PlayStation Classic - another mini retro console that I MUST BUY but will NEVER PLAY

[Rare White Ape]

Sony has just revealed the 49% smaller PlayStation Classic. It’ll be out on December 3rd for 99.99€ and come with two controllers and 20 games.





The full games list is yet to be revealed but it’ll include Final Fantasy VII, Ridge Racer Type 4 and Tekken 3. I strongly doubt any flavour of Gran Turismo will be included, since the licensing deals for the old games will have well and truly expired, plus Polyphony has said previously, when asked about why they have never re-released their games on PSN, that they are not interested in revisiting their past games.

[MR2 Fan]

IMO, too expensive for 20 games, and it's pretty easy to get most of the titles from the PS store anyway.

Also, unlike the NES and SNES games, PS1 games generally looked like crap due to the early 3D modeling and people might be surprised at how badly they've aged.

[balki]

yeah, they may make your eyes bleed

You'll get used the over ambitious 3D, but the PS2 and PS3 sold so well and are backwards compatible, don't see much of a market (plus these retro consoles work well where you can just jump in a game and not have to commit dozens of hours like on FFVII)

[Rare White Ape]

Wii, WiiU and 3DS offered retro games via Virtual Console, yet both of Nintendo’s classic mini offerings sold by the truckload.

Initially they only offered one truckload but you know what I mean.

Anyway my opinion isn’t worth shit because I’ve pre ordered one already

[MR2 Fan]

Wii, WiiU and 3DS offered retro games via Virtual Console, yet both of Nintendo’s classic mini offerings sold by the truckload.

Initially they only offered one truckload but you know what I mean.

Anyway my opinion isn’t worth shit because I’ve pre ordered one already

One difference, not sure if it matters to anyone else, is that the controllers on the newer Playstations isn't a TON different than the PS1, so downloading games from the store, it feels very similar.

[Rare White Ape]

Here’s the full list of games, which has just been announced:

https://blog.eu.playstation.com/2018...p-of-20-games/

[dodint]

I feel like Tony Hawks Pro Skater needed to be on that list for me to start considering this.

[MR2 Fan]

It's a pretty good lineup, but inevitably there's going to be a lot of people saying "OMG, _______ game isn't included, so this is useless"

[dodint]

Other notable omissions:

Gran Turismo (which we knew)
Silent Hill
Spyro
Tomb Raider
Twisted Metal 2

I mean, I know it was a different time back then, but I'm learning the names of 8 of those games today:

Battle Arena Toshinden
Intelligent Qube
Jumping Flash!
Mr. Driller
Rayman
Revelations: Persona
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
Wild Arms

Filler.

[MR2 Fan]

Full List:

Battle Arena Toshinden
Cool Boarders 2
Destruction Derby
Final Fantasy VII
Grand Theft Auto
Intelligent Qube
Jumping Flash!
Metal Gear Solid
Mr. Driller
Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee
Rayman
Resident Evil Director’s Cut
Revelations: Persona
Ridge Racer Type 4
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
Syphon Filter
Tekken 3
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six
Twisted Metal
Wild Arms





I think it's going to make Street Fighter fans mad that there's only the puzzle fighter game (I like the puzzle fighter game, so it's fine with me)

The games I liked from that list:


Final Fantasy VII
Intelligent Qube
Metal Gear Solid
Resident Evil Director’s Cut
Ridge Racer Type 4
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
Syphon Filter
Tekken 3
Twisted Metal

So for me I could get some play out of it, but I want to wait and see what people think of it when they receive it. I'm a bit surprised there's no Crash Bandicoot...I was never a fan of those games but it was the mascot for a while