PSP durability...what can we expect?

[Sebastian]

I think we can all agree that PS2 is a shitty system when it comes down to durability...with countless people talking about replacing their units. And PS2 is a home system!

Now, consider a handheld -and we all know that handhelds are facing a lot more of possible demages (drops, cold, water etc.)

Knowing that PS2 broke down after 1.5 years by just sitting in my room...makes me seriouslly wonder how a handheld made by the same company will live.

Are we talking about replacements every 6 months here? :eek 2: @_@ :eek 2:

[petewhitley]

I expect it'll break if you treat it like shit. Like anything else.

[Sebastian]

I expect it'll break if you treat it like shit. Like anything else.

well duh man....that is kinda stating the obvious...if u throw your GCN around it will brake just like a PS2. However, in many situations GCN is much more durable than the PS2.

Don't go into extremes here.

[morphx]

My PS2 works flawlessly after many years of heavey play....Heavey play means long hours not kicking it around. I keep my disks clean I keep the unit pretty dust free.

This goes along with the XBox DVD drives. Reading so many articles has made me paranoid I might get a Thompson drive and the world would come to an end.

I'm of the mind set that if it doesn't break in first month or two of substantial use then it's pretty solid.

[allsport11]

Isn't the game put on a mini-cd encased in a plastic holder that slides into the PSP? Or does the game just come on a mini-cd and the case opens to insert and remove the game? Imagine what happens once dirt gets stuck in there. Wonder if you can just blow into it and have it work just like the old cartridge days. ;) Being that it is made by Sony plan on replacing yours often.

[tholly]

well, its a sony...so id assume treating like a true portable will lead to damage

i am going to treat mine like a home system when i get it...except for the fact that instead of looking at a tv and being attacked by a cord to the system i can lay back on my bed and play

[ddockery]

[if u throw your GCN around it will brake just like a PS2.

Not always. Ine took an unfortunate fall from my RPTV... about 5 feet into a wall then onto ceramic tile, Actually took a small chip out of the corner. It still works like a champ. When that initially hapened, I felt sick. Now I'm proud that my GCN has a "battle scar." Only console I've ever managed to drop too.

[Emily]

Poor Cube. :embarrassed: Tough Cube! :D

[tholly]

i will stick up for my PS2 though.....i knocked an entire dresser onto it.....still works like a charm (knock on wood) and only has one very minor nick that you can hardly notice....i was amazed....i thought i was gonna have to buy a new PS2...thank god i didnt

[GobopopRevisited]

No Clamshell design either (like DS) so that insanely beautiful screen will get all scratched up in your pocket.

[Mafia Man]

Your dresser fell on your PS2 and it still works? O_O That's lucky.

Don't count the PSP out yet. Maybe Sony has figured out a way to make their handheld indestructable. Anyway, if I ever get a PSP then I'll get a screen cover to go along with it.

[Duncan]

So far, I'm not convinced that the PSP will hold up to serious portable use (based mainly on the record of the PS2). But, I'll hold judgment until I've actually seen one in action.

[RCM]

I think we can all agree that PS2 is a shitty system when it comes down to durability...with countless people talking about replacing their units. And PS2 is a home system!

I disagree. I've never had a Sony system break on me. I did have problems with my first NES and my first Xbox though. I'm not saying that it PS2's never break. It's just never happened to me or any of the people i know.

THE ONE, THE ONLY- RCM

[Daria]

No Clamshell design either (like DS) so that insanely beautiful screen will get all scratched up in your pocket.

So get a screen cover. I thought that was common sense when I had a regular GBA.

They'll be plenty of selection, third party acessories designers always have a field day with handhelds.

[joshnickerson]

There's a video somewhere on the internet where these drunken fratboys beat a Cube with a sledgehammer, threw it out a window, then literally dragged it behind their pickup on paved road for a good three miles. Then they brought it back and played a round of Smash Bros. LOL
I think they finally killed it by setting it on fire. O_O

[Sebastian]

There's a video somewhere on the internet where these drunken fratboys beat a Cube with a sledgehammer, threw it out a window, then literally dragged it behind their pickup on paved road for a good three miles. Then they brought it back and played a round of Smash Bros. LOL
I think they finally killed it by setting it on fire. O_O

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[petewhitley]

I expect it'll break if you treat it like shit. Like anything else.

well duh man....that is kinda stating the obvious...if u throw your GCN around it will brake just like a PS2. However, in many situations GCN is much more durable than the PS2.

Don't go into extremes here.

