Sony is following in Nintendo’s footsteps of releasing the NES and SNES Classic Edition in bringing it back console his old.
The tech giant is about to re-release one of these console icon, namely the PS1 (PlayStation or PSX), with the name PlayStation Classic.
Consoles it will be released in package form bundle which contains old school games. Wait, then what’s the difference between this PlayStation Classic and PS1?
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View of the PlayStation Classic body
The true PlayStation Classic is console replica with a size of 45 percent smaller than the PS1. Sony also includes two controller Early version of PS1 without analog, one HDMI cable and power cable.
The body will have Power, Open, and Reset buttons, with two slots for connector controller as well as memory card.
Support memory card
For gamers now, they no longer need to store results Save Game use memory card. But for those of you who have played PS1 before, you know the importance of it memory card.
Without memory cardyou cannot enter the section Last Save Game which exists. Well, unfortunately the PlayStation Classic doesn’t support this feature memory card and other peripheral devices.
Number of games that can be played
This part is the most important. For those of you who don’t know, there are around 3,000 PS1 game titles available to date. Well, PS1 can play all of these PS1 games.
Unlike the PlayStation Classic which wasbundle in 20 game titles. The only way to play more games is for you to buy them separately and depending on market who sells it.
That is, prices may vary. Here are some game titles that you can play directly:
- Battle Arena Toshinden
- Cool Boarders 2
- Destruction Derby
- Final Fantasy VII
- Grand Theft Auto
- Intelligent Qube
- Jump Flash
- Metal Gear Solid
- Mr Driller
- Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee
- Rayman
- Resident Evil Director’s Cut
- Revelations: Persona
- Ridge Racer Type 4
- Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
- Siphon Filter
- Tekken 3
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six
- Twisted Metal
- Wild Arms
Display image resolution
The PlayStation Classic will come in 480p or 720p resolution. 720p is the maximum video output that can be displayed. While not as crisp as today’s 1080p or 4K images, this image quality is still acceptable.
The PS1 itself doesn’t support 720p resolution because previously the resolution was still at 240p. PlayStation 2 itself only supports up to 480p.
With Pound Technology, you can upscale your game display to 1280×720 resolution to maximize compatibility with modern TVs.
HDMI cable support
Most televisions nowadays, do not support the old video input methods. That is, you cannot connect the PS1 that you have directly to the television. The good news is that the PlayStation Classic supports HDMI so you can plug it in and play right away.
They are slightly more expensive
This console is planned to be released in December 2023. If you want to do pre orderyou have to pay US $ 99 or around IDR 1.5 million.
The PS1 itself was priced at US$49 or around Rp.750 thousand. Orders can be made through Walmart, Amazon, GameStop, and Best Buy. Consoles It will be released on December 3.
So, those are some descriptions of the comparison between PlayStation Classic and PS1. How, interested in buying it?