I was one of the first people in the UK to get hold of the very original PS1, so that makes me old I know. However my memory isn't that bad, I loaded and tried to play Tekken 3 and Ridge Racer 4 and a few others. They did load, albeit having to wait for them to load. But the frame rate, blurry pixels (no not quite my eyesight yet) no up-scaling, borders on the edge no fancy rendering made my heart sink. This is terrible. GTA has truly awful emulation. I know things have moved on, but the emulation was horrible. I was not expecting HD remasters of every single game, but a lot of them had issues with sound and frame rates and general unresponsiveness.
Never have I been so disappointed.
Maybe I should have waited for these reviews, I definitely would not have bought it. I do NOT recommend this item however tempting it sounds.
Honestly you are better off sourcing the originals and getting a PS3 or a PS2 that can play PS1 games.
On paper a brilliant concept, in practice dreadful implementation.
EDIT: Why on earth didn't I just buy a PS One, it's only about 5cm wider and longer than this and can be found for about £20 with a power adaptor but no games.
EDIT2: Paid £90 when it came out and it is already down to £50 in the New Year Sales.
EDIT3: Has powered itself off twice now. I suggest saving every hour or so. Concerned now with the long term quality of this item. Fed up with it now and decided to open it up, the large passive heat-sink sits on the main CPU/GPU I imagine that it powered off due to overheating. Heading for the dustbin!!
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What's in the box?
- PlayStation Classic console preloaded with 20 games
- Two controllers
- HDMI cable
- USB cable
- Printed materials
Games from a golden era:
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PlayStation Classic
It all began in Japan in 1994...
The first PlayStation changed everything. And now you can relive the era that changed gaming forever with the new PlayStation Classic.
Preloaded with 20 of the best PlayStation games, PlayStation Classic is a miniature recreation of the original PlayStation console and includes a HDMI cable to connect directly to a TV.
Small but mighty
PlayStation Classic mirrors the original PlayStation console with the same logo, button layout and packaging – but the new console is approximately 45% smaller than the original. Featuring a built-in virtual memory card, you can save your adventures as you switch between games.
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