I don't think they care if it's hacked.
No need to rush, lol. At the very least, wait for confirmation of game swaps and ports or access to that menu that requires a keyboard without needing a keyboard.
Considering that someone's porting Retroarch to the PS2, I'm sure someone will get something libretro related on this thing. or at the very least, a port of the more up to date PCSX-R core over the out of date version already on the thing.I'm not too sure, because the NES and SNES did have something more low level than the Android backend this seems to have. Hopefully they get the full fat Retroarch stuff on it anyway or Lakka.
What if they intentionally left it easy to manipulate in order to allow people to add their own games and cut down on expensive licensing to include the desirable titles?
To each their own. It will look nice next to my NES and SNES Classics.
Oh, nice!FWIW the manual injection that the dude in Japan did in the OP isn't something users would be capable of doing, and didn't require him to bypass the encryption of the boot loading. However shortly after he did that the big encryption/signing hole that will allow updates via USB was discovered by a different team. That opens everything up.
I'm hoping this getting opened up boosts interest in making PCSX ReARMed running better. That would result in a better emulator not just for the PSC but also for Switch, Shield, et al.
If anybody here codes for ARM, here's Sony's final source: https://doc.dl.playstation.net/doc/psclassic-oss/
Probably; you either needed a mod chip or an Action Replay and a paper clip. Though I'm sure it would've been popular as shit without it. It's not like everyone had access to CD burners back then.Well, wasn't piracy one of the reasons that made PlayStation popular?
They are learning from the best it seems, Bethesda.What if they intentionally left it easy to manipulate in order to allow people to add their own games and cut down on expensive licensing to include the desirable titles?
In all honesty, I was probably going to cave regardless, since I do think the form factor is admittedly great.No need to rush, lol. At the very least, wait for confirmation of game swaps and ports or access to that menu that requires a keyboard without needing a keyboard.
What if they intentionally left it easy to manipulate in order to allow people to add their own games and cut down on expensive licensing to include the desirable titles?
I think I read something on Reddit about someone getting access with a Logitech, but I'm not 100% sure.In all honesty, I was probably going to cave regardless, since I do think the form factor is admittedly great.
With regards to the debug menu, is it still just Corsair keyboards that can access that?
This is a corporation who wants your money, it's more likely that they put little to no effort on this one to cheap out or/and they want to push it asap for holidays.
That sounds nice, but everything up to the reveal of this product says otherwise.
Lol...fuck it, we made the box look pretty. Just throw some shit on there and call it a day; the hackers will take care of the rest.What if they intentionally left it easy to manipulate in order to allow people to add their own games and cut down on expensive licensing to include the desirable titles?
Probably; you either needed a mod chip or an Action Replay and a paper clip. Though I'm sure it would've been popular as shit without it. It's not like everyone had access to CD burners back then.
I guess, so you can run more games on a freely-available emulator on inferior hardware? Lol.
They always do that on their main hardware like PS4 but this feels like a cheap, fast money grab from them banking on that sweet nostalgia + holidays. I'm getting one just for the looks honestly, they got me on nostalgiaSony's always been a corp out for your money, but that never got in the way of them producing high quality hardware and products, it's something they are known for. Even the products that fail are usually high quality. I don't know how popular it was for casual gamers to add additional games to their NES and SNES Mini's, but if Sony saw this side of it, I think they would make it as easy as legally possible.
Maybe I'm just being delusional and having trouble coping with the fact that they would let this stuff pass QA. Especially the PAL roms, and the compatible keyboards accessing the EMU options. It's a shit show that isn't like them in the least, based on their hardware history.
In the US, at least in my area, it wasn't that well known. I knew because my brother and I had a friend into the PC/emulation/game scene at the time that peeped us to the Action Replay superiority over the Gameshark, so we managed to snag one primarily for the DBZ import potential.Oh sure, but in southamerica pirates sold games like crazy. I bought a lot in that time, I wasn't even sure my games were legal (I mean I was young).
The closest you'll probably get for now is a used PSOne and salvaging it.Honestly, I wish it was possible just to buy the shell... plenty of tiny computers with more features that could be shoved into that thing. There is 3D printing, but you aren't going to get one with the kind of polish and working buttons, etc.
The closest you'll probably get for now is a used PSOne and salvaging it.
I'm sure one of those Pi case companies will make one like those high quality SNES ones. Like Retroflag, for example. They have the best NES/SNES/Genesis cases out IMO since all of the I/O is in the back and not on the side like some cases have been stupidly doing. I doubt they'll wait long before getting a Playstation one out.
dumb question, and don't kill me - what's the point of hacking this thing when you could get something like a pi for cheaper? is it the case and the controllers?
