PlayStation PSIO - SD Flash Drive for your PS1

[@bigtank2185]

Thank you for letting me help out! It was a fun project! I might get one myself!

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Thanks for doing this video with me. You ROCK Chris!!

[@TuMalaCon100cia]

Hi Cris, can you up the video with normal speed?

[@bigtank2185]

@@TuMalaCon100cia this was recorded as a time lapse. I didn't record a normal video sorry.

[@AJ12Gamer]

If only they made a USB version so you can connect a 4 TB hard drive and have the whole psx collection. Ntsc and pal 😍😍😍

[@nathan-qcueparsons268]

Subbed for helping your friend.

[@Rathori]

This is awesome. You don't have to worry about your laser dying, nor disk rot getting to your games with thing, but still get 100% authentic experience.

[@RichLunaMusic]

Rathori Khass If you like to play discs, it’s kind of a bummer.

[@Sterling20073]

@@RichLunaMusic Urgh, why would you want to play discs when they can skip and take longer to load?. Surprised you didn't mention "piracy" lol

[@radracer8889]

Rich Luna you can still play discs, it won’t affect the drive at all

[@theelite1x721987]

@@RichLunaMusic you can still use your discs. What I like here is you can use a digital ROM file without using an emulator. Game still plays and acts 100% because its, well, actually running on a ps1. The disc drives almost always are the weakest part in older consoles, so being able to still play the games without wearing out the disc drive (or of your disc drive is already broken) is awesome.

[@mazda9624]

0/10 not enough skipping Just kidding it'll be great to finally get some use out of my PS1 with a hardly working laser

[@the1ucidone]

I just bought mine last month. I can't see my Playstation gaming life without the PSIO in it. Truly, a wonderous dream come true. I'm using two 512gig Sony SD cards and it's just amazing. Great video MetalJesus.

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Thanks!

[@ade-d435]

Where’d you find 1/2TB Sony Sd cards?

[@albertzinger7132]

@@beefcurtainz69 Should be 600-700.

[@AwesomesMan]

How is it any different from a $5 freemcboot memory card for the ps2? You use USB with that.

[@hanzobi1926]

@@AwesomesMan A lot, because PS1 Popsloader via a FMCB setup on a PS2 is buggy trash. For real hardware use, use mod chip or this. For a software implementation, a PS3 running CFW, PSP or PSvita CFW.

[@SmashJT]

Even more of a reason to ignore the PS Classic... Great video as always MJR. Thanks for the heads up!

[@rickyr7790]

@SennaFan telling someone how "sad" their life is (over a video game), then comment "let it go" is pretty ironic. Take your own advice and relax yourself.

[@BulbaSmasher]

"Even more of a reason to ignore any classic consoles" lol there fixed it for ya... also this is even worse than other options.. even my 1997 action replay takes less work that this lol... also if you have a psp 3000 or a vita.. you are doing better lol and hell even a ps3.. *i got a ps1 classic day one* looks great on my display.. will never be opened like my ness and sness (got both editions, us and japan)

[@rickyr7790]

@SennaFan that was one thing. Yea. The emulation itself is what makes the PS Classic a piece of shit. But now it's obvious what triggered you. Thanks for the update.

[@rickyr7790]

@SennaFan yea because you know, its uh, video games..you can relax and let it go.

[@animeloverxX93]

