Playstation 2 question...

[midnight]

.....FIFA '08 soccer (EA Sports) freezes up when the kids play it, forcing them to re-start the game.....it's a new disc, in a new PS 2, so age isn't a factor.

Any suggestions to fix problem?

Other games we got for Xmas seem to be working fine.

Thanks

 

[presidence99]

Hmmm.... I haven't had any problems with the slim ps2s reading new games.

You could try turning on the console diagnostic but as the instructions say it hardly works....

This is the easiest thing you can do in any attempt to fix your PS2. While it hardly ever works, it only takes a minute or two, and should be done first before you take apart your machine.

1) You must be in the "main menu" screen of the PS2 console, the first screen that comes up when you start with no disc in.

2) Press the "triangle button" ​

3) Select "Console" from the top using the up directional buttons and press the "Triangle" button
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4) Select "On" using the up and down directional buttons and press the "X" button
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5) Insert a disc. The console automatically starts the diagnosis.​

 

[PantherPaul]

Buy an XBox 360

 

[Collin]

I did some quick google searching and apparently it's a very common problem. Sounds like a problem with the coding on the actual disc, so I don't think getting another copy will help. If they can play from a different saved game, you could try that, but it doesn't seem like there's a lot you can do about it.

 

[bkfountain]

EA makes the occasional shitty disk. You can call them to see if they will replace it, as they occasionally do for people. I'd still just see if it is the disk, like rent it from somewhere to compare.