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"Why!?"

A long time ago I brought a PS2 game called Jurssic Park : Operation Genesis, which you may have heard of before. And I played it for about 10 or more hours straight and it suddenly froze. So waited a little but the screen was still. I reseted the PS2 and started it again but it said Disc Read Error. I took the disc out, wiped it with a tissue and placed it back in but it still said Disc Read Error. I took the game back and asked why this happened and he said it might just be a scratch on the disc so I checked it and it had a huge scratch which was not there before. I went home again and tried Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3, it went into the menu screen and said Disc Read Error. I tried Gran Turismo 3, Metal Gear Solid 2 and so on. But they all failed, I went to Game and said I think the PS2 is playing up and they said that it has burnt out because I played it for too long, and he said that this has happened to a lot of people. A couple weeks back I hibernated in my bedroom and played Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic virtually all day on X-Box and when I finished it was hardly even warm! I just wanted to know if this has happened to any of you?

My PS2 is fine. I've had it for about 18 months and never had a problem, even after leaving it on for 48hrs at a time.

I've got through teo PS2's since I got my first (a month after launch). The laser knackers out. £40 to get it replaced. Stupid Sony.

Icarus wrote:
Not for me yet, and I have left my PS2 on for days without effect. Wre you using it in the vertical position?

No, I had it horizontally. Next time I pop into Game I will try and get a refund or something. Cheers