server as well as Tourist Trophy hacks that can be applied to it. Also, Ratchet & Clank 3 / Up Your Arsenal as well as Deadlocked can be played online as can Metal Gear Solid 3-online and Jak-X Combat Racing among the current list of about 120 online and about another 20 exclusively LAN-tunneled PS titles. There are some quite large Discord groups where specific titles can be scheduled for increased player count as well as dropping a message for anyone to join in a short notice game on the spot. 👍
I remember my dad had a ps2 when I was a kid and I used to play it all the time that it practicly became mine. Those were some of my best childhood memories.
Older consoles and games are pretty much as fun as the brand new ones. There's no need to spend hundreds and hundreds of dollars. Even the OG PlayStation has some games with a feel I've never experienced elsewhere.
yup, i can't imagine limiting myself only to for example ps4 - i jump between generations all the time, and i don't feel any discomfort playing older games (especialy since i use CRT tv for older consoles). I love to run few laps in Project Cars 2 and then compare it to something like Gran Tursimo 3, Enthusia Professional Racing, Gran Turismo 2 or one of Forza Motorsport games. Good game is good no matter how old it is
@Charlie B Honestly at this point I don't see why anyone with a ps2 (especially the fat one) doesn't have free mcboot and just download games and throw them on a hard drive.
@Charlie B most PS2 games are under $50 lmao even highly popular games like NFS Underground 2 will run you about $30 for a CIB copy with no scratches Hell I just picked up 8 practically brand new games for under $100, Zone of the enders, Juiced, Test Drive, MOH Rising Sun, Project Eden, and the hitman trilogy complete with a bonus disc and display box
Just found my two PS2s along with wires and a controller after being missing for years. Already ordered a memory card and some games. So excited to relive my childhood 😁
I bought the original fat one back in February. Fantastic console. Games are dirt cheap (except a few select ones). I own around 80 games for it now. Sold my original one back in the day to buy a PS3, so I'm so happy that I got this one. Easily one of the best consoles ever made.
i have psp, ps2 (with psx support, and bunch of psx titles), ps3, ps4, og xbox, xbox 360 and gaming laptop - and ps2 is still my favourite. Although I use CRT TV for most games, even ps3 and xbox 360 titles (in most games i prefer crt look). PS2 library is mature enough to avoid many design flaws that plagued early 3d games, but is also very experimental when it comes to game design - most design patterns (like progression, controls, common elements like quazi ubisoft towers, or souls-like rolls) were introduced, or rather cemented generation later - on ps3 and xbox360, so ps2 feels very fresh, and is often filled with suprises. Many games aged nicely, and game library is filled with true hidden gems. Just like og xbox, ps2 too has it's unique vibe - and some games have that uncanny quality, where you almost feel nostalgic for something you see for the first time ever.
@@joewhitlow5799 I got the adapter and a pre-loaded SSD off of ali-express for really cheap, but loading games on it yourself is pretty easy too. Games load so fast off of the SSD too.
@@PokeBurnPlease , If you have any HDDs to recommend for the current OPL capacity limit - 2TB - or, otherwise, a confident forecast that OPL support will increase to, possibly, 4TB, I'm interested in recommendations for HDDs as long as they still receive (honest) positive reviews if not also anecdotal evidence they are being manufactured with quality and operational longevity in mind. Overall, I'd been hearing and reading that HDD manufacturing appeared to be slipping in recent years which is driving most buyers' rationale for SSDs - having little to nothing to do with SSD's data rate proposition since most buyers have since come to understand SSDs are constrained by the PS2's data rate. Simply, when buyers consider the dropping price of 2TB and smaller SSDs, an SSD is within reach mainly to be purchased for operational peace of mind while being fully aware they're not going to realize much of a noteworthy return, if any at all, when it comes to loading speeds/performance outside of typically cited observations regarding the PS2 running cooler and quieter. 👉 Back to HDD recommendations: I am on that side of the fence yet here because the scope of my project involves multiple networked PS2 consoles - iLinked as well as ethernet LAN'ed via ethernet switch - and, via that ethernet switch, ~daisy-chained to a modem for online play. Accumulatively, the overall cost-savings currently considering the 2 TB capacity across the consoles is quite noteworthy as an opportunity for redirection of funds if not reinvestment in other aspects of the project.
Nice video, just going back to re-visit some classics right now. I have 3 consoles, but the DVD doesn't work in 2 of those, one slim, one fat. So the softmod is key to keep enjoying the games there.
