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Sony Announces PlayStation Classic - Available Globally From December 3

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) today announced that PlayStation®Classic, a miniature games console that mirrors the look of the original PlayStation® and comes preloaded with 20 original games, will launch in limited quantities on December 3, 2018, in Japan, North America and Europe. PlayStation Classic will be available*1 at a manufacturer's suggested retail price of 9,980 yen in Japan, $ 99 USD in North America and € 99 in Europe.

naruga2044d ago (Edited 2044d ago )

wow Sony is Nintend-izing a lot....still a worthy mini-console imo ...these games are pure nostalgia

XenoBoone3822044d ago

Nah, Nintendo copied Atari & Neo Geo mini...they were not the first.

wonderfulmonkeyman2044d ago

Don't tell me you honestly think that this isn't coming about precisely because of the Nintendo Classic consoles' recent success.
Please don't.
Anyone with a working brainstem knows it's taking a page from Nintendo here.XD
I mean, not that that's a bad thing, because this looks cool, but let's be real here, rofl.

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BlackRaven85_12044d ago

@XenoBoone382 Um no, the Neo Geo Mini just came out. You're talking about the Neo Geo X.

EddieNX 2044d ago (Edited 2044d ago )

You have to admire Sony fans sometimes just for their sheer audacity XD

wwinterj2044d ago

Atari, Neo Geo and even Sega consoles have had these long before Nintendo or Sony jumped on the bandwagon. Still Sony is the first to use 3D games so that's a step in the right direction when it comes to these.

Drithe2044d ago

Too expensive for my taste.

darthv722044d ago

Only 20 games.... should be 25 to commemorate the 25th anniversary.

25 games that defined the og PS1. And using the non ds controllers???

StormSnooper2044d ago (Edited 2044d ago )

what are we implying here? That this is somehow something distinctly Nintendo, and anyone else who does it somehow owes it to Nintendo?

zaherdab2044d ago

though i think it's the success of nintendo that got sony working on this.

darthv722044d ago

Lets be honest here. When N announced the NES classic the whole collective gaming fans went nuts and started saying how there should be (insert system as a mini here). Now that others are starting to come to market, there is room for them and should not be a well they are copying them and so forth.

That is just petty and immature. I'd love for Sega to actually make their own mini systems and not go the 3rd party mfg route. Scrap the contract with Radica and At Games and actually design their own Genesis mini, Master System mini, Saturn mini and DC mini.

And on a similar subject, I'd love for Sega to enter the mini arcade cab market as well. A little 12" tall cab of golden axe or shinobi or virtua fighter would be awesome.

Stop fighting over who did what first or better or whatever and just play the damn games and have fun.

antz11042044d ago (Edited 2044d ago )

So...100$ to play FF7 and Wild Arms? Ok!

I really hope it has The Did Hard trilogy and xgames

ChrisGTR12044d ago

Well this sucks. No wonder why we still don't have PS1 or PS2 backwards compatibility on our PS4.

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PhoenixUp2044d ago

You say that like Nintendo invented the plug and play mini systems

King_Noctis2044d ago (Edited 2044d ago )

But it is Nintendo who made the “classic” console popular though. The Atari and Neo Geo Mini sold nowhere near as much as the Nintendo ones.

2pacalypsenow2044d ago

@King_Noctis

Sure that had more to do with the brand and games than the title “Classic”

darthv722044d ago

No one is saying they invented it but give credit where credit is due. They certainly capitalized, popularized and sensationalized the plug and play mini more so than any company before them. including Jakks Pacific who made dozens of PnP units.

senorfartcushion2044d ago

It is because of the Nintendo classic console's influence, but a playstation-centric site won't let you live down pointing that out.

It's not about who's first, it's about who sells out first. Nintendo did.

CarlDechance2044d ago

"but a playstation-centric site won't let you...."

Whaaaa. Want a tissue?

"It's not about who's first, it's about who sells out first. Nintendo did. "

Sounds like shit people say when it is convenient at the time.

FunAndGun2044d ago

If people can say the Tomb Raider reboot didn't happen because of Uncharted, then this issue shouldn't matter either.

thehitman13982044d ago (Edited 2044d ago )

Soooooooo all you nity boys wanting fortnight and all. Wouldn't you be coping Sony???? Even though Sony didnt have it first cuz it was PC, Sony, xbone, it sold THE MOST on the ps4 system. So with you're logic then you shouldn't have fortnight cuz ur just coping sony, since Sony making a mini ps1 is just piggybacking off of nitys 🤔 🤔 🙄 😏

DEEHULK882044d ago (Edited 2044d ago )

HITMAN1398 WhatTF are you talking about because I'm lost?😳😧

DarXyde2044d ago

I would have to agree. Nintendo definitely did not start the trend, but it was certainly popularized by them. Sony had a motion controller before Nintendo, but it was the buzz and curiosity around the Wii that had them include it in the SIXAXIS/DS3. Even the PS2 Eye Toy had some early demos featuring the first "PS Move controller" that was, again, lost to the wind until Nintendo made it popular.

