Sony PlayStation Classic Console

Never one to ever review products on Amazon (as far as I can remember, anyway), I suddenly feel compelled to do so seeing as I impulse-bought a Playstation Classic after consistently hearing about how terrible they are; that probably makes me sound like a moron but, hey.This thing is awesome. I'm not a hardcore gamer (I have a PC that's capable of playing most games on high if not ultra settings, but it's used mostly for media editing and occasionally brutal doom). I did grow up with a couple of Playstations in the house. I didn't play every one of these games back in the day (some of them are admittedly more obscure than others). The games often look, and control, like ass.I'll assume the decision to include games like Persona Revelations, Wild Arms, Intelligent Qube, and Mr Driller was down to some behind-the-scenes difficulties (titles like Crash, Spyro, Tomb Raider and others would have been more warmly received looking at what people are saying online).To me, the Playstation Classic doesn't provide a comprehensive library of the most beloved games of its time (so it's maybe not doing the notion of a "Classic" console - previously executed well by Nintendo and Neo Geo - much justice); but it does provide 20 games which are still a lot of fun to play. It does it in a nice, efficient, well-presented package. It's the easiest possible thing to set up, and there's no need to install, update, prepare, or wait for anything (which is why I'd rather use this than spend time setting up a retropie).Even once you exit a game, save states allow you to immediately pick up where you left off without needing to actually save to the emulated memory cards. If you just want to switch off and play some old games for a few hours, this is a really good package. Even with Resident Evil's ass-like tank controls, or the slightly stiff driving of Destruction Derby, I honestly am having more fun with games than I've done in the past decade. It makes me nostalgic, and I'd happily have paid the original £90 for this.So it doesn't tick every box - who cares!? Neither do you, and people still like you a lot. I do, anyway.

I really don't understand all the negative comments, this is a fantastic piece of nostalgia. Yes the graphics are shockingly bad but that's how they were back in the 90s and within a few moments of playing an old classic you get used to them. The console comes with a hdmi lead but this is to make sure its compatible with with modern TV'S rather than for any HD element. Would it have been nice to see all these games remastered and upscaled with modern graphics? Yes, but then the console wouldn't be able to run them. Of course it would have been nice to see more games on there but I'm really happy with what's here, really brings the memories back. I love it, the wife loves it and now I can show my son how the metal gear legend was born! 5 stars from me, my only real criticism is that the leads for the controllers are far too short so I'll need some extensions but as they are USB that won't cost alot and the omission of a plug seems strange but it does come with the USB power lead so plugs into any phone charger. Hopefully theres a way to get more games in the future but I'm very happy with it for what it is.

Guess it all comes down to how much you love your classic gaming. I do and this is just perfect for it.To remove all opinions on what games have come loaded I feel there's something for everyone here. RPG, racing, fighting, puzzles, action and 1-2 player options, (7 games out of 20 for 2 players).The classic ps is not much bigger than a wallet and it's even lighter, very impressive.The disc tray changes virtual discs for games like metal gear and FFVII. Reset to return to home dashboard and power.The cabling is a bit short, but it's just long enough for my needs, you can get the console about 1 metre away from the TV but the controller cables are quite short.Usb powered, didn't see a usb plug supplied in mine so prepare to surrender a spare usb plug.Games load with the classic ps sound, and the loading times, game options and settings are (from my memory) exactly the same as the originals.Controllers don't come with analog sticks, so prepare for control pad movement only. (Better for immersive experience in my opinion).Hope everyone enjoyed my review.To add my game opinions now; metal gear, jumping flash and tekken 3 are my favourite so far ;)Have a classic time!