A
remake of the original
PlayStation that was released in
Japan on
July 7, 2000 and will be released in mid-September, 2000 in the U.S.
The PS One was
designed with portability in mind, but an
AC adaptor is still needed for
power. It comes with one
Dual Shock controller. It measures 7.6" wide by 1.5" high by 5.7" deep. In comparison, it is roughly 1/3 the size of the original
PlayStation.
A PlayStation the size of a CD walkman? Wow!
Sony plans to release a 4-inch
LCD screen that will connect to the
system. It also includes
built-in stereo speakers.
The
concept of a small
video game system with the power of a
PSX is great. Many other companies are trying it such as with the
Gameboy Advance from
Nintendo.
One of the benefits of a portable system would be to play it
on the road. However, that can never be accompolished until a different
power solution is used.
I imagine that we'll probably see a
car adapter or a
battery system (read:
power hungry!) in the future.
I cannot justify a
PS2 because of already owning a
DVD player and there being a small
library of PS2 games right now.
I have a large library of PS1 games. It's
time for a change, and the PS One looks like a good choice.