The Arcade-Only Rave Racer Drifts onto PS5 This Month, Console Archives Also Coming Soon

If Bandai Namco won't make a new Ridge Racer, we might as well have as many of the old games on modern systems as possible.

Hamster Corporation is making it happen thanks to its Arcade Archives series; last year saw the arrival of the Ridge Racer, the arcade original, on PS5 and PS4, and soon its sequel, Rave Racer, is to follow.

This will mark the first time the game has ever received a home console release. It's set for launch on 26th February, 2026; there's an Arcade Archives 2 version for PS5, and Arcade Archives for PS4.

If you're into your arcade racing games, there aren't many that get more arcade than this.

You can see a brief snippet of footage in the below video:

Also included in the video is the announcement of Console Archives, a new line of retro releases from Hamster focusing on early console games.

The first two games launch on PS5 on 14th February, 2026. They are:

• Cool Boarders
• Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos

Other games already announced include Doraemon, Sonic Wings Special, UFO: A Day in the Life, Nobunaga's Ambition, and Monster Rancher Hop-A-Bout.

Plenty of retro goodness is heading our way, then — which ones are you most excited to see? Tell us in the comments section below.