Sony's system problems

[Bartman]

Sony had sold over 100 million consoles of the PS2 and PS1. There is just one problem: DURABILITY! Anyone who bought a Playstation and had it for a couple years and it would soon break and not work. Then it would buy another PS1 or 2 and would last a couple more years. I mean, the Xbox and Gamecube game systems sold well and people didnt need to buy another system. Sony just does not realize about the durability of systems and just make a game system that don't work well. Sony sucks at durability.

[Conn]

My PS2 was thrown about 30 feet from my deck- which is a good 6 feet off the ground. Despite some stuttering when booting it up (and only then) it works absolutely perfectly.

Honestly, the whole "sony makes crap products" thing seems like it happens to a few people who decide to blow it out of proportion.

[Atarifever1]

[QUOTE=Bartman]

Sony had sold over 100 million consoles of the PS2 and PS1. There is just one problem: DURABILITY! Anyone who bought a Playstation and had it for a couple years and it would soon break and not work. Then it would buy another PS1 or 2 and would last a couple more years. I mean, the Xbox and Gamecube game systems sold well and people didnt need to buy another system. Sony just does not realize about the durability of systems and just make a game system that don't work well. Sony sucks at durability.

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Hey, this brings up an interesting point.  What percentage of the 100 million PS2s sold were rebuys for broken systems?  I know my brother bought 4 that way (well the original and 3 replacements), before giving up and moving on to computer games.  I mean, it might not be that common, but I know a good number of people who have bought at least 2 PS2s to get through this generation, and if even a small percentage of  rich people like my brother bought 3 or 4, that could increase numbers of systems sold.

[Crevalle]

Thing is, I do not believe Sony makes a profit on any of their systems--even after years of producing them.  So, it's not as though they are purposefully producing crappy systems, or deriving some extra cash from it.  It would be in their own best interest to produce stronger systems (assuming this thread is based on some shred of truth).

[ActRaiser1]

Pretty much the same can be said for the Xbox as well.  My original Xbox's dvd drive is about it to go on it.  I'm on my second 360 as it is.  The only system that I haven't had a problem with has been my gamecube but that's mostly because it gets played way, way less than any of the others.  I only got the PS2 two years ago so haven't had to replace it yet but it gets played less than the xbox/360.

[Edward M]

My PS1 has worked fine since I bought it in 1997.   My PS2 had worked fine since I bought it in 2001.   I've never had to replace either.  I don't see what the big deal is.

[Leo Ames]

How does that mean others haven't had issues? I guess it's not a problem for them as long as Edward M's Sony hardware is operable.

[feilong801]

Yeah, I think it's pretty common for consoles to have issues, shoot, my Wii's graphics chip is overheating and getting worse by the day. I expect that, however, with early adopter stuff (despite my totally irritated post originally).

 

As long as the company involved quickly repairs or replaces it, I have no problem with issues in the first few months of a system. Does Sony have a reputation for problems beyond that?

 

Also, it is interesting to note that sometimes it doesn't matter if the system is faulty. The original NES had issues, but it didn't seem it affect its popularity (of course, it was way better than anything else except the Commodore, so that helped).

 

-Rob

[Alienblue]

Most mordern systems are RELATIVELY fragile compared to say, the Atari 2600 or Colecovision which had no moving parts inside. I think the majority of ruined systems are ruined by kids or immature/drunk adults who get mad and throw the thing up against a wall, THEN say "it fell!" ... My PS1 AND PS2 fell, both about five feet, neither was damaged in the least. Like the other guy, I've had mine for years.

SOME Sony consoles are obviously gonna be lemons, all game companies have a few, like the NES (toaster style) is hard to find working now, and when I bought my DS it had a burnt phosphor so I had to take it back-I was told 6 others had been returned. No system is 100% perfect.

[Atarifever1]

[QUOTE=feilong80]

The original NES had issues, but it didn't seem it affect its popularity (of course, it was way better than anything else except the Commodore, so that helped).

 

-Rob

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I got some friends named Psycho Fox, Zillion, Shinobi, Alex Kidd, Sonic, and Phantasy Star who would disagree with your diagnosis.