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Tom’s Hardware
Tom’s Hardware
Technology
Hassam Nasir

Modder creates hybrid PlayStation, combining the guts of two original PS1 consoles into one custom PCB — system features native microSD card & HDMI support

Hybrid PlayStation, created by combining components from two different PS1 consoles and integrating them with an XStation & HDMI modboard.

The original PlayStation came out in 1994 and changed gaming forever with its focus on 3D graphics. Six years later, Sony released the "PS One," a shrunken-down model of the classic, featuring more efficient silicon that ran cooler and consumed less power. However, compared to the original, it had inferior audio processing capabilities (among other downsides), which opened the door to a best-of-both-worlds console — which is exactly what modder thedrew (also known as Secret Hobbyist on YouTube) is trying to achieve.

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