PS2 Slowdowns

[Mad_Hatter]

Been playing PS2 for years. These past few years I get these slowdowns for a few certain games, especially in "Fight Night 2004". That is the game that the slowdowns bother me the most. I would get enormous lag when I had a fight in a large arena/stadium (bigger crowd).

It was occurring while I would use my PS2 Phat. I got a PS2 Slim from a friend. I thought that issue would be gone, but it still happens.

I thought it would have to do something with me using component cables? I never remembered having this issue when I used to use composite cables. I have been play with component for several years now. I used to use composite way back but I no longer have those cables to test.

Note: When I say "slowdowns/lag", I don't mean input lag. I actually mean the game slow downs. Also, usually with PC games, if I come across a graphic intensive area, I would just get choppy FPS but the computer can use frame skipping. My PS2 will do this too. But this particular issue I am talking about is like the PS2 puts the game in slow motion for a few seconds (no frame skipping, pure slowdown).

Any idea what the problem is?

[emwearz]

Like most modern consoles, I imagine the game is either not optimized for the console or that it was simply too much for hte console to handle and the developers chose graphics over smooth frames.

AKA: It is how the game plays on the machine.

[Pulsar_t]

Does the audio stutter as well?

[Mad_Hatter]

The Audio slowdowns with the graphics as well.

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[Pulsar_t]

Could it be the disc is scratched and the laser struggles to keep up reading it?

[Hobie-wan]

Could it be the disc is scratched and the laser struggles to keep up reading it?

That would cause it to either loop chunks or stutter though.

[CRTGAMER]

Like most modern consoles, I imagine the game is either not optimized for the console or that it was simply too much for the console to handle and the developers chose graphics over smooth frames.

AKA: It is how the game plays on the machine.

THIS. Any console will have certain games that have frame rate issues. PS2 Shadow of the Colossus comes to mind. Still love the game even with its choppy moves and yes I know about the PS3 version.

[Mad_Hatter]

Thanks for the answers guys. I guess that's just how it is.

I just never had this kind of slow down (slow-mo) in a game before.

Pulsar_t, there are scratches on the disc, but I don't think that would be the issue for the reason Hobie said. And plus I had ps2 disc much more scratched in this that play fine.

[Hobie-wan]

I just never had this kind of slow down (slow-mo) in a game before.

Have you never played any 8 or 16 bit console games that were pushing the limit?

[BoneSnapDeez]

Odin Sphere.....