Playstation Mod Turns the PSOne into a Crustacean

If you thought your PlayStation 5 already looks a little too animalistic with its massive whale fin-like console covers, perhaps you would enjoy a more explicitly aquatic Sony gaming machine. “Playstacean” is more than a pun, it’s a meme that’s transformed into an actual console, and it may be the cutest, working version of Sony’s long-defunct PSOne in the 25 years since its initial launch. Playstacean is, in essence, an all-in one console mod for the PSOne console that’s made to look like a crab. If you ever heard the memeified term “carcinisation,” then this is the crabbiest version of a console we’ve seen yet. Yes, it plays games, and you bet those crab claw controllers actually work. Just don’t imagine you can hold each controller end for too long before your own hands feel like calcified pincers. The design was based on the work of video game concept artist Anh Dang. While you may imagine the smooth curves and inward-sloped mandibles were designed off the original PlayStation co ... Read full article.