Of course it's obvious. But I'm sick of hearing about how crappy Sony's videogame hardware is. People want to be able to drop/shake/immerse in water their hardware and not have it break. It's electronics people. And in the case of the PSP, it's gonna have movable parts. You gotta be careful with it. Using it 12hrs a day is gonna lead to an early demise as well. Videogames break, TVs break, cars break, people break, hakuna matata. If it plays great games I don't mind buying another one in the eventual time it takes to wear out.

[joshnickerson]

There's a video somewhere on the internet where these drunken fratboys beat a Cube with a sledgehammer, threw it out a window, then literally dragged it behind their pickup on paved road for a good three miles. Then they brought it back and played a round of Smash Bros. LOL
I think they finally killed it by setting it on fire. O_O

Link!? PLizzzzzzzz Plizzzzzz PLIZIZIZIZZIIZ :D :D :D :D :eek 2:

Trust me, if I knew where the heck it was, I'd link to it. I have no clue where it is now. I used to have it downloaded, but lost it when I reformated.

The TV show X-Play did a similar "endurance" test recently, where systems were pounded, hit and dropped. The PS2 failed first, then the Xbox, but the Cube managed to survive all three trials. Then Morgan "punished" the losers with a sledgehammer :D I'm sure they'll rerun it at some point on G4.

[dethink]

honestly, i wouldn't be worried. i have a launch PS2, an original PS, and a PSTwo, none of which have ever skipped a beat, even with heavy/marathon use.

granted, they are on SHELVES, not the floor sucking up dust and carpet fuzz, and none of my games have a mark on them. they have been moved around plenty to go over to friends' houses and such, but they are always handled with reasonable care (i.e. they aren't going back in the box for a car ride, but my name isn't Phinneas Q. Butterfingers either).

i'd chalk the "widespread" PS2 failures up to the magical issue of lack of objectivity that comes along with any info on the internet. if 300 people on here have bad PS2's, chances are we're only going to hear about PS2 reliability from those 300 people. go on any brand specific automotive forum, and you'd think that whatever make it was had cars exploding left and right. guess what - people are usually only only asking questions on a forum when something is WRONG, not writing in to tell everyone it's sunday and their subaru is running fine.

sony has far more units out there than anyone else, so even with the same percentage of failiure (1% is considered acceptable for a manufacturer), that's still enough people to raise hell on the internet and make it seem like a widespread problem.

the most unreliable system i ever owned was my DC - i bought one on launch day, and 3 months later the controller ports stopped responding. i went through 3 more in a row that suffered the SAME problem without fail within a week. however, i am always leary of buying any sony product after a particular experience with an ES receiver i bought about 5 years ago. it was sent back for the same warranty issue 4 times, and it was never fixed, or the same problem would pop up again within a few days. i ended up putting $500 worth of stereo on the curb for the trash men that week.

[Oobgarm]

I think it will break if you look at it the wrong way.

Or maybe if you urinate on it.

Seriously, it's gotta be strong, or else they'd be shooting themselves in the foot. I'm certain that durability is one of the major tests they're doing/have done.

[Zing]

My PS2 along with the HDD got yanked off the shelf, slammed into the side of the entertainment unit and fell 5 feet to the floor.

No damage at all.

[cratermaze]

If It's made anythig like their portable mini-disc players are than the PSP should be pretty reliable. Their mini disc players can really take a whollop!

As far as the screen getting scratched up because they didn't go with the clamshell design like nintendo, nintendo didn't start using the clamshell design until the SP, so I imagine if you could keep your pre-SP gameboy screen relatively scratch free, it shouldn't be that hard with the PSP.

[dethink]

If It's made anythig like their portable mini-disc players are than the PSP should be pretty reliable. Their mini disc players can really take a whollop!

true. i had a MD recorder that survived numerous live shows, being thrown in the bottom of a pedal bag, etc. without any noticeable wear and tear.

[Flack]

My grandma bought a Ford 5 years ago and it crapped out and she didn't do anything wrong so I think all Fords will suck from now on.

[fishsandwich]

My grandma bought a Ford 5 years ago and it crapped out and she didn't do anything wrong so I think all Fords will suck from now on.

LOL

My first PSone was a crapper, as was my second. My third has held up for 5 years now (original PSone)

I think the real issue will be BATTERY LIFE

Cheers

:D

[Push Upstairs]

I've owned numerous Sony products over the years and they have never broke on my because of regular use.

I have an orginal Playstation (1001 model) that, aside from no dual shock support, still runs great.


Any electronic device made by anyone is bound to have a certain percentage that will fail. Humans are not perfect animals and anything we create is not going to be "perfect".