What’s this?! Sony in a shockingly consumer friendly move has confirmed that “select” PS1 and PSP titles launching as part of the new PS Plus Premium tier will be available individually, meaning you’ll be able to purchase them from the PS Store even if you don’t want to subscribe. More importantly, if you own any of the games digitally from past systems (like PS3 or PSP) you’ll be able to download them at no extra charge.
While this kind of legacy support is to be expected from contemporary digital storefronts, it’s generosity we hadn’t really expected from Sony in this day and age. Remember, many of these classic titles will be enhanced with a new user interface, incorporating modern quality of life features likes save states and rewind – the company has really gone all out here, which is really rather refreshing to see.
Will you be digging into some classics day one? You can find a list of All PS Plus Games through the link.
[source blog.playstation.com]
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Great news, I have a rather large library of PS1 games on my VITA.
Looks like Sony have finally got a decent PS1 emulator ready.
@Futureshark I mean the Service has less than 10 PS1 Games at the start so you might still need that Vita lol
This is brilliant news! Did not expect this! Also it's really important that they're available standalone, which Nintendo doesn't offer.
A fantastic announcement!
@IonMagi It's a partial list.
@IonMagi someone didn't read the whole article... the list provided today is just a partial list...
I have 100's of PS1/PS2/PS3 games already but I guess this will be great for those who don't
@get2sammyb Its launching next week in Asia. They surely should have the full line-up ready now? At least for the Classics
@torne Its launching next week in Asia. They surely should have the full line-up ready now? At least for the Classics and foe First Party Games
@IonMagi I agree they should, but they're very clear in the PS Blog post that this isn't complete. Obviously they're promising 700 games and we've got about 100 in total here, so there's loads missing.
@IonMagi they said there were over 340 legacy titles being added...
The list provided today had what... 50 classics across psp, ps1, ps2, and ps3...
They gave you a taste of what's being added, and will probably announce more over the next week
Fantastic news and is something i really wanted. Wish Nintendo would do this as well.
I hope Vandal Hearts is in there somewhere. It's like Disgea, but withough highschool children... Bonus!
@torne I mean they also count PS4 Remaster Games like Bioshock Collection as it seems so I doubt they will add that many more actual "Classic Games". Also seems that not a single PS2 Game that issnt already on PS4 will be added which is just...sad really.
Just add trophy challenges to freshen things up (hell, remove rewind if you must). Otherwise I can’t see myself replaying old games.
“ More importantly, if you own any of the games digitally from past systems (like PS3 or PSP) you’ll be able to download them at no extra charge”.
Presumably that’s still streaming only for PS3?
@get2sammyb My only concern is that there’s a pretty fleshed out list of the PS4/PS5 games and yet a paltry underwhelming list of PS1/PS2/PSP games. Even if more are added, you get the feeling that the classic side of things isn’t getting as much attention as the newer stuff.
Just waiting for Dissidia 012 and Crisis Core to be added, not just on this subscription but also as a separate purchase hopefully. Also, we need more Ape Escape games to be added.
@IonMagi seems like you are really grasping at straws here.
Fact: Sony has said there will be 400 games from the ps4/ps5 catalogue for the extra tier
Fact: Sony had said there will be more than 340 "classic" games from the ps1/2/3/psp
Fact: Sony said they will refresh these every month
Just calm down and wait til they announce the FULL line up before getting your panties in a bunch
Amazing news.
I was hoping for this, but didn't for one second expect that it would actually happen.
Sony can have all the PR blunders they want if they're going to pull off more moves like this.
@awp69 They've said they're updating monthly so even if the initial list is underwhelming, hopefully it continues to expand.
This is the best news, my PS3 Classic Collection is stacked with JRPGs!
However I purchased some from different regions, PS4 was kind of region locked on digital where you would have to log in to the profile of the region you purchased from.
So I would assume, even if I don't have subscription, I can still download?
@get2sammyb @Vacuumator My question also is how does the PS3 streaming work for games we already own and without a PS+++ sub?
Is there anyway to see what PS one and Ps3 games you purchased. I know I purchased Suikoden 1 and 2 so would love for them to be involved
Very very welcome news! Nintendo take notes!
Would love to see Suikoden 1 & 2 get added given I got them on the ps3 store,but alas no news so far.
Missed out on Alundra before it got taken off the EU/AU store, & ditto would like to see Blood Omen Legacy of Kain at least!
Adventures of Lomax,Colony Wars & Twisted Metal World Tour would make nice Sony Additions.
Ultimate Ghosts'n'Goblins,or the Maximo PS2 games would be nice too...listed a few more elsewhere...the PS3 streaming ones are irrelevant for me being in a Deluxe territory,so I hope that means we still get full download/playable access to the PSP, PS1/PS2 catalogue.
@sanderson72 You wont be able to stream those Games
@bindiana You should be able to check this on the Website in the Transaction list
I think it would be very wrong of them to not give the option to get some of the classic games individually. It was available in PS3/Vita, so why not here too??
Okay, give credit where due that's decent of them.
Since the PS2 games are seemingly recycled from PS4 I hope they fix some of the issues. Ape Escape 2 on PS5 is just... not playable at all...
I would love if I could play my copy of Herc's Adventures again, but I won't hold my breath.