​@@BulbaSmasher >buys consoles and games for display, instead for playing them Yeah, millenials do that a lot. PSIO is definitely the best option out there, since it allows to play ISO's on real hardware. Action replay has nothing to do with how to play ROM's/ISO's; action replay is just any good for cheating in games. But if you don't even have the game, how to cheat? See, makes no sense what you're spouting here. Sure, you will need to find the ROM's online, or you just create your own back-up of the games you own by using a tool called ''Imageburn'', putting the PS1 game of your choice into the CD drive of your PC and letting the program do its magic. It really is that easy to create your own ISO. PSP/PS Vita/PS3 all just emulate; it is not the real console. That too applies to the PS1 Classic, which was we all know at this point, is just the PCSX emulator in disguise of a retro console from the 90's. The PSIO however doesn't emulate the games themselves, but the mechanics of the hardware of the original console, meaning that there won't be game-specific hacks like say, in emulators such as ZSNES. It even is listed in the FAQ on the official PSIO site. ps-io.com/faq/ Please get your facts right next time, before spouting snarky remarks that are not witty at all, let alone fail to be correct. @SennaFan The reason why people bitched about the PAL games on the Playstation Classic were, because PAL games run slower, which is to be expected by an emulator. No matter how people put it, an emulator will never replicate the original console perfectly. Sony just fucked up deceiving people this time; PAL games run perfectly fine on (guess what) PAL-optimized consoles. Since Sony mixed the NTSC and PAL roms and just used an emulator instead of builing an actual, real console, it was to be expected that people will notice the slowdown. That said, you said ''The only irony here is this flash let's you play JAP imports and PAL GAMES! The very games people claimed ruined the classic. Yet here, no one mentions it? That's ironic.'' What's your point? You do realize that people can use the PSIO flashcard to put whatever ISO's on SD card, right? They are not limited to play neither european nor japanese games. And even then, japanese PS1 games are NTSC, just like american PS1 games, so that's just a moot point that makes no sense. People complained about these games because the Playstation Classic wasn't optimized to play both, NTSC and PAL games. The SD2SNES for example allows for selecting what region you want the games to play as, meaning you can choose between PAL (50Hz) and NTSC (60Hz). I don't know if PSIO suppots such an option yet, but I doubt they wouldn't include this option later on, if the device doesn't do so already. Since PSIO can be updated via firmware updates, compatibility with games can also be improved, and new features can likely be added, too. Currently, there are only like 2-3 games that are unplayable/freeze, with a handful of other games having minor issues. Other than that, every game runs perfectly fine. www.cybdyn-systems.com.au:82/issues/?filter=-5 I swear, people need to do their homework So much misinformation and entitled pricks spouting nonsense online... Edit: Yes, you can switch video modes, so switching from PAL output to NTSC input and vice versa is a thing. Definitely recommend buying a PSIO. And if you are not good at soldering (like me), the developers of the device offer to install it for you. Just buy the device, the switch board kit and the mainboard modification service and you should be good. If all that is worth your money, that's up to you, but looking at what you get for the bang of your buck, it's definitely worth it. ps-io.com/store/

[@philscomputerlab]

Fantastic product! Always amazes me what the community manages to achieve.

[@AdamChristensen]

I have an old PS1 with a dead CD drive, this would be a great way to bring it back to (extra) life.

[@leonedtumbaga666]

thats my plan too since i dont want to throw my old ps1

[@TurkishChubs]

Adam Christensen , same thing with me, it will be nice little project

[@gregsmith9183]

Same Here. My original PS console no longer reads disks. Here in Australia this PSIO mod cost exactly the same as the PS Classic. Cartridge remods me of the PS Hacker one with built in Action Replay cheat codes. I used to mod the original console so it became multi region and use the disc swap method to play backup cd-r games.

[@testarossa7993]

Y'all could also buy an aftermarket lens for about $10.

[@EngineerAndro]

Of course, go to ebay and have fun, better than paying 106 dollars for this crap and fuck the ps1 board. If you want free games install mm3 chip, costs 10 bucks. or... a better way, use epsxe emulator with roms ez pz.

[@CybdynSystems]

Excellent review MJR! It's great to hear that you'll be using your PSIO Cartridge to enjoy your PlayStation 1 games the way they were meant to be played. Overall, this is what our goal was, and from your review, I believe we have met and further exceeded that expectation. We wanted to create a product which was well polished and used the original hardware the way the PlayStation 1 games were meant and designed to be played. Looking forward to seeing more PlayStation 1 content on your channel. With kind regards, from Cybdyn Systems.

[@Pizzuiful]

Maybe you should correct his false assumption : «emulating the CD-Rom coprocessor». Yeah, not at all....

[@nanais007]

I'm a grandmother trying to resurrect my consoles and what's left of my games for grandtwins. I'm researching "mods" so I can copy games I have and soon to start buying. So how do I get the games to an SD card? Is that done on a PC first, then SD in cartridge in parallel port? Sorry if I sound dumb, trying to learn.

[@CybdynSystems]

@@nanais007 Hi. No problem at all. Yes, it's done on your PC first. Once you've copied your games (and the Menu System), you then insert the SD Card into our PSIO Cartridge and plug the cartridge into your PlayStation console in the Parallel I/O port. Don't forget however, you'll need to install the Switch Board on your PlayStation mainboard prior to this. Thanks.

