SNES Classic apparently runs some PSX games better than Playstation Classic

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Yeah, considering SNES Classic has inferior hardware as well, Sony really didn't put much effort at all into the Playstation Classic.
yeah "inferior hardware".
both machines are pretty much on par for the task at hand. the only win of the ps classic over the snes classic is the storage size.
ram memory is not that important, 256mb is plenty for emulation of those old systems.
cpu clock doesn't make a massive difference and they are so close together in all the other cpu specific departments (number of core, cache and all that) that it doesn't matter, it's also a mere 100/300mhz extra (some sources say the ps classic is 1.3ghz and others say 1.5ghz, still doesn't matter).
 

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yeah "inferior hardware".
both machines are pretty much on par for the task at hand. the only win of the ps classic over the snes classic is the storage size.
ram memory is not that important, 256mb is plenty for emulation of those old systems.
cpu clock doesn't make a massive difference and they are so close together in all the other cpu specific departments (number of core, cache and all that) that it doesn't matter, it's also a mere 100/300mhz extra (some sources say the ps classic is 1.3ghz and others say 1.5ghz, still doesn't matter).
They're both pointless. Any modern netbook or pocket PC will provide far better emulation along with a lot more functionality. No point in buying any hardware specifically for emulation IMO, it's always just a nice cherry on top. It's not like there aren't USB SNES and Playstation controllers and/or adapters out there.
 
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They're both pointless. Any modern netbook or pocket PC will provide far better emulation along with a lot more functionality. No point in buying any hardware specifically for emulation IMO, it's always just a nice cherry on top. It's not like there aren't USB SNES and Playstation controllers and/or adapters out there.
Don't know if exactly pointless, but yeah.
This kind of devices are for the casuals that don't know about anything because if they knew they would already have a raspi.
 
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It's for the average consumer, not everyone knows what emualtors are
Yeah but everyone should be able to see that the false scarcity of "classic" consoles has driven the price up to about three times what the original hardware will cost you now. Granted, that doesn't include the games, but they've got roughly 150-in-one carts now too. Plus, nothing beats the collector's value of physical carts/discs with cases.
 

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They're both pointless. Any modern netbook or pocket PC will provide far better emulation along with a lot more functionality. No point in buying any hardware specifically for emulation IMO, it's always just a nice cherry on top. It's not like there aren't USB SNES and Playstation controllers and/or adapters out there.

I wouldn't mind PCSX ReARMED so much if Gaussian was the default sound, the interpolation it uses by default on every video is pure ear rape. The entire emulator should be replaced by a superior emulator or RetroArch.
 
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I wouldn't mind PCSX ReARMED so much if Gaussian was the default sound, the interpolation it uses by default on every video is pure ear rape. The entire emulator should be replaced by a superior emulator or RetroArch.
It's almost like this emulator is made specifically with speed and ARM devices in mind! You can either spend two seconds changing the sound to gaussian or use Beetle PSX, or just keep whining as if it'll change anything in your life.
 

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It's almost like this emulator is made specifically with speed and ARM devices in mind! You can either spend two seconds changing the sound to gaussian or use Beetle PSX, or just keep whining as if it'll change anything in your life.

Nice delayed response, but I'll pass on this device, so zip it.
 
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I haven't really followed this. But do I read it correct that the problem is the software? As in...if you could update/replace the emulator the PSX mini uses, it'd be as good (if not better) than the snes mini...right? :unsure:


Also: I can be mistaken, but I feel that the people dissing sony for this are the same guys dissing nintendo earlier when they used a public emulator rather than their own. In other words: AAA-companies get flak if they use public emulators as well as when they don't use them.
 

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I haven't really followed this. But do I read it correct that the problem is the software? As in...if you could update/replace the emulator the PSX mini uses, it'd be as good (if not better) than the snes mini...right? :unsure:


Also: I can be mistaken, but I feel that the people dissing sony for this are the same guys dissing nintendo earlier when they used a public emulator rather than their own. In other words: AAA-companies get flak if they use public emulators as well as when they don't use them.

It's using an older version of PCSX ReARMed, Sony was such a dumbass developer they couldn't be bothered to force PAL games to run at NTSC.
 
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It's using an older version of PCSX ReARMed, Sony was such a dumbass developer they couldn't be bothered to force PAL games to run at NTSC.
because they shouldn't??
PAL games run at 50fps and SHOULD run at that speed.
if the games in question are or not optimized for PAL speeds is a completely different matter.
 
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