Sony Makes PSOne Classics Available for Vita In Most Ludicrous Way Possible

@DarthOrange said:

@Nintendude said:

What's the price range of PS1 games on their digital store?

Most of them are $5.99 with a few games like Final Fantasy 7 costing $9.99.

Not too bad. Thanks ^_^

@Nintendude said:

What's the price range of PS1 games on their digital store?

Most of them are $5.99 with a few games like Final Fantasy 7 costing $9.99.

What's the price range of PS1 games on their digital store?

26 new PSOne games have apparently been added to the US Vita store, with "more coming soon". The list is:

• Alundra
• Arc the Lad II
• Championship Bass
• Extreme Pinball
• Grandia
• Hi Octane: The Track Fights Back
• Klonoa: Door to Phantomile
• Magic Carpet
• Medal of Honor
• Medal of Honor Underground
• Nuclear Strike
• Oddworld Abe's Exxodus
• Oddworld Abe's Oddysee
• Populous-The Beginning
• R4 Ridge Racer Type 4
• Rayman 1
• Rayman2
• SimCity 2000
• Soviet Strike
• Tekken
• Tekken 2
• Theme Hospital
• Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
• Tomba!
• Vanguard Bandits
• Wing Commander IV

Finally, a plus for living in EU :D

@forkboy said:

@GoofyGoober said:

Wow it is said when people have to get excited over PS1 games on a fucking 300 vita, Sony, what the fuck man?

At least there's finally SOMETHING to play on that damn thing

I guess.

Alex, you left out that most of not all the European releases can be transferred onto to Vita using the PS3. Make sure you have the uninstalled copy(bubbled) in order to xfer.

That headline is fucking SPOT ON though!! Sony just, doesn't fucking get it. This PSone support release had been nothing short of a clusterfuck.

This is absolutely Lutefisk!

I can't seem to get Crash 3 to transfer. :(

@Eujin: I was actually going for the Frosted Flakes theme, but I'll have to check out that Sonic theme, maybe it works too

Ha ha! Nine games is enough. Sony will throw US consumers a bone and release more after everyone has beat the nine initial releases.

It seems to me it's a waiting game for NAs. It's funny how the first thing to make me even think about buying a vita is a sweet list of old PSone games!

Good for Europeans, they usually get the short end of the stick.

That's just really bad business on for Sony, I can understand if some games just aren't going to the Vita for some agreement disputes but having it going to EU but not US is rather silly. Hopefully we will get an explanation soon on why this difference of releases per region is happening.

HEH, Suck it, Colonies

I used the work around to transfer Legend of Dragoon to my Vita. SCEA can go choke on a dick.

I can't believe Professor Farnsworth started writing for Giant Bomb.

God Damnit, I think i'm gonna have to buy a Vita

Well it's pretty sweet for me in England. :) Crash Bandicoot time!

@Vexxan said:

Europeans getting something Americans don't? What world am I living in...

Jokes aside, if I had a Vita I would probably not care for PS1 classics. About time Sony starts making some new games.

I wouldn't really care either - at least not til they released some obscure awesome thing I totally forgot about.

Europeans getting something Americans don't? What world am I living in...

Jokes aside, if I had a Vita I would probably not care for PS1 classics. About time Sony starts making some new games.

Oh Sony, you are so rubbish.

@geirr said:

Maybe it's a tiny 'feel better' gift to Europe since we have to pay 50% more for games and consoles in some cases? (:

And those are countries that have the Store. My country is still not in the country list :/

Maybe it's a tiny 'feel better' gift to Europe since we have to pay 50% more for games and consoles in some cases? (:

Aren't the games listed just the ones that's available on the Vita PSN store? I heard that in the patch notes they've stated that PS Classics you've purchased on PS3 will be able to transfer no problem so it's not like it's a workaround thing at all. I've had no trouble transferring Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VI, though Vita doesn't seem to recognise Final Fantasy V which I was hoping to play last night. Shame not every game is compatible right off the bat.

And this is why I don't own a Vita yet. Jesus Sony. I would have been there day one if you basically supported a UMD-scan-in type program for your PSP games, and supported PS1 games out of the game. I am not sure why this is even an issue other than maybe afraid of getting custom firmware'd again?

Fuck, Fear Effect 1 and 2? Goddamn it, now I need to go buy a Vita

its like a console war within' the same company, Sony Europe always seems to get the upper hand(held) on games

@Binarynova said:

@handlas said:

@Vrikk said:

Really, Sony? Really? It'd be awesome if you didn't fuck something up for once.

Nine games. 9.