[@Allen-R]

@@nanais007 Now THAT's an awesome grandma.

[@yamilishernandez7670]

This is the way to revive old systems hope one day, we have the same device for GameCube too

[@Ripplin]

Enable Fastboot? NEVER!

[@dricardkr]

Yeah, it would be a sin.

[@The1azreen]

A more nostalgic way to relive ps1 games than the classic console meant to do it

[@themcfaceman]

Seriously, I feel like picking up a real PS1 now just for this

[@MrXmoda]

themcfaceman you should

[@StephanS]

This is exactly what i always wanted, but i do not have a buddy like Chris. I am the buddy like Chris!

[@AbG-pk4ti]

I don't get it

[@TurkishChubs]

😂

[@bardknight]

@@AbG-pk4ti He doesn't have a buddy like Chris but he knows how to solder, so he can do it himself.

[@StephanS]

@@bardknight You're right. I just talked to a friend a few weeks ago about having a PS1 with SD Card reader... i definetly will do this project.

[@Faxtron]

I have PS1,PS2 and PS3 and the best solution in my opinion for PS1 games is with the retrocompatibility on PS3 with CFW. With that you can play the PS1 games using HDMI and load the games from the HD.

[@DeegoL9]

Faxtron wait what’s CFW?

[@Faxtron]

@@DeegoL9 Custom firmware "jailbreak" your console.

[@themcfaceman]

What does the CFW do?

[@Faxtron]

@@themcfaceman With CFW you can install or use whatever you want in your console without restrictions like : emulators, media player, backups from HD, create backups of your games from console, use of Other OS to install Linux, use of control fan with software to reduce temps to avoid YLOD, you can see the temps of your console, use of file manager to copy anything you want or read from your console without restrictions, the use of multiple APPS from thirds like Multiman, Iris Manager, Managunz, etc,etc.

[@markraven5026]

if you have earlier slim models of ps3, it'll be easy for you. tons of soft mod vids out there that would enable you to hack ps3 to play ps1 and 2 games. I run ps2 iso on my ps3 and use raspberry pi 3b+ for my retro games (ps1, snes, gba etc)

[@ClassicGameOrchestra]

I've been using this device for several months. This is totally awesome!!!

[@bowdenprod1055]

Welcome back MJR! Hope everything with the house is coming along! Sucks that bad things happen to good people like this :(

[@bowdenprod1055]

@@tapsofosiris3110 I guess he deleted the comment before I had a chance to bask in his negativity.

[@bowdenprod1055]

That Guy From Legendary Axe ❤️ totally calm dude! Don’t worry

[@sparksk8er]

I literally was doing some google searching about PSIOs the other day. MJR you never fail to help me out

[@robothtml]

Even though we know the result, it would be beneficial to have a side by side loading comparison.

[@rodrigopimentel9380]

Good to have you back MJR! We miss you on camera though! Good luck with your renovation!

[@BrandonCorby-wr5nd]

They actually already have them for the Gamecube, Saturn, Dreamcast. Check out Adam Koralik video about the GD-rom replacement on the Dreamcast. My life in Gaming guys did a great review of the 2 version of the Saturn SD sub. Everdrive has a patch for Sega CD games I believe. Gamecube SD media launcher is great PS2 you can use a Sata to IDE adapter with a hard drive or IDE to SD or IDE to Compact Flash. XBOX same option as PS2 but remember to format the drive with FAT32 in 2TB partitions. Amiga CD32 can use the Amiga 500 sd card reader. 3DO Nothing That I know yet CD-I nothing yet Atari Jaguar with in the process and testing. MJR! I still am trying to find NAS storage access for my consoles.

[@flurm7573]

There's a 3DO ODE out there for the various models, search for 3do-renovation (Russian site) for info. It can load games from a USB drive.

[@zizarami3270]

For the Amiga CD32, there is the Terrible Fire TF328, you should check the channel of Dan Wood, he made a video about it. You transform with this, your CD32, into the ultimate amiga machine.

[@ichigo3223]

@Brandon The is a mod board for the PS2 Network adapter that changes the IDE plug for SATA. It works with the original Network Adapter and you keep the LAN support.

[@KevsShed]

@@ichigo3223 I have one, it's only around 8 UK pounds and comes from China but works perfectly! You have to use it with the official network adaptor though, it is my belief that it isn't compatible with the unofficial 3rd party ones!