The Nintendo classics may not be the original classic consoles, but it's sincere denial to think for a moment that the PSOne classic is not a response to the Nintendo classics' success.

BiggerBoss2044d ago

Okay, but you wanna bet on who is gonna sell better?

I guarantee you won't 😂🤷🏻‍♂️

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gravedigger2044d ago (Edited 2044d ago )

Sega released Sega Mega Drive Classic console in November 2014. Sony and Nintendo copied Sega

jznrpg2044d ago

I got the Sega-mini years ago

Realms2044d ago (Edited 2044d ago )

@ EddieNX

Right because Nintendo came up with the idea oh wait they didn't otherwise they would have patent it because that's what they do. So what if Sony was inspired to do this because of Nintendo's success you act like they don't all copy each others ideas.

bluefox7552044d ago

Too bad Nintendo can't copy Sony and MS and get a decent online package.

2pacalypsenow2044d ago (Edited 2044d ago )

They did.

The switch has the online capabilities of the PS2 🤣 excluding voice chat.

neutralgamer19922044d ago

Naruga

It's not uncommon for companies to copy what had succeed and Sony isn't the only one to do so

Nintendo showed there is a market for these type of mini consoles

rainslacker2044d ago

Nintendo hardly invented the concept of a mini retro console. Atari and Sega have been licensing their systems for practically ever, and they put more games onto the systems as well

william_cade2044d ago

Yeah, because other consoles don't have old games that they want to sell.

Nu2044d ago

I was interested in this until I saw the $99 price tag. I have all my favorite PS 1 games on PC

Uken122044d ago

All the Naysayers on here. You really think Sony didn't just copy what Nintendo was doing. Because that's what Sony is about. Copying other platforms. They have since they launched PS1.

Sony see's the massive success of the NES and SNES classics so they launch a PS1 classic. Too bad PS1 games are pretty much unplayable. They definitely didn't do it because of Sega, Atari or Neo Geo.
Sega and other companies have done it before but they licensed it out to other companies. Atari games are trash.
NES offers amazing games that still hold up, same with the SNES classic.

Sony wants the same success and Nintendo, not Neo Geo or Atari.

Technically they all copied China ripoff systems, so there you go! They have had them here in NYC for over 10 years.

So again, Sony following Nintendo and the fanboys flock to Sony's side on N4G. How dare you say God Sony copies!!!

ChrisW2043d ago

Monkey see... Monkey do...

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bouzebbal2044d ago (Edited 2044d ago )

i wish they used the same controller port as the original, to be able to use the 4 controller split device and other accessories(DDR carpet controller, Time Crisis gun etc...)... i'm not interested because of this.

PaleMoonDeath2044d ago

Every party needs a party pooooooper!

darthv722044d ago

I'd imagine they will make a USB hub that looks the part

letsa_go2044d ago

I'm not interested because they didn't even bother adding perspective correction or texture filtering to improve the graphics.

darthv722044d ago

Perhaps those are options you can set in the system? Just like there are filters on the NES/SNES classic, I'd imagine there will be something similar on this.

'letsa-wait' there letsa-go.. ;)

letsa_go2044d ago

@darthv72 lol I hope you are right. It would be nice to play these games without the graphical issues that plagued the system when it was first out. That was the whole reason I avoided it in the first place! I don't even mind the lack of texture filtering as long as they get perspective correction in there. Warped textures and polygons are so ugly!

bouzebbal2043d ago

you don't know if they have done that.. it was on PS2 already and this one has HDMI.
i am pretty sure the smooth filter will be available.

sprinterboy2044d ago

Are you for real? With comments like that you wouldn't need a 4 player split.

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Elda2044d ago (Edited 2044d ago )

Cute idea but the 5 games shown I really don't care about. I have FFVII on my PS4 Pro in HD the other 4 is a meh. For $99 the 15 not shown would have to have some must play titles otherwise I'll pass.

Army_of_Darkness2044d ago

I'm honestly more disappointed on the fact that it only contains 20 titles?! Come on Sony! So many amazing ps1 classics, at least give us 50 games! I'd buy it in a heartbeat!

AirJohnston2044d ago

That’d be nice but no way it’d be less than $200 for that many games

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kayoss2044d ago (Edited 2044d ago )

Dont worry, someone will hack it and you will be able to add more games. Just like the Nintendo classic and SNES Classic.

Neonridr2044d ago

it all depends on how much internal storage. I mean a PS1 game would take up about 650 MB (Assuming they used a full CD). FFVII was several CDs though. I don't think you are going to have a ton of space on this thing. 32GB of internal storage tops, but 16 is a possibility.

Drithe2044d ago

Agreed. 20 is pathetic.

darthv722044d ago

25 seems right. Especially if it is meant to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the PS1.

That means that we should be expecting a mini PS2 with 20 games for its 20th anniversary.

