| Mandalore76 said: The PlayStation Classic is now available to the general public, and it has been receiving some savage reviews on YouTube. In between my creation of the post and the release of this mini-console, it was revealed that Sony opted to use the PAL versions of 9 out of the 20 games on the system. This equated to slower framerates than North American gamers remember playing their games at back in the day. Remarkably though, even the NTSC games on the system are said to have noticeable lag and sluggish controls. The system does not even come with a power supply. Sony is relying on the consumer to use their own USB power supply to power the system that Sony is selling them for $100. The problem with this? Some purchasers are winding up with fried systems from trying out different USB that the mini console wasn't designed for. Which is what can happen when the manufacturer relies on the consumer to supply their own parts to make the product they bought operable. So many corners have been cut with this mini console, it's an easy no buy for me. I really hope this thing bombs rather than cash in on unsuspecting people's nostalgia. At a $100 price point, there is no reason for the end product to be of a lower quality standard than the Atari minis from AtGames.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrhUbqU7g4g (Do NOT Buy the PlayStation Classic!! Pure Broken TRASH? - Console Review) - DreamcastGuy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGrVVSumjCY (The PlayStation Classic is ABSOLUTE TRASH! | RGT 85) - RGT 85
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I definitely prefer opinions that seem a bit more nuanced and credible. Like Digital Foundry for example, which state that it’s disappointing it makes the PS1 look the worse than it actually was.
Concerning bombing we sadly will be disappointed, I assume, as it’s currently pretty high on Amazon’s top 10.
I didn’t really care for this thing, but this really seems like a quick cash in with a low quality not typical for a Sony product, which is really disappointing. Really hope this isn’t related to John Kodera as new Playstation boss and a sign of things to come.
