Ideas for a PS2 Classic Mini

[Frickinfrik]

Features:
A Miniaturized version of the PS2 Fat Model
Two USB PS2 Controllers (plus also supports Bluetooth controllers and other USB controllers)
An option to insert a USB Flash Drive to add more games
Up to 5 save states for every game
The ability to change the region of the game
Multiple display settings
Can adjust performance levels
Can adjust graphics settings


Games:
God of War
God of War 2
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
GTA 3
GTA Vice City
GTA San Andreas
Gran Turismo 4
Burnout 3: Takedown
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 3
Crash Twinsanity
Spyro: A Hero’s Tail
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
Jak 2
Jak 3
Ratchet and Clank
Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando
Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Devil May Cry
Devil May Cry 3: Danté’s Awakening
Parappa The Rapper 2
Twisted Metal: Black
Final Fantasy X
Manhunt
Bully
Tekken 5
Pac-Man World 2
Sonic Heroes
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
Sly 2: Band of Thieves
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
Persona 3
Persona 4
Rayman 2: Revolution
FantaVision
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
SSX 3
Ape Escape 2
Black
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4
(I probably included too many games, but it is the essentials)

 

[Plumpodrome]

>jak 2
take it easy man, those nostalgia goggles are strapped on too hard

 

[Yousef]

A ps2 mini would be gigantic, but probably never be a thing. I think Sony was just hoping on a trend, and Nintendo themselves were probably never even interested in continuing it in the first place. Nintendo at the time was seemingly experimenting in creating a FOMO-driven market, hence why the Mario 3d all Star collection had such a limited release. Thankfully that’s all behind. The ps2 is my favorite console, so I’d love a “mini” especially since they’re so moddable.

 

[destinyduelist]

Damn, that sure is one hell of a wishlist
8 games and no Jak or Rockstar games other than GTASA, take it or leave it.
Nah but seriously, that'd be my dream list too but you're missing RE4 and CV

 

[Yousef]

Damn, that sure is one hell of a wishlist
8 games and no Jak or Rockstar games other than GTASA, take it or leave it.

Funny, those are the games that’d make the console worth it. Plus ratchet, ape escape, dynasty warriors and persona. Everything else I’d take or leave.

 

[Prism_Red]

I know this might be a pipe dream but I badly need smol form factor PS2 to put in my car.

 

[Yousef]

I know this might be a pipe dream but I badly need smol form factor PS2 to put in my car.

There are people who made home consoles into their cars, with a tv and everything. I’m almost never in the passenger seat though and when I park my car, I don’t stay in it for long. The idea has potential though. Maybe if I get stuck somewhere.

 

[destinyduelist]

Funny, those are the games that’d make the console worth it. Plus ratchet, ape escape, dynasty warriors and persona. Everything else I’d take or leave.

And that's exactly why they wouldn't do it, just like how the PS1 Mini had no games pretty much

 

[Yousef]

And that's exactly why they wouldn't do it, just like how the PS1 Mini had no games pretty much

Ah, I get it now. Though the truth is, those are likely the first games to be added. Mini had gta and persona, and Sony (for whatever reason) only released Rockstar and SNK games for their now outdated “PS2 on PS4” program they started back in 2016… of all things… I have so much useless Sony knowledge.

 

[Prism_Red]

There are people who made home consoles into their cars, with a tv and everything. I’m almost never in the passenger seat though and when I park my car, I don’t stay in it for long. The idea has potential though. Maybe if I get stuck somewhere.

It's a work in progress, I already have the screen and PS2 car adapter except the console itself, mainly just for the passenger since I'm the crew's wheelman for the past few years. That and if I'm bored in the office I could hop on the parking lot and play for an hour or two.
I do have a Slim but it is a tight fit for the glove box and I have no idea where else to put it.

 

[Yousef]

It's a work in progress, I already have the screen and PS2 car adapter except the console itself, mainly just for the passenger since I'm the crew's wheelman for the past few years. That and if I'm bored in the office I could hop on the parking lot and play for an hour or two.
I do have a Slim but it is a tight fit for the glove box and I have no idea where else to put it.

That’s already incredibly impressive, it does seem like you’re already set to go, which I find commendable. I’m not sure how things are over there, but ps2 consoles are still easy to find here, refurbished too.

 

[Yousef]

It's a work in progress, I already have the screen and PS2 car adapter except the console itself, mainly just for the passenger since I'm the crew's wheelman for the past few years. That and if I'm bored in the office I could hop on the parking lot and play for an hour or two.
I do have a Slim but it is a tight fit for the glove box and I have no idea where else to put it.

