Thank you for posting this! I was able to pick up the last one at the Meijer next to my house after work on Friday. Who knows if/when I'll ever get to modding it, but for $15, could be a fun project later.
Have you considered using USB extension cords and playing with the DS4? I have heard of people doing that.
Well, even at the current retail price of $60, the PS Classic can probably play the majority of Genesis, Sega CD & 32X games at full speed. So one could easily argue this is still the better deal and device, as you can play pretty much the entire SEGA library from Master System to the Genesis/MD/CD/32X and customize it to your liking at the same time.
50/50 chance you can hack the genesis sicne it a new chip. You can buy a retrobit official sega controller and play on the PSC all the genesis games.
Considering the past atgames genesis systems... I wouldn't be bothered at all hearing someone not be interested in the Genesis Mini. Heck even if you knew it was a major improvement (though still not perfect) over those other systems, there are plenty of legit ways to play MOST of these games in the various genesis and other collections. So for the cost, it doesn't really make sense to get it unless you were a huge genesis fan and didn't have a way to play the games. The PSC has really come a long way to go from a near useless purchase (granted some games I did play, were fine) to be a beast of a little machine. For the $20 (or $15) it's a solid deal. At $60 it's not a great deal because you still need other equipment to get the best out of it... but it's not a horrible purchase option at all.
CheapyD posted in the GameStop Labor Day thread that the PlayStation Classic will be on $29.99 online only that day. And GameStop is selling them pre-owned now for $34.99 as well. The trade-in value is $8, I think.
Thank you for the heads up. Since I’m in for one, can you PM me also with the 411 on jailbreaking, please?
PM sent.
Nothing at the time that I got the message. The system was just on while I was on the phone. Before that, it was a few games of Bust-A-Move '99 (aka Puzzle Bobble 3). But I would assume that the system doesn't have much to cool it off since Sony cut costs wherever it possibly could. Remember, this is the company that didn't include an AC adapter in its own retro game system.
Because most of the people in this thread bought the system new, there's no way to know for sure what GameStop's official policy is on selling the PlayStation Classic used. But I would say it's worth it to pay $20 instead of $18 to get the new system with the second controller that's supposed to be in the box with it.
I think we overestimate how much of the customer base for the PS Classic is actually trying to mod these things!
Well, I would say that people probably figured out what the system's true value is once word got out that it could be easily modded. And, in all honesty, I think that it's so simple that most adults of reasonable intelligence can figure it out. Otherwise, it wouldn't have sold out so quickly at Target once it hit $19.99. That said, it is easy to brown out the system with the wrong type of AC adapter or ruin it by trying to mod it incorrectly. So I wouldn't buy a used PlayStation Classic for $18 myself when I could buy a brand new one for $20 since there's no real way to know if someone screwed it up when they unsuccessfully tried to mod it. And you can't tell just by turning it on. I mean, it's $2!
And hopefully, I didn't come off in a bad way with my explanation. But there have been reports on the PlayStation Classic Reddit thread where people have ruined their PS Classics trying to mod them because they didn't follow those simple instructions. And we all know how negligent GameStop employees can be when it comes to inspecting systems for trade-in. Plus, you don't know who had it before you did. So you get a brand-new system with two controllers fresh out of the box. I'd probably buy a used one if it was only a few bucks though as a back-up.
Don't forget GameStop. According to the mobile app my GS were completely OOS the past few days. There seems to be a restock as of this week.
You forgot the third "don't" - don't send anymore PMs to josekortez about the PlayStation Classic!
Did the $20 sales really clear out stock out of B&M Best Buy? There were gigantic piles of these every time I went before the final drop to $20.
Was just going to post this. The store next to my job had exactly two Classics on the shelf. I don't know if they had more in the back.
I can confirm that they sell the PlayStation Classic in store because I saw them there yesterday. I have never seen a PlayStation controller at Dollar General.
At this time of year, just about anything could have happened, but no matter what the reason, this may be the last chance for a pretty good all in one emulation machine at a decent price. This thing while beyond over priced originally at $100, is now a very good buy, even at $30, as this has much more horsepower than the other mini/classic offerings.
https://www.gamestop.com/video-games/retro-gaming/playstation/consoles/products/playstation-classic/10168643.html - $19.99 New at Gamestop. Order in store for free shipping if I am not mistaken.
