+save2600 Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 When they hit $20 i'll snap one up and put it on a shelf somewhere. Same here. It'll sit alongside the NES and SNES mini's I have, that I haven't even opened yet and probably never will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarilovesyou Posted March 15, 2019 Author Share Posted March 15, 2019 Same here. It'll sit alongside the NES and SNES mini's I have, that I haven't even opened yet and probably never will. Why not crack em open? Just one of those things? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Why not crack em open? Just one of those things? Yeah, pretty much. Ended up getting a Pi setup that seems to be just fine as far as 'compromised gaming' goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhd Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Is Wal-Mart internally consistent on prices? In other words, is it worth the effort to try a different store elsewhere in the city in hopes of landing a lower price? To answer my own question, I made the long trek to a different Wal-Mart store yesterday. There was a significant price difference -- the PlayStation Classic there was priced about $50 higher at Cdn$126! (US$95) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 To answer my own question, I made the long trek to a different Wal-Mart store yesterday. There was a significant price difference -- the PlayStation Classic there was priced about $50 higher at Cdn$126! (US$95) One would hope Wal-Mart would be willing to price match their own web site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Target is 40 now. https://www.target.com/p/sony-playstation-classic-edition-console/-/A-54140637?ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google_pla_df&fndsrc=tgtao&CPNG=PLA_Electronics%2BShopping_Local&adgroup=SC_Electronics&LID=700000001170770pgs&network=g&device=t&location=1016895&ds_rl=1246978&ds_rl=1248099&ds_rl=1246978&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_bmwgbiN4QIVjp3tCh3XPg_XEAUYAiABEgLdxfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 I've had one since they hit $60 but I have yet to even open the box to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Dudes.... This is so simple to add games too. All you do is write a small file to a flash drive, add games, and put it in to the USB port of the PS Mini. No hardware mods, no voiding your warranty, nothing. I had a spare 32GB Flash drive laying around, and stuffed 65 games on it and they all play fantastic. For you cheap clowns saying it is not worth it, GET A JOB!! It is worth every penny! Every game I have tested plays great. Yes, I have 3 real original playstations, and a boatload of Raspberry Pi's including the 3B Plus. You can not beat it for the price!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.Cade Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 One would hope Wal-Mart would be willing to price match their own web site. I've tried that before at my local store and they would not. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 One would hope Wal-Mart would be willing to price match their own web site. I've tried that before at my local store and they would not. Just a few days ago, I had Walmart price match a TV/DVR tuner off their site. It was the exact same model, just $7 cheaper. The clerk at the electronics counter told me they usually "can't do that here" (implying I'd have to go to Customer Service), but whipped out her phone, verified what I had seen and continued to ring me up with the adjusted price. It was kind of a "big deal" and all, but yes... they most certainly can price match when all the stars are in alignment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 (edited) I played the stock unit quite a bit and found the biggest issue with it is the 50hz PAL games. Had those not been on there I feel the unit would have been much better received. The NTSC titles play well. Analysis by guys like Digital Foundry show there are some weird frame timing issues, but it's so subtle and PS1 games run so inconsistently from game to game under normal circumstances anyway that it's unlikely anyone will notice. At $40 with the ease of adding titles and the included controllers you get, it's tough to beat as an all-in-one HDMI PS1 solution. Edited March 20, 2019 by Austin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 (edited) One would hope Wal-Mart would be willing to price match their own web site. While I believe it's still corporate policy to price match, the caveat is that it's up to the discretion of the individual store. And at least down the road from me, my Wal-Mart discontinued all price matching about two years ago and has even posted signs such as in customer service and in electronics. A bizarre and very consumer unfriendly decision, particularly when you're just trying to get the best price that Wal-Mart themselves offer. Instead, one around here now has to order at Wal-Mart's website and have it shipped or do site to store when there's a substantial savings in the online price compared to the store price. The price of living in a rural area with no other department store. But what they forget with their brick & mortar monopoly is that there's substantial online competition these days and while they don't have to worry about someone like myself driving across the