Sony PlayStation Classic announced for December 2018

With 20 games built in, including “Final Fantasy VII”, the PlayStation Classic is being listed at $99 (about P5,300), $129 CAN, €99, £89 and ¥9,980.

Classic adventure game “Final Fantasy VII” is among the first five titles announced for the PlayStation Classic’s on-board library ahead of a Dec. 3 launch.


Nintendo has already found great success with the $59 (about P3,100) NES Mini and $79 (about P4,300) SNES Mini, and now PlayStation is responding with a sub-$100 shrunk-down retro console of its own.

Five entries to the PlayStation Classic’s on-board games library were revealed upon announcement.

Revolutionary Japanese role-playing game “Final Fantasy VII” is joined by racing title “R4: Ridge Racer Type 4”, fighting game “Tekken 3”, hybrid 2D and 3D wild west adventure “Wild Arms”, and first-person jump-and-run excursion “Jumping Flash”.

At the time, each one was well-received and recognized for a particular technical accomplishment.


At 45 percent of the 1994 PlayStation’s size, the PlayStation Classic adopts a similar form factor to its Nintendo equivalents.

It replicates the original console’s design, a top-loading CD bay now decorative rather than functional, while RGB display cable ports have been replaced with an HDMI output for HD screens.

Like the Nintendo Mini range, the PlayStation Classic ships without the USB AC adaptor needed to power it up, but does include the required USB cable as well as two control pads.

Those controllers are modelled on the PlayStation’s original pads and, because of that, omit the dual analog stick set-up introduced with the 1997 Dual Analog and 1998 DualShock controllers.

That omission is thought to rule out 1999’s iconic “Ape Escape” from the retro console’s 15 unannounced games, as it relied upon the presence of analog controls.

Similarly, “Metal Gear Solid” featured a sequence that depended on controller vibration, another feature introduced with the Dual Analog.

And with a games library limited to 20, it is not yet clear whether the PlayStation Classic will be vulnerable to the sort of simple software hacking process that allows NES and SNES Mini owners to add unlicensed games.

A release date of Dec. 3, 2018 coincides with the PlayStation’s 24th birthday. JB

source: technology.inquirer.net

Final Fantasy VII comes to iOS devices

Even though a remake of Final Fantasy VII is confirmed and on the way, it will still be a long wait until fans of the classic JRPG finally get their hands on it when it comes first to Playstation 4 first and other next generation platforms soon after. Fortunately, Square Enix has come up with a good way to reignite those nostalgia taste buds for those who are constantly on the go, as the iOS version of Final Fantasy VII has officially hit the App Store and is now ready for download anytime, anywhere, according to The Next Web.

As a port of the PC version released on Steam in 2013, the iOS version of FFVII was announced by Square Enix on E3 this year for a summer release.  They pretty much kept their word on that promise, and the game is now available to download for iOS powered devices such as the iPhone 5S, iPad mini 2, and the 3rd Generation iPad. The game requires iOS 8.0 and 4GB worth of space to download, and 2GB of memory to play and install, so it’s wise to free up memory before purchasing the game, which costs $15.99.

Click here to download Final Fantasy VII for iOS.

What’s interesting about the iOS version is that Square Enix not only incorporated touch controls, but also giving players the option to turn off random encounters in the game. That pretty much means that fans can speed run and avoid unnecessary battles if they want to finish the game fast.

Interesting enough, the launch trailer is the exact same one Square Enix used to announce the disappointing Playstation 4 port of the PC Version of Final Fantasy VII – which preceded the news and official announcement of the remake that happened on E3 this year.

Originally released in 1997 for the original Sony Playstation, Final Fantasy VII followed the story of a mercenary named Cloud Strife and a renegade group called AVALANCHE as they sought to save the planet from the abuse and evil machinations of the Shinra Electric Power Company. Along the course of the adventure, Cloud recovers his true memories and tries to come to terms with his past, bonding with his allies and meeting new challenges, which includes combating his former idol turned enemy in Sephiroth. — GMA News

source: gmanetwork.com