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micdagoat192044d ago

Exactly what I thought. What games wil be on it that I can't get on PSN network or something else? Is Syphon Filter a sony game?

badz1492044d ago

OMG...this is real?? official from Sony?? when I first see this news, I thought some cheapfvck from China is making the replica with Raspberry Pi and selling it with the PS1 case. LOL

I don't know why Sony feels they should do this because this obviously mimics the NES and SNES mini but at the same time, it looks like there are huge demands for these mini consoles. the gaming market is in a weird place right now, so who knows.

2pacalypsenow2044d ago

It’s a nice collectors item imo.

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nicsaysdie2044d ago (Edited 2044d ago )

I think it's about appreciating our videogame history as much as our future. Plus all the kids that got to experience the birth of 'true' console gaming (I say true in that before Nintendo and Sega fueled the industry, there wasn't a huge console market) are now middle aged like me, and we like the idea of these things live on. I have my kids playing the NES and SNES minis right now. It's definitely a great thing. I do agree that if not for the success of the Nintendo minis Sony would probably not be creating this, but at the same time they could've been planning this for a while and just waiting for the right time. Who knows how long Nintendo sat on the idea.

gangsta_red2044d ago

There is definitely a a demand for retro gaming. This is why the Nintendo minis are doing so well and Sony wants in with a classic of their own, (if this is true).

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Original Final Fantasy 7 - Is it Worth Playing in 2024?

Final Fantasy 7 has come back under the spotlight thanks to the release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, but is it worth replaying the original?

ravens5215d ago

Got to Zacks part in 7 Rebirth. Said f it. Finishing my game in 7 og. Just got to part 2 yesterday. I also got Crisis Core... So it'll be a while before I'm back to Rebirth. I just keep thinking about it too smh, want to get back to playing it. Not till I know Zacks story though. I beat 7 og sooooooo long ago, it's crazy going through it again and remembering things.

MrNinosan15d ago (Edited 15d ago )

Got to Zacks part in Rebirth?
You mean you started the game and turned it off?
The game starts with Zack...

ravens5215d ago

... Really 🤓 lol. His second part, I've played for 80hrs lmao. <---- PS5 Run time, probably not all game time. You guys know how it goes.

VIK212115d ago (Edited 15d ago )

Did you not ever play the OG FF7? After you recruit Vincent, later in the game, disc 3, return to that basement and look at the pod, there's a whole Zack story that'll trigger as a memory.... it's well hidden in the game and a lot of things regarding Zack are cleared up. FF7 Crisis Core is basically an extend feature of that hidden flashback... It took me years to discover it back then lol

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

MrNinosan15d ago

@ravens52
80 hours in Rebirth by doing everything, and you should've reached Zacks story about 5 times 🤣

ravens5214d ago

Ye I kno that's y I said not all gameplay time. But also I am very anal when it comes to exploring.

ravens5214d ago

Not to mention fighting Titan at his full strength. Hours spent trying still haven't succeeded. Found all 3 ruins but I'ma masochist when it comes to games.

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Barlos15d ago

Very much so. Graphically it's dated but the story and the gameplay haven't aged a day. It's still one of my all time favourite RPGs and for me is better than Remake in some ways.

Barlos15d ago (Edited 15d ago )

It always takes me back to Christmas 1997, I got it as a gift and I was blown away when I played it. I couldn't believe games could look that good. The combination of pre rendered backgrounds and FMV really made it stand out. It definitely still has a certain charm that modern games can't replicate.

I can't imagine people will still be talking about Remake and Rebirth in 27 years.

Tapani14d ago

Fully agreed. To me the atmosphere, pacing, gameplay and music are all better than in the remake.

Rebel_Scum15d ago

Yes, play this, skip remake, start rebirth for new players.

I_am_Batman15d ago

Skip Remake? That's terrible advice.

leahcim15d ago

Remake is so amazing, pure FFVII Love, play it on PS5 please! aww the graphics the battles, the music... a dream come true.

Rebel_Scum15d ago (Edited 15d ago )

I disagree Batman

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Famitsu Weekly Sales [3/25-3/31] - Princess Peach, Dragon’s Dogma 2 + Winning Post 10 2024 in top 10

Sales ranking announced by Famitsu. This time, we bring you a summary of estimated weekly game software and hardware sales from March 25th to March 31st, 2024.

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ZeekQuattro20d ago

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

Switch OLED Model – 42,957 (6,958,780)
PlayStation 5 – 18,272 (4,713,002)
Switch Lite – 8,302 (5,793,705)
Switch – 6,274 (19,755,912)
PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 2,574 (746,561)
Xbox Series X – 938 (252,674)
PlayStation 4 – 679 (7,925,339)
Xbox Series S – 438 (306,446)
New 2DS LL (including 2DS) -6 (1,192,906)

VersusDMC19d ago

Rise of the ronin sold twice as much as Dragons Dogma 2 this week...but no articles about that. It's only news if a PS exclusive is being outsold.