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The PlayStation Classic is small enough to hold in your hand.
- Following the wildly successful lead of Nintendo's Classic Edition mini game consoles, Sony is releasing the PlayStation Classic on December 3.
- The mini console is shaped like a PlayStation 1, and comes packed with 20 classic PlayStation 1 games - no discs required.
- After spending a week with the console, I've got mixed feelings about the PlayStation Classic.
At just $100, it's hard to say no to the PlayStation Classic.
On paper, it's a pretty appealing proposition: a miniature version of the PlayStation 1, with 20 games and two controllers, for $100. It's an easy sell to millions of my fellow millennials, who either experienced the launch of the PlayStation 1 firsthand in 1995 as a pre-teen (like me!) or saw it as a "retro" console in childhood.
The reality is far less appealing: It's a retro console that feels bare-bones and rushed, even at that low price.
I've spent the last week or so with the PlayStation Classic. Here's what I love and don't love about it: