So I just got Persona 3 FES two days ago, and I'm really enjoying it...  Amazing game.  But right in the middle of a loading screen, I hear *click, click, bzzzzzt, click* from my slimline PS2.  So I reset the game, only to find the dreaded disk read error.

I've tried all of the commonly suggested fixes.  Cleaning the lens, using compressed air, etc. and no luck.  It just figures that it decides to break when I get a new game after several months of never touching the console.  Bah, looks like I'm gonna have to drop an extra $70 to go buy a new one. :(

So I just got Persona 3 FES two days ago, and I'm really enjoying it...  Amazing game.  But right in the middle of a loading screen, I hear *click, click, bzzzzzt, click* from my slimline PS2.  So I reset the game, only to find the dreaded disk read error.

I've tried all of the commonly suggested fixes.  Cleaning the lens, using compressed air, etc. and no luck.  It just figures that it decides to break when I get a new game after several months of never touching the console.  Bah, looks like I'm gonna have to drop an extra $70 to go buy a new one. :(

R.I.P.

Sorry to hear that, I'd hate to have to replace my PS2 at this point.

I think the thing to take from this is that a new Playstation 2 is all of $10 more expensive than a modern game, and the PS2 is a magical portal to awesome.