[@MobCat_]

lol yeah i was thinking the same thing >__< from memory you have to patch the ps2 isos to run of the hdd or usb but yeah ps2, xbox and above are pretty easy to get software ODEs working. Webman for the ps3 one is my favorite

[@FBornEvil]

I really appreciate you took the time to add the titles of the games. It's really helpful to keep track of those games! Thank you!

[@VoloKinProject]

150 bucks + soldering labor is way too much imo.

[@johnyGrizzle]

$150? LMAO!!!! PSTV is way cheaper then that and fully hackable and you could run thousands more titles from different gens. I have one with a 264gb usb drive

[@Nukle0n]

150 AUS, which is about 110 USD. But yes the soldering is a bummer, but as always with disc based consoles, getting a "flash cart" for them is never as easy as on the cartridge consoles.

[@djungelskog2654]

you should learn how to solder, is really easy and helpful. i fixed my ps2 by myself three times. This gadget is awesome and is an amazing way to back up my collection

[@corsegerspwnd]

I dont get the price. Moding a ps1 was dirt cheap. I got a modded psone for 15 bucks with 2 og mem cards and 2 og dualshocks. Like 5 months ago 😆

[@Del11k]

They are £300 to 500($379-633) on Ebay (UK/France)

[@haxmanz]

I have had this for a few months now (had this on pre-order for over a year) and I absolutely love this device. Able to play all games without having to use a disc on original hardware is magical. The installation of the PSIO is actually really easy for someone who has a basic level of soldering experience. I believe that you can now get these within a month of preordering. $149 for this is really cheap.

[@dion6047]

Back in those days i used a device like that one called "game shark" needed no soldering or extra chip. Originally was used to cheat with game codes, but as a plus, you could play burned cds, loading first any original one.

[@darthwalshus2876]

Metal Jesus, you are a world class broadcaster. You are very natural with your commentaries.

[@Whenitraveltheworld]

They spent years developing this and when they release it they make you mod the console. It's just a shame because GDEMU has put out SD cards for the Dreamcast & the Saturn and more and all you have to do is remove the optical drive and then plug the unit in and it works. No modding is needed, which is a much bigger selling point. They need to revise this so that the detection works through the serial port alone and no modding is needed. I would rather the CD drive just stopped working when the unit was plugged in and it overrode the CD drive. Sadly it a big NO from me.

[@SerBallister]

Quite strange it needs a mod, the PIO slot at the back is ran so early in the Sony BIOS that you have the chance to patch everything in software. Action Replay/etc worked like that.

[@Whenitraveltheworld]

@@SerBallister Exactly, this is why its not sold out instantly, if this was the case, these things would be impossible to obtain for a while.

[@NicolaiSyvertsen]

@@Whenitraveltheworld ehh it has been selling out quickly despite requiring solder work. I missed out on the pre-orders 2 times before I finally was able to place an order as they just sent an email out of the blue and it was first order first served basis. Cybdyn offer a mod service where you send in your PSX motherboard and they install the switch board for you. Not that it is hard. You just need a basic solder iron with a thin tip and some patience. Instructions are clear. They are working on a way to avoid the switch board but that takes time developing.

[@hanzobi1926]

It's no different from a mod chip install 20 + years ago. The trace cut are only the most tedious ones of the install but if you have the right tools it's fine. I had zero soldering experience and did my PU-8 board fine. A plug n play solution without a board install will never happen because SONY did not have direct access to the CD-ROM controller and that is why the board is needed to re-route the communication from the Parallel Port to the CD drive, hence why a bad install, the console won't boot or the CD-ROM will not be recognised when PSIO is plugged in because PSIO still works side by side the drive.

[@gravitone]

That's a very elaborate way to tell us you have 0 soldering skills and are angry about it.

[@TheGamersRefuge]

I just found your channel recently. Great videos dude, I'll be watching for new ones while I binge watch your old ones.

[@Edupion]

nobody want MJ to be sad, hope your basement will get fix.

[@OtomoTenzi]

These things could've been pretty handy if they had come out like 20+ years ago...

[@blinkshadown]

I think it's wrong that they sell you the thing in pieces and don't even explain that if you buy the 150 sd parallel adapter it wont work without the 7 dollar kit. Also what the 14 dollar kit for? This being said why not combo the whole thing into one purchase with a discount? This plus shipping may be a killer making it at least 150 USD

[@MordecaiWalfish]

RTFM

[@blinkshadown]

@@ilovellamafood checked on my phone it didn't state nothing when I attempt to purchase it.

[@zRedGemz]

The chip you have to install comes with the unit.

[@blinkshadown]

@@ilovellamafood yeah I found it. But even the pictures wont show it included that's why I was confused.but it's good to know that it be around 130 after shipping. I may consider buying it after new years

[@trollyrogger5146]

I have seen these for a few years now it is nice to see you do a review on it :)

[@RobTheSquire]

I'm now ordering one....£85 with the uk exchange at the moment... no longer even thinking about the classic

[@Gatz22]

True and to play Xenogears, enough said

[@hoodedfarmer]

So glad to see you finally were able to get a video out for us no wonder the disaster that had happened to your game room going to have to do a video before and after on that

[@AmyraCarter]

If there ever was a version for the PS2, I'd be so on board! Some of those PS2 games are *_really_* hard to find!

[@toastbrot9183]

Get a fat Ps2 with an external HDD and softmod it with FreeMcBoot just use Opl then and it works perfect✌️

[@ExpendableCrumb]

TOASTBROT do you need any thing else to connect to the ps2?

[@AwesomesMan]

$5 freemcboot memory card off eBay or amazon, then just plug in a usb w games and you’re all set. Easy and cheap.

[@AwesomesMan]

@@KORUPTable Yes please haha. My email address is awesomesman at gmail

[@davemontano3790]

KORERAWR hook it up I have so many scratched ps2 games I need back ups

[@LosAngeles822]

Something about seeing the disc drive open with that big button is so satisfying. Haha. Man i miss being a kid sometimes. Rarely though. Also, wow that add on looks amazing.

[@hazy33]

Thanks for telling us about this HOWEVER we don’t need to see you playing the games, we need to see you loading them from the menu so we can see the speed of loading! Amateur mistake MJR.

[@televisionandcheese]

Yeah , we know what games are like, we want to see stuff like a compare of loading time from disc and from tf card!

[@afistfulofpimples1745]

Rubbish. We need to see him playing the games.

[@hazy33]

@@afistfulofpimples1745 stop it, you're embarrassing yourself.

[@afistfulofpimples1745]

@@hazy33 Rubbish. No I'm not.

[@hanzobi1926]

I have owned a PSIO for 3 years and It's a ODE which emulates the physical drive, so in turn won't magically make things any faster. Only slight differences to increased speed is noticeable but then that is also dependent on SD card specs too and firmware.

[@mazinz2]

Thank you so much for posting this! It appeared randomly while browsing YT. I knew they had similar devices for other systems but had no idea about the PSX. Order placed. Interestingly enough back then a third party made a parallel port circuit board you could attach (solder and slightly tool mod to the case) to the later psx models that had the port removed.

[@chchris25]

R.I.P PlayStation Classic! Lol

[@marakarthegreat]

more like B.I.H (Burn In Hell)

[@theatlastech8792]

@SennaFanWhy so butthurt on all of these comments?

[@theatlastech8792]

@SennaFanJust seems like a sad way to spend your day.

[@elevate32767]

@SennaFan You're both idiots. Wait that makes me an idiot, too

[@elevate32767]

@SennaFan Thank goodness we're not in the UK. They would break the door down for posting such a comment.

[@bardknight]

I always appreciate you showing hidden gems. Lots of cool games in this video.

[@highspeedenthusiast6628]

So in reality you could get the entire PS1 Library (worldwide) on a few SD cards........?

[@highspeedenthusiast6628]

@@BigDaddy-666 thank you for feeling the need to explain a bunch of unnecessary shit

[@AlexxxPerales]

@@highspeedenthusiast6628 welcome to the internet noob

[@Sterling20073]

@@highspeedenthusiast6628 It wasn't unnecessary BS, that will be an eye opening comment for some noobs

[@ChaosZero.]

@@highspeedenthusiast6628 to answer you in a more relatable way to your question. Short answer is yes. Long(er) answer is yes, but around 2500 games, at the bare minimum of 700mb each, that's around 2tb of stuff just of PS1 roms. That's a lot of cards.

