Sony decides that it can also compete with Free with its own retro console

Remember this quaint mantra dating back a few years: "You can not compete for free!" The misconception behind the quote was that if the public could get your product for free, usually in digital form via the Internet, then you were sunk. Dunzo. Damn. The problem with this thinking is that selling a product has always had to be more than an infinitely reproducible digital file, claiming that "you can not compete with the free" exactly two words too much. And, of course, we have seen so many counterexamples in which people and businesses are very competitive with the free, and in fact, they die so that this theory is practically dead. We recently touted the fact that Nintendo is barely able to keep its Nintendo NES Mini in stock as an ultimate example, since virtually all computers and smartphones can get these same games and functions through emulators.

Well, it seems that others have noticed this success that Nintendo has had in competition with free and decided to do it too. Sony has decided to get into the retro console market with its Playstation Classic console, although it also has emulators just about everywhere.

It will be released December 3 in the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan and Australia and will include games such as Final Fantasy VII, Jumping Flash, Ridge Racer Type 4, Tekken 3 and Wild Arms. There will be a total of 20 titles grouped together, but these are the only ones announced at the moment.

The PlayStation Classic will include two original PS1 controllers and an HDMI cable, priced at $ 99.99 (€ 99.99 in Europe and $ 150 in Australia).

And guess what? It's going to sell like crazy. And that's because the reason to buy a game goes beyond just wanting to play a Playstation game. Anyone wishing to do so could simply download one of the many emulators and game files available. You know, "free" But this console will compete for free exactly the same way as Nintendo: having a small smooth console that stinks of nostalgia and serves as a conversation piece, while having the ports and cords available for a modern TV on which to play. .

Frankly, it's not exactly a ton of work to be done to compete for free. There is no secret sauce. No magic formula Just do what people want, do not make it ridiculously expensive and reap the rewards.