MY PS2 Doesn't Play Blue Disks

[JoeBattisti]

My PlayStation 2 won't run blue disks. Any tips?

 

[grimsprice]

Um, its broken?

 

[delet]

You're a funny one, you. Get a PS3.

 

[Pearwood]

Paint them

 

[DuplicateValue]

Mine decided it didn't want to play DVD's anymore ages ago.

 

[Warrior Irme]

You're a funny one, you. Get a PS3.

Some games were sold on blue colored disks and mine has the same problem. Usually it was from a special edition of some game.

 

[Volstag9]

I really hope you don't mean blueray... buy a ps3 to run them.

 

[Kagim]

I'm guessing you mean CD-rom based games.

Its busted, it happened in the older models as far as i know. A slim should be fine, and they are sold for like 50-75 bucks new at my EB.

 

[Sacman]

go find someone to mod it so you can play imported games that fixed mine...

 

[delet]

You're a funny one, you. Get a PS3.

Some games were sold on blue colored disks and mine has the same problem. Usually it was from a special edition of some game.

I see. I never ran into that issue, so it's news to me.

I guess painting the disk is the best sollution, then...

 

[HavoK 09]

You're a funny one, you. Get a PS3.

there are CD's for ps2 where the readable part is blue.

Not a blu ray but a CD with a blue layer

The blue disks were a format of disks that sony used in the early ps2 era. They were cd based rather than dvd based format. The blue disks did have a blue back, which is what gave them their name. Game companies stopped using them when playstations started having troubles playing them.

unfortunaly i dont know any fixes cause i never had one of these that gave me trouble

 

[JoeBattisti]

Let's get something straight. I'm not talking about blueray. I'm talking about blue game disks.

 

[HavoK 09]

the problems tarts with the disk it self... its rubish and stops playing after some time. Thats why companies stoped using them

i made a quick googling and found this

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=35113.0

hope it helps

 

[Pyrokinesis1019]

Try changing the PS2's position. I mean, if it's sitting flat, stand it up.
I think that should work. Mine has this problem too sometimes.

I think I actually have a black ps2/ps1 disk somewhere...

 

[mjc0961]

Yeah guys, there were some old PS2 games that ran on blue colored discs instead of the standard DVD colored ones. I'll go check our old collection of games and see if I can find one.

I think I actually have a black ps2/ps1 disk somewhere...

As I recall, all PS1 discs were black colored.

 

[mad825]

the problems tarts with the disk it self... its rubish and stops playing after some time. Thats why companies stoped using them

i made a quick googling and found this

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=35113.0

hope it helps

The most probable cause of your problem is a problem with your PS2's laser. Either the laser is going bad/breaking, or the alignment is off. There are tutorials online on how to adjust the laser, although I've never done it personally. Alternatively, I've seen laser assemblies sell for $30-50 or so and you could just swap it out.

has nothing to do with the disk technology but rather the reading technology

 

[mjc0961]

Here we go, pictures of a blue PS2 game disc (not a blu-ray disc).

Spoiler: Images inside.

Sadly I have no idea how you would fix that beyond the "buy a new PS2" suggestion. Sorry.

 

[Whiteface]

It's been a while but as I recall, changing the disk settings in the console OS options may help. Although that was for blackback PS1 games, so...

 

[Isalan]

Ah, I remeber the days of rotating my PS2 through various angles too see if it would magically start playing the blue discs. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't. My 360 is currently going through a similar thing.

 

[Skorpyo]

I hate to say this, but your PS2 has aged to the point where the drive is wearing out. I suggest you try to clean it though. I've done it several times, and it usually works like new afterward.

Here are the (rather non-specific) instructions:

1. Remove the cover of your PS2, so that the drive is clearly visible.

2. Carefully remove the cover on the drive, exposing the tray and laser.

3. Take a soft Q-tip, dipped in the purest cleaning alcohol available, and clean the laser "eye" until it is completely clear.

4. Put the drive together carefully, and clean any remaining dust from the console before putting everything together.

I hope this helps, my friend. Keep the 2's alive.