[@JohnSmith-qx6kx]

@@highspeedenthusiast6628 What a douche.

[@FerrariKangaroo]

Perfect timing MJR! I've been getting back into the PS1 just recently. Thanks for the video.

[@blackhatfreak]

You forgot to add they're offering free international shipping!!!!

[@blackhatfreak]

@@Puretea4711 Oh weird, maybe it's only for the United States I just checked and it said free shipping.

[@cybernitemusic]

Finally got my PSIO up and running... it’s sweeeet!!

[@mvpheat]

You should have played Pepsi Man

[@TheMaximus60]

Oh my childhood

[@DTPpetz]

Very nice, My Preorder is processing shipment right now ;) great video

[@zes793]

Hi MJR! There are already Everdrive style solutions for some other disc based systems you should check out. For Dreamcast there is GDEmu For Saturn there is Rhea/Phoebe Both are pricey and hard to get, but I'm sure you could get a hold of them for testing and they'd be great subjects for future videos. Wishing you well with the basement situation.

[@cooolpotato]

I would love to see videos on these.

[@jcreazy]

There is also USB GDROM for Dreamcast

[@chrispacheco8590]

Great alternative to getting the ps classic, thanks for all your efforts in testing this thing properly and the in depth review, much appreciated :)

[@tonycrazy88]

This video is a testament on how little MJR knows about his stuff... PSIO, GDemu, Rhea, Phoebe, GD USB, and others have been around for years... Seriously man...

[@MetalJesusRocks]

I’m more of a physical game collector... but I’m learning to appreciate solutions like this.

[@jamess.9743]

Right, because MJR is supposed to know everything about 40 years of gaming and accessories. :eyeroll

[@zizarami3270]

Don't forget the super sd system 3, the neosd and the Terrible Fire TF328...No solution for the sega mega cd yet, but i hope someone will do this in the future.

[@Tyresome]

I Love that stuff like this is still being released for our awesome beloved consoles. Game On!

[@FaiyaRay]

If only Sony makes something like this other than a simple cashgrab

[@blackhatfreak]

lol for the price of this you can turn your own into a classic

[@Chris_Ramsay1]

@MetalJesusRocks Optical drive emulation is a thing on Saturn and Dreamcast, for the Saturn there is the Rhea and Phoebe, both are optical drive replacements, and for the Dreamcast, there is the GDEMU, also an optical drive replacement.

[@eddiew.4650]

149.95 AUD for the cartridge and an additional 7.95 AUD for the chip......eh nice concept, but too expensive for my blood.

[@the1ucidone]

Get a job.

[@joeypr]

@@the1ucidone I actually find it kind of expensive too, I would love this hardware, I have a job, but In my case it's something called "priorities". But for now a self programmed and installed MayumiV4 does the job.

[@MetalJesusRocks]

At around $110 USD that's about what you would pay for some EverDrives like for the N64, etc...

[@eddiew.4650]

@@the1ucidone And spend the money on this over a cheaper alternative like a Raspberry Pi? Ha, you're funny.....

[@zero9112]

I know how you feel. You can buy a used PS3 for half the cost and easier to softmod. Maybe once that all in one option becomes available will this be 100 % worth it. As for me, I'll wait until I save enough tip money to pull the trigger.

[@Iceferno]

This was just linked to me and wow, what a surprise. I had no idea Everdrive like software existed for disc-based consoles. I'd love to see similar things come to Dreamcast and GameCube. And yeah, with no soldering required, please!

[@KeithPhillips]

Dreamcast has had options for a long time. Just remove a few screws, pop out the disc drive and put in the board. $60 with

[@MoviegeekDutch]

Did MJR really say Cybedyne systems?? 😬😬😬😬 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Better watch out it is from Skynet haha

[@robd9921]

MJR: (being interrogated in a police station) "PSIO, a PS1 SD flash drive built by Cyberdyne systems for retro gamers." Police officer: "Now I understand soldering is required?" MJR: "Something about the motherboard of the console." Police officer: "Why?" MJR: "I DIDN'T BUILD THE FUCKING THING!"

[@imnotgivingmy_name_toamach7491]

Definitive way to play PS1 games, nothing else comes close. Have a 256GB card, running this on a JVC CRT 27" TV through RGB SCART and it's absolutely awesome. PS1 is one of those systems you really need to play on original hardware - no emulation can ever compare. The new menu updates are super easy to use as well, from what they've said in their news segment it's now at almost 100% compatibility, apparently only a single game is left before it's 100%.

