Sony Announces PlayStation Classic, Launches December 3 - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 October 2018 / 4,843 Views
Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced a miniature games console similar to the NES Mini, PlayStation Classic. It comes pre-loaded with 20 games and will launch on December 3 worldwide for $99 / €99 / 9,980 yen.
View the announcement trailer below:
Here is a list of confirmed games:
- Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix)
- Jumping Flash! (SIE)
- R4 Ridge Racer Type 4 (Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Tekken 3 (Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Wild Arms (SIE)
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This needs WipEout XL, MGS, Castlevania: SOTN, Resident Evil 2, Silent Hill, Gran Turismo 2, Vagrant Story, Chrono Cross AND the original Ridge Racer is a MUST!
let be legend of dragoon on the list, please sony
Best catalog ever, the birth of modern games franchises and consoles. Amazing.
I only logged in after so much, to give you thumbs up, since I dont know why you got thumbs down. I agree with it being one of the best catalogs that a generation had to offer.
I am a xbox player, but no one can denied the qualty of the ps1 catalog.
Incorrect. Someone could deny it. They'd just be wrong.
Inb4 comments like Sony copied Nintendo again etc...
I mean...they could at least change the name. That would kinda help.
Well I mean, it did come after the NES and SNES mini...
"Classic" is in no means a rarely used word, while being catchy. Plus, most people that grew up with a PS1, won't even care Nintendo did it first. Sony's being smart here.
Meh. They were obviously inspired by Nintendo's success, but it's not like Nintendo invented this idea of rereleasing an old console with build in games. I've seen similar Atari and Genesis products for years before the NES Classic.
Well, i'm more than ok if Sony does that, but do people seriusly wanna deny Sony copied?
Curious about this, even though I never owned a PS1. Need to see the rest of the games it comes with though.
I think FFVII alone made it worth it.
Nahh, let's not kiss FFVII's butt THAT much!
Great idea, but those 15 games that haven't been shown really need to step it up. The 5 games shown off do not do justice to the PS1 library.
Only PS1 game I’ve ever owned was Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style. No but if it’s not on here lol. Seriously though, I’m not buying either way.
If the PAL version is gonna run at 50hz I'm gonna be pissed
I know but when psone games were released on psn in PAL regions they still were the original PAL versions and they region locked the drive even though at that time most if not all people would be able to and prefer to play at 60hz. I created an American psn account just so I could buy the games and play them at the right speed. So you are right there is no reason for them to be at 50hz but I don't trust sony when it comes to that
Hehehehehe! I'm not the least-bit surprised.
This is cool but with FF7 coming to Switch and Xbox next year this loses a lot of its value. If they put like 10 really good RPGs on here and made this into an awesome little RPG system that would be awesome though.
I guess we are just gonna see all old consoles made into preloaded mini consoles since Nintendo has been so successful with it.
Exactly. Suikoden, wild arms 2,legend of dragon,etc. Konami clasics like Mgs, Castlevania and Silent Hill will be great.
FF7 was not confirmed for Xbox. Not saying it won't come there, but it hasn't been confirmed yet.
Add your comment...Nintendo is most of the time a trend setter in the gaming industry so are we really surprised Sony, knowing their history, that they are taking someone else's idea instead of twisting it up a bit? Like even the name and the promo imagine le the exact same thats kinda pathetic. That said im interested tho. Liked the PS1.
Nintendo was the king of consoles originally, but Sony took that mantle from them when they entered the market. After that, even Microsoft became more relevant in the console space than Nintendo. They're only now making a comeback with the Switch. Portability is the only thing they can do to survive now, that's what they are good at.
And yes, everyone copies everyone when it comes to competition. It's simple business.
Interesting. Microsoft is letting people play OG Xbox games on their current console (including popping an your original disc into the new machine, often easy to find in used shops if you don't have one). Sony wants you to clutter things up with a modern console and a classic console plugged into the same TV. That made sense with Nintendo's mini systems as those old games were on cartridge, but on the PS1 they were on disc. Microsoft's approach is far better than Sony's, IMO. Why not just put these on a disc for PS4 and ask about $20-30 less for it? I don't doubt it will sell well, but I wouldn't buy one.
Microsoft has the advantage of sticking to a similar architecture in their consoles from the beginning, so it's simple for them. Sony has had a different solution for each generation, so it would not be feasible to build BC into the PS4. So this makes perfect sense for them.
But who the hell wants to play old, sucky games anyways? I'm having my hands full with all the new stuff that's coming out and it's not showing signs of slowing down before the next gen. Besides, I've played those old games when they were new, no need to go back anymore.
Sounds good, but P.S1 doesent have many games I want to revisit. A N64 mini with 4 controllers would have my attention though
Unbelievable that some believe Sony copied once again from Nintendo. How was that again with the NeoGeo X Gold which appeared years before the NES/SNES Mini and Switch? But yes, Nintendo invented it again...
Great idea, but those 15 games that haven't been shown really need to step it up. The 5 games shown off do not do justice to the PS1 library.
Just as I thought this crap was overpriced for Nintendo's mini consoles I think the same for PS1. All these games can be played easily via emulator and there's a much greater available catalog via emulator as well.
Sure they copied Nintendo, but this will likely be even more successful than the NES and SNES classics.
I LOVED the design of the original PS1.
Oh I don't know about that. PS1 games have not aged well, and 8-bit and 16-bit era games are vastly more popular to nostalgists and collectors alike.
Sony's answer to backwards compatibility..?
Not sure if I understand your context. So are you saying that the NES Mini and SNES Mini were Nintendo's answer to backwards compatibility?
Apparently to quite a few people here, focussing on bc would be wasted resources. They clearly should be focusing on other ways to cash in on nostalgia like this instead and charge you $100 for it.
