PlayStation Classic

[Jason]

I had some interest in this when it was first announced even though I still have a working PS1 and a still-connected PS2, which can play most PS1 games. Unfortunately, Sony lost me now that they announced the 20 games included in the system. I was really surprised that Gran Turismo, Crash Bandicoot and Tomb Raider (1 and 2) were not included, along with the original dual shock controllers.

It's a shame these classic consoles (Nintendo included) weren't designed with the ability to add games to their libraries, either through digital downloads or SD cards.

[Brad Company]

It's for people with no Sony hardware and a sense of nostalgia. The lineup is meh at best.

[Brad Company]

The reviews are meh, as well;
https://www.gamesradar.com/uk/the-playstation-classic-doesnt-just-play-the-games-it-captures-the-essence-of-the-90s/
https://kotaku.com/playstation-classic-plays-fine-but-it-s-a-bare-bones-e-1830294616
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-11-08-weve-played-the-playstation-classic-and-its-a-disappointment

[Jason]

It's also been noted that they used an open-source (PCSX) emulator, so they really didn't put much effort into this at all.

[Brad Company]

It gets worse;
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2018-playstation-classic-review

[Jason]

Sony really messed up with this. I wonder if they'd considered a firmware update to address the PAL issue. It would be easy enough for customers to download it, put it on a USB drive and connect that in the console. They're getting killed by most of the major gaming sites for this thing.

[Brad Company]

[Jason]

Nice find. I'm still surprised by the lack of popular games included. I would have loved to see Crash Team Racing, WipeOut, WipeOut XL, WipeOut 3, Tomb Raider 1 and 2, and Gran Turismo 1 and 2...the NTSC versions.

[Jason]

Sony has a list of 20 games that are playable on the PlayStation Classic, but they were apparently testing 38 more games on the hardware before they settled on the final 20.



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