They say that imitation is the highest form of flattery. So it makes sense that when Nintendo made, and had major success with, the NES and SNES Classic consoles, that someone was going to try and imitate them and get the same success. Well, that publisher turned out to the be Sony, who revealed the PlayStation Classic, and later announced the 20 games that would be on it. Though it comes out in December for the main public, some sites already have their hands on it…and they don’t exactly like what they see.
For example, there’s Twitter user Satomii, who noted the following about the system:
The PlayStation Classic is a shameless cash grab. From its barebone UI with literally no features or personality, one save file per game, games coming up as different region versions – etc. And this is without getting into their “Iconic Lineup.” It just sounds like a hot mess.
Strong words indeed.
In the words of Eurogamer, the system is very “underwhelming” for a plethora of reasons.
“The result, though, is that next to the stellar line-ups of the NES Classic and SNES Classic, it all feels underwhelming, and not exactly representative of the original PlayStation in its prime. This is, at best, a functional take on the mini-console phenomenon, and a cute stocking filler for the coming Christmas period – even if the price doesn’t quite reflect that. It most certainly is not a decent emulator, and far from the best way to play this (limited) selection of games.”
More have voiced similar complaints, especially about the lineup that the PlayStation Classic has. So the question must be now, when the system releases on the 3rd of December, will these reviews affect how many people get the console? The biggest complaint about the NES Classic was the controller length, not the library, so it’ll be interesting to see how it all falls out.
