{"id":17281,"date":"2026-02-06T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/the-arcade-only-rave-racer-drifts-onto-ps5-this-month-console-archives-also-coming-soon\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T11:00:00","slug":"the-arcade-only-rave-racer-drifts-onto-ps5-this-month-console-archives-also-coming-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/the-arcade-only-rave-racer-drifts-onto-ps5-this-month-console-archives-also-coming-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Arcade-Only Rave Racer Drifts onto PS5 This Month, Console Archives Also Coming Soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/the-arcade-only-rave-racer-drifts-onto-ps5-this-month-console-archives-also-coming-soon\/#The_Arcade-Only_Rave_Racer_Drifts_onto_PS5_This_Month_Console_Archives_Also_Coming_Soon\" >The Arcade-Only Rave Racer Drifts onto PS5 This Month, Console Archives Also Coming Soon<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Arcade-Only_Rave_Racer_Drifts_onto_PS5_This_Month_Console_Archives_Also_Coming_Soon\"><\/span>The Arcade-Only Rave Racer Drifts onto PS5 This Month, Console Archives Also Coming Soon<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"8aaa520035725\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"The Arcade-Only Rave Racer Drifts onto PS5 This Month, Console Archives Also Coming Soon 1\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/8aaa520035725\/the-arcade-only-rave-racer-drifts-onto-ps5-this-month-console-archives-also-coming-soon-1.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/8aaa520035725\/the-arcade-only-rave-racer-drifts-onto-ps5-this-month-console-archives-also-coming-soon-1.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"The Arcade-Only Rave Racer Drifts onto PS5 This Month, Console Archives Also Coming Soon 1\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>If Bandai Namco won&#8217;t make a new Ridge Racer, we might as well have as many of the old games on modern systems as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Hamster Corporation is making it happen thanks to its Arcade Archives series; last year saw the arrival of the Ridge Racer, the arcade original, on PS5 and PS4, and soon its sequel, Rave Racer, is to follow.<\/p>\n<p>This will mark the first time the game has ever received a home console release. It&#8217;s set for launch on 26th February, 2026; there&#8217;s an Arcade Archives 2 version for PS5, and Arcade Archives for PS4.<\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile insert insert-label\">\n<div id=\"inject-primis-player\" data-src-primis=\"https:\/\/live.primis.tech\/live\/liveView.php?s=117168&amp;vp_content=plembed39b4tigwxqjz&amp;cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&amp;playerApiId=primis_player_float&amp;schain=1.0,1!ziffdavis.com,22392450815,1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you&#8217;re into your arcade racing games, there aren&#8217;t many that get more arcade than this.<\/p>\n<p>You can see a brief snippet of footage in the below video:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"5DOKyJJV8rQ\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5DOKyJJV8rQ?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<div class=\"video-stage\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Console Archives and Arcade Archives 2 \u2013 Announcement Trailer \u2013 Nintendo Switch 2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5DOKyJJV8rQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Also included in the video is the announcement of Console Archives, a new line of retro releases from Hamster focusing on early console games.<\/p>\n<p>The first two games launch on PS5 on 14th February, 2026. They are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cool Boarders<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nes\/ninja_gaiden_ii_the_dark_sword_of_chaos\">Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other games already announced include Doraemon, Sonic Wings Special, UFO: A Day in the Life, Nobunaga&#8217;s Ambition, and Monster Rancher Hop-A-Bout.<\/p>\n<p>Plenty of retro goodness is heading our way, then \u2014 which ones are you most excited to see? Tell us in the comments section below.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"text source\">[source <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5DOKyJJV8rQ\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5DOKyJJV8rQ\">youtube.com<\/a>, via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/www.consolearchives.com\/en\/\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.consolearchives.com\/en\/\">consolearchives.com<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/2026\/02\/hamster-announces-console-archives-series-for-ps5-switch\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/2026\/02\/hamster-announces-console-archives-series-for-ps5-switch\">gematsu.com<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/2026\/02\/arcade-archives-2-rave-racer-announced-for-ps5-xbox-series-and-switch-2-arcade-archives-rave-racer-for-ps4-and-switch\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/2026\/02\/arcade-archives-2-rave-racer-announced-for-ps5-xbox-series-and-switch-2-arcade-archives-rave-racer-for-ps4-and-switch\">gematsu.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related-info\/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e @ 1770377922 --><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Game<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/news\/2026\/02\/the-arcade-only-rave-racer-drifts-onto-ps5-this-month-console-archives-also-coming-soon\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Arcade-Only Rave Racer Drifts onto PS5 This Month, Console Archives Also Coming Soon If Bandai Namco won&#8217;t make a new Ridge Racer, we might as well have as many of the old games on modern systems as possible. 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