Last month Sony announced the re-release of its first gaming console in mini format as the PlayStation Classic. While only a few preloaded titles were announced at the time, more would be revealed at a later date. And today's the day! We now have the full list of the 20 games that you can play once you boot up the PlayStation Classic this December!

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Here's the full rundown:

1. Battle Arena Toshinden
2. Cool Boarders 2
3. Destruction Derby
4. Final Fantasy VII
5. Grand Theft Auto
6. Intelligent Cube
7. Jumping Flash!
8. Metal Gear Solid
9. Mr. Driller
10. Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
11. Rayman
12. Resident Evil Director's Cut
13. Revelations: Persona
14. R4 Ridge Racer Type 4
15. Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
16. Syphon Filter
17. Tekken 3
18. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
19. Twisted Metal
20. Wild Arms

The PlayStation Classic follows suit with the recent wave of retro console re-releases, boasting the same form factor but it is actually 45% smaller than 1994’s PlayStation.

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Out of the nostalgic box, the device comes complete with two wired controllers, plus a virtual memory card to save your adventures as you switch between titles. Since this console releases in the 21st century, it also comes with an HDMI cable to connect to your TV. However, a compatible USB AC adaptor is required to use this console but is not included. The official PlayStation page advises to use an AC adaptor that supports 5 V, 1.0 A USB (Type A) output.

Pre-orders for the PlayStation Classic are now open at an MSRP of $99.99 to reserve yours for its release on December 3rd.

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[smf]

Hooray, another half-assed emulator for braindeds, who gonna say they buy because its legal, so they could enhance they low self-esteem

I don't need your permission to buy something, thanks.

Looking at some of these games on PSN, they seem to be either relatively cheap (<=£3.99 - £7.99) or they're unavailable (e.g. Battle Arena Toshinden).

None of these things ever make any kind of economic sense.

 

[Localhorst86]

i'll just stick with my PSTV and slap some PS1 games on there. This lineup is not worth $99 - It feels as if Sony doesn't really understand it's audience.
I'll still follow any news on this, see how this will be hacked.

 

[Axido]

The original PS controllers without sticks are a no go for me.

The lack of Spyro and Crash is understandable, though, since those have just been remade.

I guess, I'll stick to my PSTV and print it a PlayStation style case.

 

[sarkwalvein]

Whoa whoa whoa I never imagined it would have Revelations Persona on it

Yeah, I know. I thought it was going to be just the earlier announced games (FF7, Tekken3, Wild Arms, Ridge Racer 4), and then all noname filler .
But it also got Destruction Derby, Twisted Metal, Persona, Rayman, Resident Evil. Those were good and popular.
Also, I see many games with nostalgic value for me, like GTA, Syphon Filter, Battle Arena Toshinden, and Oddworld.

I expected the game list to be bad, but it is actually quite good. It has some filler from my point of view, but perhaps that filler has nostalgic value for somebody else.

(of course you can't expect it to include everything worth playing on PS1 unless you add some more 100 games)

 

[BORTZ]

While its a cool little idea, I think the PSTV is a better one.

 

[fvig2001]

Oh well. I wasn't really going to buy it but it makes me want to mod my PS TV to actually be a better version of this.

 

[duwen]

So, out of the titles included I'd actually want to play that I don't own an original physical PS1 disk for there's only Revelations Persona... and I have the PSP version of that on my Vita.

Any one know what the Japanese version titles are?

 

[Sephrien]

Here's the full list of games for Japan:

• Arc the Lad

• Arc the Lad 2

• Armored Core

• Biohazard Director’s Cut (Resident Evil Director’s Cut)

• Final Fantasy VII International

• G Darius

• Gradius Gaiden

• Intelligent Qube

• Jumping Flash

• Megami Ibunroku Persona: Be Your True Mind (Revelations: Persona)

• Metal Gear Solid

• Mr. Driller

• Parasite Eve

• Ridge Racer Type 4

• SaGa Frontier

• Super Puzzle Fighter IIX

• Tekken 3

• Toshinden (Battle Arena Toshinden)

• Wild Arms

• XI [sái] (Devil Dice)

Source:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=GvR0YJqLExM

 

[guisadop]

I like the list except for the fact that 20 games is too few for this price tag. It should be at least 30, IMO.

 

[InsaneNutter]

Can't say the list of games is amazing, some fantastic games are missing such as:

• Circuit Breakers
• Crash Bandicoot 1-3
• Croc
• Destruction Derby 2
• Tomb Raider 1-3
• Tony Hawks Pro Skater 1-2 (3rd was far better on the next gen of consoles)
• Wipeout 2097

 

[lordelan]

I never owned a Sony console but to me the choice looks good so far.
Anyway I've got a hackable Switch with RetroArch which is to be prefered over this by a hundred times.

 

[duwen]

ok, so I found the list of titles for the Japanese version, and imo it's much better...

edit: Ninja'd

...just a shame that some of the different titles included in this version would rely on understanding Japanese to play coherently.

 

[SuperDan]

20 games isn't much ? no R Type Delta ? No Street Fighter EX Plus? i will just play PS1 on my Phone

 

[andyhappypants]

Ridge 4 with no Jogcon?? Thats gonna suck using a dpad

 

[Luhof]

A bit disappointing to me. I was looking forward gifting one to my little brother so he could see the glorious days of PS1 he didn't lived. But I don't see many game in here that define my nostalgia fuel (Rayman excepted).
It's a no-buy for me unless it gets hackable and -finger crossed- we get analog stick controller support.

 

[dmace81]

Wow can't believe no wipeout game, no gran turismo, no castlevania, no gex, no tomb raider, no tony hawk, no air combat game, no alundra, no silent hill, and no parrapa the rapper. What a rip off. Imagine that Japan gets better.

 

[duwen]

Why the fuck no Klonoa? It's not like there aren't any other Namco games on it. I love Mr Driller, but I'd take Klonoa over it any day!

 

[TyBlood13]

For not having Dualshock controllers I think the game list is fine. Persona 1 is certainly a surprise, but otherwise this seems nice for the casual crowd.

 

[smf]

While its a cool little idea, I think the PSTV is a better one.

Buying a hackable PSTV and controller in decent condition in the UK will cost you more than this.

 

[Localhorst86]

Buying a hackable PSTV and controller in decent condition in the UK will cost you more than this.

yea, the current prices of PSTVs seem to have skyrocketed. A few years ago, they were on clearance for less than 30€ everywhere.

And a Dualshock 4 controller is also 40€+ (depending on how good of a deal you can find), but a DS3 can be purchased considerably cheaper. So with current prices, you'll need to have a little bit of luck to come out at a similar price point like this.

Not impossible, but not easy, either.

 

[smf]

yea, the current prices of PSTVs seem to have skyrocketed. A few years ago, they were on clearance for less than 30€ everywhere.

And a Dualshock 4 controller is also 40€+ (depending on how good of a deal you can find), but a DS3 can be purchased considerably cheaper.

Right, why would anyone buy one of these when you could build a time machine and go back and buy a pstv on clearance? (not forgetting that there were a limited number of them at that price, so if everyone did travel back in time then the price would have skyrocketed back then anyway).