One of the things I love most about Ben Heck's book, Hacking Video Game Consoles: Turn your old video game systems into awesome new portables is that he gives two methods for creating custom cases. One shows how to do it step by step by hand! While the other gives instructions for CNC machinery (basically a laser cutter with a robotic arm). Laser cutters can be found in almost every city via a sign shop. Found this little gem at geek.com. The PlayStation 2 is a console few gamers will ever forget. Unlike the PS3′s awkward start it was a perfect follow-up to the PSOne and sold like hot cakes, and has continued to sell millions even as it was being replaced. While I still have a PS2 under my TV, some people have decided to start experimenting with the hardware instead. One such person is a UK modder by the name of techknott who has managed to transform a PS2 console into a PS2 handheld unit.
The disc drive is mounted on the back of the unit while the DualShock controller has been rearranged and mounted on the casing surrounding a PSOne display taken from the console’s screen accessory. It’s a 5-inch LCD color TFT display that does a good enough job. While it’s quite a bulky unit, I can still see it being acceptable for holding while playing for relatively long periods of time. It’s non PSP, though, and can’t currently be played on the go due to the lack of a battery pack. - Ben Heck would have a heart attack!
-kaokensho
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