PlayStation Classic’s full game list announced, and it might annoy you

Enlarge / The European PlayStation Classic has the same game selection as the American one, but it's the only one to get an official listing image today. Hence, the release date is listed up there as '03-12-2018,' meaning, December 3. (credit: PlayStation)
When the PlayStation Classic was announced in September, the mini-retro box had plenty of details confirmed, including a December 3 release date and a $99.99 price. But its full 20-game list was missing, which changes today with an unveiling of what will likely be the make-or-break factor for potential buyers.
In the United States, the PlayStation Classic will ship with the following games. (An asterisk means the game was previously announced during the September unveil.)

Battle Arena Toshinden
Cool Boarders 2
Destruction Derby
Final Fantasy VII *
Grand Theft Auto
Intelligent Qube
Jumping Flash! *
Metal Gear Solid
Mr. Driller
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Rayman
Resident Evil (Director's Cut)
Revelations: Persona
Ridge Racer Type 4 *
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
Syphon Filter
Tekken 3 *
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
Twisted Metal

Wild Arms *

The list includes a few glaring omissions for PlayStation faithful. The biggest crater in the list is arguably thanks to publisher Activision, whose PlayStation-defining series Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon, and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater all missed the cut. (Sony originally published Crash and Spyro games before those series' rights were acquired by Activision.) EA is nowhere to be found, as well, though its roster of popular sports games would likely be a rights quagmire to bring back in a retro collection like this.
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