You Can Have A PlayStation Arcade Machine At Home, But There's A Huge Caveat
The $1,000-plus price is only part of the problem.
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Nostalgia can play tricks on our memories. Consider exhibit A: the PlayStation arcade cabinet. This hobbyist build combines the thrill of entering a '90s arcade with the branding and games of Sony's first console. While some of these games did appear in arcades, a PlayStation cabinet was obviously never a thing back in the day.
But just because this Franken-console is novel doesn't mean it's worth spending money on. And the fact that this fan-built cabinet costs over $1,000 is only part of the problem.
What's in the box
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Of course, this isn't a Sony product, despite the arcade cabinet's impressive appearance, heavy with PlayStation logos and icons. The hobbyist behind the build saysit runs on a Raspberry Pi 4, a small computer that starts at $35 for 128GB of storage. (The seller offers...
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