[@katherinesmith9602]

did you guys know MJR is really Weird AL?

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Weird Al is actually an uncle of mine. . . . . . . .. .... Not really ;)

[@katherinesmith9602]

@@MetalJesusRocks That would of been awesome. I just watched a hot ones episodes then to this great video. Keep up the good work.

[@ScarletDeath]

I remember they had stuff like this for PSone's with the port. Except we didn't have SD cards; however, the packages came with everything this product comes with. I have seen someone talk about adding that quick chip to motherboard as a way to override the PSone in ages. I'm happy to see something like this come along so much later. I might actually get into PSone games again

[@wbblueye1387]

150$ for this Cartridge?!?!?! This is idiotic. Its better to buy a Chip from ebay for 1-2$ and solder it into the console

[@maxcooper6554]

This device looks amazing! I'm sold on it! Also, Philosoma and Silent Bomber are two of my all time favs!

[@teaguevox8160]

I loved Speed Punks back in the day! Good luck unlocking Beemer.

[@hualni]

This looks awesome!!! There are some really great games on the PS1 that you just can't find anymore. Or they are so ridiculously expensive they are not feasible. What a time to be alive!!!

[@darkheart333hotmail3]

Merry Christmas Metal Jesus! Hope every thing is going well with the game room basement!

[@akirasharinganuser94]

No one gonna bring up that MJ placed a Xenogears CD? Great hidden gem

[@Upsideround]

every gamer needs a friend like chris

[@dmitriy_petrova]

I am a new subscriber and am loving all the videos. These videos makes me want to be a collector now XD

[@RedSoul001]

5:39 "Dare I say hidden gems"... MetalJesus all you say is Hidden Gems, and I love it! haha

[@nsfwguy2168]

LOVE my PSIO!! Got mine a couple years ago. I was sure that I'd damaged my mainboard installing the switchboard, but it was a success! (Use the finest tip you can find for your iron, use a strong magnifying glass/jewelers loupe, and be very careful!) Best $125 I've spent on a peripheral, hands down! Most effective way to future-proof your beloved PS1.

[@SuperFEX123]

Awesome video like always! Your cheerful videos always put me in a great mood brother.

[@commonmurre179]

Just recently discovered your channel and i fell in Love instantly great job from Sweden PS. Just purchased a rare DS Game its THE demo for Metroid prime

[@DavidLimUX]

i can't wait to get mine. I preordered mine back in october... on its way from the Land Down Under.

[@DeadCityJxro]

Thanks for letting us know about this! Best news ever!

[@noelabey]

Awesome video. I was not subscribed and been following your work for years. This whole subscribe to pewdiepie made me aware of it. Great to see you back. Hope you can fix your basement. This also made me aware of it and I’m having my house checked out by professionals.

[@TheRafaelRamos]

Hoping the basement work is going right! Great video man!

[@Acer0Cool]

I've known about this for years and have wondered about buying it for so long.

[@bengrayson214]

Merry Christmas MJR!🎄🎅🏻

[@KendoFoxfromYoutube]

I just got mine finally.. I love PSIO I have bunches of PS1 controllers that didnt work on pc emulator as well on my ps2 this device is genius and i love the cover art of the box too :)

[@heberthsarmiento6925]

Jesus este es el Primer vídeo tuyo que lo miro completo. Tus vídeos suelen ser muy largos.

[@TheUniversalid]

I know this is a little late but the region lock is on the drive itself not on the motherboard so the psio unit obviously is region free so it can play any region where is the stock disk drive cannot.

[@genos_vacuum]

Wow! Great video my guy!

[@Englebert3rd]

I've had a PSIO for a couple of years now and I'm really happy about it. I love the PS1 and my collection is 99% PAL games. This lets me play them NTSC. The true PlayStation classic.

[@Hyper_fx_studio]

Thanks for showing this. Think I'll need to pick one up now

[@chocolocojames213]

Hooray, MJR is back :0

[@TheGeekLife1]

I'm a member of a Dreamcast group on Facebook, and I've seen people posting pictures for something similar for the Dreamcast! It is a more extensive modification, though, as it involves removing the disk reader and replacing it with an SD card reader, which is kind of a bummer. It's cool that this one for the PlayStation allows you to retain the optical drive, but I wonder as our disk based games age and begin to fail more frequently, if we'll see more solutions like the Dreamcast one that just get rid of optics all together in favor of something like an SD card reader.

