An nameless reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: [A] firm referred to as Retro Remake is reigniting the console wars of the Nineteen Nineties with its SuperStation one, a new-old sport console designed to play authentic Sony PlayStation video games and work with authentic equipment like controllers and reminiscence playing cards. At present out there as a $180 pre-order, Retro Remake expects the consoles to ship no later than This fall of 2025. The bottom console is modeled on the redesigned PSOne console from mid-2000, launched late within the console’s lifecycle to enchantment to patrons on a funds who could not afford a then-new PlayStation 2. The Superstation one consists of two PlayStation controller ports and reminiscence card slots on the entrance, plus a USB-A port. However there are many trendy facilities on the again, together with a USB-C port for energy, two USB-A ports, an HDMI port for brand spanking new TVs, DIN10 and VGA ports that assist analog video output, and an Ethernet port. Different analog video outputs, together with part and RCA outputs, are positioned on the perimeters behind small covers. The console additionally helps Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
The Retro Remake SuperStation console gives an non-compulsory tray-loading CD drive in a separate “SuperDock” accent that can can help you play authentic sport discs. Patrons 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 “based mostly on the established MiSTer platform, which already has an enormous library of console and PC cores out there, together with however not restricted to the Nintendo 64 and Sega Saturn.” And since it is based mostly on the MiSTer platform, it makes the console “open supply from day 1.”