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The stories of broken PS2s aren't new. It's just that I never cared until my own PS2 arrived.
Also, I used to figure you hear of more breakages because more people have the consoles. That doesn't seem accurate though.
But are parts actually intended just to 'get through' the warranty period?
Sony make a loss on each PS2 the sell, yes?
And they make the money back through sale of games and accessories.
So presumably if a PS2 owner's machine breaks, then they buy a replacement, both the buyer and sony lose money (one more than the other, obviously).
So, presuming quality components don't cost *that* much more (do they?), sony would do better to make machines that last.
Plus, if someone buys a replacement PS2, it takes money they'd buy games with otherwise, and they're less likely to stick with the sony brand in the future, so once again it's not in their interests to sell pap machines.
Maybe other PS2 owners can help me here - When your machine breaks out of warranty, can you pay sony to fix it, or do you just have to replace it?
The former seems to put us back on track for alleging sony to be a bunch of cheeky pirates proving how easily a fool and his money are parted.
The latter suggests they're just victims of incompetent product design...
Thoughts?
Also, I used to figure you hear of more breakages because more people have the consoles. That doesn't seem accurate though.
But are parts actually intended just to 'get through' the warranty period?
Sony make a loss on each PS2 the sell, yes?
And they make the money back through sale of games and accessories.
So presumably if a PS2 owner's machine breaks, then they buy a replacement, both the buyer and sony lose money (one more than the other, obviously).
So, presuming quality components don't cost *that* much more (do they?), sony would do better to make machines that last.
Plus, if someone buys a replacement PS2, it takes money they'd buy games with otherwise, and they're less likely to stick with the sony brand in the future, so once again it's not in their interests to sell pap machines.
Maybe other PS2 owners can help me here - When your machine breaks out of warranty, can you pay sony to fix it, or do you just have to replace it?
The former seems to put us back on track for alleging sony to be a bunch of cheeky pirates proving how easily a fool and his money are parted.
The latter suggests they're just victims of incompetent product design...
Thoughts?
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The stories of broken PS2s aren't new. It's just that I never cared until my own PS2 arrived.
Also, I used to figure you hear of more breakages because more people have the consoles. That doesn't seem accurate though.
But are parts actually intended just to 'get through' the warranty period?
Sony make a loss on each PS2 the sell, yes?
And they make the money back through sale of games and accessories.
So presumably if a PS2 owner's machine breaks, then they buy a replacement, both the buyer and sony lose money (one more than the other, obviously).
So, presuming quality components don't cost *that* much more (do they?), sony would do better to make machines that last.
Plus, if someone buys a replacement PS2, it takes money they'd buy games with otherwise, and they're less likely to stick with the sony brand in the future, so once again it's not in their interests to sell pap machines.
Maybe other PS2 owners can help me here - When your machine breaks out of warranty, can you pay sony to fix it, or do you just have to replace it?
The former seems to put us back on track for alleging sony to be a bunch of cheeky pirates proving how easily a fool and his money are parted.
The latter suggests they're just victims of incompetent product design...
Thoughts?
Also, I used to figure you hear of more breakages because more people have the consoles. That doesn't seem accurate though.
But are parts actually intended just to 'get through' the warranty period?
Sony make a loss on each PS2 the sell, yes?
And they make the money back through sale of games and accessories.
So presumably if a PS2 owner's machine breaks, then they buy a replacement, both the buyer and sony lose money (one more than the other, obviously).
So, presuming quality components don't cost *that* much more (do they?), sony would do better to make machines that last.
Plus, if someone buys a replacement PS2, it takes money they'd buy games with otherwise, and they're less likely to stick with the sony brand in the future, so once again it's not in their interests to sell pap machines.
Maybe other PS2 owners can help me here - When your machine breaks out of warranty, can you pay sony to fix it, or do you just have to replace it?
The former seems to put us back on track for alleging sony to be a bunch of cheeky pirates proving how easily a fool and his money are parted.
The latter suggests they're just victims of incompetent product design...
Thoughts?
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