$150 PS1-inspired console runs PlayStation games natively — supports PS1 memory cards, controllers
You'll find me in the basement with my old PlayStation One library.
Most important feature imo is it’s made by Taki Udon. One of the most knowledgeable dedicated emulator machine reviewers around.
I remember playing DDR at the arcade 20 years ago and some kid brought a PSone with the battery pack and LCD screen add-ons. Just sitting there on the floor playing Tekken or something. That was peak gaming back in the day.
Can't you buy a legit PS1 for less than $150?
Yes, but that’s kind of missing the point. This is a full FPGA system so not only will it upscale and look great on a 4K TV (good luck doing that with a legit PS1), it can also run any other system you can find a core for.
I mean, these are cute, but let's not get crazy, you can do all of that with a trash PC or a Raspberry Pi, too.
This thing is ultimately just a MiSTer Pi with a SNAC adaptor, as far as I can tell. All the usual caveats about cost/benefit when buying into FPGA hardware emulation apply. It's probably more interesting of a purchase if you have a CRT you want to use with emulation than if you care about using a 4K flat TV.
But hey, it looks nice and it's way cheaper than the DE-10 Nano-based OG MiSTer setups, so... I'm not saying it sucks, just that it should be put in perspective.
I'm not super clear if it will run all cores out of the box, though. I assume so? The announcement is a bit light on detail beyond PSOne support.
EDIT: Never mind, it's buried in the middle of the promo page, but it's there:
SuperStationᵒⁿᵉ is designed to play PS1 games, but the hardware fully supports the MiSTer FPGA platform
You can get a MiSTer FPGA DE-10 setup for a touch more. Bascially all these consoles are just limited FPGA's
And those actually have a disc drive.