I own a PS3 fat backwards compatible with PS and PS2 games. I'm pondering whether should I get a PS2 🤔 as mentioned there's something about playing on original hardware as the games meant to be.
Use the PS3 fat if it can run ps2 games.... you dont need those crappy 8mb save files because it uses your HDD. Its great if you can play PS, PS2 and PS3 in only one console.
@@Wailky2008 that's what I've figured. But I've heard that the PS3 fat 80gb CECHE01 model which is the one I have runs PS and PS2 games on emulation. And the CECHA01 60gb models has a PS2 motherboard/chip in them.
To this day I am surprised at how many titles I missed, Obscure being one of them. Too expensive to get now though, but I still enjoy the discovery, as I will now look more into it and its sequel!
I was born two years after the system released but still spent a lot (a lot) of my childhood playing the system. Funnily enough not once have I ever came across the red screen.
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec, and Final Fantasy X we're all developed in Japan. Gran Turismo was my fav. Konami and SquareSoft also made Enthusia Professional Racing and Driving Emotion Type S respectively.
I think there are way too many games out now. It is so saturated. I go back to my PS2 a lot still because it's easier to pick up Devil May Cry or FFX, then be overwhelmed by having to need a FAQ to begin with. Not saying the games are not great today, but being an 80s kid, I enjoyed those games, bit by bit. A normal person probably won't even cover the Skyrim map or Witcher maps generally and still takes 60 plus hours to speedrun the game.
One of the great things about the machine it self is that it was for the most part across the board a very reliable console, for example the PSU uses a lot of the capacitors from nichicon who makes one of the highest quality capacitors in the world, i do a lot of components level repairs and i am very impressed with the components chosen for the PS2, other than laser burn out which happens, i consider that a minor issue considering that the rest of the console just works.
Actual hardware issues are pretty rare other than disc related stuff, like the lasers burning out on the fat models, or the ribbon cable coming loose on the slims and scratching discs.
I had a nes and then after many years a ps2 Shocking to say Our country never got a GameCube, n64,Saturn, Dreamcast So ps2 for us was simply amazing and mesmerizing ❤️ back then and now as well
My PS2 Console just got damaged yesterday by a unexpected electricity blackout in my neighborhood. And i was watching Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2 movie on DVD and i was about to replay the game version after finishing the movie. I got so sad and depressed for my PS2 getting unexpectedly damaged on purpose,because that's the only game console i have been playing for over 15 years.😢 Good news is my Mom told me that she going to buy me a new PS4 console because my PS2 accidentally broke on purpose on me and buy me a new Spider-Man 2 movie on DVD because my original DVD got stuck inside on my PS2. While buying me some fast food and ice cream to help me feel better and relived from my sadness and depression. Thank you Mom, You're the best.☺️
Got 1 again for 30.... Feels crazy to see & own it again. Now all i need is the ps1 then i would have all 5. Cant wait to find some of the games i had as a kid.. The hunt is on.. Lets gooooooooo
The DVD player was both a blessing and curse for this console. It was a great selling point but it wore out the disc drive laser a lot quicker because everyone was watching movies on it so frequently.
Just watched the PS3 video. Have a few PS2s set aside for future modding. Wanted a fat PS3 with PS2 hardware but finding those in good condition is hard. If I ever do, I’d customize the cooling, new and better thermal paste; maybe recap some of it for long term preservation. PS2s, hell I can still score those new in box. Damn things were around forever.
Wish I'd watched this video 18 months ago. Unfortunately, I gave away my PS2 slim (which I bought specifically for its *SUPER easy* portability), DVD remote and 5 or 6 beloved kid friendly titles to get them started, to someone with very young kids just before Xmas '21. The worst of it is, we fell out shortly afterwards. I still have my 60GB PS3 to play the rest of them on, but you're right about that startup on a CRT TV, gives me the warm fuzzies just thinking about it.
It is very cool to be able to use ssds through the sata interface of the third party adapters, obviously it is limited by the speeds offered by ide. That is fascinating to use older hardware with such newer technology even if it's not performing it's potential or way that it should on sata, the advantages are still there! silent operation at 23c consistently.
