I remember going into a used game store with my brother almost a year ago and this lady with her son came into the store with a PS2. They asked my brother's friend (who works at the store) if he can repair the PS2 (they repair game systems) because the disc had a big scratch on it that look like a big spiral starting from where the laser would read the game. It looked like if you hold a running CD player open, put a disc in it upside down, turn it on and place a marker on the disc while it is spinning. I am not really sure if my example is understandable but I did my best to describe what the damaged game looked like. What would the cause of this?
Well, the problem with the PS2 and most, older consoles, is the fact that the tray in which the disc is put into has some breathing room. This may lead the disc to "bounce" a little bit, and also hit the plastic surrounding it. Because of this, you may see that you'll get scratches in discs. If the marks follow the laser, however, it might actually be just wear and tear, or the laser is too powerful (which wouldn't make sense, tbh)
