I think the only really confusing part for me about this is that the photo says "Nintendo Playstation" lol (The controllers look something like...TurboGrafx-16 or something? I don't know what they are, but it might be a bootleg NES; definitely not Playstation related unless its a Polystation lol)
Otherwise I find really cool to see someone talking about this; I'd like to add that aside from nostalgia, there's some people that are straight up annoyed about the state of AAA gaming from most companies, while others definitely are interested in trying out some of the older entries of their favorite series.
In any case, I consider this a win; I'm currently writing something about the importance (and cool factor) of emulation, which I'd say is relevant into this discussion since its single-handedly the reason why retro games are so accessible to people in first place.
Nope, The Playstation was (almost) an add-on peripheral for the Super Nintendo. It was meant to be a joint venture between Sony and Nintendo. When the two couldn't come to agreement over the revenue split from licensing, Sony decided to jump into the gaming space and tell Nintendo to pound sand.
The only North American Prototype known to exist just sold at auction around 3 years ago for over $300,000 USD.
As for the pic, it's definitely a bootleg Famicom. There's tons of those overseas. The Famicom games on the table also give it away.
I laughed when I saw it too! But I just copy the caption as is from where I source the picture :P
Oh for sure. This probably played a big role, maybe subconsciously, in me sticking with my collection of older games and continuing to grow it rather than acquiring a modern gaming console.
Don't get me wrong, though. I still love a good AAA game when it's done well and not plagued with predatory monetization techniques.
I'll keep an eye out for that post of yours. Cheers!