PSone Classics to Be Rolled Out Gradually on Vita

Slow and steady

by Sammy Barker Wed 6th Jun 2012

As previously confirmed, PSone Classics are finally coming to the PlayStation Vita – but not without a catch. It seems Sony won’t be able to simply flip the switch on retro support, opting for a phased roll out of content instead.

Thankfully, if you’ve bought any of the supported PSone titles before, you’ll be able to download them on Vita for free. Unfortunately, Sony didn’t provide a list of compatible content, but titles on display during its E3 press conference included Tomb Raider and Final Fantasy VII.

[source joystiq.com]

As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.

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Azikira
Wed 6th Jun 2012

Well... At LEAST they are becoming compatible, and maybe this will stimulate more grade A titles from the PSOne era to make an appearance on Playstation Network. ^^

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get2sammyb
Wed 6th Jun 2012

@Azikira I'm hoping that everything is compatible by the end of the year (and going forward) but, obviously, I'm not holding my breath.

EDIT: Having said that, you only really need Final Fantasy VII anyway. And maybe Tomba!. And... Ah.

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Squiggle55
Wed 6th Jun 2012

I wish they would explain themselves better if there truly is a reason they can't release them all at once — like do they actually have to test every title for stability and bugs again? Because if they don't explain themselves these are the types of things I start thinking about: They already very clearly started rolling out minis compatibility week by week even though they were already ready to go (already working in EU for example, and I had minis downloaded that didn't transfer to vita one week but did the next week without redownloading or getting a patch), so I'm prone not to believe them when they say "this ps1 title has to wait until next week to be ready", and I think they just want to cover up their drought with the gradual roll out.