Sony Announces PlayStation Classic, Launches 3/12 $149.99

jimbobaus on 19/09/2018 - 17:00
Last edited 21/09/2018 - 00:44

Preloaded with 20 classic games including
Final Fantasy VII, Jumping Flash, R4 Ridge Racer Type 4, Tekken 3 and Wild Arms.

Each unit will also come with an HDMI cable to connect to your TV, alongside two controllers for local multiplayer within compatible titles.

https://blog.eu.playstation.com/2018/09/19/introducing-the-p…

According to Kotaku AU
Sony's local PR has confirmed that the PS Classic will retail for $149.99.

Update: EB Games have announced pre orders will go live 9am AEST tomorow (20/9) and they expect to sell out very quickly.

Gamesmen: live now
https://www.gamesmen.com.au/playstation-classic-console

JB : Live now:
https://www.jbhifi.com.au/playstation/playstation-classic-co…

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  • HighAndDry on 19/09/2018 - 17:12

    Preloaded with 20 classic games including
    Final Fantasy VII

    Insta-buy.

  • tre180 on 19/09/2018 - 17:17
    +13

    When the mini Nintendo was released I followed the advice on here. Bought a raspberrypi and controllers, spent few hours setting up retropi and loading it with every ROM i could get my hands on. I have every NES, SNES and mega drive game loaded, and a few Playstation 1 and N64 games. In the past year I think I've turned it on twice. Still use my PS4 and Switch a fair bit. I think I prefer the idea of playing old video game over actually playing old video games.

    • Godric on 19/09/2018 - 17:31
      +2

      I 100% did the same, even set connectivity for Bluetooth controllers but ended up probably playing it twice ;/

      Did the same with my PS VITA when I finally set it up with Home-brew & all the emulators.

    • Clear on 19/09/2018 - 18:27
      +1

      I'm actually the opposite. I have the Pi along side my other consoles and play it regularly. In fact I find playing the classics with a few mates over and some beers really brings the fun out of it.

      I tend to use my GPD XD+ a lot more though. Feels like using the ol' Game Boy Advance SP and Nintendo DS.

    • gottacatchemall on 19/09/2018 - 18:42
      +2

      Are you me haha? I own most current and 7th gen consoles along with a 3DS and Vita and have hacked all of them with Retroarch and complete rom sets. Yet I just play switch or PC :(

  • luffyex2010 on 19/09/2018 - 17:25

    Oh Wow!

  • Godric on 19/09/2018 - 17:29
    +2

    Well this was bound to happen.

    Bring on the RRP bargains!

  • trustnoone on 19/09/2018 - 18:07
    +1

    go live 9am AEST tomorow (20/9) and they expect to sell out very quickly.

    Gawd darn, have a mandatory meeting tomorrow at exactly 9am AEST, tempting to need a sick day haha.

    • jimbobaus on 19/09/2018 - 19:25

      Gamesmen and JB pre orders are live now.

  • Clear on 19/09/2018 - 18:31

    Love it that they've gone for the original Playstation and not the PS1 with the streamline design and thumbsticks. I really hope they have a classic like Gex. I loved that game.

  • Diji1 on 19/09/2018 - 18:40
    +3

    I don't have enough time to play contemporary games let alone older titles!

  • coxjon on 19/09/2018 - 18:47
    +1

    Just release the games on PSN… I don't understand this other than "Nintendo did it"

    • Sage on 20/09/2018 - 00:20

      They're releasing them on PSN. I think it's more a response to the consumer acceptance than the simple fact Nintendo did it. Nintendo do lots of stupid things.
      It's standard for Sony to match the competitor's best features and ideas.

  • Kangal on 19/09/2018 - 19:11
    +6

    What is this, a console for ants!!?!

  • vicosads on 19/09/2018 - 19:53

    guncon when

  • AdosHouse on 19/09/2018 - 21:38
    +1

    Time Crisis and Point Blank for life!

  • dust on 20/09/2018 - 09:18
    +2

    No Tony Hawk? That was my most played game on the Playstation!

  • tanksinatra on 20/09/2018 - 13:20

    I'm loving these retro re-releases but its a bummer that Sony didn't include the DualShock Analog Controllers for the hefty price. Those digital pads were awful.

    Biggest problem with this unit is that it doesn't really offer anything over the PlayStation 3. The PS3 is backwards compatible with PS1 games, and even some PS2 games if you jailbreak it. A used PS3 would be cheaper than this…

    • Velathial on 26/09/2018 - 11:01

      It's just a nice Collectible. No need to quantify worth as a console, but as a cool, functional center piece.

    • luffyex2010 on 28/09/2018 - 22:37

      Come to think of it….they might sell the anolog rumble as optional accessories.

      • Velathial on 02/10/2018 - 10:08

        Well, the controller ports are just plain USB, so if you have a ps3/4 controller handy, you could just do that to save.

  • N1NJ4W4RR10R on 07/10/2018 - 18:30

    I thought no one wanted to play these games? Isn't that their reason for not allowing people to play old games on the ps4 :rolleyes:

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