DVDTalker76

Or: sell the NES, open the SNES and mod it to run PSX games. Then play everything. From what we're reading, the modded SNES will run the PSX games better than the actual Sony product anyway..!

fujishig

But you'd have to play Playstation games with SNES controllers? Or are they USB?

DVDTalker76

Wii Classic Controller Pro Or just cherry-pick digital-only games, it's not like Sony even included DualShocks with their Classic.

RichC2

I haven't experimented with it, but a big part of it is using an OTG adapter to add a USB port on the back of the SNES Classic. So potentially you could use any controller, not positive yet though.

But I mean, you can plug a hdd into it at least.

Sonny Corinthos

PlayStation Classic Using PAL Versions For Several Games Regardless Of Region.

In a somewhat odd choice, Sony has revealed that the PlayStation Classic's library will be partly based on the PAL versions of these games. Essentially, this means that several games on the PlayStation Classic will run slower than they did in the American releases.

PAL, or Phase Alternating Line, is a television standard used through most of Europe. For proper conversion, older video games would run at 50 hertz, necessitating that games that ran at 30 frames per second in an America would run at 25 frames per second in Europe.

I suggest checking out a proper technical analysis, but long story short: this basically changes the way the game runs and results in things like different speeds for racing games and different timing for fighting games.

Sony confirmed the news in a blog post for the PlayStation Classic today. While it was assumed that European PlayStation Classics would retain their PAL versions, for some reason the North American version is following suit.

The games based on the PAL releases are Battle Arena Toshinden, Cool Boarders 2, Destruction Derby, Grand Theft Auto, Jumping Flash, Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee, Resident Evil: Director’s Cut, Tekken 3, and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six.

In the case of games like, say, Tekken 3, this effectively changes the way the game is played for people who remember the North American versions. It is certainly an odd choice for Sony, which presumably comes down to ease of manufacturing or running the games.

In the blog post, Sony also quashes the rumor that the PlayStation Classic will ever be upgradeable with more games.

"The PS Classic is preloaded with 20 of the best games from the original PlayStation," the company writes. "It is not possible to purchase additional games for PlayStation Classic." The PlayStation Classic releases on December 3.

https://www.gameinformer.com/2018/11...less-of-region

I know this has already been brought up in this thread, I just thought it was funny Sony thinks the games they picked are some of the best from the original PS.

fujishig

I mean, even if they don't think that, what are they supposed to say?

nickdawgy

I just canceled mine, too.

DVD Josh

I have a feeling these are going to get blown out price-wise sooner rather than later. If it hits $29.99 I may take a flier on it.

DVDTalker76

Yeah, that may be worth it. The internals are confirmed to be a good step above the SNES Classic's, and the same hacking community is already preparing to do their thing.

I personally was holding out for a PS2, but that's gotta be in doubt judging by the reception to this thing.

Drexl

The PAL screwup is so inexplicable, I can only assume that whoever was put in charge of this thing just downloaded the ISOs from the internet and didn't realize they were PAL versions. With this thing having HDMI only and TVs worldwide doing 60hz, there wasn't even any need for the European version to use the PAL versions.

Sonny Corinthos

So, did anybody actually go ahead and buy one?

RichC2

Mine arrives today. Determined to own a legit copy of IQ, and love Super Puzzle Fighter II.

mphtrilogy

Cancelled my order as well... plan on setting up my original in my attic after I finish renovating it...

dom56

Stop at my Best Buy and they had about 50 of these stack on the table. Look like it going to bomb badly.

DJariya

After being "Unavailable" for weeks, it looks like Amazon got a shit load of pre-order cancellations.

It looks like it's easily available on Amazon.



Looks like it's also easily available at Gamestop too.


Looks like this product is going to be a bomb for Sony.

Decker

The system is a bomb. The commercial however is super-stylish and slick :

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RichC2

They put in ten minutes worth of work into it, they'll probably be fine. These will be < $50 by Xmas.

Music

It looks like, you like saying it looks like...

Koby

I still don't get why they opted to NOT include the power cord needed to power the system on?

You spend $100 on this thing and are required to buy the power cord separately to be able to get any use out of it...

mattysemo247

RichC2

Power brick, it includes the cord.

mattysemo247

It's literally the same charger piece on the end of cell phones, right? I'm not defending their decision on not including one, but it's not like every household doesn't at least have one lying around somewhere.

Either way, it's not going to keep this turd from failing in the end.

DVD Josh

I was at two different Best Buys today and they had STACKS of these all over the store. No one seemed interested. Interestingly, they also had a few SNES and NES classics scattered about. THOSE I saw people checking out lol.

DVDTalker76

Companies never learn. You have to do it right, not just hit all the bullet points someone else did. I wish I could say this is going to show Sony something, but I've been through this cycle multiple times already.

Baron Of Hell

I think the only way I would buy one is if it was full of Japanese games that didn't come out in the US.