Most people blame them for their communication regarding this "issue". What about people who thought it wasn't a bug or glitch and downloaded games for their PS Vita, will Sony even refund those games now?
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Looks like all digital PSP / PSone games work on Vita now [Not Anymore]
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Most people blame them for their communication regarding this "issue". What about people who thought it wasn't a bug or glitch and downloaded games for their PS Vita, will Sony even refund those games now?
chrominance
Member
Well, fuck. This is pretty shitty.
If it is indeed licensing issues, then it's yet another sign that the current copyright regime is bullshit.
If it is indeed licensing issues, then it's yet another sign that the current copyright regime is bullshit.
TheDarkKnight774
Member
Oh indeed.
Poor yosp is gonna be bombarded on Twitter after 'acknowledging' this with his Spyro tip a while back. Maybe he'll actually do something about it?!
Can someone elaborate why running PSP games on BC-hardware requires new licensing? I can't think of many other situations from which we can draw parallels, but DSi eShop games all worked on the 3DS, right? iOS and whatnot is probably too different to compare to.
Can someone elaborate why running PSP games on BC-hardware requires new licensing? I can't think of many other situations from which we can draw parallels, but DSi eShop games all worked on the 3DS, right? iOS and whatnot is probably too different to compare to.
SpasilliumX11
Member
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IT ALL RETURNS TO NOTHING
Spyro is available in other regional PSN stores though yeah? So he didn't acknowledge anything really.
Citation needed.
vagabondarts
Member
Not that anyone here would care but, midnight club 3 dub edition was available in the store before this floodgate opening thing,
But now that these games seem to have disappeared they took it with them.
LA Remix is still on the store though
What's the reason for those two then?
But now that these games seem to have disappeared they took it with them.
LA Remix is still on the store though
Motorstorm:Arctic Edge, Wipeout Pure... Both Sony games, both now missing...
What's the reason for those two then?
StarBlazers1
Member
This may also bring up an interesting issue with PS Now. It is going to probably cost Sony a ton of money to license these same games to play them through the service. Will they have to license each game to make it available on each device PS Now will be available on? Interesting...
Me too! It's an honor.
Pancakes R Us
Member
Thanks for confirming. Ugh.
theechrisfox
Member
How about #sonyYOULIED. hahah...
Interfectum
Member
Sony's lack of communication about this is pretty embarrassing.
SappYoda
Member
Maybe they use licensed music.
vagabondarts
Member
They do.
You can buy them on the digital store for PSP though.
7DollarHagane
Banned
This is some bullshit.
At least I got mgs and crash 1 downloaded..
We demand an explanation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At least I got mgs and crash 1 downloaded..
We demand an explanation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Got my set of games, happy. Licensing issues likely to blame.
They didn't explain it the first time, no reason to explain now.
They didn't explain it the first time, no reason to explain now.
Fallout-with-swords
Banned
So are Vita's with Crash installed going to be selling for big bucks online? I'm guessing it's a licensing thing? Because their mistake got more people interested in the Vita than anything they've done on purpose lately.
Maybe of GAF, but I didn't hear one peep about this on Giant Bomb, Beyond, or any other podcast this past week that recorded when these were live.
CreeperBlocks
Banned
I was really going to get a Vita for this..Maybe this "glitch" was attended for E3?
DrROBschiz
Member
I was really going to get a Vita for this..Maybe this "glitch" was attended for E3?
Thats my guess
There is clearly some behind the scenes work going on here
Companies don't usually publicly admit to copyright violations.
Fallout-with-swords
Banned
Fair enough, though I'm surprised it didn't get picked up elsewhere because Crash and a few other PS1 games not working on Vita is a pretty common complaint.
DrROBschiz
Member
Yes exactly
Ps3 licences dont extend to Vita but for some reason the ps3 transfer provides an exception
Who knows but it sounds like they are working on something.
Im guessing the licences will be changed to PSN instead of being platform specific
I remain optimistic that some good changes are on the way and we just got an early glimpse of it
family_guy
Member
Was excited but came away disappointed. Well there's always PPSSPP.
yup. I was gonna wait for a 2000, then they did this and I was gonna get one on launch, and now it's gone, so I'm back to waiting, prob till Black Friday.
This should have been the case from the start, it's hard to believe they've been so shortsighted as to do otherwise.
HamPster PamPster
Member
Oh this sucks. I wish I bought the Genesis Collection a few days ago. Looking back I'm not even sure why I waited, should have known this was temporary. I wanted to grab Ghostbusters PSP as well
At least I downloaded the games I wanted from my downloads list. Sony will need to pry Spyro from my cold dead vita clutching hands
At least I downloaded the games I wanted from my downloads list. Sony will need to pry Spyro from my cold dead vita clutching hands
moltonasty
Member
This shit ain't right. If it really is a licensing issue then how does Nintendo for example get away with keeping wii ware content fully compatible on the wii u ? It's through a virtual wii mode, but it's still on a wii u. I find it hard to believe Nintendo would go out of their way for the licenses while sony wouldn't...
I just keep letting me down, letting me down, letting me down~
I'm kinda disappointed I didn't download them now. I've owned both Spyro and Crash for years but already played them to death on PSP. I got Echochrome though. Even if I'm pretty sure it was available before.
TheDarkKnight774
Member
You can still transfer Genesis PSP if you have a ps3. And most of the games are still available that way. It's the spyros, crash, and delisted games that were the big finds for me. Jeanne d'arc, Valkyrie 2, MGS, silent hill, Etc have been for years and still are workable via a ps3 to vita transfer. I have no idea why they aren't on the store. The others like crash didn't have that.
plutoknight
Member
Well, dammit.
I'm gonna go cook up some crow for myself, but I'm also sad because I only downloaded the first Spyro to my Vita instead of all 3
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Oh well, Crash 2 and 3 are on there and will never, ever, leave. (Thankfully they're super small)
I'm gonna go cook up some crow for myself, but I'm also sad because I only downloaded the first Spyro to my Vita instead of all 3
. Oh well, Crash 2 and 3 are on there and will never, ever, leave. (Thankfully they're super small)
no one joining on this? :X
moltonasty
Member
This is neogaf. BELIEVE.
Saint Gregory
Member
Whelp, bad time to have been on vacation. I missed out on all of this
Ya bro is there a facebook post I can like too?
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
The only game i kinda wished I had jumped on was Portable Ops but that would've just been for archival purposes since I beat it years ago. I managed to get crash2/3/ctr on my vita and I guess they're going to be permanent residents for the time being
DrROBschiz
Member
Its ridiculous and totally misses the mark
Rather than be confrontational why not solicit a more humble approach?
Its not Sony's fault if there are licensing issues. These companies sit on mountains of old and unkept license agreements on old software all the time
I hope times are changing though and I think Sony has been actively working on it behind the scenes