The PS2 has so much more to offer than just horror games. If you're looking into a PS2 in 2022, these are just a few of the essentials: Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal Jak 3 Sly 2: Band of Thieves Devil May Cry 3 God of War II Final Fantasy X Kingdom Hearts Resident Evil 4 Grand Theft Auto III Shadow of the Colossus Killzone Persona 4 Gran Turismo 4
2:02 I just found your channel and you have great videos but the Gamecube was in fact more powerful than the PS2. It's a well known fact now. Many PS2 ports actually ran worse than they did on Gamecube. It only had a shaky rep with third party developers because of the small discs.
I'm currently on the hunt for another ps2 before prices skyrocket. My og ps2 still works and plays and saves most of my games except one wich is RE 2 wich i don't understand. I've had it for almost 13 yrs and the only thing wrong with it besides that is the tray sometimes won't open or gets stuck and then makes a weird noise but 10 seconds later it stops and it's fine. It plays some ps1 games but not a few i bought on ebay. So I'm looking for the best ps2 that will play ps1 games and ps2 games. I'm checking ebay because that's where i bought my ps3 and ps4 that i love and all the games for my ps2 ps3 and ps4. My ps2 may be fine now but I want to have a backup ps2 just incase. I already have all the cords and everything all i need is some extra memory cards and the console. The ps2 has always been my fav console and always will be. I'm also looking to buy a NES but someone i was gonna buy one from told me it would lag big time on a roku hd tv so i was pretty dissapointed i was looking forward to playing super mario bros zelda and all my fav childhood games again but i guess i can't now. I also love dino crisis 1 and 2 all the fatal frame games leisure suit larry ect. Can't wait to get another ps2 i love video games it takes my mind off of all the craziness going on in the world. I can just escape and go into my own little world for hours and hours on end and i love it. Happy gaming everyone 🎮💜😀
@@NVintage yeah I just found a really nice console on eBay and was going to buy it but I was waiting on the seller to respond to my questions and concerns and it got sold. The seller never responded at all. All I wanted to know was if she would package the items separately and give me a tracking number but it got sold. She never responded to my questions. That sucks because it was a really nice console and made in 2012! I’m actually pissed off because if she would have answered me I would have bought it instantly. I can’t stand sellers like that. Thinking they don’t have to respond to some important questions. Errr😡
Man I remember I had my ps3 hooked up in my basement and I’d play that in the day but when I ready ready to go to bed I had my ps2 fat hooked up online in my bedroom and I just played socom and black hawk down till I fell asleep.
And now I still play my ps2 every day online. Socom 2 private fan made servers and battlefield 2 mostly but now and then I’ll jump on cod 3 when there’s a decent amount of people on
I still have a ps2 but to be honest I can't play it anymore on my TV , the image just looks terrible even through hdmi adapter , I much prefer playing ps2 games with aether sx2 on Android or pcsx2 on pc
@@rolandorevidizo1757 the hdmi adapter gives 480p signal but it's much better than rca out from the ps2 , it's not upscaling to 1080p the image is sharper but it's no match to aether sx2 or pcsx2 upscaler to 1080p or 4k
This is the first console I ever played and owned as a kid. So many memories and still play it to this day.
Cool my first consoles were Atari, Nes and master system
@@resiefan3258 our first computer was the BBC, and gaeboy
my first console is a ps2
@@myrad321 bcoz u r gen alpha?
Me too
Honestly, I just got one today along with GTA San Andreas. It works amazing. I'm glad I got this console, one of my all time favorites. I can't believe it lasted all the way until 2014. Sony should make a PS2 Pro as a throwback classic.
The PS2 for me sits alongside the PS1, SNES, Mega Drive/Genesis and the NES as one of the greatest consoles of all time.
❤️❤️
I bet someone woman I will eventually walk into your mom's basement and realize how awesome you are with all the hours you spent into the modifications and just immediately want to suck your dick I feel you bro that's awesome I total high five way to go
DVD playback really helped and made PS2 an affordable DVD player. I recall accidentally discovering the PS logo on the front of the drive tray can be pulled out slightly and rotated to match the consoles orientation. Small attention to details you wouldn’t have expected
PS2 was an incredible console, the DVD capability was a game changer. GTA3 GTA vice city, MGS3 and GT3 some of the best games I’ve played in my life. The PS2 ranks with the Sega Megadrive in terms of iconic consoles.
Wish i had a ps2 and a ps3 also
Great choices although I prefer MGS2 over 3, despite liking both.
I'm more of a Solid Snake fan.
