Playstation Classic Mini System
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@Clyde said in Playstation Classic Mini System:
Does it?
Yes. Why would you think otherwise ?
Can it do MAME ? SNES ? NES ? Megadrive ? Amiga ? -
Has anyone done any speed tests compared to the Pie 3B+, is the PS Classic any faster. I did a google search but couldn't really find anything.
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@John_RM_70 I agree that for people like us with our shared hobby, the PSCM doesn't bring much new to the table. For me it's more a personal thing; The Playstation 1 is my favorite console and the mini looks great in my Playstation themed gaming cabinet. This is also why I waited for it to drop in price to 40.
I don't think it will ever outperform my Pi in any way. But I would invest some time in it to make it the ultimate ps1 package with all my favorite games on there. -
the thing that puts me off is the PAL versions of games, and bad emulation. if it was a perfect, no thrills PSX emulator, then i would be on board. as it is, it's a worse PSX emulator than a pi, unless you hack it (at which point, just get a pi!).
the nes/snes classics are so much better at what they do.
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I am also not very happy about the current state of Playstation Mini Classic. Now the price is cheaper, the story changes a little. When I buy this, I would only for the two gamepads and the case building a dedicated Pi3B+RetroPie system. This is how I see the parts would cost individually, when I break it down:
50 € in Germany:
First Gamepad = 18 €
Second Gamepad = 18 €
Playstation Case = 14 €Thats not too bad. I compare the gamepads in quality and feeling (never touched them yet, but that is what I get from reports) to the SNES gamepads by Buffalo, which costed me 18 € each when I got them (they are higher in price now). The case looks quite good and the most quality cases for Pi3 are way more expensive.
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@thelostsoul
I was planning the same but for me the cost isn't quite low enough yet as the controllers though nice aren't something I really need as I have plenty of PS3 controllers which have the added benefit of analog sticks and bluetooth connectivity. So for me I only really want it as a case and £50 is a bit too much for that alone - I do agree though that it's not a bad deal if you do need the whole setup. -
@John_RM_70 said in Playstation Classic Mini System:
@Clyde said in Playstation Classic Mini System:
Does it?
Yes. Why would you think otherwise ?
Can it do MAME ? SNES ? NES ? Megadrive ? Amiga ?It may, once it is hacked, which seems very probable.
But can the Pi do those systems out of the box? Does it come pre-installed with 20 proper licensed games like the PSXCM?
I don't think it's conductive or fair to compare a stock Pi which can't play any games to a ready-to-play product like the PSXCM.
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@Clyde Yes, many people forget the Pi3 need a lot of work, time, tweaking, nerves and knowledge, maybe bandwith, some criminial activities :p (don't take this too serious!!!) to get it to work.
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@Clyde said in Playstation Classic Mini System:
It may, once it is hacked, which seems very probable.
Does it ? Look at the hardware. It doesn't look like it would even do SNES without choking.
But can the Pi do those systems out of the box? Does it come pre-installed with 20 proper licensed games like the PSXCM?
Irrelevant. My PS4 can't do anything "Out of the box", so that makes it worse than the Classic ? Silly argument.
I don't think it's conductive or fair to compare a stock Pi which can't play any games to a ready-to-play product like the PSXCM.
I think you are arguing, just for the sake of arguing . Both are now in similar price points, both can emulate the original Playstation. But the Pi does it much better because right from the off, the Pi is only restricted by it's hardware. The Classic, without hacking it, is restricted by both hardware AND software. You only have to watch the many videos to see this, and I genuinely can't see why you continue to defend it.
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@John_RM_70 said in Playstation Classic Mini System:
I think you are arguing, just for the sake of arguing . Both are now in similar price points, both can emulate the original Playstation. But the Pi does it much better because right from the off, the Pi is only restricted by it's hardware. The Classic, without hacking it, is restricted by both hardware AND software. You only have to watch the many videos to see this, and I genuinely can't see why you continue to defend it.
I think you're missing the point and @Clyde opinion is perfectly valid. For people like us who tinker the Pi is the better option but for the average joe who wants a system that's ready to use off the shelf the playstation classic is a better option as you can just plug it in and start playing - not everyone is interested in hacking.
And hardware wise the Playstation classic isn't bad at all for those who do want to hack it - it's at least comparable to a raspberry pi 3. Where it will falter though is with the support it receives, the raspberry pi has a large user base so we get constant updates but I doubt the playstation classic will enjoy anywhere near the same level of support.
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@Barcrest I found the specs listed on https://www.tweaktown.com/news/64015/playstation-classic-specs-revealed/index.html :
MediaTek MT8167A SoC processor
Quad-Core ARM Cortex A35 CPU @1.5GHz
PowerVR GE8300 GPU
1GB DDR3 RAM (1866MHz)
Samsung 16GB eMMC NAND memory@Clyde said in Playstation Classic Mini System:
@John_RM_70 said in Playstation Classic Mini System:
Can it do MAME ? SNES ? NES ? Megadrive ? Amiga ?
It may, once it is hacked, which seems very probable.
Plays all the classic systems just fine. My only issue is there's a bug when "closing content" in RetroArch. Playing the games full speed is a non-issue. (I haven't tested N64 because I've never been a fan of N64 emulation on ANY platform). Everything I have tried feels just fine.
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@ruckage So, this theme, did you ever finish it / could one try it out..? It looks great.
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