The birth of the Playstation! (Sony Playstation One)

Member Name: heekeer

Product:	Sony Playstation One
Date:	31/07/09 (23 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Fantastic games, slim model looks good.

Disadvantages: Poor AV cables.

The Sony PSone is the slim redesign of its classic PlayStation console, if you're looking to pick up one of the classic systems this should definitely be on your list.

The systems redesign makes it alot more aesthetically pleasing, the dull grey shoebox has been replaced with a much smaller and curvy model, it has also been coloured with a more bright shade of grey. The layout of the machine is identical to the original though, it has a top loading CD tray with a power button and open button.

In the box you will get the PSone console, a dualshock PlayStation controller which matches the colour of the unit, AV cables but not decent ones these are the oldschool ones that hook up to your TV antennae input, and of course your power cables. You're probably used to hard drive storage now but you'll need to buy a memory card if you want to save anything here!

The machines capabilities are nothing to special, it is capable of graphics that are 3D but detail in the environments are extremely bland compared to this generations Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 games. Soundtracks are usually good CD quality thanks to the PSone using CDs for its games, it also doubles as a CD player incase you don't have one!

The library for this console is amazing, you have classic games spanning all genres, the superb Gran Turismo racing game, the classic Final Fantasy titles including fan favourite FF 7 which is the series first foray into 3D along with a bunch of classic RPGs, Metal Gear Solid a superb action title that revolutionised the stealth genre, Crash Bandicoot who is at his best on the PSone console, Tekken 3 the best 3D fighter you're likely to play. The list is really extensive!

A classic console well worth having, unless you have a PS2 or PS3 which are both backwards compatible with this consoles games.

Summary: Great little machine.