Ikr. I only have 1 PS, 1 Joystick, and 1 Memory Card. Nothing else matter for solo player like me😂
@MrNncon7 ай бұрын
Or just get a pc
@Mooshkajoe7 ай бұрын
Playstation gang bang.
@guillaumebillette40787 ай бұрын
He forgot the Linux kit wth the Hard drive.
@allen00888 ай бұрын
Bro inserted 4 controllers when he home alone
@AlbertoGonzalez..7 ай бұрын
😂😂
@ganj92177 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@senpaiwaifu98857 ай бұрын
Left hand, right hand, left feet and right feet. 😅
@GuyG20247 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
@GuyG20247 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@seifixnetwork46636 ай бұрын
Ps2 was the best No internet needed in most 90%games no micro transaction and everyone was happy 😢
@danielhristov61755 ай бұрын
Great variety of games too, unlike the xbox shovelware fps specials or the few GC games worth playing
@JoaquinArielMaidana-qs3sp4 ай бұрын
Pensé q ibas a explotar xd
@IamSageEverything4 ай бұрын
Those were good times! I still play it to this day, God of War 2 was my go to
@tl18824 ай бұрын
@@danielhristov6175also dvds
@RedWolFireBlade4 ай бұрын
La differenza e per giocare insieme ci si chiamava e ci si beccava insieme
@smoothforreal42426 ай бұрын
Those damn memory cards. Kids now days will never know the struggle of having a 99% completed game untill the file gets corrupted and you have to start all over and buy new memory card. Those were the days man, i miss them
@ben69935 ай бұрын
Always had to back up, even then 😂
@g4m1ngstuff4 ай бұрын
and the sadness of having to delete a 100% save file of another game, just to start another...
@blackpoptart47814 ай бұрын
I don't miss the memory card part, that was always a hassle for me whenever I got a new game.
@DaltonHannah-gh1hi3 ай бұрын
I know that feeling. I may be a kiss too most yall cause I 23. But I had the ps2. And I hated it when the file got corrupted when trying too 100% a game
@ShinryuZensen2 ай бұрын
And now there's the memcard pro2...
@Thurstyj90937 ай бұрын
I was reeeeeaaalllyyyy worried he wasn’t going to rotate the logo
@maartnnn05076 ай бұрын
Could any ps2 do this? Ffs I never knew this😂😂 i had the slim version
@nugrahakusuma6976 ай бұрын
@@maartnnn0507sure you can.
@crashes826 ай бұрын
@@maartnnn0507I think it was just thick daddies.
@maartnnn05076 ай бұрын
@@crashes82 thick daddies hahahaha alright man
@PsiChaos27016 ай бұрын
@maartnnn0507 the slim models of PS2 logo can be rotated too. Every Playstation since PS2 was designed with the idea people could go either way
@tylerpoire34966 ай бұрын
The ps2 brought me countless hours of joy
@wizardjunkie6 ай бұрын
Gran turismo 3, 4, time splitters and ff10...
@wizardjunkie6 ай бұрын
Almost forgot gta 3 and vice city...all those took alot of my time.
@Juane90006 ай бұрын
Wrachet and clank 😢 2007
@blueeyeswhitespiderman17016 ай бұрын
I still have mine
@BosoxPatsfan6036 ай бұрын
Same here! It's my absolute favorite console of all time❤
@Bonz1ey6 ай бұрын
I remember my dad got out of prison and surprised me with a PS2 it was the shit of a time
@stones86963 ай бұрын
😂😂😂🎉
@Unknown_Ooh3 ай бұрын
Probably stolen
@osman_chacon3 ай бұрын
É verdade, eu era o dono do PS2 roubado! Devolva-me!!!!
@iPhone3GS_682 ай бұрын
@@Unknown_Oohwho cares at that point
@Yahooligan72Ай бұрын
No wonder my house got robbed and my ps2 was gone.
@donny8416 ай бұрын
That start up sound is so welcoming, like an old friend
@precariouscup4208 ай бұрын
bro got the PlayAirport 2 😭
@MorganaRavenheart7 ай бұрын
Better than a Gamecast 😂
@JarodJoseph7 ай бұрын
I’m sure you’re crying laughing at this
@nqomax7 ай бұрын
😢PlaySpacestation
@bash83877 ай бұрын
I still got mine from 20 years ago
@justinrhoads21996 ай бұрын
What's the expansion bay actually called?
