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Home-made Portable PlayStation 2

Posted by timothy on from the because-he-wanted-to dept.

astrokid writes "This guy has created a portable PlayStation 2, complete with screen. Just in time for Christmas!" Definitely for the post-model-rockets hobbyist.

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  1. Remember by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Kids don't like homemade versions of real stuff. Your kid doesn't want a homemade skateboard, or a homemade Playstation 2. They want to be like all of their friends.

    1. Re:Remember by WhatAmIDoingHere · · Score: 2, Insightful

      No other kid will have a hand-held PS2.

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    2. Re:Remember by mordors9 · · Score: 2, Insightful

      I agree with you. This is a project for the geeky thrill of doing it. The only kid that will like it would be older kids that are showing their future geekiness.

    3. Re:Remember by Karma+Star · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Kids don't like homemade versions of real stuff because you let them sit in front of the TV all day, absorbing ads. Turn the TV off, give a kid a couple of plastic bags and a ball of yarn and watch them create stuff.

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    4. Re:Remember by Cryptnotic · · Score: 4, Insightful
      Turn the TV off, give a kid a couple of plastic bags and a ball of yarn and watch them create stuff.


      Either that or they will put the plastic bags over their heads and tie the yarn around their necks.

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    5. Re:Remember by Citizen+Gold · · Score: 4, Insightful

      They want to be like all of their friends.

      Shoot them now.

  2. nice... by toxickiwi · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That is awsome... it's always nice to see some people with a bit on imagination and talent... maybe Sony (or MS) should give him a job.

  3. a plus, and a minus by sailforsingapore · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Once again proving the usefulness of the Li ion battery. The only problem I can forsee is the potential for one more method of annoying neighbour on long flights. Portable DVD players with external speakers used to be my pet-peev...but I can only imagine what it would be like to having someone playing Madden next to me for hours on end.

  4. Re:PS2 by Grey_14 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Right, lets rephrase that, Anyone have a WORKING mirror? With more than the first 2 pages?

  5. Re:Bah... by Firehawke · · Score: 2, Insightful

    ...except it seems he removed the analog buttons from the design, which will make it impossible to play MGS2, MGS3, or Ridge Racer 5 properly, and probably a few more games I can't think of off the top of my head.

    He probably didn't realize how potentially bad a move it was considering he only has two GTA titles.

  6. Re:Also at ClassicGaming.com by Binary+Boy · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Which part of "mod" don't you understand? What you describe would simply not be a mod.