What version is your PS2? Lets all play this fun game.

Hopefully this will pass sometime.

Well as everyone knows consoles are re-engineered and re-released to cut down on cost and fix problems. The PS2 is no exception to this and therefore a few versions of PS2s are now out around the world.

Im curious as to what version your PS2 is, when you bought it, and if you had any problems with it.

Identifying your PS2...

With exception of the JAP models (which is 1000x), the other PS2s have a code written on the sticker on the back of the unit in the form 3000x.

x is a number which refers to the country. 1 = USA, 2 = AUS, 3 = UK, 4 = EURO...

So im guessing (for examples that) MM\'s ps2 is 30001, RACERS PS2 is 30002, 00seven\'s PS2 is 30003 and Samwise\'s PS2 is 30004.

Also note if you got a PS2 GT pack the code will be 3500x

Next is the version... in America they have v1, v2, v3, v4 and v5, whilst in UK and Euro they have v3, v4 and v5.

HOW TO IDENTIFY VERSIONS AND WHAT THEY MEAN!!!!

V3 (Launch version for Europe, over a year old) = 10 screws on the bottom of the unit.

V4 (Released in March, DVD fixes and stuff) = 8 screws on the bottom of the unit.

Then came a special console known as 3000xR. So in UK it was known as 30003R whilst in america it was known as 30001R (see sticker where normal code would be).

30003R can come in both v4 and v5 flavours which both have 8 screws on bottom.

Remove expansion bay cover (doesn\'t invalidate warrentee, its just a cover on back which you can take on and off for extra hardware).

THE R MEANS THESE PS2s HAVE BETTER LASERS!!!!

30003R v4 - Metal rim on cover and no screw inside expansion bay.

30003R v5 - Plastic expansion bay cover and a screw inside.

V5 is the latest PS2. This PS2 doesn\'t run software like DVD region X and also has the latest drivers already installed (like what you get with DVD remote control).

The different PS2 versions have mainboards that are different. As new versions are released the mainboard is normally different to the previous version in a way that it makes it cheaper to produce for Sony and is more anti pirate like.

Apparently the better the version the more solid the unit. Less lip sync, less errors and better drive lasers etc.


So now identify your PS2, say when bought it and if you have had problems.

Mine is 30003 V3, bought on launch, had problems after about 12 months, had a lot of reconditioned v3\'s sent to me which have had problems as well.

Hope you find this post interesting, it should hopefully show that the new PS2s are more stable.

Richard.

my number is SCPH-30003 ?

is that good ?

had it for comming up to a year now with no Problems ... yet knock on wood.

3001, mine was purchased in march or april, got it in june for grad. present. How do u find out which version u have?

[Titan]

Hehe, I had mine for over a year and had minimal problems that I fixed with a CD cleaner. Mine is a SCPH-30001. Older model but kicks ass

mines a 30004, but that is my replaceent one, also when i pick gmt, its actually not gmt, it somewhere else, foreign, as ther is no gmt on mine

Mine\'s a US launch (Oct 26th) version.....

And I\'m not at home to check the dang number. No problems:)

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

my number is SCPH-30003 ?

Well of course it is. I even said in the original post what number yours was. Re-read and find out what VERSION you have.

3001, mine was purchased in march or april, got it in june for grad. present. How do u find out which version u have?

HAVE YOU ACTUALLY READ THIS THREAD or just replied to get another post.

Hehe, I had mine for over a year and had minimal problems that I fixed with a CD cleaner. Mine is a SCPH-30001. Older model but kicks ass

Your version is ? :rolleyes:

mines a 30004, but that is my replaceent one, also when i pick gmt, its actually not gmt, it somewhere else, foreign, as ther is no gmt on mine

Hmm european machine there. Your version is?

DID ANY OF YOU ACTUALLY READ THAT THREAD I POSTED. I know it was long and all but still, all of them replies seemed rush.

DID YOU ALL JUST READ THE TOPIC AND THINK OOH ILL POST WHAT VERSION MY PS2? and then post 3000x which isnt version thats the MODEL NUMBER!!!!!

Im not angry its just I wrote all that and get 5 rushed responses which really have nout to do with the original thread.

/rant over.

Ok mine has 8 screws in the bottom sorry RichG, I have to admit I was confused with ur thread, need to watch ur wording and piecing together of topics and related items buddy, that way no one gets confused:D

Mine is a SCPH-30004 V4
I think..

so with me only getting mine 4 xmas and living in the UK i should be getting the R series right well damn mine is a 30003 hmm what should i do grrrrr not happy about this being given an older model sux

Originally posted by mjps21983
Ok mine has 8 screws in the bottom sorry RichG, I have to admit I was confused with ur thread, need to watch ur wording and piecing together of topics and related items buddy, that way no one gets confused:D

Heh your blaming my thread... nah you just need to get some brains.

Nah im only kidding.

Ok 8 screws... 30001 v4.

Mine is a SCPH-30004 V4

Woohoo someone understood. :hat:

so with me only getting mine 4 xmas and living in the UK i should be getting the R series right well damn mine is a 30003 hmm what should i do grrrrr not happy about this being given an older model sux

Yeah technically you should have the R series PS2. The fact that you don\'t have the R series PS2 means one of two things...

10 screws - 30003 v3 (Launch PS2).
8 screws - 30003 v4 (Released around March).

Either way it sucks because theres 2 versions ahead of that now and you should have at least got the R series. This means that as well as missing out on the updates of the machine you have the older laser therefore you may get the old disc read errors which have been reported on this forum time and time again.

Further more theres a chance of the old someone taking a PS2 back to a shop and them restocking it and selling it. It seems strange for a shop to be selling PS2s which have been around since Launch / March depending on version. I\'ve heard of people not getting V5 but getting V4 R series which is bad compared to V5 (when you spend same amount of money) but i\'ve never heard of anyone getting V3 or V4 without the R series at this late date.

I don\'t mean to sound negative and I wouldn\'t worry about it, well "I" would but thats just me. Your PS2 is probably fine. At the worst its one which someone has taken back to the shop (ie second hand) and they have restocked it. However on the other hand they might have just had a few none R in stock, afterall the people who work in the stock part of the shop can\'t really tell what PS2 your getting.

EDIT - Just read over that post. It sounds so negative. If the PS2 works I would try not to worry about it. You could prehaps exchange it but you run the risk of getting a none working console and then you would have to go back to the shop again.

Hmm thx but im not having that im not losing out casue some guy didnt like the ps2 i\'ll give Toys R Us a ring 2morra any advise on what i should say?

You replied quickly... I re-edited my post if you want to re-read it and I also added a EDIT section as well.

Hmmm excuses, excuses. Well you could come out with the old "it crashes after 2 hours of gaming", these are one of them excuses that the shops can\'t really test because they aren\'t going to play your machine for 2 hours. If you get a stock exchange now, they probably have got new stock, theres a chance you will get 30003R V5. You could also just tell them straight, all the information you know. However a PS2 is a PS2 and they may say that your PS2 is fine and not allow you to swap it then.

yeah i read ur edit and i see your point but thie thing is it might be working fine now but what happens 13 months down the line when the guarantee is out of date and it brakes down its no good just buying a new 1 it took me 3 months to convince my dad to get this one (he h8\'s Consoles ) so i just spoke to him and we will just take it bak over weekend thx man

SCPH-10000 Import and a SCPH-30001 US.

No problems with the exception of ICO.  The horrible noise that it caused my machine to make made me return the game.  And i really wanted to play it too.