@Rikorage6 ай бұрын
Some assembly required. Also, nobody gonna talk about that PS5 Spider-Man game going in there?
@rekumjuju6 ай бұрын
I know, right? Like wtf!
@michaelhanson57736 ай бұрын
Was wondering the same... Makes no sense... Then again when making videos like this, guess it doesnt really matter...
@worriorjack6 ай бұрын
It’s to get you to make this exact comment to boost the numbers Congrats 🐑
@hisdudeness75646 ай бұрын
That's the first thing I asked myself
@marcusmuller12796 ай бұрын
@@michaelhanson5773 ich hatte früher eine HDD drin mit einem einzigen Programm drauf. Dies startete nur wenn mann eine spezielles Spiel einlegte. Danach könnte ich alle Spiele auf HDD ziehen von CD.
@dominique.gonzalez6226 ай бұрын
Who ever makes these accessories for the old consoles. THANK YOU❤ I bought a HDMI converter for my xbox (the first xbox) the graphics for the warriors and call of duty 2 still looks good after all these year.
@ryannu15783 ай бұрын
The hubris of humanity right here growing up the ps2 was this incredible system but video games had yet to truly become our lives so this just served as a break from reality rather than a replacement, sonething to play after school or the morning of a sleepover before spending the rest of the day outside.
@dodes476 ай бұрын
That hdd + lan attachment was so boss❤ I chipped my ps2 and copied my rented games to the hard drive every weekend. Good times..
@DJPhatPhuck6 ай бұрын
Is that what the huge box on top is? A LAN attachment? Edit: Nvm, seen the Ethernet port on the HDD back attachment. So what’s the huge box on top?
@CoIIen6 ай бұрын
@@DJPhatPhuckit's used to store games
@user-um2cs9bg3n6 ай бұрын
Smart
@greek420696 ай бұрын
What was the big box on top he put ps5 game In
@PartyMarty3216 ай бұрын
@@CoIIenit reminds me of those dark days as a kid when I was given a CD holder where I’d store my games then having my mom throw out all the jewel cases because they were empty. Never again will I use anything other than the case the games came in to hold them!!!
@elisaulcordova7 ай бұрын
PS2, final form complete.
@chrisfields52214 ай бұрын
😂 I KNOW RIGHT
@chrisfields52214 ай бұрын
I KNOW RIGHT
@hyperdarksonic71514 ай бұрын
Literally Final Form, because Kingdom Hearts 2.
@deeeee36853 ай бұрын
They need to bring back manhunt with a vengeance 😂😂
@Rorschach199825 күн бұрын
The punisher on the PS2 is kind of like manhunt.
@gzgaming698 ай бұрын
Incredible beast, but disc storage will scratch the games
@blob59077 ай бұрын
not on fat ps2. slim lacks a disc buffer. also never put your console on its side
@JD-yd8bz7 ай бұрын
I got a BALD head
@Scarhj7 ай бұрын
@@blob5907 EVERY CONSOLE scratches disc's...especially the ps1 and ps2
@dragulia_venaro7 ай бұрын
@@Scarhj I never had these problem because back in the day, mine is using HDD External for the game. I never use the disc.
@freddyjason31427 ай бұрын
@@blob5907 I had the fat PS2, but was it meant to be on it’s side as well? I never put it on its side. It just didn’t seem like it was supposed to be on its side. My 60gb fat PS3 either (which was the best one imo), the first system I kept on its side was my PS4, then the PS4 Pro, and now the PS5
@charliecorleon7 ай бұрын
Ohhhh man, I remember that back compartment, had a one hitter and some bud hiding for years
@SmokingLaddy7 ай бұрын
I flip PS2s online and have found all sorts in that compartment, nearly 30 bags of weed.
@QdMaster7 ай бұрын
I had some more nefarious things hidden in there Lmfao! Was a great hiding spot! Lol
@thedoomslayer6147 ай бұрын
Ever find a crackheads ps2
@730TonyC6 ай бұрын
Guess that was the spot cuz no way my parents were breaking into something they spent 300 bills for... Maybe 2 I forget but it was the Christmas gta3 came out
@TG-qy3us6 ай бұрын
Facts
@CanalMixBr4 ай бұрын
Ps2: "Têm mais alguma coisa pra conectar aíh? Chefe!"
