European PSP and PS3 owners can now get their Final Fantasy IX on, should they wish, as the game has now been released on the European PlayStation Network. I can't find any info about an American release, but I'm sure it won't be too far behind.
 
The download is around 1500MB, a fairly hefty figure, so make sure you're rocking enough space on your PSP beforehand. UK price is £7.99, I'm not sure how it's priced for mainland Europe, though.
 
Personally I'm really happy about this. I found Final Fantasy IX to be one of the best games in the franchise, and it'll be nice to have a copy that I can play on the go, and without having to worry about scratching up my beloved PS1 discs. It's also reminded me that I really need to get a bigger Memory Stick for my PSP to store these downloadable titles. Anybody else on this side of the Atlantic going to be picking this up?

Downloaded the second I saw it :)

I noticed it because of a story on Kotaku and immediately went and downloaded it.  I still have my original discs in perfect condition, but the PS2 looks awful on my HD TV so I've been waiting for the PSN release.

G*d fucking dammit, only in Europe? I've heard so many awesome things about that game, I want to play that, badly.

I had a little geekgasm as soon as I saw it in the store. Wasn't expecting it so soon at all!

is it possible to make a EURO PSN account? i have a JAP one but not a EURO one.

You can make am EU PSN account in English if you say you're from the UK and Ireland, but paying for stuff is a little tricky. Also it's against T's and C's - oh no!