I got a fat PS2 that would hardly read any discs. If this doesn't work, it is an issue with the laser/drive. Use CDs and DVDs that are known to work in other PS2 consoles.
The question is if your PS2 is technically able to read discs fine. Anyway, an unmodified PS2 should at least acknowledge the presence of a game on CD-R or DVD±R and make the screen go red with a message like "Please insert a PlayStation or PlayStation 2 format disc." If there is no modchip or other modification, only games and movies from the correct region (or region free DVDs) will work.įorget about burned media unless you know there is a modchip installed. Not a very tech-savvy person when it comes to hardware so I'm hoping if it is a problem with the hardware I can find someone able to repair it.Ī working PlayStation 2 plays the following media:Īll formats but the audio CD are region locked. Tried a pirated copy of TLK: Special edition and my copy of Spiderverse, neither worked. That last one I expected to work but no dice.Īlso popped a couple dvd's in because I was told PS2's could run those, no luck. Problem is, I've dropped in three separate PS1 games to try and run them with no luck: Pirated NTSC version of MGS1 (was a donation at the op-shop I work at, didn't work but wasn't really expecting it to), Shane Warne Cricket '99 (another donation, wanted to take it home to test, PAL but very scratched, figured that was the problem), and a friend's PAL copy of Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee. Also tested how it runs CD's by popping one in, that ran fine as well. Bought a PS2 on ebay a while back, got it cheap because the seller didn't have a power cord and it was therefore untested but works fine, runs the (one) PS2 game I've played on it so far perfectly.