Sony Ends Its Repair Service For the PlayStation 2 More Than 18 Years After the Console Went On Sale (bbc.co.uk)

Posted by BeauHD on Tuesday September 4, 2018 @02:20PM from the end-of-the-road dept.

Sony has decided to end its repair service for the PlayStation 2, more than 18 years after it first went on sale. The best-selling gaming console ever produced was first released in Japan in March of 2000. Sony stopped manufacturing the device in 2012, roughly six years after the PlayStation 4 was released. The BBC reports: Sony said it was no longer able to offer repairs because it was running out of replacement parts for the aging console. In a statement, the company thanked customers for their "continued patronage." Gamers seeking repairs will now have to try their luck with unofficial services. More than 150 million PlayStation 2 consoles have been sold.

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I am still using PS3 as a media player by guacamole · 2018-09-04 16:08 · Score: 3, Interesting

It plays Blu Ray and its hard drive can store and play MP4 (H264) and mp3 files. It runs Netflix, Hulu, Amazon prime, HBO Go, and Youtube apps. Not bad for such an old device. I know a 30 dollar Roku express can do most of this better, but I still like being able to play an occasional optical disk. 802.11g wi-fi is the only disappointment as it can take a long while to transfer a media file to the disk over http.