@@beastorizeofsion Same. I still also like MGS2 more than 3 even though I really love both. I just got so used to relying on the soliton radar in MGS1 and 2 that not having it in 3 was so much harder, especially on ps2 and with crt tv's back in the day.
With the re-release of MGS3 which included a free camera and especially the HD version of MGS3 on 360 and PS3 which is in higher resolution, I started to enjoy MGS3 allot more.
@@BossZnakemaster Good choice, in regards to MGS2; I always preferred sci-fi stories inside military bases that are set in either snow or ocean settings. Jungles and deserts don't do it for me, and despite that, I do enjoy cyber and desert punk blends which is why I loved Jak 2&3. Outside any of the mentioned criteria, despite all that said, Uncharted 3 ended up being my favorite and really loved the desert levels from NG3: Razor's Edge.
Also, the direction of MGS3 paying tribute to old school movies does not happen to be my favorite thing, I also felt like Solid Snake's stories were far more synonymous with the PlayStation brand too.
@@ztvztv1 I have both of them
Came here since I just bought a ps2 Slim from my local retro shop. Feel like a little kid again but now as an adult I can actually get all the games I’ve always wanted. I’m loving it so far.
PS2 is still an amazing console with so many great games across all genres - Ratchet & Clank series, Gran Turismo 3 and 4, Tekken series, WWE Smackdown vs Raw series, NBA and NFL Street series and many more!
Midnight Club 3! 🥳
@@thefirsttrillionaire2925 Anothrr great one!
@@thefirsttrillionaire2925 it has the best and exvlusives among all.
racing: gran turismo 3 need for speed
fighting: tekken 4 n 5
stealth: metal gear solid 3
horror: silent hill 3, siren
rpg: final fantasy x
hack n slash: god of war
not to mention shadow of colossus, twisted metal, rachet n klank , ico, many other exclusives. also many multiplatformers. it has the most games and the best of all times. best console ever
@@flowrepins6663 Haunting Ground, Kuon, Rule of Rose, Echo Night Beyond, Life Line, DMC series, Shadow of Rome, Sly Cooper series, Xenosaga series, Persona series, Final Fantasy series, Primal, Ghosthunter, Nano Breaker, Katamary 1&2, Onimusha series, RE series, Jak and Daxter series
just bought a ps2 because of this video. 10/10 would watch again
I literally just bought a PS2 in 2022 because it's my favorite console of all time and so much nostalgia for when I was a teenager. I'm softmodding it. Just have to wait for my Free Mcboot card. I have an old hard drive I took out of my desktop to install an SSD that I plan on using for the PS2. I have the fat model, which imo, is the best model. I had a slim after our original fat died. I loved it but it just doesn't look as great as the OG imo. It'll be fantastic once I'm able to revisit the classics of my teen and early 20 years.
If you still had your Slim ps2, depending on the model, that can be soft modded still to play many games from a thumbdrive via the USB port and, in many of those cases, also play online and LAN multiplayer (including LAN-tunneling). There will be small number of certain titles that were sensitive to the read speeds and players will desync and lose/not establish their connection to a particular set of players online if not using the same source media - USB versus CD/DVD versus IDE-to-SATA-adapted mass storage. Effectively, you could very well have a small LAN opportunity from your couple of PS2 consoles in addition to the online play from/with both of them. 👍🍻
I remember taking my PS2 to Iran back in 2003 and I went with my cousin to an electronic shop to mod it to play PAL/NTSC-J games at the time and now pretty much a "test" system to play region free games when it was region locked. I have over 300+ games for my PS2 and most games I have in my collection for it compared to the other systems I have and the only system I've really enjoyed from the GTA series, MGS, Ratchet & Clank, Jak & Daxter, Sly Cooper, Gran Turismo 4, Silent Hill series, Fatal Frame series, and many more I've played and still remember to this day. Even the rare games most people overlook like Metal Arms, Spy Fiction, Haunting Grounds, Extermination, Gungrave, God Hand, and many many more. The PS2 was and STILL is the best era of games ever made for the system.
Since yours wasn't constrained by region, do you still have the hardware to enjoy PS2 online and LAN-tunneled multiplayer? ... Drawing only from your list, Gran Turismo 4: Online-Beta (released for NTSC-U/C) has since seen successful online MP again via a fan server as well as Tourist Trophy hacks that can be applied to it.