Ok that is awesome ^__^
@get2sammyb this is the best news by far as I probably already own some of these but also it gives me the opportunity to just buy the ones I don't. It's a great list overall but as a long time Playstation gamer I own most of those PS4/5 games and certainly the ones I want to play
Oooh gimme Ys1&2 remake please!!! I'll pay with crispy sterling!
There is hope! I for sure won't be subscribing to anything but will definitely buy a few PS1 games if I can individually like Megaman Legends, Legend of Dragon, Vagrant Story, etc.
Wow I didn't expect them to do this right now. Even if it's only select titles right now that's PS1,2,4, and 5 games available to download and own. The PS5 might actually turn out to be that all in one PlayStation console that was rumored for a while
You mean I might be able to finally, FINALLY buy Ape Escape 1?! I've still got my original disc, but damn it's showing its age now. Starting to sometimes not load. I waited forever for Sony to add it to the PS3 and Vita store, but they never did outside Japan. Hype!
Fingers crossed for Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, and the RE trilogy.
Calm down. There will be more classic games. It is not like Sony own all these classic games. There are a lot of licensing issues. But apart from nostalgic reason, personally playing those old titles in Full/ultra HD TV is not great.
Now I won’t need to pay £80 a year just to play Ape Escape, thanks Sony
My PS1, PS2 and PS3 games are legit physical copies so I don't even need PS PLUS since I have PS2 and PS3 machines to play them originally.
Yes please. This is pretty much all I wanted — the ability to purchase and download individual PS1/2 games a la carte.
Wow having games you own cross over from system to system is a very unexpected move from Sony…and one Xbox didn’t get praised enough for. Good job Sony…now we just need Nintendo to stop charging us for the same game every time they release new hardware
@get2sammyb with the whole "updating monthly" situation, will that mean adding new games monthly? Or a "rotation of titles"? Meaning some will be taken off, as well.
I hope Nintendo is watching and taking notes…
@eltomo if you go onto your alternate account and set your current console as its primary console then you can play games from that account on any other profile on your console, even games from a different region.
That's good to hear. I do already own quite a few of the PS1 and PS2 games they've listed. It would be nice if I could play them all on PS4 and put the PS3 in storage.
This is fantastic news! I’m genuinely excited to be able to download old PS1 games I’ve bought over the years.
@IonMagi that's not true. You only got a glimpse of the games that are coming. The service on launch will have 400+ titles
@PhhhCough adding new titles as well as rotation. They said some months they will add fever games, while other months there will be more games added.
@Bamila But why would they not show more than 9 PS1 Games and...1 PSP Game? Even if its a incomplete list. Tbh I dont understand why they wouldnt release the full line-up 1 week before launch
@IonMagi Remember how long we waited to even get the PS5 launch date and price? It's all about the element of surprise and last minute news dropping this gen.
@IonMagi That's what I assumed. So even if I do own a PS3 title, I can't do anything with it. Be interesting to see if any PSP titles will show up as available.
Also, especially on the PS3 front, will any of them have DLC included? I'm guessing not - thereby meaning that the streaming versions are much worse than the old PS3 discs.
@WadeIsInsane I mean we knew this in September 2020. Not less than a week before
@sanderson72 No they wont and yeah, since you cant buy DLCs Games like Asuras Wrath are kinda worthless
@get2sammyb Can I just ask? Does this mean all previous purchases made on ps vita or ps3 of PS1 games will be honoured?
There seems to be some confusion because I’m not sure if it is saying all previous ps classic purchases will be available or just the ones that ps plus covers? Presumably (and hopefully) it includes all previous purchases (as why not? The emulator must be able to play them?)
Basically: I think what is so exciting about it is that they may have brought back/added a new ps classic store front, where ps1, psp games will be available. Hopefully anyway. That’s huge if that what this is.
@torne Currently, there are 375 PS3 games on ps now
Suprised with this, after buying some PS2 games again on PS4 and PS3. I own quite a few PS1 and PSP games digitally. A good move from Sony.
@Would_you_kindly that doesn't mean that those are all of the games that are coming over. It also doesn't mean that they won't only port those over.
All I am saying is the internet needs to calm down and wait until they have all of the info before freaking out.
Wowzers! i've been pretty down on sony recently but allowing us to play our old games is better news than I was expecting! Glad they realised our old collections are the reason backwards compatibility should exist in the first place
It remains to be seen just how robust this will be but hey, I love this kind of respect to consumers. Coming from someone who bought Mario Bros like 4 different times across Nintendo Systems, this is a totally pro gamer move.
Er I think I bought some PS1 games on my PS3 It was such a long time ago I can't remember. I think I got some off the Japanese store to.
+PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE SONY keep adding to the Classic game collection & not let it fade away like it seems to happen each Gen :-/
@Don @Bleachedsmiles @Korgon @WallyWest If only Nintendo would actually listen to their fans and care though...
That's as likely as humans sprouting fleshy wings out of our own bodies and flying lol.
@KidBoruto honestly it still blows my mind that they sold the 3DS without a plug. Crazy…
@Bleachedsmiles Yeah I remember those dark times, crazy!
At least they seem to be listening a little bit more with the Switch, to an extent...
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