My preorder is confirmed through Gamestop (and Best Buy) Stupid hype. :-). I would really like to avoid any headaches on release day. Done.

I want it.

The 100$ price is not worth it

I can't wait for the jaguar classic

Do you announce A++ titles to build hype or do you announce garbage and save A++ titles for later?  Sure, maybe a couple of good ones crop up but no way that 15 out of 15 are stud titles.  

It's just a poorly hyped release that some people are going to rush out and reserve because they fall for the hype.  From a pure value perspective this offers much less value than the NES / SNES systems that were out at lower points.  

Right, I get that, but playstation position is different than Nintendo's was in releasing their plug and plays. NES and SNES graphics aged better than the N64 or PS1. Playstation has the playstation network which offer easy access to ps1 titles. Playstation games havent appreciated in value the same as Nintendo. Remastered versions are available for some of the PS1 IP'S. And PS1 graphics are somewhat compatible with modern tv's. Playstation needs a different marketing strategy.

And the controllers are wired, great

I collect figures and see it mostly as just that. The fact that it plays games is a side bonus that I'll likely not even take advantage of. I'll be more than happy to have a little PlayStation on my PlayStation shelf. The price is a tad much, but I've spent the same on a number of figures, and base my personal value for these things on how much I like the source material.

None of that changes the fact that people are specifically complaining about lack of titles for a system that hasn't released a game list yet.  Most people just enjoy complaining.  

 

Yeah Nintendo invented the whole dedicated plug and play console.  Now you have Atari Flashback and a bunch of other copycats stealing the idea!

That's awesome, I was just thinking I mainly want it to sit next to my other 2 sealed "classic systems" :-)
 

I just really like playstation and I love these little consoles in general. I don't expect some AMAZING list of remaining titles, at all. I imagine they would announce the most exciting ones initially, so I have low expectations, but still very curious to see what else they announce. I'm not really comparing it to the NES or SNES Classic. They all have their pros and cons.

I mean, I already have physical copies of FF7 and Wild Arms and a perfectly functioning playstation, and I'm STILL interested in this because I think it's cool. Is it silly? Is it novelty? Is it a 'cash-grab'? Perhaps - but that's ok, I know what I'm getting into and I like it. It's not like I'm falling for some super secret evil marketing ploy that I'll be tricked by. I see all of these as expensive little novelty items and I'm ok with that.

I mean, people spend hundreds and hundreds of dollars on singular NES games whether because of rarity, or they love the game, or whatever else. So, good for them, and good for us PS lovers we get a little neat item  

People are complaining about a lack of titles from the released list of titles.  1 out of 5 is a home run and the other 4 have niche appeal to people who really liked the game... they aren't "system sellers".

May as well have thrown Big Hurt Baseball on that list. 

 

None of those things will matter to the target audience.  You have to keep in mind that you (and most of us here) are not the target audience.  If they geared this thing toward us, they wouldn't sell nearly as many and they would probably lose money.  

 

For those saying the $100 price point was to high, the promo video did mention that you can swap virtusl discs so... it looks like one benefit to this unit is that the software will be expandable. Granted, it will losd woth 20 games vs. Nintendo's 30 but having the option for discs with 2-5 games for $5-20 isn't a bad deal to me. This is an actual console. I'm pretty pumped.

Unrelated to this unit, but why I like the idea of all of these classic/retro units is that even if it requires a bit of hacking, at a minimum, we're getting new legit 1st party controllers. The #1 reason I want an N64 Classic Mini is so I can buy up 10 controllers, mod them and use them on my original N64. Hopefully it will have Hori-quality internals. I might even canabalize one of these PS1 Classic controllers because I need a couple for my original PS1 and most I find are old and really dirty with messed up cables.

You are sort of proving my point that people will complain just to complain.  


While we are on the subject, the game list for the N64 Classic doesn't even have a single first party Nintendo game on it.  

Edited: 09/19/2018 at 10:25 AM by Californication