Also, Ratchet & Clank 3 / Up Your Arsenal as well as Deadlocked can be played online as can Metal Gear Solid 3-online and Jak-X Combat Racing among the current list of about 120 online and about another 20 exclusively LAN-tunneled PS titles. There are some quite large Discord groups where specific titles can be scheduled for increased player count as well as dropping a message for anyone to join in a short notice game on the spot. 👍
Love the PS2 , fat was the best model 👌👌
For real for real tho
I bought my ps2 few years ago for a bargain. Ps2 was way ahead of its time. Buy your ps2 now (original version) before prices sky rocket more
A ps2 ultimate modding guide would be great. The Ps2 is one of the best consoles ever. Holds a special place in my heart.
I remember my dad had a ps2 when I was a kid and I used to play it all the time that it practicly became mine. Those were some of my best childhood memories.
I have a blue one. Just switched out my ol childhood one last year with it. I bet if kid me knew that adult me had a blue ps2 he'd freak out
wow amazing editing and detailed analysis 😍 great job king 10/10 so honored to be apart of this video 😇
Older consoles and games are pretty much as fun as the brand new ones. There's no need to spend hundreds and hundreds of dollars.
Even the OG PlayStation has some games with a feel I've never experienced elsewhere.
@Charlie B That's ridiculous! But, of course, congratulations. 😉
yup, i can't imagine limiting myself only to for example ps4 - i jump between generations all the time, and i don't feel any discomfort playing older games (especialy since i use CRT tv for older consoles). I love to run few laps in Project Cars 2 and then compare it to something like Gran Tursimo 3, Enthusia Professional Racing, Gran Turismo 2 or one of Forza Motorsport games. Good game is good no matter how old it is
@Charlie B Honestly at this point I don't see why anyone with a ps2 (especially the fat one) doesn't have free mcboot and just download games and throw them on a hard drive.
@@shortyg1018 What is that exactly?
@Charlie B most PS2 games are under $50 lmao even highly popular games like NFS Underground 2 will run you about $30 for a CIB copy with no scratches
Hell I just picked up 8 practically brand new games for under $100, Zone of the enders, Juiced, Test Drive, MOH Rising Sun, Project Eden, and the hitman trilogy complete with a bonus disc and display box
High quality video as always, love my ps2, but i really wish it had USB 2.0 so that i could completely not use dvds
You can put Micro sd cards in special memory cards and play your games over the memory card..
Just found my two PS2s along with wires and a controller after being missing for years. Already ordered a memory card and some games. So excited to relive my childhood 😁
Definitely Dusting Off My Ps2 Slim And Getting All The Power Cords
I bought the original fat one back in February. Fantastic console. Games are dirt cheap (except a few select ones).
I own around 80 games for it now. Sold my original one back in the day to buy a PS3, so I'm so happy that I got this one.
Easily one of the best consoles ever made.
If u look into instruction booklets of PS2 games that were released after September 2004, u can see the diagram of the PS2 Slim model.
i have psp, ps2 (with psx support, and bunch of psx titles), ps3, ps4, og xbox, xbox 360 and gaming laptop - and ps2 is still my favourite. Although I use CRT TV for most games, even ps3 and xbox 360 titles (in most games i prefer crt look). PS2 library is mature enough to avoid many design flaws that plagued early 3d games, but is also very experimental when it comes to game design - most design patterns (like progression, controls, common elements like quazi ubisoft towers, or souls-like rolls) were introduced, or rather cemented generation later - on ps3 and xbox360, so ps2 feels very fresh, and is often filled with suprises. Many games aged nicely, and game library is filled with true hidden gems. Just like og xbox, ps2 too has it's unique vibe - and some games have that uncanny quality, where you almost feel nostalgic for something you see for the first time ever.
Modding the PS2 is so incredibly easy and you can fit so many games onto a 2 TB SSD.
I want to do this
@@joewhitlow5799 I got the adapter and a pre-loaded SSD off of ali-express for really cheap, but loading games on it yourself is pretty easy too. Games load so fast off of the SSD too.
Why do you need a SSD for a system that cannot even fully use the speed of a SATA 1 HDD Drive ?
