View Full Version : My PS2 says 'Test' in that blueish font...
starboyk
10-16-2004, 01:43 AM
So, instead of my system reading, 'PS2' on the top in that weird blue-ish font, this one reads, 'TEST', then impressed below that is 'Playstation2'. Now, I never really thought about this (bought it pre-played at an EB ages ago), but when I went to pick up one of the new systems and trade this one in, the associate went ape looking at it. He told me to try selling it on eBay first, then using THAT to buy the system with, saying it was worth a LOT more than he could give for trade, even if it had been having trouble playing some games. It also has a weird system number like DH-something-something...
Sooooo, is this worth a fair deal, or was he just goading me? I still did have him hold my pre-order for the mini, but I wanted to know about this first. I never really thought it was THAT different. Anyway, any help will be appreciated. Oh, as far as the error, I believe it's a lens issue, and eBay sells replacement lenses CHEAP now.
Thanks,
The_K
dafoomie
10-16-2004, 01:47 AM
Thats a debug kit, and those are expensive. You are extremely lucky to have found one. You could do better than getting a new PStwo for it.
rocksolidaudio
10-16-2004, 01:48 AM
well, focus tests and the like use them, and they aren't available to consumers. so while they're certainly more rare than the average ps2, by a longshot, i doubt you'd end up getting much more if you went through the trouble to auction it.
beerguy961
10-16-2004, 01:50 AM
The question is, how did EB get one?
zionoverfire
10-16-2004, 01:53 AM
Sounds neat besides the DREs, easy to get sony to fix but still costs about $9 to ship it in. :(
Trakan
10-16-2004, 01:54 AM
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=11328&item=8138286 244&rd=1
This guy is selling it for 650 bucks. I doubt anyone will bid.
basketkase543
10-16-2004, 01:57 AM
Any what makes it any different from the standard models?
dafoomie
10-16-2004, 01:57 AM
One in England went for $180 recently on ebay.
I'd offer you something for it if it didn't have DRE's.
defender
10-16-2004, 02:12 AM
I highly doubt it is an official test kit...they are blue systems.
dafoomie
10-16-2004, 02:21 AM
Its certainly not a dev kit. Its a test/debug PS2. It looks just like a regular PS2, excpet instead of PS2 in Blue, it says Test. One of the main features is the ability to run games from burned cd's and dvd's.
I believe the blue ones were PS1's, but I could be wrong. Its not a dev kit as they cost developers 20 grand.
Alpha2
10-16-2004, 02:21 AM
Does it play imports? :D you might want to check that out before you sell it!
helava
10-16-2004, 02:21 AM
It is a test system. The differences are that you'd be able to play preproduction burns of games, you wouldn't be able to play DVD's, and it might not have a region lockout.
Short of that, though, without a lot of other software, there's really no use in having it. If you can sell it on eBay, whee-ha - maybe someone else will want one for novelty's sake. It's *very* strange that you've got one, though, particularly having bought it from EB. 'cause that means that either a tester stole one from a developer, or a developer sold it themselves.
Bizarre. If you were curious, you could probably use the serial number on the case, and figure out who bought the kit from Sony.
seppo
sying
10-16-2004, 09:48 PM
A PS2 without some features AND with DRE's, sounds like a steal to me.
zionoverfire
10-16-2004, 09:51 PM
A PS2 without some features AND with DRE's, sounds like a steal to me.
Yes but it has cool lettering which makes all the difference. :lol:
smalien1
10-16-2004, 09:54 PM
Go sell it, then use the cash to buy a digital camera and post pics of the system here.
Wait a second.
rocksolidaudio
10-16-2004, 09:57 PM
as i said, focus groups use them too, so it's not just for developers.
Wow, that employee was very very nice to you. Personally, if it were me and I knew what it was, I would have processed the trade and then immediately bought it for myself.
What are the odds of getting a guy who knows what you had (heck defender owns - or did he sell it? - his own game store and didn't know), plus is nice enough to actually tell you. You must be living right. :)
sying
10-17-2004, 02:29 PM
as i said, focus groups use them too, so it's not just for developers.
I would focus on getting a working PS2 and deloping a savings fund to get a PStwo (or as I call it the TinyTwo). Or you can just sit on a nonworking semi-rare item and have the implied satisfaction that you think it is rare. Either or, whatever.
Man, that's very cool to have. Get the DRE's fixed and sell it!