We tried the PlayStation Classic retro console. Everyone has something for everyone

It's incredibly small. Even if you see PlayStation Classic on your desktop, you do not want to believe it. The look looks like a model of car or plane that you put on a shelf.

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There are memories in your head that the console with this look does not have the dimensions of a digital camera or a floppy book. However, the controls are the same as you remember, and when you turn on the console, a single sound is triggered.

The fact that he's 24 years old since the launch of PlayStation will really remind you of a small console size.

Sony, following the Nintendo model, has come to terms with nostalgia and wants to take the wave of retirement. The PlayStation Classic will be available for sale next week at a price of 99 euros.

You have to get up and come to the console

The console contains many details that you remember from ancient times. Teeth on the side panels, through the large circular housings protecting the disc player, up to the openings for the fifteen-block memory cards that were once stored.

Visually, nothing has changed. Functionally, however, yes. The trap does not open obviously and one button has retained its original function.

Turn on and off the console with the same button. Welcome to the memorable splash screen with sound and immediately move to a simple menu.

No elaborate graphics, no effects, just an image of the game box in a ring arrangement. Just choose.

Do you hear the sound? CLICK TO CUT. (source: Sony)

So it's clear that the button you used to open the hatch is something else: you can play virtual disks recorded in specific games.

At this point, the game stops and the console gives you the option to create a return point where you can return when the game is restarted. A separate virtual memory card is available for each game.

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You can not connect the console via a cinch or SCART cable, but with a more modern HDMI interface. However, in addition to the main menu that is set to a standard widescreen, all games have a 4: 3 aspect ratio and black bars are left on the side of the modern TV.

The PlayStation simply plugs the USB cable into the power source. You can also use the plug you have with the charger cable of your mobile phone. Two analog keyless game controls are connected to the console via a one and a half meter USB cable.

The cable drivers associated with the Reset button remind you how far you have to sit in front of the screen. To change the game, you must physically go to the console and press Reset.

The driver is a replica of the original, you do not find the appropriate button to modify the game.

Have we really played this way?

Metal Gear Solid, Grand Theft Auto, Siphon Filter … You will remember many games from your childhood, but when you start, ask yourself if you have ever played. Where is the tutorial that reminds how they control themselves?

In the mid-90s, the games had brochures. You can now find the overview of the buttons in the main menu of the console by pressing the triangle.

Twenty games you find on PlayStation Classic come from the time when developers started using 3D space and learned to use all the controls and schemes used.

So many games did not work very well. The fact that the controls do not have the analog levers taught by the last three generations of PlayStation consoles does not help.

Some games have resisted better than others. For example, Tekken 3 is relatively fast and, if you know the current fighting game, you are browsing fast.

But if you switch from sight to action Siphon Filter Action View, you will need four directional buttons.

The same thing in the Rainbow Six, where you can take the steps by moving the ring. The GTA character simply rotates when the directional buttons are depressed, the X button advances.

The games work at the original low resolution, as the emulator adjusts to 720p or 480p resolution.

For everything

PlayStation Classic does not connect to the Internet. Although Sony has been using digital distribution for over a decade, you can not download more games from the PlayStation Store. Sony does not plan to expand the game offer.

Already after the full revelation, it was clear that the selected game offer did not satisfy everyone. Many titles have left the PlayStation icon.

Gran Turismo, Tomb Raider, Legacy of Kain, professional skater Tony Hawk, WipEout, Crash Bandicoot and many more on PlayStation Classic.

Some of the reasons for a music license that Sony should find. In others, it is obvious that their modern versions have been published in recent months. It's hard to say, however, what Sony chooses.

On the other hand, the offer is very diverse and offers games that last for dozens and dozens of hours. Action, logic, role playing, sports, racing, fighting, platform games. Half of them can be played by two players. From the point of view of the game, it is a good value for money.

Console address instead to those who remember the second half of the 90s and want to call back. For players on more modern devices and games, it is more likely that PlayStation Classic will be postponed and not entertained.