Modding for a ps2 is easy
@@PokeBurnPlease ,
If you have any HDDs to recommend for the current OPL capacity limit - 2TB - or, otherwise, a confident forecast that OPL support will increase to, possibly, 4TB, I'm interested in recommendations for HDDs as long as they still receive (honest) positive reviews if not also anecdotal evidence they are being manufactured with quality and operational longevity in mind. Overall, I'd been hearing and reading that HDD manufacturing appeared to be slipping in recent years which is driving most buyers' rationale for SSDs - having little to nothing to do with SSD's data rate proposition since most buyers have since come to understand SSDs are constrained by the PS2's data rate. Simply, when buyers consider the dropping price of 2TB and smaller SSDs, an SSD is within reach mainly to be purchased for operational peace of mind while being fully aware they're not going to realize much of a noteworthy return, if any at all, when it comes to loading speeds/performance outside of typically cited observations regarding the PS2 running cooler and quieter.
👉 Back to HDD recommendations: I am on that side of the fence yet here because the scope of my project involves multiple networked PS2 consoles - iLinked as well as ethernet LAN'ed via ethernet switch - and, via that ethernet switch, ~daisy-chained to a modem for online play. Accumulatively, the overall cost-savings currently considering the 2 TB capacity across the consoles is quite noteworthy as an opportunity for redirection of funds if not reinvestment in other aspects of the project.
Nice video, just going back to re-visit some classics right now. I have 3 consoles, but the DVD doesn't work in 2 of those, one slim, one fat. So the softmod is key to keep enjoying the games there.
I actually got a PS2 at the start of this year. Definitely reliving my childhood memories this year
I bought mine in December silver slim
My wide bought me a ps2 slim lm collecting rare games also reliving my childhood memories and dreams
I would love to have one but I got the ps3 it still great ✊🏾
I own a PS3 fat backwards compatible with PS and PS2 games. I'm pondering whether should I get a PS2 🤔 as mentioned there's something about playing on original hardware as the games meant to be.
Use the PS3 fat if it can run ps2 games.... you dont need those crappy 8mb save files because it uses your HDD.
Its great if you can play PS, PS2 and PS3 in only one console.
@@Wailky2008 that's what I've figured. But I've heard that the PS3 fat 80gb CECHE01 model which is the one I have runs PS and PS2 games on emulation. And the CECHA01 60gb models has a PS2 motherboard/chip in them.
To this day I am surprised at how many titles I missed, Obscure being one of them. Too expensive to get now though, but I still enjoy the discovery, as I will now look more into it and its sequel!
after Emulating for 2 years I wanna have the real thing again it really isn't the same
The expansion bay was a perfect stash spot in my room. This baby did it all at the time 🤣
I was born two years after the system released but still spent a lot (a lot) of my childhood playing the system. Funnily enough not once have I ever came across the red screen.
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec, and Final Fantasy X we're all developed in Japan. Gran Turismo was my fav. Konami and SquareSoft also made Enthusia Professional Racing and Driving Emotion Type S respectively.
I think there are way too many games out now. It is so saturated. I go back to my PS2 a lot still because it's easier to pick up Devil May Cry or FFX, then be overwhelmed by having to need a FAQ to begin with. Not saying the games are not great today, but being an 80s kid, I enjoyed those games, bit by bit.
A normal person probably won't even cover the Skyrim map or Witcher maps generally and still takes 60 plus hours to speedrun the game.
Playing Gauntlet Dark Legacy PS2 via hdmi called so AweSomeNess PerSoNiFied
One of the great things about the machine it self is that it was for the most part across the board a very reliable console, for example the PSU uses a lot of the capacitors from nichicon who makes one of the highest quality capacitors in the world, i do a lot of components level repairs and i am very impressed with the components chosen for the PS2, other than laser burn out which happens, i consider that a minor issue considering that the rest of the console just works.
Actual hardware issues are pretty rare other than disc related stuff, like the lasers burning out on the fat models, or the ribbon cable coming loose on the slims and scratching discs.
the PS2 Fat and PS3 Fat remain the sexiest consoles ever
the PS4 and PS5 are absolute abominations in terms of looks
i just buy my first ps2 last week, i only have famicom back then when i was kid. now im grown man i buy anything i want
I had a nes and then after many years a ps2
Shocking to say
Our country never got a GameCube, n64,Saturn, Dreamcast
So ps2 for us was simply amazing and mesmerizing ❤️ back then and now as well
Screw getting a PS2, what you really need is the PS3 Fat Cecha01 model.
omg can’t wait for this banger. purple carried 😻
My PS2 Console just got damaged yesterday by a unexpected electricity blackout in my neighborhood.
