Playstation Classic Mini System
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@BobHarris Thanks for the video. So, there really is no menu music. π
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@Ivan1606 This is wrong thread to ask for this. You can create your own thread and it is the best to ask which system to buy, instead of linking to a site where to check what you want. Otherwise this could be seen as an ad.
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@Ivan1606 said in Playstation Classic Mini System:
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All pretty crappy "cons" imho :
- switch's not so many games : i already own 37 games on mine, and they are all really cool
- psp's on/off placement : is that an issue ?
- 3ds's no ac adapter : well, yeah, you'll have to spend 10$ for this, huge deal imho
- psvita's need for a memory card : and other handheld needs micro-sd, so ?
- 2ds's no 3d : so no headache, is that actually a bad thing ?
I own or owned all of those handheld, my advice :
- if you want a handheld console with a battery that lasts for long travels, go for the psp
- if you want some modern console with many great games, go for the switch
- if you want to turn your console into a retroagaming console by jailbreaking it and installing emulators, go for the psvita.
- 2ds's form factor sucks, i sold mine and bought a new3ds, nice handheld, however i think it is too pricy considering it's reaching its end of life.
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spam post, so i've had to remove the link and ban, etc
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Digital Foundry Review arrived!
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So disappointing. I think I might wait until they end up on ebay, pre-owned, and a lot cheaper than new.
The form factor is great, and looks infinitely better than those 3D-printed cases you see on ebay.
I will get one, just to complete my Sony collection. But I might also get a pre-owned cheap one to take apart, pop a Pi 3B+ inside, and use it just for PSOne games. I have a huge collection of original boxed PSOne games, nearly 500, so I might just end up dumping the lot to a sdcard and using a Pi just for PSOne only. -
This might be the future: https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/issues/7245
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So, turns out you can access the emulator settings of the PlayStation Classic by plugging in a keyboard and pressing Escape ..which allows you to use multiple save states, scanlines, change games to NTSC for 60 FPS and so on
Source: https://twitter.com/Nibellion/status/1069873514512031744
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Lol.
This is probably what Sony are currently doing, after hearing this.
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@John_RM_70 And there is no internet connection for an auto update. :D This will be history forever.
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@thelostsoul A mass recall ? lol.
"Send your Playstation mini back to Sony for a "Free" firmware update!", "And, we'll even throw in another "Free" game".
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Its so weird/lazy Sony didnt enable these settings in the UI by default..
Gonna go home and test out some keyboards.I think we`ll be able to flash/mod/firmwareupgrade this beauty within a week. :)
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When the price drops after the holidays they might be useful eventually⦠with some modifications
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My "PS Micro" next to my PS Classic and Ps4 Pro:
Bonus! My diy PS Micro games cover..:
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I wouldn't mind picking up a classic a bit later if the price drops if only for the controllers and to gut to use as a case for a raspberry pi. In the meantime though I've been making my own as well just using a standard raspberry pi case and ps3 six axis controllers.
As always I can't resist and have to make a theme as well to go with it so I've been working on one inspired by the PS4 menu. -
@ruckage Where do you live? In the Netherlands prices have already dropped from β¬100-120 to as low as β¬50,-. It's a well deserved loss for Sony imo. The design is great but I won't buy it just for that. Do you want the controllers for the original feel of them? I wouldn't want to go back from Dual shock 4 to the first Playstation controller.
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@ruckage That looks great! It is such a bitter irony that private individuals create user experiences in their free time that are far superior to that what a multi-billion dollar corporation does deliver (after a smaller 1-2 billion dollar corporation already did it better).
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@ruckage that looks mint. Cracking work.
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My step-daughter bought one for me 2 weeks ago when they dropped to $50 US here. This is a really nice system for $50 since it includes 2 controllers, power cord(no power block but who here doesn't have a bunch of extra plugs laying around) and an HDMI cable. It beats a complete Pi setup for that price. All I had to supply was a 2.0 thumb drive.
It performs very well. Granted RetroArch isn't fully functional yet - you have to load a core then a game manually and it doesn't scan directories yet - but if you can live with that for now it plays great. I added a bunch of PS1 games to the system and, honestly, either emulator works fine as far as I can tell. So I tend to use Bleem! for PS1 games. Yes... unfortunately it still doesn't like Driver "Retry mission" commands. It still crashes out.
Overall I love this system. I'm going to grab a 2nd one and duplicate the setup for my son and grandson to use once the bugs are ironed out.
I'm using:
2.5A power adapter (had this extra when I upgraded to a 3A for my Pi)
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 128GB
Generic USB 3-port hub had lying around (this is new since I didn't know you could do this until yesterday)
BleemSync 0.4.1 (0.7.0 is right around the corner)
RetroArch 1.7.5c (Classic+)
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