Played_Out on 01 January 2008
| twesterm said: One of the many reasons cartridge systems suck is because they easily break or wear down and the fact so many NES's still work just shows that they were actually pretty well built. |
That simply isn't true. Cartridge systems are much more reliable than those that use optical media. My megadrive still works (although the pads don't) and I know someone with a 2600 that works perfectly, and that got a LOT of use back in the day. Most of the problems with the PS1&2 were down to the lasers.
More powerful systems also tend to have higher failure rates (and no amount of anecdotal evidence about PS2 failure rates will change that!)
