PlayStation Classic

PlayStation Classic

Developer	Sony Interactive Entertainment
Type	Dedicated console
Release date	3 December 2018
Retail availability	2018 – present
Introductory price	US$99.99 €99.99 ¥9,980 £89.99 A$149.99
Media	Internal flash memory
System-on-chip used	MediaTek 8167a, Quad-Core ARM Cortex-A35
Memory	1 GB of DDR3 RAM
Storage	16 GB ECC Flash
Graphics	Power VR GE8300
Controller input	2 controller ports
Dimensions	149 mm × 33 mm × 105 mm (5.9 in × 1.3 in × 4.1 in)

Introduction

The PlayStation Classic is a dedicated video game console by Sony Interactive Entertainment that emulates games originally released on its 1994 PlayStation console. It was announced in September 2018 at the Tokyo Game Show, and released on December 3, 2018, the 24th anniversary of the release of the original. The console has been compared to competitor Nintendo's prior releases of the NES and Super NES Classic Edition mini consoles.

Specifications

The PlayStation Classic ships with two replica PlayStation Controllers (the original model, which are without analog sticks), an HDMI cable, and a USB Micro-A to standard USB-A cable. An AC adapter for the console is sold separately. The console weighs about 170 grams (0.37 lb) and is about 149 mm × 33 mm × 105 mm (5.9 in × 1.3 in × 4.1 in) in size, approximately 80% smaller in volume than the original PlayStation and 45% smaller in width and length. It includes ports for both controllers, HDMI output, and power via USB. The controller's cords measure approximately 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) long. It cannot use PlayStation memory cards. Internally, the console uses a MediaTek 8167a Quad A35 system on a chip with four central processing cores clocked at @ 1.3 GHz and a Power VR GE8300 graphics processing unit. It includes 16 GB of ECC flash storage and 1 GB of DDR3 memory.[7]

The Classic uses the ReARMed branch of the free and open source emulator PCSX to play its games.

Modification

Shortly after release it was confirmed that Sony used their public key to sign private packages, giving us gpghax, then lolhack payloads.

By using these methods we have gained root access to the console itself, and can modify the file system as well as the kernel using extensions and customized payloads with overmounting shell scripts to replace binaries until the next reboot.

Compatible USB Drives

The following is an (incomplete) list of compatible drives and USB sticks for the PlayStation Classic.

Drive	Size	USB Ver.	Powered Hub?	Notes
Name	0GB	N/A	N/A	N/A
Shintaro Rotating Pocket Disk USB flash drive 32 GB USB 2.0	0GB	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lexar JumpDrive S75 128GB USB 3.0 LJDS75-128ABNL	0GB	N/A	N/A	N/A
Patriot SLATE 128GB (PSF128GLSS3USB)	0GB	N/A	N/A	N/A
Retract USB 3.0	0GB	N/A	N/A	N/A
128GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Fit (MUF-128BB/AM)	0GB	N/A	N/A	N/A
Micro SDXC UHS-I	0GB	N/A	N/A	N/A
SanDisk 128GB Ultra Fit USB 3.1 Flash Drive - SDCZ430-128G-G46	0GB	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ultra Micro SD XC1	0GB	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ultra USB 3.0	0GB	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ultra USB Flash Drive (SDCZ48-128G-U46)	0GB	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cruzer Blade 128GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive SDCZ50-128G-B35	0GB	N/A	N/A	N/A
Portable SSD T5 USB 3.1	0GB	N/A	N/A	N/A
64 GB Ultra Fit CZ430 3.1 Mini Nano Flash	0GB	N/A	N/A	N/A
DataTraveler DTSE9 USB 2.0	0GB	N/A	N/A	N/A
Blue Generic USB 2.0	0GB	N/A	N/A	N/A
Blue Generic USB 2.0	0GB	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cruzer Fit SDCZ33-064G-B35	0GB	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cruzer Glide	0GB	N/A	N/A	N/A
SanDisk Ultra Fit 64 GB USB Flash Drive USB 3.0	0GB	N/A	N/A	N/A
TransMemory u363	0GB	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cruzer Blade	0GB	N/A	N/A	N/A
Imation Nano Pro Flash Drive USB 2.0	0GB	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cruzer Blade 128GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive SDCZ50-128G-B35	0GB	N/A	N/A	N/A
Samsung Evo 256GB SD CARD (the red one) + Trascendent sd card reader	0GB	N/A	N/A	N/A
TOSHIBA HAYABUSA BLANCO	0GB	N/A	N/A	N/A
DataTraveler G2	0GB	N/A	N/A	N/A
Snow Usb 2.0	0GB	N/A	N/A	N/A
Drive	Size	USB Ver.	External Power	Notes

Software

For more tech related information see Rockman. The base operating system shipped by Sony.