Has a lot of to do with it, and because this is something that's official and even with the most basic of modding or game addition, it's something that's relatively maintenance free for randoms to pick up and play on. By comparison, a Pi, you have to, games and assembly aside, configure everything from scratch. And if you're looking for something Playstation themed, good luck.dumb question, and don't kill me - what's the point of hacking this thing when you could get something like a pi for cheaper? is it the case and the controllers?
With two controllers Pi will cost the same, if not more.dumb question, and don't kill me - what's the point of hacking this thing when you could get something like a pi for cheaper? is it the case and the controllers?
Eh. I returned mine. Didn't care for the library. I have a PSTV that i got for $30 when they were in fire sale. It has a store (with all the games I would ever want to play), connects to dualshock 4, expandable memory, and plays PSP and Vita games too. I think they're around $100 now. Still the way to go if you want to play ps1 games on your TV I think.
I know this is entirely unimportant to the actual discussion, but was that tokimeki memorial (whatever that stupidly known dating sim is called) they demo'ed in that tweet.
Yeah.Probably; you either needed a mod chip or an Action Replay and a paper clip. Though I'm sure it would've been popular as shit without it. It's not like everyone had access to CD burners back then.
I'm pretty nostalgic for that controller (to me that is the ps1 controller for the most part) so if it's now hackable and runs better than Sony's implementation that would make me want one.What's the point of hacking this thing? Like do you really wanna play games with that shitty controller
To whomever releases this pack..
Let me give you a few bits of info:
- I emulate a U.S. Genesis, including territory lock-out.
- ".sga" files are standard Genesis/Megadrive ".bin" files renamed.
- The emulator is looking for some parameters to be passed via Ginsu.
If you don't know what that is, you'll figure it out:
MDE_US.BIN ALTBEAST.SGA MODE2 SKIP0 SOUND0
MODE0 = standard, fastest video mode settings
MODE1 = slower, supports some extra features
MODE2 = slowest, includes window layers (used by some games)
MODE4 = same as MODE0 with background skewing
SKIP0 = no sprite skipping until maximum reached
SKIP1 = moderate sprite skipping, used to prevent major slowdown
SKIP2 = maximum sprites skipped
SOUND0 = standard sound emulation
SOUND1 = sound tempo increased
And don't forget to pay your respects to Uncle Sonic.
Sony just doesn't get it.
- Gary
Miscellaneous Notes:
- Yes, this pack is based off an emulator that Sega coded.
- The emulator requires a lot of tweaking to get games that are not
included on this pack to run correctly.
- If we have time for it, we will probably do this tweaking over
the next few days and release a menu system to launch your own
ROM's and burn them to a CD.
- For all of those wondering, the DC console that comes with this
pack (when you buy it!) DOES play MIL CD's / copies.
- You will all probably be wondering how to exit out of a game once
you start it, simply press A+B+X+Y simultaneously, then hit Start
to return back to the menu system.
- Regards to Uncle Sonic for his help, you know for what!
Eh. I returned mine. Didn't care for the library. I have a PSTV that i got for $30 when they were in fire sale. It has a store (with all the games I would ever want to play), connects to dualshock 4, expandable memory, and plays PSP and Vita games too. I think they're around $100 now. Still the way to go if you want to play ps1 games on your TV I think.
Nah fam.It's a plastic box, all that matters is that if the game looks game, no the box.
Lol, why home brew so many devices though? At this point, I'm sure you can build a computer that runs the emulator better than all these home brew devices.Add to the list of 7 other devices people have in their homes that can run homebrew lol.
Have the Hakchi creators expressed any interest in working on the PS classic?
Because for the most part, some of these devices have better UI's. Native Retroarch is trash, Steam is trash even with Steam Rom Manager, Launchbox costs money for the console-like UI and moves too slow for some people, Attract Mode and Hyperspin are ass to set up and configure, and good luck finding a version of Emulationstation still being maintained on PC.Lol, why home brew so many devices though? At this point, I'm sure you can build a computer that runs the emulator better than all these home brew devices.
Well when you put it like that!I guess, so you can run more games on a freely-available emulator on inferior hardware? Lol.
Well for my reasoning on the NES and SNES classics, their UI is very very nice.Lol, why home brew so many devices though? At this point, I'm sure you can build a computer that runs the emulator better than all these home brew devices.