Ben also suspects that this PlayStation wouldn't have fared well even if Nintendo and Sony had put their differences aside. Although it would have had a much faster CD drive than the Sega CD (a whopping 2X!), it otherwise wouldn't have been any more powerful than the cartridge-only Super Nintendo. That would have put it on par with Sega's rival unit, or even slightly behind.

This isn't the end of it. Ben believes he knows enough that he might have a shot at repairing the console (the CD drive wasn't working when we saw it). If so, it raises the possibility that you'll witness a fully functional device before long. You might not ever see it play native CD titles, but it'll bring new life to an important part of video game history.