/r/ps2

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The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is Sony's second game console. Released in 2000, it officially replaced the PlayStation 1 in Sony's lineup, offering backwards compatibility with the PS1.

Rules

Rule 1. Posts must be related to PS2 and link directly to the source.

All posts and comments must be related to PS2 and link directly to the source. any posts that don't will be removed.

Rule 2. Follow Reddiquette. Keep it Civil. Spoilers and NSFW must be properly marked.

What is reddiquette? Link Be nice to your fellow humans. Any spoiler and NSFW posts not properly marked will be removed.

Rule 3: Piracy, or Distribution of copyrighted content.

No enabling piracy, via discussion or otherwise. Piracy is not allowed and may result in a possible subreddit ban. No asking for where to get Games, Roms, or BIOS images. No Telling users to download or otherwise illegally obtain copyrighted content.

Rule 4: No Low effort Posts

The following posts aren't allowed:

  • Reaction Gifs, Memes, etc.
  • Pictures of a single game box or an unmeaningful screenshot.
  • Requests - Including (but not limited to): Price checks, peripheral or game recommendations
  • Questions that can be answered with a simple Google/subreddit search.

Rule 5: No advertising, selling, buying, trading, self promotion or asking for free stuff.

No advertising, selling, buying, trading, asking for free or self promotion. Exceptions to self promotion will only be made if you contact the mods, get approval, and follow reddit's 10:1 post ratio. This includes linking to your let's play channels.

Rule 6: Post titles must have accurate descriptions and be properly tagged.

Your post title should let the user know what your post is about. Post that are vague like "Help Me" or "Troubleshooting" will be removed with no warning.

Rule 7: [Tech] posts must be within the weekly [Tech] megathread

All tech related posts must be posted inside the tech posts megathread. Any tech related posts not in there will be removed.


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Silent Hill series global sales figures.

Sorry for the boring topic, there was no "boring" flare so I marked it as discussion 😂

Since there are more people going into buying Silent Hill games, I decided to check and post the sales figures from Konami.

As you see from this the Origins and The Room are supposed to be the rarest but their ratings are not so high. Silent Hill 2 is with highest ratings but it is not rare at all. Silent Hill 3 is relatively rare and with relatively high ratings, so in theory at least it should be the most expensive one. However some reviewers rank the SH3, Origins and The Room as "do not play" and SH2 as mid tier. I refrain from giving personal opinion, just sharing public available data.

In general I would say that the series is not so rare as people may think. If need me to suggest a realistic price you can write it in the comments.

1 Comment
2024/12/04
10:00 UTC

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Game #65 - London Cab Challenge - Completed

"I want Crazy Taxi!" "We have Crazy Taxi at home."

This... this game is Crazy Taxi on a super budget level. As you can tell from the number, this was another game I had to revisit and complete properly. This was super grind to reach rank 99, and it took a long time, too. Listening to the same 4 songs on repeat may have made me slightly more insane.... I don't recommend anyone play this. It's basically trash.

I unfortunately played through this whole game on my YouTube channel, PshychedPlaysPS2, where I am attempting to play through every single PS2 game!

4 Comments
2024/12/04
09:54 UTC

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PS2 Aspect Ratio on CRT TV

https://preview.redd.it/hxabx97els4e1.jpg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7984f37ba096338d7cbf1b656116d07eede3ad7a

Hey there!

I recently bought a 4:3 CRT TV in the Netherlands but somehow I can't get the picture from my PS2 to appear in full screen. Instead, it appears with black bars at the top and bottom.

I tried changing the aspect ratio in both the PS2 and the TV settings, with no success.

I think the problem comes from the games region. I'm using OPL with NTSC games and I get the wrong aspect ratio no matter what settings is used in GSM. When I put an original PAL disk into the console, the aspect ratio is correct.

Is there a way to display my NTSC games correctly in OPL or do I need the PAL versions.

Thanks a lot!

2 Comments
2024/12/04
08:26 UTC

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Found a copy of Silent Hill 2 at my local pawn shop! Can't wait to walk back home and play

18 Comments
2024/12/04
08:06 UTC

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A faster way to run PS2 masterdisc patched games.

Hello. Is there a faster way to run copies of PS2 games? I can do it by selecting ulaunchELF, misc and then ps2disc, but it is not very convenient. Copies from PSX start automatically, but only PAL (I have mechapwn-model PS2 slim 70004).NTSC (psx backups) not work at all.Just black screen. ESR patched ps2 games also not work via esr. Thank you for your help.