@xvenomxreap3rx3 ай бұрын
I miss the early to mid 2000s
@TheeKingRayzor27 күн бұрын
😢 Me too
@einherjar30956 ай бұрын
I bet you just blew so many peoples minds with the spinning of the PS logo. I remember when I was younger and discovered that for the first time.
@zakariyyaogundimo85586 ай бұрын
Blew my fucking brains never knew😮
@RonBurgundy-iw1xl6 ай бұрын
Had a ps2 my whole childhood and never knew that. I’m shook
@wizardjunkie6 ай бұрын
It was such a satisfying little click...
@johnjackson94596 ай бұрын
TF DOES IT DOO???
@Carloss_4085 ай бұрын
this is the only console i’ve had for years and i just now found out you could do that. had to stand up and try it myself 😂😂
@josephelia32697 ай бұрын
Dude! I worked at gamestop and seen so many of these items but HAVE NEVER seen a vertical slot multi tap, just the one that looks like a giant USB hub lol
@lucarioluxray296 ай бұрын
I found one locally, it's a mad catz brand. I saw it in the store and found this video right after
@L3V1T8-846 ай бұрын
I believe the one in this video is made by Pelican...
@lilsteroids6196 ай бұрын
So what's those things he's adding to it what's it for
@TrapperAaron6 ай бұрын
@@lilsteroids619 more controllers and a save game card.
@jackpalmer28206 ай бұрын
Congratulations I see you have come here looking for useful information on the content of this video. Unfortunately you will find none of that in the comments only meaningless banter and shit talking .
@CanalMixBr4 ай бұрын
Quando ele ligou, diminuiu a luz aqui de casa, e olha q eu estou no Brasil!
@Private.Willie.Stroker4 ай бұрын
Back when actual complete games where being sold..
@4nc3st0rАй бұрын
ok boomer
@haystackhider71587 ай бұрын
SSX Tricky 2 player.. Good times, good memories
@saifalikhan83797 ай бұрын
I love that game
@HOUTEXZEUS6 ай бұрын
Gave me the illusion I could snowboard and got me FUUUUCKED lol
@ryanmcclosky33126 ай бұрын
Absolutely
@barneyadams98696 ай бұрын
Still one of the best GTA's ever made
@vice19xx236 ай бұрын
I have it on my phone
@zabuzaanime17966 ай бұрын
@@vice19xx23 who ask?
@Misosalty6835 ай бұрын
@@zabuzaanime1796hes just replying about a game he has can you not be a dick?
@abztrackt5 ай бұрын
@@zabuzaanime1796 I asked him
@g4m1ngstuff4 ай бұрын
@@vice19xx23 I do not really recommend that port, it lacks vegetation, and is full of bugs.
@shonyeezy56726 ай бұрын
As a kid who was excited every weekend just to play Jack and Daxter if his grades was good and out of trouble I appreciate this ❤
@2800finesse3 ай бұрын
Pa2 gaming was a different time of its own .. Late night Playing games ur friends were playing to go back to school and aee whos on what level and what not .. Dope Era beautiful console
@kaispirit20797 ай бұрын
Imagine having that PS2 beast in the early 2000s 🤯🔥
@zoosher_ukswiftbold90206 ай бұрын
Would of been amazing in the early 1900s tho 😂😂
@AwolGG7 ай бұрын
This the kid who had every attachment for his Gameboy growing up.
@jordanbrettabbott6 ай бұрын
That kid was me! I had every thing you could get for the Game Boy. The game genie, the gold aroundnspeakers, light, and magnifying glass, the game boy carrying case, a/c adapter, the screen covers with dinosaurs around the edges, and probably more I can't remember.
