We're pretty smitten with the PlayStation Classic. This miniaturised PSone is currently getting some fairly lukewarm write ups, but it's hard to ignore the allure of the little console itself. At 45 per cent the size of the original PlayStation, the PS Classic is minuscule, but it's a perfect replica of that iconic design. The PlayStation Blog has given it its very own photoshoot, and it looks great.
It's a pure nostalgia play from Sony, and the 20 included games may not be to everyone's tastes, but you can't argue this thing isn't adorable. The PlayStation Classic releases on 3rd December, so there's not long to go before you can get your mitts on one. Is the PS Classic on your Christmas list? Which game are you most looking forward to revisiting? Put on your rose-tinted glasses in the comments below.
[source blog.eu.playstation.com]
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I kinda want one.
The console looks nice just price and games stopped me buying one
its a classic.just like my pittsburgh Steelers.put a can of whoop ass on the Carolina Panthers 52 21.steelers is the g.o.a.t.best nfl franchises ever.word up son
Grizzle grizzle moan moan.
Just anticipating the incoming comments.
I preordered day one i know the games are not all great. Legend of Dragoon 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I don't even wanna play it, I just wanna put it on a shelf and surround it with Totaku figures. Gorgeous!
@bindiana Its not that expensive i find it kinda cheap to be fair. 😁
@Flaming_Kaiser Fair enough each to there own. To me just adding games to my Playstation TV seems the better way for myself. The Crash games are £1.19 a pop at the moment with Metal Gear and Silent Hill only £2.30.
Can't not be hit with nostalgia from the design of the thing and it is still the best looking and most iconic Sony console, but the price point is just too high to be a stocking filler like the NES classic was/is and the games for me don't justify the higher price like the SNES classic did. I'm sure plenty will get it and cherish it but unless I can get a serious discount and add a few games it's not for me.
@toffeecrit
Pretty much my thoughts. It looks cool, and it has a few good games on there but at the current price it's a no-go. If it had a Tomb Raider game or two, one of the Gran Turismos, Twisted Metal 2 swapped for the original and RE 2 in addition to 1, I probably would've pre-ordered.
I love it. I will buy it, but it still feels weird that they just copied what Nintendo did. They should have had some differentiating elements.
Cancelled my pre-order after I heard the games line up.
The mediocre reviews over the last couple of days have reinforced that decision.
Shame really...this could have been so much better...
@Milky_Bandit yeah i was the same. really looking forward to it but line up and reviews kinda killed it for me.
It does look great, but my original is still on display in the living room, so to pay £90 for a smaller version of something that's right next to it seems dumb. Maybe if/when it's £49.99 i'll jump.
Teeny tiny PS2 though... hopefully Sony will learn some lessons from the backlash from this and maybe do a survey for which games should be included, add features like a rewind option etc.
I'm totally positive to the whole "mini" thing but it needs these extra features to make it worth the "upgrade" from the original.
Eurogamer ran an article earlier about this, and apparently the emulation isn’t up to scratch, with noticeable input lag. Which is a shame. The PS1 emulation on PS3 is pretty decent, I’d have thought they would use the same emulation, or even improve upon it with this.
you guys need to stop hyping this thing up... it has already disappointed everyone and all this is doing is misleading less aware people into buying one.
@Porco So a PlayStation centric site shouldn't be talking about a PlayStation product? Seems a rather...bold strategy.
@AdamNovice it would be better if the writers of this site were at least honest with its audience... we are too smart to be fooled. this is a disappointing product whether you are willing to admit it or not. i never said don't talk about the product, but this site panders over nothing sometimes...
@bindiana Indeed but it does have the mini console which sells it to me. You think i bought the mini SNES and NES for the games.
At first i thought so too but after a afternoon i found out that some things are better in your memory then in real live.
Mariokart God it was so goddamn ugly but fun with a friend for 30 minutes, Super Punchout well i was done in a few minutes.
In the end i found out that the nostalgia was more the selling point yes the piece of plastic.
But im still gutted that they did not add Legend of Dragoon that would have made it reason to get back in it or Koudelka.
They should have added memory and let is buy the games of the store that would have made it something special.
Nice to have a normal conversation and completely understand your reasoning.
@makeitso I think that £49 would not leave any profit and why waste your time as a company if you dont make any money. If there is one thing to be dissapointed about its the lack of believe in their product by not putting up more special games. Maybe even make it a little more expensive and add memory and a way to download the PS1 games we wanted.
@Flaming_Kaiser it would be super neat if sony had some foresight and as you said, offered a way to update the catalogue down the line. there are many ways they could do this:
1. include an ethernet port on the back of the device to connect to psn. this method would potentially be cheaper than including wireless capabilities.
2. make the console able to read discs (and i don't mean original ps1 discs as that would be too costly and would prove to be confusing as people would expect all their old games to play on it... but at least be able to read a new cd/dvd format and be able to transfer the data to storage). sony could then release a volume 2 disc at retail with a new set of games on it. how cool would that be?!
3. make the memory card slot functional and include a memory card that is the equivalent to a cart. again, sony could release a volume 2 memory card at retail with more games on it.
the possibilities are endless...
@Flaming_Kaiser The ability to download PS1 games from PSN would make this great! I know we can already do that on PS3/Vita/PSP but having those games available on an awesome looking mini PS and being able to buy as many as you want rather than being stuck with the 20 chosen games seems like a missed opportunity from Sony. Actually, if they'd make the thing able to steam PS1 games, without any actually being stored on the system, that'd be great too, assuming they made hundreds of games available.
Brings back alot of good memories, but not worth it at $100 for the 20 games they're offering.
@makeitso Yes Indeed and it would be a nice difference from the mini Nintendo which i both own. 😁
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