PlayStation TV is undoubtedly a very niche product. The appeal is, of course, somewhat broad in concept, offering gamers the opportunity to run any Vita game (that doesn’t make use of the touchpad) as well as any game from the massive PSone Classics library.

As appealing as that is, the initial price point was not. This seen a number of retailers sell the device below the recommended retail price. Now, following an official price cut for the little black box, Sony have dropped it’s retail price to a mere £44.99. Speaking about this, a Sony spokesperson has said “Starting from the 27th March, PS TV will offer even greater value for money when it becomes available for only £44.99”.

That actually is fantastic value, and if you’re a PlayStation Plus user, and why would you not, then there’s even more reason to get your hands on one of these little beauties. The chances are good that you could pick up a second hand PS TV even cheaper than the £45 mark, but that’s for you to decide.

With the Vita library already having some real hits, the added PSone Classics library and PS4 Remote Play functionality make this too good to miss out on.

One of the best announcements to come out of Sony’s PlayStation Experience keynote on Saturday was that Suikoden and Suikoden 2, the cult classic PlayStation RPGs that are now so rare that their discs go for hundreds of dollars on eBay, to the PlayStation Network under the PSOne Classics banner. This means that Suikoden and Suikoden 2 will be playable on the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, and PlayStation Vita, which is awesome.

Now we also know when they will be releasing- both games are due out in January in both, North America and Europe, although Konami has declined to give us a specific release date and price yet, saying only that they will reveal those later.

The original Suikoden and Suikoden 2 were released in 1997 and 2000 respectively; this means that it has been seventeen years since the release of the first game now. It will be interesting to see if the games still hold up, or if it’s just rose tinted nostalgia.

The PlayStation TV, Sony’s microconsole that plays certain PlayStation Vita and PSP games directly on your TV, apart from also playing PSOne Classics, PlayStation Minis, and PlayStation 4 games via Remote Play, is finally going to be launching North American territories on October 14 2014, which means that some 700 odd games, spread over select PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Mini, and PlayStation One games, will be playable on this new hardware. Add to that the usefulness of the Remote Play function, which means it can also basically play every single game on your PS4 on a different TV in the house,, and you can see why it’s so useful.

Of course, it has one other use. Do you know what that is? Yeah, that’s right, you can finally play Persona 4 Golden on the TV. That’s amazing right there, and warrants a purchase all on its own!

PlayStation TV will be available in two variants- $99.99 for the standalone system, or $139.99 for the bundle that includes a Wireless Controller (DualShock 3), 8GB memory card, and The LEGO Movie Videogame. For a limited time, you can find an exclusive PS TV bundle at Walmart, which comes with everything in the PS TV bundle plus Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, also for $139.99.

Honestly, if you already own a PlayStation 4, this seems like a good purchase to me, and a way to further enhance your experience of the PlayStation ecosystem. Will you be picking one up?

MonkeyPaw Games adds to that by announcing their list of Classics that will be playable after update v1.80 hits on August 28th. The titles in question include: Alundra, Vanguard Bandits, Arc the Lad, Arc the Lad II and Tomba!

John Greiner, president of MonkeyPaw Games, stated, “With these fine classics soon available on PS Vita, gamers will have access to our best RPG and action titles. Games like Tomba!, Arc the Lad and Alundra are a blast to play on the go. And now gamers can easily share these classic PlayStation experiences with their friends.”

And really, any attempt to allow today’s gamers to experience the rich history of gaming is always a win in our books.