As I understand it, the cases can differ between models, so I believe you'll need to get a North American PS2 of a similar model. For example, if your Japanese PS2 is an SCPH-39000, you'll want to track down an SCPH-39001 to ensure that the internals fit your Japanese case properly.Dragon89o wrote:Now should I simply take the shell off and put it on an American PS2/Xbox or should I try and simply replace the internal power supply with an American power supply? That way I'm kind of keeping it as original as possible but just making it so I don't need to use a power adapter when it's plugged in.
Alternatively, just put both PS2s out; display your fancy Japanese model, and let the North American one take all the abuse.
I believe the SNES had the same power requirements across regions, but each region seemed to use its own size of barrel plug; so you might want to look into barrel plug adapters, or get one of those wall warts that has interchangeable barrel plugs.Dragon89o wrote:So what about other consoles like the SNES? The power brick also seems like it's external so I could simply replace the power supply for that as well and have no issues?