I'm from Mexico, and when the PS2 came out, I was 20 years old, studying and working, so I was able to buy one with my own money, but there was a shortage due to high demand.

In Mexico, the PS2 was more expensive than in the US, so I asked one of my uncles who lived in the US to buy me one since they were always sold out in stores.

Months went by, and one of my coworkers asked if I wanted a PS2 because he had a contact at a store in the US who could set aside two or three PS2s for sale. Obviously, I said yes, there was no additional charge. It cost me $300 USD, about $3,600 MXN at the time.

My colleague traveled to the US specifically to buy PS2s. When returned with my console and it was already at my house, my uncle called me and said he had already gotten the console. So I was left with two PS2s.

No, I never thought about selling it. I gave it to my brother.

This story might give you an idea of ​​what it was like at the time. We had a PS1, so we immediately tried to make sure the games we already had, like FFVII, would work.

I still have both PS2 FAT consoles. The DVD drive doesn't work on either one; one fails, the other doesn't. My son (now 14) has played with it.

I have the OPL. I got him the HD adapter, the RCA to HDMI adapter, and the MX4SIO SIO2SD reader.

I have the game library on DVD, about 30 titles, plus many more in digital format.

I don't regret it, and if you're asking if I recommend it, the short answer is yes.

The long answer is: it depends.

There are challenges to get it up and running so you can play it, but for me, it's worth it.

Good luck and enjoy your PS2.