And i was watching Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2 movie on DVD and i was about to replay the game version after finishing the movie.
I got so sad and depressed for my PS2 getting unexpectedly damaged on purpose,because that's the only game console i have been playing for over 15 years.😢
Good news is my Mom told me that she going to buy me a new PS4 console because my PS2 accidentally broke on purpose on me and buy me a new Spider-Man 2 movie on DVD because my original DVD got stuck inside on my PS2.
While buying me some fast food and ice cream to help me feel better and relived from my sadness and depression.
Thank you Mom,
You're the best.☺️
I want the ps5 to look like this or go back to the OG grey
Fortunately for me, I have a ps2 in 2022.
Lol at the devil may cry footage of running around the stairs at the start and how its a fast paced action game
Once again another great ps2 review! Do you always do these "Why you need a (Console name) in (year)" videos"? Cause if so I'll definitely subscribe!
Funny enough, I got one yesterday 🤝🏾🔥
I still got mine at 22 and never letting go 😇
Got 1 again for 30.... Feels crazy to see & own it again. Now all i need is the ps1 then i would have all 5. Cant wait to find some of the games i had as a kid.. The hunt is on.. Lets gooooooooo
I just bought SSX Tricky & SSX 3 because as much as id like them to make a remaster like Tony Hawk,I'm not holding my breath waiting on EA.
My favourite console is ps2
Ratchet and clank, jak and daxter, spyro, crash, scaler, etc
Ohh they're all so good!!!
Still got an original fat one that I got on pre order when they first came out that still works plus two slims that I still play to this day
The DVD player was both a blessing and curse for this console. It was a great selling point but it wore out the disc drive laser a lot quicker because everyone was watching movies on it so frequently.
Also, try "Shadow Hearts" (1 and Covenant) as well as SMT: Digital Devil Saga.
PS2 was amazing even tho PS3 was my childhood
Just watched the PS3 video. Have a few PS2s set aside for future modding. Wanted a fat PS3 with PS2 hardware but finding those in good condition is hard. If I ever do, I’d customize the cooling, new and better thermal paste; maybe recap some of it for long term preservation. PS2s, hell I can still score those new in box. Damn things were around forever.
dame what a good vid sad you dont get a lot of views
Wish I'd watched this video 18 months ago. Unfortunately, I gave away my PS2 slim (which I bought specifically for its *SUPER easy* portability), DVD remote and 5 or 6 beloved kid friendly titles to get them started, to someone with very young kids just before Xmas '21. The worst of it is, we fell out shortly afterwards. I still have my 60GB PS3 to play the rest of them on, but you're right about that startup on a CRT TV, gives me the warm fuzzies just thinking about it.
It is very cool to be able to use ssds through the sata interface of the third party adapters, obviously it is limited by the speeds offered by ide. That is fascinating to use older hardware with such newer technology even if it's not performing it's potential or way that it should on sata, the advantages are still there! silent operation at 23c consistently.
In 2022 my PS2 is a full time DVD player never upgraded to bluray due to the lack of interactive content
Internet went out here, so I the only thing to do was to hook up the PS2 and binge aqua teen hunger force. Bless that console.
Just great games like Urban Reign and Def Jam
Man, I love you for this content!
The PS2 has so much more to offer than just horror games. If you're looking into a PS2 in 2022, these are just a few of the essentials:
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Jak 3
Sly 2: Band of Thieves
Devil May Cry 3
God of War II
Final Fantasy X
Kingdom Hearts
Resident Evil 4
Grand Theft Auto III
Shadow of the Colossus
Killzone
Persona 4
Gran Turismo 4
I miss my PlayStation 2. Man my sister would come in my room and play it
I just picked up PS2 fat, grey color. Im so exited!
Nice tanks for the video
It's still beautifully magnificent...🤘🏼💯✔️
I have a ps2 i got one for my brithday when i was 4 now im 11 and my aunts had the ps2 so now i have three of these
I think am going buy my 15yr old son experience ps2 for some retro fun
PS2 was the GOAT console! It outlived so many other consoles haha
PS1/2 were some of the stables of a generation and a point in time thats been lost forever.
Because it is a best console ever and they the greatest games i like on a ps2 so good memories when i was a kid i wanted so badly
Bro I have had my PS2 since 2008 and I was only playing Crazy Taxi on it until I got Parappa the Rapper 2
2:02 I just found your channel and you have great videos but the Gamecube was in fact more powerful than the PS2. It's a well known fact now. Many PS2 ports actually ran worse than they did on Gamecube. It only had a shaky rep with third party developers because of the small discs.