Download PSOne game on PS3. Don't install it after it downloads. Grab USB cable that comes with Vita. Plug in Vita to PS3. Go to Content Manager. Transfer downloaded PSOne game onto Vita. Done. All PSOne games available on PS3 are yours to play on Vita.

Yeaaaaah. Not all.

Though the list floating around seriously needs to have Final Fantasy Tactics added to it. Downloaded to PS3, worked on Vita. How did these guys NOT test FFT? :p

Because you're better off getting the PSP version.

@Ninja said:

North Americans have Cool Boarders 2 on their list.... what more do they need?

Cool Boarders 4

Man, it seems like Sony is actively working against the Vita.

:|

Ah, Lovely. And yet...It is actions like this on the parts of publishers that drive people to pursue illegitimate means of acquiring entertainment media.

The existence in the US of websites like HULU, for example, do a great providing people with content, but when networks intentionally put in a 2 week delay on new episodes, people are going to look.elsewhere. And Europeans will do this too, because they sometimes have to wait /months/ to get the latest episodes of shows, compared to American consumers.

The whole business is messed up really. Publishers who don't get their act together lose out on a lot of business to people who take things into their own hands.

@Video_Game_King said:

I uploaded that Cho Aniki picture to the site. You're welcome, Giant Bomb community.

Thank you, old friend.

The European PSN store get the shaft every week and Americans whine when some PS1 games almost doesn't work. Oh, cry me a river...

Seriously though, the difference in content across the PSN regions is kinda fucked up. One can only hope that they have better systems and deals in place for the PS4 launch (yeah, right).

woah north america chill out. like you haven't played ffvii enough already

Yet another reason to just walk away from Console gaming  
of any kind & welcome myself back to the beautiful, unrestricted, 
no-bullshit world of PC gaming! :|  No bullshit.

@handlas said:

@Vrikk said:

Really, Sony? Really? It'd be awesome if you didn't fuck something up for once.

Nine games. 9.

Download PSOne game on PS3. Don't install it after it downloads. Grab USB cable that comes with Vita. Plug in Vita to PS3. Go to Content Manager. Transfer downloaded PSOne game onto Vita. Done. All PSOne games available on PS3 are yours to play on Vita.

I understand there's an unofficial workaround, but it's still the fact that Sony messed this up and gave us 9 official games. Plus I would imagine if going the PS3-to-Vita route messes anything up they will feign ignorance and say "we didn't tell you to do that!"

@Vrikk said:

Really, Sony? Really? It'd be awesome if you didn't fuck something up for once.

Nine games. 9.

Download PSOne game on PS3. Don't install it after it downloads. Grab USB cable that comes with Vita. Plug in Vita to PS3. Go to Content Manager. Transfer downloaded PSOne game onto Vita. Done. All PSOne games available on PS3 are yours to play on Vita.

I remember when Sony used to be the smart ones in the industry.

Things have been off kilter with them ever since five hundred and nintey-nine US dollars. :/

@Darkstorn: There's no confusion going on. NA Vita owners are getting access to way fewer games, that's the story here.

Admittedly, Sony could get out ahead of this with an explanation, that might help somewhat. But there's no way to spin this that isn't going to piss off a bunch of people.

Really, Sony? Really? It'd be awesome if you didn't fuck something up for once.

Nine games. 9.

@Shaka999: Was this meant to play to the old Sonic the Hedgehog saturday morning cartoon theme from ABC? Because it totally did in my head.

Sony doesn't understand marketing. The Vita getting a ton of classic PS1 games could have been a great, positive story for the Vita. However, when relayed by the media this just ends up confusing gamers and making them think "WTF Sony!?!"

The disparity is unfortunate, but license stuff is weird and kinda broken.

@LordAndrew said:

Some of those game links are pretty damn lazy. And wrong.

Yeah, apparently Twisted metal for the ps3 can be played on the vita, not the playstation version, cool! Not a bad link at all.

Some of those game links are pretty damn lazy. And wrong.

Re-downloaded all my PSone stuff to the PS3 and used the content manager to transfer all the games and saves. For whatever it's worth, the content manager works incredibly smoothly, and I'd honestly rather copy it all than have the Vita itself download it.

Granted, this isn't much consolation for those without a PS3, but I really don't think those who have the option have much room to complain here.

That said, I will never understand why they don't release every game in every region if they have the rights to release it anywhere. I'm still bummed about Japan getting Musashi and MegaMan Legends for PSone Classics.

So the one time the PAL region doesn't get tossed a few table scraps, it's to get access to 15-year-old games on a system I probably won't ever own.