Playstation Classic mini console!!!

[Smudger]

http://click.playstationmail.net/?qs...7e696a43d9f906

Now, if they could just work their way to doing a PS2 with analogue joypad and just 1 game: SSX Tricky, I'd buy it in a flash...

[Kumagoro]

Personally I don't feel like this will be any where near as successful as the NES or SNES, though I never much rated the PS1 at the time anyway.

[peterb]

http://click.playstationmail.net/?qs...7e696a43d9f906

Now, if they could just work their way to doing a PS2 with analogue joypad and just 1 game: SSX Tricky, I'd buy it in a flash...

Launching on 3 December - just in time for Christmas!

But those games never appealed to me at the time (computer gaming in general doesn't) so they aren't likely to now. Real life is so much better!

[Bagnaj97]

PSOne was my first console, so I guess I'm firmly in the target market and I have to say it does appeal, but I'll wait for the rest of the game announcements before making a decision. Of the announced games Final Fantasy VII is the big draw, but a port has also been announced for Switch...

[shaithis]

With the amount of backwards compatibility that PS1 games have enjoyed, coupled with re-releases and HD remakes, this probably ain't going to be too great a money maker.

But there were some classics.....IMO the best version of Worms ever was the first one on the PS1

[Smudger]

With the amount of backwards compatibility that PS1 games have enjoyed, coupled with re-releases and HD remakes, this probably ain't going to be too great a money maker.

But there were some classics.....IMO the best version of Worms ever was the first one on the PS1

That's a good point, a lot of my downloaded games on my PS3 are PSOne classics, Crash Bandicoot Trilogy, for a start. I wouldn't buy this, cos a lot of games on the PSOne were analogue-stick compatible, so I think they're missing a trick there.
Really, I just want to play SSX tricky again.

[virtuo]

You can pick up an actual PS1 for a fraction of the price and the games (bar a few desirable rare titles) are incredibly cheap as well.

[MaQ]

I still have my old console and a lot of games i play occaisionally for nostalgia moments.
I suppose if you hate switching disks and it has the games that you used to play, this console will be ideal.

[Zak33]

https://hexus.net/gaming/news/hardwa...-mini-console/

i think this has a market... i really think it might fly

[jimbouk]

I think the market will probably already own either a PS3/PS4/Vita and be able to access the old PS1 games through the Playstation Store. Sure they're a few quid a pop and it could easily add up if you want 20 games, but my other half was happy to pay a few pounds for FFVII for some retro fun without another box.

[Ttaskmaster]

I think the market will probably already own either a PS3/PS4/Vita and be able to access the old PS1 games through the Playstation Store.

That's assuming they haven't also gone down the 'alternative' route for having all the games to hand... But then I suppose that's the market at which these retro-type devices are aimed?

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I think the market will probably already own either a PS3/PS4/Vita and be able to access the old PS1 games through the Playstation Store. Sure they're a few quid a pop and it could easily add up if you want 20 games, but my other half was happy to pay a few pounds for FFVII for some retro fun without another box.

There's also the possibility that people kept their old PS1s with games, or have bought second hand ones from eBay etc.

Or even just kept (or have since bought) the original games and run them in an emulator.

As much as I enjoyed the PS1, I just don't think it has as much appeal as a mini console compared to the likes of the SNES mini etc. (and N64 Mini if that ever happens), due to disc-based old console games being more easily playable on PC via an emulator without needing anything special other than a CD/DVD drive (unlike cartridge-based generations).

[Ttaskmaster]

I just don't think it has as much appeal as a mini console compared to the likes of the SNES mini etc. due to disc-based old console games being more easily playable on PC via an emulator

I'd be (mildly) interested in the stats behind that.
I think that at least half the consoleers out there would not own a PC for gaming on, or wouldn't be comfortable using one, when they can just laze on the sofa and console it.

I also think that, if you're into using emulators and things, you'd already have 'sorted yourself out' with the ability to play these old games anyway.

[Output]

I'd be (mildly) interested in the stats behind that.
I think that at least half the consoleers out there would not own a PC for gaming on, or wouldn't be comfortable using one, when they can just laze on the sofa and console it.

I also think that, if you're into using emulators and things, you'd already have 'sorted yourself out' with the ability to play these old games anyway.

You make a fair point. I have no idea if there are any stats on the subject, I was just basing it on my own thoughts, thinking it's likely that there would be more people who probably have a PC these days that may have had one of the disc-based consoles when younger.

Plus a lot of the time, not much graphics power seems to be needed to run emulated games, so it wouldn't have to specifically be a gaming PC. But I also see your point about the possibility of not being comfortable doing so on a PC in comparison to a plug-and-play solution like mini (or the original) consoles either.

You make a fair point about emulator users too. I guess it's easy to forget that people will go about things differently than myself in regards to what knowledge they've obtained during their PC-using lifetimes.

[Ttaskmaster]

thinking it's likely that there would be more people who probably have a PC these days that may have had one of the disc-based consoles when younger.

Oh, it's sound reasoning, for sure.

But having emulated things before, old graphics tend to look awful on modern monitors and especially with handheld game devices. Also, the form factor is a big element, so playing a Gameboy game on a 27" 1440p screen (even in a tiny window) just doesn't feel right if you've always laid back in a reclined car seat (for example) when you originally played it.
Consoles are designed for TVs and sofas. Indeed, one of the game Devs I used to know would run his gaming PC to the TV, just so he could lie back on the couch with a controller.

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Oh, it's sound reasoning, for sure.

But having emulated things before, old graphics tend to look awful on modern monitors and especially with handheld game devices. Also, the form factor is a big element, so playing a Gameboy game on a 27" 1440p screen (even in a tiny window) just doesn't feel right if you've always laid back in a reclined car seat (for example) when you originally played it.
Consoles are designed for TVs and sofas. Indeed, one of the game Devs I used to know would run his gaming PC to the TV, just so he could lie back on the couch with a controller.

Another good point. I guess it's just another thing that will differ between people, some like myself will be comfortable with it being on a PC monitor, others will prefer it in a form closer to the original.