[@AGingerPleb]

Man speedpunks (speed freaks to me in PAL) was my childhood loved that game it’s brilliant, the music is also brilliant on it nice choice MJR

[@mikieson]

That's probably the best thing I've seen. Cool

[@TheLukesterGaming]

Am I the only one who saw the title and thought this would be a way of storing your old saved games on an SD card and having the ability to backup those saves through an SD card reader on your PC? But instead turned out to be an alternative way of playing games without the disc whilst running on the original console hardware, still pretty cool though!

[@IamMarkSmith]

Great review MJR. Thank you so much.

[@flurm7573]

Hey, great video! My PSIO finally arrived last week, nice to play games now without stuttery FMV (when my laser even bothered to load anything). Cheers for highlighting some games I'd never heard of, Gunners Heaven looks fun and I'd forgotten about Ray Tracers, I used to love that. :)

[@retroroadkill]

Mr metal Jesus rocks. You rock . Happy Xmas from Cornwall UK

[@CaptSpeirsB744]

I noticed that they offer the board seperately so you can mod all your PS1's and then just move the ps-io to the one you want to use. Not sure why you would want to, but the option is there.

[@SolidSonicTH]

I remember playing Silent Bomber at a kiosk. Couldn't wrap my head around the mechanics when I walked up to it but it had good graphics for the day.

[@spidermcgavenport8767]

Thank you, MetalJesusRock's, much appreciated review.

[@spidermcgavenport8767]

I was looking into this product, as such the Rhea, GDEMU. But I'll wait till the price goes down below $100 buck's otherwise it's not worth tearing into my working console.

[@spidermcgavenport8767]

Say, MJR, have you by chance a Reality Quest the glove controller, for the PlayStation and the N64? It's something worthy of discussion.

[@MeadestVikingTMV]

I need this in my life. I also just picked up a ps1 7501 3 weeks ago for free, so this is exciting to find out.

[@Nightmare1up00]

Props for keeping the content coming with the flood n all! know it cant be easy. You actually do rock lol

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Yeah, notice I'm not showing the game room in it's current messy state. LOL

[@Nightmare1up00]

@@MetalJesusRockshaha I have noticed. nice work arounds!!

[@alifoton]

Nice stuff, might as well buy it for retrogaming purposes. Sweet music at the end by the way.

[@spedcuber178]

Who would dare to skip the PlayStation logo with that amazing startup jingle?!?

[@markraven5026]

raspberry pi 3b+ with retro pi will save you a ton of time and frustration. you get to play more than just ps1 games and do it wirelessly. bought one after I cancelled my ps1 classic pre-order and I was so glad i did. 2 raspberry PIs plus heat sink set and sd cards set me back for just under $100. now I got a great neat retro game set up and also have a perfect gift for my favorite cousin who is also into retro games

[@DENCROW]

Philosoma is NOT a "vertical shooter" ... it's a "multi-directional shooter " . Each stage is one direction , one is vertical, one horizontal, one isometric, another behind the spacecraft, etc... This is the cool thing about the game and it sets it apart from the rest, you never know what the next phase will be like.

[@martinweizenacker7129]

That's pretty cool. But I guess I would miss the drive noises when the laser tray is being moved around when searching for data. I love that sound.

[@bENOFFICIALMASSIVE]

Im from Australia.....wooot!!! :p this is cool as, Metal Jesus, u always seem to come through with the goods!!! :) nice work!!!!

[@SA8TER21]

For the dreamcast get the usbgdrom. Its plug and play can get a 3d printed tray to have a 1tb hdd in your dreamcast aswell to have all the games.

[@RtardD2]

Really nice (and reassuring) to see that pretty much everyone in the comments section is on board with this, coming from a Switch owner if something like this was suggested on KZbin/games website for a Nintendo console most of their mental fucking fans would have screamed “piracy”, jumped down your throat for reporting on this and then attacked anyone else in the comments who dares show approval - nice job Sony people!

[@mlouth95]

Speed punks was speed freaks in Europe, I bought it for my brother a couple years ago because we'd play it as kids, real gem