street to shop at Target instead, there's always online shopping. Edited March 20, 2019 by Atariboy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 A bizarre and very consumer unfriendly decision, particularly when you're just trying to get the best price that Wal-Mart themselves offer. Instead, one around here now has to order at Wal-Mart's website and have it shipped or do site to store when there's a substantial savings in the online price compared to the store price. Yeah, that's very consumer unfriendly. Just about any other place I go to, even smaller organizations like Micro Center, will price match without question. It's pretty asinine that Wal-Mart gives people trouble with it, even when matching to their own website. It's illogical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarilovesyou Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 I picked mine up for 50 CDN the other week, have yet to power it up. Soon Anybody have some good ideas for a carrying case? I liked the RDI ones for the Nintendo minis but so far haven't seen anything yet along those lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 I picked mine up for 50 CDN the other week, have yet to power it up. Soon Anybody have some good ideas for a carrying case? I liked the RDI ones for the Nintendo minis but so far haven't seen anything yet along those lines. I got one of these, along with an iron-on PlayStation patch, per this thread. https://www.reddit.com/r/PlaystationClassic/comments/a5dde9/playstation_classic_case/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amiman99 Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 I got my PS1 Mini for $40 at Walmart few weeks ago, got it modded with Bleemsync.Loaded bunch of games to my 32GB cheap WMart USB stick and it works great. I played few new PS1 games using the built in emulator and Retroarch, both worked fine to my untrained eye. I also played NES, SNES, 32X, and Arcade, all those works pretty good. I'm pretty happy that 32X works great, because I hate to setup the real thing. The N64 games were too slow, the Lynx did not work, just froze my console. So, for $40 it is a great machine, maybe nicer then my Rpie setup, more pro looking. Go get it people! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarilovesyou Posted April 1, 2019 Author Share Posted April 1, 2019 (edited) I got one of these, along with an iron-on PlayStation patch, per this thread. https://www.reddit.com/r/PlaystationClassic/comments/a5dde9/playstation_classic_case/ Looks like a strong possibility, and my concern for scratching the top of the deck with the controllers seems taken care of by a mesh bag that rests between the case halves...have you had any issues with it? Hmmm...looks like no shippimg to Canada. Drat. Edited April 1, 2019 by atarilovesyou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 No issues. There are others like it on amazon, they're all fairly similar foam core with semi-hard shell; I use something similar for my mini Nintendos. I'll bet there's an amazon Basics case that will ship to you. They're all made in China and the only real difference is the lining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/used/1436286/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIq-Ll3tW34QIVBqMYCh1nagnJEAUYBiABEgLRHvD_BwE&lsft=BI%3A514 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 I bought a second one as a spare. The 2 USB Controllers alone are worth the price. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 So, for $40 it is a great machine, maybe nicer then my Rpie setup, more pro looking. Go get it people! AGREED!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 I also found this knockoff with 620 games. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Brand-New-Classic-Mini-PS1-Game-Console-With-620-Games-Mini-Double-Battle-GameUS/163641396952?hash=item2619c98ed8:g:jeMAAOSwOTVcrHRH&redirect=mobile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 (edited) FYI, while the PS1 Classic controllers are USB, it's good to know they are recognized by older versions of Windows as typical USB pads. I have been using them with my Windows '98 retro-machine and they work excellent. Edited April 14, 2019 by Austin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derFunkenstein Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 I just paid $28 for a PlayStation Classic from antonline. If you search Google Shopping you'll find it for $35 and then there's a promo code if you've not bought anything in April from Google Shopping good for 20% off - APRSAVE19 Now I need to get the 8bitdo adapter which I'll pair a Dual Shock 3 to, and prep one of my spare 64 GB flash drives with games. I'll sell my modded PS1, since that system isn't important to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 I just paid $28 for a PlayStation Classic from antonline. If you search Google Shopping you'll find it for $35 and then there's a promo code if you've not bought anything in April from Google Shopping good for 20% off - APRSAVE19 Now I need to get the 8bitdo adapter which I'll pair a Dual Shock 3 to, and prep one of my spare 64 GB flash drives with games. I'll sell my modded PS1, since that system isn't important to me. But how much was shipping? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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