@CoreyB7773 ай бұрын
Same I had everything for my Gameboy advance.😅
@zbuschca72673 ай бұрын
I remember freaking out when Sony announced they were getting rid of the memory card. 😅
@patey1234 ай бұрын
Fun fact, you can use the network adapter with an HDD to softmod your ps2 to play "backups"
@curveusa5123 ай бұрын
Ps2 best console ever made, soo many classic games & you could play your ps1 games on it also. I still bring it out the attic now and again to play all my old gems
@richardfoster94996 ай бұрын
Bro my guy tore apart computers would rebuild them for people, dude was a genius. He had a cable running from the ps2 into a hard drive was saving games right to the hard drive, never used memory cards
@369ZIR7 ай бұрын
Ahh many memories playing PS2 with my little brother growing up. 😂
@drowsykyle82634 ай бұрын
Ah, the days of Mortal Kombat Armageddon, call of duty 3, monkey ball, and crash bandicoot
@BosoxPatsfan6036 ай бұрын
I love the PS2 it's my all time favorite console! The absolute best game library ❤
@purifiedguy46667 ай бұрын
Im so very happy I still got my fat ps2 And wouldn’t trade for anything in the world
@odagreat22_7Ай бұрын
I still got my fat PS3 lol
@briansutton21767 ай бұрын
I spent many days on ps2 what a great console.
@BeserkBeastSaiyan4 ай бұрын
This is the best version of a PS2 I've seen in a very long time
@thecrazysyrupguyhd29023 ай бұрын
I still be playing my ps2 in 2024
@AnthonySmith-sc4zs6 ай бұрын
These were the good days
@dakotaking41166 ай бұрын
The sound on ps2 screen never gets old.
@guywholoveswar16662 ай бұрын
I was hoping to hear the earrape piano slam when it starts up but he cut it out
@aleksirantanen50304 ай бұрын
Does anybody else Remember coming home from school and booting upResident Evil: Outbreak #2? Those were the simple times
@brianwilliams6453 ай бұрын
Man way to many memories playing on ps2...wish i still had my copy of def jam fight for ny...ahit is espensive now
@BigMallTV2 ай бұрын
Pc emulator
@JohnPol-zr6fz8 ай бұрын
bro turned a playstation 2 to warstation 2
@odagreat22_7Ай бұрын
You mean bro change his PlayStation 2 to a PlayStation 5 🤣
@JJohnston4Life6 ай бұрын
I loved the PS2. The amount of games you can get was ridiculous! Something we will probably never see again A
@Aslannakhesh-vx4ny5 ай бұрын
Bro turned the ps2 into a MONSTER 💀
@mitchellbrown70226 ай бұрын
I miss all the wacky console upgrades you used to be able to buy.
@SuFoYa7 ай бұрын
Playstation 2 was the last of the beginning of gaming
@b1llygo4t7 ай бұрын
No way. The last of the beginning was the Atari 2600 when it buried the market. The ps2 was the end of the golden era because SONY used their Walkman money to sell them at a loss to undercut the Dreamcast. The old CEO bragged about putting SEGA out of business with those mega corp cold war tactics in his autobiography.
@whoslord67027 ай бұрын
Crazy how accurate this comment is
@JsA2977 ай бұрын
Na
@justsayin96997 ай бұрын
@lgc8902Play more games then.
@NoShadeAllFade6 ай бұрын
It's a ps2. It's literally the 2nd version of a beginning
@Ronald_VRGT20138 ай бұрын
Bro inserted a blu ray disc in an dvd only console💀💀💀💀💀💀💀 Edit: mom I’m famous
@L0tsen8 ай бұрын
The ps2 was not dvd only it could play cd games like ps1 and ps2 CD. But why did he put in a blue ray
@user-jb7ht5gy7t8 ай бұрын
He put it in the storage, not the console
@locutor-todotipodevoces7 ай бұрын
@@L0tsenla ps2 leía DVDs y CDS. Donde viste un juego de ps2 en CD?
@mrarivv00077 ай бұрын
Learn how to make a sentence. "Blu Ray disc in AN dvd" smh please say stuff out loud before typing it. I hate this dumb shit, where people just keep being ignorant instead of paying attention and learning how to make a coherent sentence. Smh
@mysticaxolotl82157 ай бұрын
@@locutor-todotipodevocesNamco Museum, for one. There were only a handful of others, recognizable by a bright blue back of the disc.
@Amigo10484 ай бұрын
The color scheme of the controllers and memory card gave me ONORE DIKEIDO vibes
@yammie15366 ай бұрын
I remember discovering the rotation function of the logo when I was about 10 on my older brothers PS2, Good memories 😭
@StoneWater138 ай бұрын
I LOVE THAT SWITCH IN THE BACKGROUND
@John_Snow2316 ай бұрын
This sound is iconic❤
@xyquiine143 ай бұрын
Playing as spider man in San Andreas is crazy
@latinosalpoder14295 ай бұрын
I had the Slim version. It was great.
