I got my PSX in October of 1996 and it still works great! It hasn't had an easy life either, it's still in use by my girlfriends little brother (playing classic RPGs). I also have a PSP, PS2, PS3, Sony surround system, Sony DVD-R, Sony monitor. None of which have failed me, I also don't know any friends who had any trouble with their Sony products (maybe I just didn't hear about it), which is surprising really, since everything breaks, it's just a matter of time. I think a lot of the people who have things break are just unlucky or don't take care of their stuff. There are particular batches of products by any company that have certain vulnerabilities that other production groups of the same product lack. When you get one of the weaker products and combine that with an operating environment with conditions like: excess dirt or dust, higher than normal temperature, higher than normal humidity, constant usage or failure to power off appliance, or a user that is more clumsy than average. You are bound to see failures of the same nature, because similar conditions exist elsewhere, especially when there are millions of units sold.
PSN ID: redsock
