An nameless reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: [A] firm referred to as Retro Remake is reigniting the console wars of the Nineties with its SuperStation one, a new-old recreation console designed to play unique Sony PlayStation video games and work with unique equipment like controllers and reminiscence playing cards. At the moment accessible as a $180 pre-order, Retro Remake expects the consoles to ship no later than This autumn of 2025. The bottom console is modeled on the redesigned PSOne console from mid-2000, launched late within the console’s lifecycle to attraction to patrons on a finances who could not afford a then-new PlayStation 2. The Superstation one contains two PlayStation controller ports and reminiscence card slots on the entrance, plus a USB-A port. However there are many fashionable facilities on the again, together with a USB-C port for energy, two USB-A ports, an HDMI port for brand new TVs, DIN10 and VGA ports that assist analog video output, and an Ethernet port. Different analog video outputs, together with element and RCA outputs, are positioned on the edges behind small covers. The console additionally helps Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
The Retro Remake SuperStation console gives an elective tray-loading CD drive in a separate “SuperDock” accent that may permit you to play unique recreation discs. Consumers can reserve the SuperDock with a $5 deposit, with a focused worth of round $40.
The report additionally notes the console makes use of an FPGA chip that is “primarily based on the established MiSTer platform, which already has an enormous library of console and PC cores accessible, together with however not restricted to the Nintendo 64 and Sega Saturn.” And since it is primarily based on the MiSTer platform, it makes the console “open supply from day 1.”