@PawAshtraysMatter7 ай бұрын
years ago I used that compartment to store a certain plant material. while away a cousin of mine started to use my ps2 and got in trouble about 2 timea for smoking in the house. turned out as the PlayStation warmed up it released a small lol
@PawAshtraysMatter7 ай бұрын
smell*
@randyivan71516 ай бұрын
😊
@RHZ23058 ай бұрын
Ps5 game in ps2 was the best part Ok i didn't know i would get all these likes
@horsracing8 ай бұрын
It's just a case.
@Juegosretro9847 ай бұрын
Lo mismo note.
@MrKeefy7 ай бұрын
Forwards compatability
@Adam-ub9nu6 ай бұрын
@@MrKeefyLMFAO, PS2 the last console you'll ever have to buy!
@Mr11216286 ай бұрын
You’re really bugging over 200 likes? 🤦♂️ 😂 people like this are what’s wrong with society
@PetrolPatrol2 ай бұрын
Seeing you turning the little logo on the disc tray was soooo nostalgic!
@MONKMIKE5 ай бұрын
PS2 was the Best n I always loved playin Pilot Wing's on my N64. 👍🏼👍🏼😎 Those were the day's 🤣
@Darknight24x6 ай бұрын
I remember when they came out with the ps2 portable display. That thing, no joke, had a 5 inch display. I remember begging my mother for one and she was just talking shit about it the whole time, I thought she was a complete villain. Glad she was right.
@coyster5306 ай бұрын
I had one
@alfredthe17 ай бұрын
Thank you for turning the PS logo up
@tonyhellenbrand58117 ай бұрын
What is that do??
@alfredthe17 ай бұрын
@@tonyhellenbrand5811 nothing, looking good
@ricardohuff877421 күн бұрын
Ps2 still one of my top 5 consoles.
@Coldkill20013 ай бұрын
I miss how old consoles had these little peripherals to enhance your experience
@ne55606 ай бұрын
Nostalgia 😊
@monkeyxd89328 ай бұрын
Monster Station 2 🗿
@backwoodsjunkie082 ай бұрын
Back in the day when PlayStation was brand new, me and my friends used to hide the centerfolds from Playboys we stole from our fathers in the expansion slot. Awesome hiding spot!!
@frostedbutts43402 ай бұрын
I'm sure so many teens hid their weed in there lol
@sergiv56133 ай бұрын
When you pack a punch the starter pistol.
@crimson.mo207 ай бұрын
Wait… the PS sign was able to rotate!? I never knew that!
@FuukaPol7 ай бұрын
Yeah they made it so it could still be seen upright when using the Vertical stand
@aaronvogt3357 ай бұрын
Um yeah!!
@fofao6817 ай бұрын
Stop lying we all figured out ,it's was already general knowledge back then .
@spearmaster_7 ай бұрын
It works on the ps3 too
@ScorpionFTW7 ай бұрын
Don't feel alone bro, it was shocking to me to
@MrChilliMan7 ай бұрын
Splinter cell was so dope on this
@zanep.r.25143 ай бұрын
Even better on the Xbox. Such good graphics
@johnwetziggaming59646 ай бұрын
Take you back to the good old days.
@sk3tchinatortv7335 ай бұрын
I love when ps2 says “woomp”
@mrsynister6667 ай бұрын
it's so big it's practically covering the TV 🤣👍
@kforkrish8 ай бұрын
That multitap is brilliant. 😊 i hope i have one.
@allen00888 ай бұрын
Look in the closet you might actually.have one, who knew?
@Zackmack916 ай бұрын
So do you?
@kforkrish6 ай бұрын
@@allen0088 nah man I meant that particular mode is brilliant and seems rare. Maybe it's a aftermarket, because of no wires, I have the traditional one which looks like dongle.
@kforkrish6 ай бұрын
@@Zackmack91 I have traditional dongle style model. But this is different, maybe aftermarket.
