With only three months on the market, the PlayStation Classic‘s price has already dropped by more than half its original asking price. The mini-console, which initially sold for $99, can now be purchased for $40 at Best Buy and Walmart. Whether or not this cost will remain permanent is currently unknown.
Sony launched its throwback console early in December 2018 to middling reviews. The less than stellar selection of games constituted much of the criticism. Consequently, to most, it was hardly worth the $99 price point. With rampant disinterest reflected in sales, the PlayStation Classic’s price fell quickly. After a mere month on store shelves worldwide, the mini console’s price dropped to $60 at a number of retailers.
That the PlayStation Classic is widely considered a disappointment can’t have gone ignored by Sony. Though the device’s announcement inspired much excitement, reveals of the full lineup of games failed to keep the momentum going. This especially holds true with regards to the PlayStation Classic’s North American and European titles.
Meanwhile, the Japanese lineup seemed to resonate more with a wider array of fans. However, the stronger list of games did little to move units in the mini console’s home country. In its first week, in fact, only 120,000 units were sold in Japan. Since Sony has yet to release official data, it’s difficult to discern whether the PlayStation Classic has performed better in other territories. Given the repeated declines in price, however, things seem pretty clear. If this was a nostalgia cash in on Sony’s part, its likely seeing little success.
You can pick up your own PlayStation Classic for around $40 over on Amazon.
[Source: GameSpot]
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What Do You Think of the Full PlayStation Classic Games List?
The full list of games has been revealed! Here's what we think of them.
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Annette Polis
Looking at both NA and JP versions of the PlayStation Classic, there's nothing on either that makes me need one. OK, maybe Parasite Eve, but a single game alone does not a purchase make.
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Cameron Teague
I think the Japanese lineup edges out the rest in terms of better games, though nothing on either lineup makes me have to buy it.
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Chandler Wood
I'm pretty disappointed in the final list. I think it hardly represents the classics of that era, and misses out on a lot of what I would consider to be the 20 essential games on the platform. Of course, many of those games are seeing re-releases, remasters, or even simply availability on the PSN as a PS One Classic.
Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy VII are great additions, but why Twisted Metal over Twisted Metal 2 (which was a far more classic PS1 game). Not to mention that there are plenty of games associated with the PS1 that are clearly missing, like Crash, Spyro, MediEvil, and many others that obviously were excluded in interest of their remake counterparts on the PS4.
The novelty of playing a bunch of classic games is kind of lost when the system isn't actually filled to the brim with the games that made the PS1 a classic.
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Jenni Lada
I think Japan has the stronger lineup of the two. In general, both are great. There are a lot of good games here and they really exemplify what set the PlayStation apart.
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Keri Honea
Most of those games I already own via the PS Store, so I'm really not seeing the point in investing in a Classic. It's great to see so many PlayStation-defining classics on the console, but their availability in the online store almost makes this mini-console moot.
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Lucas White
I have the dreaded "mixed feelings" about this one, chief. On one hand, it's wild to see Revelations: Persona, a game nobody cared about in the 90s, show up here due to how far Atlus has come since. On the other hand, that is not a game that comes to mind, as much as I'm into Shin Megami Tensei, as a "PlayStation Classic."
Stuff like that sort of exposes the problem with this thing, as many games more associated with the PlayStation brand from that era are either tied up in licensing, or even out and playable in recent remasters or remakes already, which is probably why something as prolific as Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is missing.That said there is plenty of cool stuff here, such as the original Rayman, Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, and Mr. Driller, all of which being games that don't get nearly enough love today, and despite not being "AAA" in a sense are all milestone moments in gaming history.
