{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-23T09:39:09.275Z","story":{"id":"r_b7a84e5718404067b5bee98c","slug":"youtuber-builds-a-portable-ps2-with-duct-tape-and-hot-glue","url":"https://yomimono.id/youtuber-builds-a-portable-ps2-with-duct-tape-and-hot-glue","headline":"YouTuber Builds a Portable PS2 With Duct Tape and Hot Glue","summary":"James, a modder who previously made a portable Xbox, has built a working portable PlayStation 2. He stripped a slim PS2 of unnecessary parts, cut the controller in half, and assembled the screen, battery, and shell using hot glue and duct tape. The exposed disc can fly off during use, but the console runs games.","why_it_matters":"The project shows that a functional portable PS2 can be built with low-cost materials and no custom fabrication, relying on the modder's circuit knowledge and willingness to sacrifice polish.","published_at":"2026-05-23T08:16:10.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["Game Spark"],"citations":[{"source":"Game Spark","title":"Foreign Gamer Forcibly Makes PS2 Portable! Disc Exposed and Covered in Duct Tape, but It Works Perfectly","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/05/23/166819.html"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false}}}