@melonfarmer529014 күн бұрын
It's the ASMR that brings me back
@anacleos3456 ай бұрын
Had no idea this was possible
@smashhitone8 ай бұрын
San Andreas ❤😍
@Skankhunt42-xl9fq7 ай бұрын
I remember the PS2 I remember when I was younger I camped out front of the store for 2 months in the freezing cold before the PS2 was released just so that I could be first in line to buy the system when It came out… the world was a much different place 23 years ago wish I had a time machine.
@Treep-oo1fr7 ай бұрын
No you didn't
@Skankhunt42-xl9fq7 ай бұрын
@@Treep-oo1fr yes I actually did I ended up missing 2 months of school and as a result I ended up getting held back a year.
@Skankhunt42-xl9fq7 ай бұрын
@@Treep-oo1fr me camping out front of the store for 2 months was worth the suffering and worth the wait.
@Skankhunt42-xl9fq7 ай бұрын
@@Treep-oo1fr you were not even alive when the ps2 was released you’re just a troll trying to start shit which by the way your attempt to try and start shit has completely failed.
@incessantpraiz50293 ай бұрын
Ahhh, the good ol' days😊❤😊❤
@KushNerd4202 ай бұрын
I miss the good ole days...
@MorganaRavenheart7 ай бұрын
You got PlayStation 2? "Nah man I got GameCast" Well there's GameCube and DreamCast.. which is it? "I said I got GameCast man, damn! I can't afford it"
@xmavsfanx79657 ай бұрын
Malibu's Most Wanted, When he said that line 🤣🤣🤣
@Petrafan77776 ай бұрын
Love that movie
@callmetatlus35607 ай бұрын
Me:Mom can i take my ps2 to my friends. Me tryna disassemble my ps2 set up
@scottavery91083 ай бұрын
I'm still blown away. That lille ps2 thing moves.
@athomeucachorrobugado2 ай бұрын
The BigStation 2
@superstar648 ай бұрын
Xbox had a hard drive, networking, and 4 controller ports out of the box. It didn't have a useless DVD storage box built in though.
@LastInEden7 ай бұрын
And yet the PS2 broke sales records, something that Xbox did not.
@mysticaxolotl82157 ай бұрын
@@LastInEden The Xbox was a far superior console, the PS2 did better because it was cheaper and could play DVDs right out the box. Plus Sony was still riding on the PS1's success, Microsoft was brand new to the console market.
@P_D-px6iv7 ай бұрын
@@mysticaxolotl8215PS2 also had a significantly superior lineup and getting some games first sometimes a year before Xbox and Gamecube was also a big plus
@rtmclean4846 ай бұрын
@@mysticaxolotl8215it's easier to be technologically superior when your console releases over 2 years later than the PS2 lol. That's like saying the ps5 is better than the ps4 because it's more powerful, yeah no shit. Problem is it didn't matter as no one bought xbox because it lacked games and most already owned a ps2 long before xbox ever came out and it wasn't enough of an improvement on ps2 to justify splurging another $400 on a slightly newer console
@rtmclean4846 ай бұрын
It also released over 2 years after the ps2 when all those things were cheaper to include on the base model and online gaming had grown a good bit more
@Du4lsenses7 ай бұрын
I want a refund on my time spent watching this.
@raheemwarith4582 ай бұрын
Watching this was so satisfying! 😌
@zexlux98985 ай бұрын
PS2 loading screen is the scariest
@signusthewizard98476 ай бұрын
I remember that same spiderman game on my ps2. Such fun memories as a kid
@sentan05064 ай бұрын
ps2 legend ❤
@IntrigueAndWhimsyАй бұрын
That emblem flip gets a hell yea from me
@UncleSkoden7012 ай бұрын
The memory card triggered some nostalgia for me
@yoyokid66616 ай бұрын
Ahhhh that sound of it starting up 🥰🥰🥰
@Dale3carfanАй бұрын
I still have mine and got it 20 years ago jeez I am old
@moderngospel474 ай бұрын
The PS2.5 max lookin fire
@user-zl2xc8uc5tАй бұрын
I remember when I first time looked for a job I was 13 and the reason was to buy PS2. When I bought it. It felt so good. Played with my cousin whole summer we barely left the room.
@user-tl6br1nc7wАй бұрын
Man built a ps2 spaceship
@MrLocomatt6 ай бұрын
I remember doing this for final Fantasy 11 online
@Brytons_Thoughts5 ай бұрын
Fitting to use a vintage console like this in 2024 when it literally looks like it's on life support