Also, not sure what you’re seeking, but I’d still advise getting a slim ps2. I’m obviously discussing preference here, but I can say from experience that if you own multiple consoles, you are always gonna gravitate towards the easier ones to carry.

 

[Prism_Red]

Also, not sure what you’re seeking, but I’d still advise getting a slim ps2. I’m obviously discussing preference here, but I can say from experience that if you own multiple consoles, you are always gonna gravitate towards the easier ones to carry.

I specifically want a PS2 'cause I grew up watching Pimp My Ride and I always dream of playing NFS Underground 2 or San Andreas on a car, straight from the console without emulation if possible. Been thinking if I should get Mini PC instead but it cost almost 5 times than a cheap refurbished PS2 Slim here, not to mention navigating through the OS on a go is not exactly intuitive.

The biggest hurdle is space, that's why a hacked PS2 classic mini is like a dream machine of mine.
Oh and cable management is another problem, the boys have been cooking up some plan tho since last month, we gonna work on it around 3rd week of April. I planned to post the result on the forum in my status later on.
As of now I'm currently working out the kinks for Android on the head unit, I wanna put up a simple voiced assistant, it will be just like Kitt, y'know, from Knight Rider.

 

[Bonkers225]

There's already a PS2 Classic Mini. Your phone. That's the smallest it can get unless a Raspberry Pi can one day have enough power to play PS2 games.

No company is going to release 30-50 gig of games as a plug and play on the main market.

 

[Lee__Kanker]

You missed SH4

 

[Shameless]

A ps2 mini would be real cool thing for some younger gamers, but i think that the architecture might be a lil to much for a little emulation machine, even my pc cant handle ps2 emulation and it was just cheaper to legit get a ps2.

 

[Jeanfranc]

Would be another nice paperweight but seeing brand new pressure sensitive dualshocks would be great, I would buy the thing just to use those on pc.

 

[fake-kun]

Where's Mega Man X7? /j

 

[longestseason]

> it is the essentials
> no dragon quest viii, no shadow of the colossus, no ico, no katamari damacy, no kingdom hearts, no god hand, no yakuza

just kidding lol

+1 for adding fantavision though

 

[destinyduelist]

no kingdom hearts

GOOD!

 

[PhrawzT]

Tekken Tag Tournament
Klonoa 2
Katamari Damacy

 

[Stookymalarkey]

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Features:
A Miniaturized version of the PS2 Fat Model
Two USB PS2 Controllers (plus also supports Bluetooth controllers and other USB controllers)
An option to insert a USB Flash Drive to add more games
Up to 5 save states for every game
The ability to change the region of the game
Multiple display settings
Can adjust performance levels
Can adjust graphics settings


Games:
God of War
God of War 2
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
GTA 3
GTA Vice City
GTA San Andreas
Gran Turismo 4
Burnout 3: Takedown
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 3
Crash Twinsanity
Spyro: A Hero’s Tail
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
Jak 2
Jak 3
Ratchet and Clank
Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando
Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Devil May Cry
Devil May Cry 3: Danté’s Awakening
Parappa The Rapper 2
Twisted Metal: Black
Final Fantasy X
Manhunt
Bully
Tekken 5
Pac-Man World 2
Sonic Heroes
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
Sly 2: Band of Thieves
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
Persona 3
Persona 4
Rayman 2: Revolution
FantaVision
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
SSX 3
Ape Escape 2
Black
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4
(I probably included too many games, but it is the essentials)

It's a nice thought experiment. Doubt it will actually happen since it would require hardware that's beefier than the low-end phone parts that many mini-consoles used. Your best bet is to get a used laptop and install Emulation Station on it.

 

[Sir Auriel of Lionel]

If they do, the library would be embarrassingly small due to copyright hoarding. But if they do I hope they include an AC adapter this time.

 

[LaserMoose]

While I would certainly be interested in a PS2 Mini, the possibility of Sony releasing one anytime soon appears highly unlikely.

The PS2 generation games have been frequently remade or remastered, like the GTA Definitive Edition releases, SMT3 Remaster, and the Persona 3 Remake. I don't see the remake/remaster train stopping anytime soon.

While this doesn't necessarily completely prevent the older versions of titles to be re-released, I think this does make publishers less likely to bring older versions of their games back, so they can continue selling their remasters/remakes at a premium and to artificially limit consumer choice.

 

[moonbits]

If they do one, they'd have to go the extra mile in order to accommodate such variety of games. The only way I can see this succeeding is if they do some sort of FPGA or basically remanufacture the PS2's chips because even to this day we struggle with emulating that console and to that end it would be rather costly.

Basically Sony would have to re-release the PS2 lol