Cool, thanks. I think I've seen some guys in a retro Facebook group I'm in talk about doing that kind of thing for others. Must check it out more!
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Would you consider purchasing, perhaps at a premium, a Playstation retro console that played PS1, PS2 and PS3 games?
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Cool, thanks. I think I've seen some guys in a retro Facebook group I'm in talk about doing that kind of thing for others. Must check it out more!
For a $100? I might consider it. But like the SNES classic... I'll be happy to own it but probably won't use it much
What I want is not a console, but a portable.
The Vita is almost perfect as it is; a slightly more powerful one that could play digital copies of PS2 games would be an easy sell for me. It also wouldn't require a free HDMI port on my TV.
The Vita is almost perfect as it is; a slightly more powerful one that could play digital copies of PS2 games would be an easy sell for me. It also wouldn't require a free HDMI port on my TV.
I would buy that in a heartbeat. I wonder if it would be cost effective to just make a limited run of the original hardware and have everything on the board of if that's too costly.
of course it won't happen but I can dream
of course it won't happen but I can dream
There's definitely a market for it, especially considering how legacy consoles will eventually die. I'd be interested in one for sure if it can literally play all games without any issues.
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I still have all my PlayStation consoles, ready to be hooked up if i feel like playing it. So no need for me.
I'd be interested if it could render in modern resolutions and fix/double frame rates like rpcs3.
I'd definitely consider it but why not just install emulators on a raspberry pi and never shut the fuck up about it?
Couldn't they just build off of rpcs3? Have settings predetermined and streamline it. It's a lot of work, but a community is doing the hard part.
Considering the quality of emulation nowadays for PS1 and PS2 it would have to be either very cheap or high quality
For PS3 games there's still a few titles that are interesting and not on current consoles one way or another, but that's not much of a draw especially when Online servers were shutdown for most of them
For PS3 games there's still a few titles that are interesting and not on current consoles one way or another, but that's not much of a draw especially when Online servers were shutdown for most of them
Fuck yes. For me the main draw is PS2. I still have a working PS3, so I can play PS1 and PS3 games... but I have no working PS2 and my launch PS3 w/ PS2 BC bricked over 10 years ago now. YLOD. I have soooooo many old PS2 games I'd love to be able to play again.
Logistically, they could, they've used open-source emulators before. But it would never meet the strict standards to release as an officially endorsed product, at least on PS5 hardware.
Edit: You should watch the video if you haven't, because they interview the RPCS3 devs.
Throw in PSP (see UMDs mentioned above already) and Vita, and hell yeah, I'd be in! Willing to pay $500 if its done right, maybe a tad more. It's not going to happen though. You can't really do later hardware in FPGA for a reasonable price.
I agree with this. Sony should have released this idea in the middle of Covid and it would have sold like hot cakes. Now we are on the doorstep of new consoles and I couldn't be less excited to retro game. I could see this being a thing in a couple years, although maybe no device, just streaming access to everything.
I've kinda been over retro for a while now. Not because it's bad or anything but because I find Indies scratch the itch and the games are better than many of the games they take inspiration from.
Also PS2 and PS3 don't feel retro to me, but that's a me problem.
Also PS2 and PS3 don't feel retro to me, but that's a me problem.
i'd pay 199.99 for a product that plays ps1 2 and 3 discs and is super small. Idc about the ratio, just have it look okay and not blocky on the tv. Im not even asking for enhancements or boosts.
I would buy one so fucking fast. A dedicated retro device that played PlayStation 1-3 discs, and had a version of the PS Store that had a huge catalog of digital versions of those games. I'd especially buy it if it did some kind of upscaling/image quality enhancements.
I'd probably spend up to $200 for such a box, but I don't know if the economics would make sense for either Sony or the market looking to buy something like that.
I'd probably spend up to $200 for such a box, but I don't know if the economics would make sense for either Sony or the market looking to buy something like that.
Yes, definitely! Or just give me one that can play PS1 & PS2 games alone.
There's absolutely no excuse as to why Sony can't have PS1 & PS2 emulation on PS4 or PS5 right now.
There's absolutely no excuse as to why Sony can't have PS1 & PS2 emulation on PS4 or PS5 right now.
Honestly, you can't ask a premium price for what would be basically a reedition of the launch PS3 (I'm not even considering the part about PSP), presumably in a small form factor. $150 and I'm in.
They could just put out a revised, smaller OG PS3 model and label it as Playstation Classic. You could probably get something as small as the super slim now-a-days and still retain compatibility.
What I'd prefer though are better upscaling solutions because it really sucked compared to the 360's.
You can get BC PS3s for ~$150 though.
What I'd prefer though are better upscaling solutions because it really sucked compared to the 360's.
You can get BC PS3s for ~$150 though.
