News - PS Classic Cheaper Than Ever At $30 For Days Of Play

PS Classic Cheaper Than Ever At $30 For Days Of Play

<p>As another entry in <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/hundreds-of-ps4-games-will-be-cheaper-in-upcoming-/1100-6467223/">Sony's US Days of Play sale in celebration of E3</a>, retailers are offering the <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/playstation-classic/">PlayStation Classic</a> retro console for a record-low cost of $30, wholly half off from the current standard price of $60 (which is itself already substantially discounted from the launch price of $100). You can grab the deeply-discounted box on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/PlayStation-Classic-Console/dp/B07HHVF2XG/?tag=gamespotdeals-20">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=VZfI20jEa0c&amp;mid=38606&amp;murl=https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sony-playstation-classic-console/6301601.p?skuId=6301601">Best Buy</a>, <a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=VZfI20jEa0c&amp;mid=24348&amp;murl=https://www.gamestop.com/consoles/playstation-classic/168643?utm_source=rakutenls&amp;utm_medium=affiliate&amp;utm_content=Twitter&amp;utm_campaign=2&amp;utm_kxconfid=tebx5rmj3&amp;cid=afl_10000087&amp;affID=77777&amp;sourceID=0wLgH49VWzI-8YwJTf6acTMFMdn1rYencQ">GameStop</a>, <a href="https://goto.target.com/c/159047/81938/2092?u=https://www.target.com/p/sony-playstation-classic-edition-console/-/A-54140637">Target</a>, or <a href="http://linksynergy.walmart.com/deeplink?id=VZfI20jEa0c&amp;mid=2149&amp;murl=https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sony-PlayStation-Classic-Console-Gray-3003868/659739661">Walmart</a> from now until Days of Play ends on June 17.</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/PlayStation-Classic-Console/dp/B07HHVF2XG/?tag=gamespotdeals-20"><strong>Get the PlayStation Classic for $30 »</strong></a></p><p>The PlayStation Classic is a retro plug-and-play console in the style of Nintendo's <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/nes-classic-edition/">NES</a> and <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/super-nes-classic-edition/">SNES</a> Classics, packing <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sony-playstation-classic-games-list-confirmed/1100-6462852/">20 beloved games</a> into one small box. Those include genre-defining originals like <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/metal-gear-solid/">Metal Gear Solid</a> and <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/grand-theft-auto/">Grand Theft Auto</a>, and the breakout RPG <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/final-fantasy-vii/">Final Fantasy VII</a>, for which Sony is currently deep in production on a <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/final-fantasy-vii-remake/">high-profile, top-to-bottom remake</a>. GameSpot's Peter Brown was disappointed by the visual fidelity and controller quality at launch in his <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/playstation-classic-review-prepare-for-disappointm/1100-6463467/">PS Classic review</a>, but those issues sting a lot less when you're paying $30 instead of $100, as it initially retailed.</p><p>Sony's Days of Play event runs from June 7 to 17, offering discounts across the board on PlayStation hardware, software, and services in celebration of <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2019-all-the-biggest-news/1100-6467411/">E3 2019</a>. <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/playstation-wont-attend-e3-2019-sony-confirms/1100-6463293/">Sony is bowing out of E3</a> this year for the first time in recent memory, instead opting to step back and quietly prepare for the hotly-anticipated <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/ps5/">PlayStation 5</a> announcement while <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-going-big-at-e3-2019-after-sony-drops-out/1100-6464682/">Microsoft takes the spotlight</a> in LA. PS4 fans needn't fret, however, since there will be <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/all-ps4-games-confirmed-for-e3-2019-so-far/1100-6467006/">no shortage of games</a> for the platform at the show, even if Sony itself is not.</p>