Oh right i was a little confused last night;)

That's honestly an awesome idea! Analogue and RetroUSB are doing very well with highly accurate HD clones right now, and a decent collection of PS1 games can be built on a budget if you aren't pick about what color the label is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A8ammwz9LM

that would have been twice as expensive to produce and have half as many sales. the PS1 classic could have worked if they just put actual effort into it. the game selection was lackluster, and could have easily been expanded to 30 games if they took the time to secure the rights. they also should not have used PAL roms and instead gotten the NTSC versions. then of course they should have either made their own proprietary emulator or just used the latest version of PCSX instead of an outdated one. and then gotten the dualshock controllers instead of the ones limited to just a D-pad. if they did all of that and made the entry level price maybe $79 instead of $99 it would have done amazingly well.

Haha I totally get that sentiment :) I only recently caved, but am glad that I did.