The Sony PlayStation Classic hits its lowest price: $20
Who needs Amazon? Best Buy will sell you a bunch of Sony's retro games for a fifth of the original price.
Plug-and-play the PlayStation Classic for 20 classic PlayStation games.
The Sony PlayStation Classic was arguably one of the top flops of 2018. On the outside, pure adorableness: A shrunken version of the beloved console, complete with two controllers and 20 built-in games. But many fans found the game selection middling at best, and a technical issue rendered nearly half of them problematic to play on US televisions.
Add to that an initial $100 price tag and it's no surprise you'll see some scathing reviews online.
Of course, as I've noted before, a good deal helps make flaws more forgivable. So chew on this: For a limited time, and while supplies last, Best Buy has the Sony PlayStation Classic for $19.99 shipped. That's the lowest price I've seen.
I was never a PlayStation guy, so I'll turn you over to Jeff Bakalar's PlayStation Classic review. In the end he found it "serviceable," though he certainly wasn't a fan of the price. That said, that pesky frame rate issue that slows down some games is apparently fixable by merely plugging in a USB keyboard (though it takes some trial and error). It's also one way to play the original Final Fantasy 7 ahead of next year's very pretty remake.
So what do you think? Is $20 a good deal for 20 PlayStation games, even if they look dated and don't all play perfectly straight out of the box? I'm curious to hear your thoughts.
Originally published Feb. 12.
Update, July 15: Republished with updated pricing and availability.
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