I still play Playstation 2 and 3 to this day. Sometimes i'm just in the mood to play older games then i play them. 💜
I'm currently on the hunt for another ps2 before prices skyrocket. My og ps2 still works and plays and saves most of my games except one wich is RE 2 wich i don't understand. I've had it for almost 13 yrs and the only thing wrong with it besides that is the tray sometimes won't open or gets stuck and then makes a weird noise but 10 seconds later it stops and it's fine. It plays some ps1 games but not a few i bought on ebay. So I'm looking for the best ps2 that will play ps1 games and ps2 games. I'm checking ebay because that's where i bought my ps3 and ps4 that i love and all the games for my ps2 ps3 and ps4. My ps2 may be fine now but I want to have a backup ps2 just incase. I already have all the cords and everything all i need is some extra memory cards and the console. The ps2 has always been my fav console and always will be. I'm also looking to buy a NES but someone i was gonna buy one from told me it would lag big time on a roku hd tv so i was pretty dissapointed i was looking forward to playing super mario bros zelda and all my fav childhood games again but i guess i can't now. I also love dino crisis 1 and 2 all the fatal frame games leisure suit larry ect. Can't wait to get another ps2 i love video games it takes my mind off of all the craziness going on in the world. I can just escape and go into my own little world for hours and hours on end and i love it. Happy gaming everyone 🎮💜😀
Got the PS2 slim which replaced the big PS2(disc drive failed)
I keep it around just to play Socom US Navy Seals
My ps2 still works and i still play it, I sometimes buy games.
NVintage is a PS2 slim 90001 model a good buy? I’m trying to decide on weather or not to buy a PS2 console for my collection
9001 is a great model to buy, it’s probably the most reliable out of all models.
@@NVintage yeah I just found a really nice console on eBay and was going to buy it but I was waiting on the seller to respond to my questions and concerns and it got sold. The seller never responded at all. All I wanted to know was if she would package the items separately and give me a tracking number but it got sold. She never responded to my questions. That sucks because it was a really nice console and made in 2012! I’m actually pissed off because if she would have answered me I would have bought it instantly. I can’t stand sellers like that. Thinking they don’t have to respond to some important questions. Errr😡
My Soft Modded one Died last year :(
Man I remember I had my ps3 hooked up in my basement and I’d play that in the day but when I ready ready to go to bed I had my ps2 fat hooked up online in my bedroom and I just played socom and black hawk down till I fell asleep.
And now I still play my ps2 every day online. Socom 2 private fan made servers and battlefield 2 mostly but now and then I’ll jump on cod 3 when there’s a decent amount of people on
what is that song in your intro?
I have 3, 1 being used, 2 unopened. No updates needed. AND SHALL NEVER SELL THEM
I do have a Ps2 Man 👨
I haven't even finished the video and I'm fully agreeing still lol
Could you do a video on the PSX and i don't mean the codename for the OG PS1, i mean the japan only sony console released in 2003.
Thanks!
The only thing missing from this video was a mention of sports games.
Should I get the ps2 classic? Or slim? I’m trying to mod this amazing thing but I’m not sure witch is better
Metal gear solid 2 was one of the coolest games for ps2.
I have my dads ps2 I never new it was so good
Great video
Good luck trying to find one that still works
i wanna buy a ps2 but idk what i need to fully play it. i wanna play silent hill and Tokyo xtreme racer 2
I think the PS2 is still the best-looking console.
I still have a ps2 but to be honest I can't play it anymore on my TV , the image just looks terrible even through hdmi adapter , I much prefer playing ps2 games with aether sx2 on Android or pcsx2 on pc
Really? Even we adjust the hdmi to 1080p? I didnt try to hdmi yet
@@rolandorevidizo1757 the hdmi adapter gives 480p signal but it's much better than rca out from the ps2 , it's not upscaling to 1080p the image is sharper but it's no match to aether sx2 or pcsx2 upscaler to 1080p or 4k
I still have a Ps2
As a door stop or ornament 🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
Same as Dreamcast, GameCube and og Xbox
The world absolutely exploded in the early 2000’s
I'll need my PS2 in 2032. I love the system to bits.😉
Sarface most underatted game on ps2