3 Comments
2024/12/04
07:52 UTC

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i usually dont post my flea market finds but i had to post todays! sadly in German tho, hoping i can change the language

only 20 bucks a piece!

3 Comments
2024/12/04
06:12 UTC

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PS2 Eye Toy Camera POV

I got the Eye Toy for the ps2 to work as a webcam, and it's better than my current one. Maybe not the mic tho.

https://reddit.com/link/1h685qb/video/fnfzo7k0jr4e1/player

1 Comment
2024/12/04
04:53 UTC

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HDMI converter?

I ordered one off Amazon, and it didn't work. Is there one out there that actually works? Thanks in advance for any help. I want to give my PS2 (with SSX TRICKY) to my daughter for Christmas, and her TVs only have the HDMI inputs.

7 Comments
2024/12/04
03:32 UTC

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Why won’t ps2 slim read discs

I’ve tested with dvds, games, and cds that were all clean but nothing worked. The only way the console would read discs is if I pressed down on the disc tray while it was closed

3 Comments
2024/12/04
03:20 UTC

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What’s a game you like that has ugly cover art? I’ll go first!

14 Comments
2024/12/04
02:41 UTC

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Black piece fell off PS2 laser ribbon cable insert.

this little black piece goes in where the ribbon cable does and it come unattached. Can i reattach it? I can’t put the ribbon cable in without it.. someone please help me

11 Comments
2024/12/04
02:39 UTC

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Trying to modify a language using UltraISO/PowerISO

I have a GTA game which I would like to play in German but at the same time not having restrictions that were put on German releases of GTA games. For this I've downloaded american.gxt file which in fact is a german localization. My intention would be to swap the original american.gxt file (that contains English language) with the modded one that is in fact german (and would keep all the game features intact).

When I am trying to do it through PowerISO or UltraISO, I am being asked if I would like to save a file (ISO). It prompts me however with a message that I cannot do it as test version is limited to 300MB only. Am I on the right track though or is there any other way that could help get the things I want done?

Thank you for your help, hopefully you understood my problem.

1 Comment
2024/12/04
01:00 UTC

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Winter Ps2 games

Hey, been thinking of getting some new ps2 games this christmas and i wanted to ask you guys if you have any recommendations for kind of snowy or cozy games that you could play while its snowing

4 Comments
2024/12/04
00:53 UTC

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Playing this for the first time

6 Comments
2024/12/04
00:35 UTC

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Ps2 disc holder (blue disk error)

Is their a place where i can get a replacement disk holder or fix the holder?

(Blue discs dont like to work without tape i would not like to use tape)

1 Comment
2024/12/04
00:01 UTC

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Reliving my childhood

7 Comments
2024/12/03
22:18 UTC

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That's my baby 😄

It's still looks nice, even on 42" and standing half a meter away 👍

1 Comment
2024/12/03
20:42 UTC

303

Unboxing a PlayStation 2 on launch day (October 26, 2000)

36 Comments
2024/12/03
20:33 UTC

73

My free PS2 is finally working again!

I had to change the date battery and remove the "faulty" modchip, and damaged the buttons flat cable while doing that (it still works but i bought a replacement just in case).

What games should I get for it? Already planning on buying the 2 God of War games

15 Comments
2024/12/03
20:29 UTC

199

Kingdom hearts I love this game !! I had to sing the traverse town song !!

35 Comments
2024/12/03
19:39 UTC

50

Oh baby the TS2 menu music still SLAPS today

What’s your favourite menu theme 😏? Either way we need more Timesplitters! More!! I live forever in hope…

14 Comments
2024/12/03
19:11 UTC

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Cleaning discs

I’ve found a lot of divided answers on the best/proper way to clean these old discs, 90% isopropyl alcohol, distilled water, glasses lense cleaner, etc. and wiping all with a microfiber Cloth. is there a unanimous solution between all of these? And as far as “damage”/heavy scratching, resurfacing should be a last resort after testing these games.

Thank you!

2 Comments
2024/12/03
19:10 UTC

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Where can I buy a memcard pro 2?

I live in the UK and have looked on eBay but can't find anything. Any suggestions will be much appreciated

7 Comments
2024/12/03
18:18 UTC

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Does anyone know how to solve this in pcsx2?

2 Comments
2024/12/03
17:44 UTC

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