9 am EST to 6 pm EST, Friday-SundayExtra Life is an incredible opportunity to use our hobby and passion for a lot of good. The Extra Life charity gives back to children’s hospitals, supporting the care and recovery of sick kids that need it. Meanwhile, we get to play some awesome games for long periods of time to rally everyone together for those donations. Those 24-hour live stream rallies can get exhausting, but it’s all worth it when we get to see how much money we raised.
This year’s event takes place this weekend, November 3-4, 2018 and we’ve got a few members of the PlayStation LifeStyle staff ready to stream for you. Social Media Manager Annette Polis will be tackling the full 24-hour stream, attempting desperately to stay awake in those final hours while she gets donations from you. Managing Editor Keri Honea and Contributing Editor Blake Grundman will be splitting their streams into three eight-hour days, starting today and continuing through Sunday.
Annette Polis
Schedule: Midnight EST Nov. 3 to Midnight EST Nov. 4
Extra Life Donation Page
Twitch Live Stream
Keri Honea
Schedule: 9 am EST to 6 pm EST, Friday-Sunday
Extra Life Donation Page
Twitch Live Stream
Blake Grundman
Schedule: 9 am EST to 6 pm EST, Friday-Sunday
Extra Life Donation Page
Twitch Live Stream
Annette, Keri, and Blake would love your support throughout the weekend, so please go watch their streams, participate in their chats, and donate to charity in order to help these kids in need.
A few years ago, we sat down with the founder of Extra Life and talked to him about the creation of the charity and where he thought it might go in the future. He also talked to us about changing the gamer stereotype and actively using this hobby for good. PlayStation LifeStyle often has members of the staff and community that participate in Extra Life each year, and if you have any ideas for future years, we’d love to hear your thoughts about the event.
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Will You Make a PlayStation Classic Preorder?
With the PlayStation Classic now announced, will you be purchasing the mini console?
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Chandler Wood
As much as I would love it for the sake of sheer nostalgia (I've been a PlayStation fan since the beginning), I don't even have the time to play the games I currently have on my PS4, let alone the classics. I also fear that they haven't aged all that well. We'll see how I feel as it gets closer, but I'm leaning towards a no on this one, to be honest.
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Zarmena Khan
It's a cool thing to own but I barely have enough time for the games I do have, let alone any time to go back and play all those classics, many of which I've already played. The last time I moved from one continent to another, I had to get rid of half of my gaming collection so I'm no longer a collector either. I'm good with my PS4.
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Cameron Teague
I still own a PlayStation, so there is really no need for me to buy this and honestly, I won't ever play it.
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Jenni Lada
I have a PlayStation 2 and all my discs, so I am not going to bother with this.
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Keri Honea
I never had the original PlayStation, so I'm definitely intrigued.
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Paulmichael Contreras
I barely have enough time to play what I want on current systems, so I'll pass on this. But I'm sure it would be perfect for anyone who missed out on the original!
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Uros Pavlovic
Uros Pavlovic
Wed, Sep 19, 10:45 AM (3 days ago)
to Jenni, Cameron, me, staffHm, yeah I dunno, 100 bucks seems a lot just to play FF VII and Tekken (and 18 other games). So, I'll pass. Also, I still have my Atari 2600, the upgraded edition from 1984. If I'm going for "classic," might as well play what I played when I was a little kid. Yep, I'm very old. -
Anthony Severino
I'll buy it because I bought the NES and SNES Classics and it resulted in an interest in collecting these "Classic" consoles both to satiate my nostalgia cravings, but also to collect a highly influential piece of history in a compact form.
I'm not so interested in the games, though. What I've learned from the NES and SNES Classic is that some classic titles are better left in the past. Sometimes in revisiting them, flaws are amplified by how far the industry has progressed in the over two decades since the original PlayStation that started it all launched. Other times I realized the games were just not as 'good' or 'fun' as I recalled them, in part because my young imagination has turned into the busy, clouded mind of an adult.
